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LOOK: These Documents Reveal The Truth Of Our Oldest City

AP | TAMARA LUSH | Posted 04.01.2013 | Miami
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ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. -- Inside a Catholic convent deep in St. Augustine's historic district, stacks of centuries-old, sepia-toned papers offer clues to...

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Florida Seeks Exhumations Of Bodies At Infamous Former Reform School

Reuters | Posted 05.13.2013 | Black Voices
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MIAMI, March 12 (Reuters) - Florida's attorney general asked a judge on Tuesday to allow a medical examiner to exhume the remains of young boys buri...

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Researchers Find More Graves At Fla. Reform School

AP | BILL KACZOR | Posted 12.11.2012 | College
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-- Anthropologists have found evidence of 98 deaths and more graves than previously identified at a now-closed state reform school in the Panhandle, ...

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Former Dem Congressman Dies

AP | GARY FINEOUT and MITCH STACY | Posted 12.10.2012 | Politics
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TAMPA, Fla. — Former U.S. Rep. Sam M. Gibbons, who served 17 terms in Congress and rose to head the powerful Ways and Means Committee before his...

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Police Discover Decomposed Murder Victim Had White Power Tattoos

The Huffington Post | Michael McLaughlin | Posted 09.12.2012 | Crime
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More than 20 years since police found a dead body near a Florida orange grove, they still don't know the victim's identity. But thanks to digital faci...

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The 22-Year-Old Candidate With No Chance

The Huffington Post | Sahaj Kohli | Posted 06.12.2012 | College
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Republican Wilton Simpson was running unopposed for a seat in the Florida Senate until 22-year-old college student, Joshua Smith, decided to run again...

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New Gangs in Politics

Ted Kaufman | Posted 04.26.2012 | Politics
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Ted Kaufman

There are some new gangs in our political neighborhoods called "super PACS" and they distorted the outcome in a number of states during the Republican presidential nomination campaign.

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South Florida Upsets Temple

AP | TERESA M. WALKER | Posted 05.16.2012 | Sports
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — South Florida gave the Temple Owls an early preview of the Big East's grinding style, and the Bulls added another upset to th...

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Pittsburgh Running Back Rolls Over No. 16 South Florida

AP | WILL GRAVES | Posted 11.29.2011 | Sports
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PITTSBURGH — South Florida's national showcase turned into Ray Graham's coming out party. The Pittsburgh running back rushed for 226 yards and ...

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WATCH: Did A UFO Cause Lightning Delay At Notre Dame Football Game?

HuffingtonPost.com | Lee Speigel | Posted 11.09.2011 | Weird News
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As thousands of Notre Dame football fans watched the Fighting Irish battling it out with the University of South Florida on Sept. 3, a fierce lightnin...

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USF Has New Dorm Options For Transgender Students

bradenton.com | Posted 09.06.2011 | College
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Beginning Thursday, students can identify themselves as male, female or transitioning on their housing applications. Anyone who checks transitioning c...

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Florida Student Dies In Cave-Diving Accident

Posted 06.19.2011 | College
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A University of South Florida student two weeks away from graduation died in an underwater cave-diving accident Sunday, the Associated Press reports. ...

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Florida Student Charged With Threatening Classmates

Posted 05.25.2011 | College
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A University of South Florida student was arrested after pulling a knife on classmates. David Gerald Moseley, 19, confronted a group of students Tues...

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Muslim Students Teach 'Hijab 101'

www2.tbo.com | Posted 05.25.2011 | College
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TAMPA - Layla Aysheh has heard a lot of questions about her hijab, the scarf she wears to cover her hair when she's around men. But this one was the w...

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Oil Plumes: Pressure on Scientists and Pursuit of the Truth

Kert Davies | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
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News today from credible sources presents evidence suggesting that almost 80% of the oil is likely to be floating under the surface. This contrasts with the government claims that 75% of the oil had disappeared.

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U Of South Florida Builds Home For Surgical Robots

The Oracle | Posted 05.25.2011 | College
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As popularity for surgical robots mounts, USF is planning to create a new building to house and allow for the expansion of its current program -...

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Professors Threaten Lawsuits Against U Of South Florida

The Oracle | Posted 05.25.2011 | College
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Two professors are trying to open a new chapter in a long-drawn dispute with the College of Business (COB), with one threatening to bring the case t...

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Former Coach Sues U Of South Florida For Breach Of Contract

The Oracle | Posted 05.25.2011 | College
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Former football coach Jim Leavitt filed a lawsuit against the University and its athletics foundation Monday, citing a breach of contract and the refu...

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In Class, Facebook Replaces Blackboard

The Oracle | Posted 05.25.2011 | College
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What may be used for entertainment during one student's spare time is a learning tool for another. USF graduate student Alessandro Cesarano uses ...

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U Of South Florida Braces For Slashed Budget

The Oracle | Posted 05.25.2011 | College
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To cut or not to cut -- that is the question Florida lawmakers face over the next two months. The University of South Florida, along with the other...

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Our Generation: More Confident, Less Employed

The Oracle | Posted 05.25.2011 | College
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Students between the ages of 18 and 29 are part of what's been dubbed the "Millennial Generation," and, according to a new study by Pew Research, they...

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USF Athletes Get MacBooks, Private Jet

The Oracle | Posted 05.25.2011 | College
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USF Athletics has added a number of new things this year. It now offers personal MacBooks to student athletes, and it's undergoing multi-million dolla...

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USF's School School Of Global Sustainability Will Be First In The Nation

The Oracle | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
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It will be the first in the state, even the nation. That's the reason USF held a celebration in honor of a new school to open in the fall. USF's Sc...

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Green Slug Is Part Animal, Part Plant, Researchers Discover

Mother Nature Network | Katherine Butler | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
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A new study by a University of South Florida researcher shows that a sea slug living in the marshes and creeks along the U.S. Atlantic coast is appare...

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