Amazon founder Bezos finds Apollo 11 engines on sea floor

March 29th, 2012 - 

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) – Space enthusiast and entrepreneur Jeff Bezos has found the rocket motors used to send the Apollo 11 astronauts to the moon and plans to mount a recovery expedition soon, the Amazon.com CEO and founder reported on a blog post. The five F-1 engines were fired up on July 16, 1969, sending the massive Saturn 5 rocket on its way to the moon.

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Spike Lee apologizes, tweeted wrong Martin shooter address

March 29th, 2012 - 

NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) – Spike Lee apologized on Twitter for retweeting what turned out to be the wrong address for George Zimmerman, who shot unarmed Florida teen Trayvon Martin. The tweet left an elderly Florida couple who lived at the address, David and Elaine McClain, afraid for their safety. “I deeply apologize to the McClain Family for retweeting their address.

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Former Monkee Davy Jones dies at age 66 in Florida

March 1st, 2012 - 

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Davy Jones, a onetime teen heartthrob as a member of the 1960s made-for-television pop band the Monkees, died on Wednesday after suffering a heart attack near his home in Florida, according to his longtime publicist. He was 66

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Gene Hackman OK after Fla. bicycle accident (AP)

January 14th, 2012 - 

AP – Oscar-winner Gene Hackman was briefly hospitalized with bumps and bruises Friday after a pickup truck hit him from behind while he was riding a bicycle in the Florida Keys, his publicist said.

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Actor Gene Hackman OK after bike crash, spokeswoman says (Reuters)

January 14th, 2012 - 

Reuters – Actor Gene Hackman was taken to the hospital on Friday after he was in a collision while riding his bicycle in the Florida Keys, but the Oscar winner was released after routine tests, a spokeswoman said.

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Singer Mindy McCready says her son is safe with her (Reuters)

December 1st, 2011 - 

Reuters – Florida officials said a missing person’s report had been filed for the 5-year-old son of country star Mindy McCready and that she has been ordered to return the boy, but the singer said her son was safe with her.

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Lindsay Lohan’s father has heart surgery (Reuters)

November 25th, 2011 - 

Reuters – Actress Lindsay Lohan’s father Michael Lohan is undergoing heart surgery on Friday after being rushed to a hospital in Florida with chest pains and high blood pressure, said his spokeswoman.

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APNewsBreak: More charges in celeb hacking case (AP)

November 19th, 2011 - 

AP – A Florida man has been indicted on two additional felony counts for allegedly hacking into an email account belonging to an unnamed actress, according to court documents obtained Friday.

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Lohan’s father scheduled for Tampa court hearing (AP)

November 16th, 2011 - 

AP – Actress Lindsay Lohan’s estranged father is scheduled to appear in court in Florida on domestic violence charges.

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Lindsay Lohan’s father appears in Sarasota court (AP)

November 8th, 2011 - 

AP – A judge in Florida has ordered Lindsay Lohan’s estranged father to permanently stay away from his on-again, off-again girlfriend.

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