Slain Florida marching band student asked for hazing: defendant
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - The Florida college marching band member killed in a brutal 2011 hazing wanted to submit to the ritual and received permission from the head drum major to participate on the night he died, according to testimony released by prosecutors on Wednesday. Robert Champion, 26, was beaten to death on board Bus C, part of a fleet of 11 buses and a limousine that ferried the ...
http://news.yahoo.com/slain-florida-marching-band-student-asked-hazing-defendant-191403473.html
Published: Wed, 23 May 2012 12:14:03 -0700
N2K Presidential Race: Florida Turns Its Back on Obama
This morning’s Quinnipiac University survey of registered Florida voters shows President Obama coughing up major ground, since the same poll in March, to Mitt Romney among women, men, and independents – a pretty fair swath of the electorate.Overall, Obama trails Romney in Florida, 47 percent to 41 percent.But “Florida, Florida, Florida” isn’t as essential as it used to be. In fact, of the five ...
http://news.yahoo.com/n2k-presidential-race-florida-turns-back-obama-162719336.html
Published: Wed, 23 May 2012 11:35:46 -0700
Florida Economy Rises In March, Reports Comerica Bank's Florida Economic Activity Index
DALLAS, May 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Comerica Bank's Florida Economic Activity Index increased in March, rising four points to a level of 109.5. The March index reading is 29 points, or 36 percent, above ...
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/florida-economy-rises-march-reports-130000984.html
Published: Wed, 23 May 2012 06:00:00 -0700
Florida receives mixed grade in injury prevention analysis
Florida's doing a better-than-average job protecting its residents from injury, but a lot more work can be done, says a new national safety report card.
http://www2.tbo.com/lifestyles/health-4-you/2012/may/23/1/memeto2-florida-receives-mixed-grade-in-injury-pre-ar-406811/
Published: Tue, 22 May 2012 21:00:00 -0700
Florida Outperforms as Hurricane Forecast Improves: Muni Credit
With the Atlantic hurricane season days away, bonds of Florida’s largest real-estate insurer are rallying the most in nine months as forecasters assess a below- average chance the state will be hit by a major storm.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-05-23/florida-outperforms-as-hurricane-forecast-improves-muni-credit.html
Published: Wed, 23 May 2012 05:54:54 -0700
Florida repeats as women's tennis champion
Florida beat UCLA to repeat as NCAA women's tennis national champions with a 4-0 victory in Athens, Ga., on Tuesday.
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/florida-repeats-womens-tennis-champion-204023371--spt.html
Published: Tue, 22 May 2012 14:11:08 -0700
Florida women earn 2nd straight national title
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) Unlike last year, Lauren Embree didn't need too long to secure Florida's national championship.
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/florida-women-earn-2nd-straight-213117003--ten.html
Published: Tue, 22 May 2012 16:56:15 -0700
Florida repeats as women's tennis champions
Florida added to its two decades of women's tennis dominance Tuesday when the Gators shut out UCLA to claim back-to-back NCAA titles.
http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/7960550/florida-gators-repeat-women-tennis-champions
Published: Tue, 22 May 2012 13:45:49 -0700
FirstBank Florida Donates $10,000 to March of Dimes
MIAMI, FL-- - Today, FirstBank Florida announced a donation of $10,000 to March of Dimes, an organization dedicated to helping moms have full-term pregnancies and researching the problems that threaten ...
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/firstbank-florida-donates-10-000-180000198.html
Published: Tue, 22 May 2012 11:00:00 -0700
Florida State student dies while studying abroad in China, school official says
A Florida State University student has died while studying abroad in China, a school spokeswoman said Monday.
http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/21/world/asia/china-florida-student-dies/index.html?section=cnn_latest
Published: Tue, 22 May 2012 08:08:24 -0700
