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Feleipe Franks’ Hail Mary pass lifts Gators over Vols

Published on September 16, 2017 in Sports/Top Headlines by Associated Press

Feleipe Franks heaved a 63-yard touchdown pass to Tyrie Cleveland as the clock expired, and No. 24 Florida beat 23rd-ranked Tennessee 26-20 in a wild, wacky and sometimes unwatchable rivalry game Saturday. Franks scrambled away from the rush on a first-and-10 play with 9 seconds remaining and found Cleveland behind safety Micah Abernathy for a Hail Mary that no one – especially the Volunteers – saw coming.

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Adam Putnam rolls up his sleeves in Monroe County, passes out water, thanks Walmart

Published on September 16, 2017 in Statewide/Top Headlines by Peter Schorsch

After meeting with those involved in emergency response efforts underway in the Florida Keys and assessing damage, Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam on Friday morning joined Walmart associates and members of the National Guard to unload a truckload of water that the company donated to individuals affected by Hurricane Irma.

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Rick Kriseman ‘extremely disappointed’ Duke Energy did not meet deadline for power restoration

Published on September 16, 2017 in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by Mitch Perry

Duke Energy did not fulfill its self-imposed midnight Friday deadline to bring power back to its customers in Pinellas County and that has St. Petersburg mayor Rick Kriseman extremely disappointed. “I am extremely disappointed that Duke Energy’s self-imposed midnight deadline will pass without power being restored to all of St. Pete,” Kriseman wrote on Facebook after the deadline passed. “The information provided to me by Duke Energy’s CEO and other executives throughout the week gave me the confidence to be patient,…

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For Duke Energy customers without power, an ‘A for effort’ isn’t good enough

Published on September 16, 2017 in The Bay and the 'Burg/Top Headlines by Peter Schorsch

First, the good news. In the past four days, Duke Energy has restored power more to than 1.2 million customers in Florida impacted by Hurricane Irma.

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AT&T says its wireless service is performing at 97% of normal after Irma

Published on September 16, 2017 in Apolitical/Top Headlines by Peter Schorsch

Here’s some good news for AT&T customers in Florida. The telecommunications giant’s wireless service in Florida is performing at 97% of normal.

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Takeaways from Tallahassee — CLC’s mysterious new PC

Published on September 16, 2017 in Peter/Top Headlines by Peter Schorsch

Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera wants to “help you.” With what exactly, we don’t know. Lopez-Cantera filed papers with the state on Sept. 5 forming a new political committee called “Helping You.”

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