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Charlie Crist leading statewide survey of 2018 Democratic gubernatorial candidates

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With a presidential and U.S. Senate election to focus on, Florida Democrats don’t appear to be thinking too much about who might be their standard-bearer for governor in 2018. Other than pure name recognition, how else to explain that in a statewide survey of Democrats conducted by St. Pete Polls earlier this week, former Republican Governor Charlie Crist by far leads any other Democrat, getting 38 percent support. Crist is running to serve in Washington this fall in Florida’s 13th Congressional District’s against David Jolly.…

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Donald Trump adviser Karen Giorno says campaign will focus on I-4 corridor

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As he attempts to find a way to get to 270 electoral votes on November 8, Donald Trump will be focusing heavily on Florida, and in particular, the Interstate-4 corridor running from Tampa to Orlando. “That’s what we call the big enchilada. You have to win it,” said senior Trump adviser Karen Giorno, “But, all of Florida matters.” Giorno made the remarks to Bay News 9 reporter Julie Gargotta on Thursday. Giorno was made a senior adviser to the campaign earlier this month. She had…

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Verizon offering text donations to support Orlando Pulse victims

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Verizon Wireless is giving customers an easy way to help victims of the Orlando nightclub massacre. With more than 170,000 employees worldwide, Verizon Communications Inc. released a statement Friday expressing its heartfelt sympathies to all of the friends and families of the victims from Sunday’s Pulse nightclub shooting. For any Verizon Wireless customer wanting to help the victims and their families, they can easily donate to the OneOrlando Fund created earlier this week by Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer. To support OneOrlando,…

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Buddy Dyer announces OneOrlando fund to help city after shooting

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Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer has announced a campaign called OneOrlando to help respond to the needs of the community both now and in the future, after the Pulse nightclub tragedy over the weekend. The fund will support nonprofits helping victims and families, the LGBTQ, Hispanic, faith and other affected communities, finding the underlying causes of the shooting and any other needs, according to an email from Dyer on Tuesday afternoon. So far, several huge donations have already bolstered the fund: Walt…

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Orlando killer appears to have been ‘homegrown extremist’

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The gunman whose attack on a gay nightclub left 49 victims dead appears to have been a “homegrown extremist” who espoused support for a jumble of often-conflicting Islamic radical groups, the White House and the FBI said Monday. As Orlando mourned its dead with flowers, candles and vigils, counterterrorism investigators dug into the background of 29-year-old Omar Mateen, the American-born Muslim who carried out the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. “So far, we see no indication that this…

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As the shootings unfolded, a horror for 1 mother via text

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Mina Justice was sound asleep when she received the first text from her son, Eddie Justice, who was in the gay nightclub when a gunman opened fire, leaving 50 dead and more than 50 wounded. This is the conversation she had over text message with her 30-year-old son: “Mommy I love you,” the first message said. It was 2:06 a.m. “In club they shooting.” Mina Justice tried calling her 30-year-old son. No answer. Alarmed and half awake, she tapped out…

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Tony Awards to tribute Orlando victims; Buddy Dyer, Teresa Jacobs send video thanks

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The Tony Awards intend to pay tribute to the victims of Orlando’s Pulse nightclub massacre Sunday night and Orlando leaders are sending their thanks. Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs and Dr. Phillips Center For The Performing Arts President Kathy Ramsberger offered video thanks late Sunday afternoon in the middle of the crisis management. “Thank you, Broadway, for standing with us in our time of need,” Dyer says. “Your thoughts, your prayers and your outpouring of love have been felt,…

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