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Marco Rubio brings campaign back to South Carolina on Labor Day

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Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio on Monday is returning to campaign in South Carolina. He last visited Aug. 28 when he delivered a speech outlining his policy toward China. The Florida senator will attend an early evening Labor Day town hall meeting hosted by Republican Sen. Tim Scott at the North Charleston Performing Arts Center. The latest polls show Rubio is in the middle of the pack in a large field of GOP rivals, but the primary is not until…

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Rays lose another close game as Tigers hit 3 homers

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It came down to an instant replay. The Tampa Bay Rays lost that one, too. The Rays were edged by the Detroit Tigers, 5-4, when a bases loaded grounder was thrown wide of second with two out. Second baseman Ian Kinsler was able to stretch to his left, make the catch and keep his foot on the bag to preserve the win for Detroit. The Tigers homered their way to this victory, getting two home runs from Rajai Davis –…

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Superheroes, for once, don’t rule Hollywood’s summer

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After a lackluster 2014 summer, Hollywood has bounced back with one of its best seasons ever. But the most surprising part of the turnaround is that superheroes aren’t the ones who saved the day. Instead, Hollywood’s summer was led by a banner season from Universal Pictures, the lone major studio with nary a cape in its cupboard. With a record-setting $5.3 billion-plus in revenue so far this year, Universal has powered Hollywood to a near record summer with a diverse…

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AAA predicts more Americans, Floridians will travel for Labor Day

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Service club AAA says 35.5 million Americans will travel over Labor Day weekend, the highest level since 2008, with 1.8 million Floridians expected to make a trip between Sept. 3 and Sept. 7. “The summer travel season is almost over, and many kids are back in school, but an extended weekend and positive economic fundamentals should be enough to convince millions of Americans to take one more trip during Labor Day weekend,” Brent Stahlheber, AAA senior vice president of brand…

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DCCC to target Carlos Curbelo, 18 incumbents in Labor Day digital campaign

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Over the approaching Labor Day weekend, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee will target vulnerable Congressional Republicans using labor issues such as the minimum wage and overtime. As reported by Roll Call, the 18 GOP incumbents include first-term U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo of Florida’s 26th Congressional District. The campaign will comprise of sponsored tweets, targeted to voters in races Democrats hope to pick up in California, Florida, Iowa, Michigan, Pennsylvania and others. According to Roll Call, the tweet will look like…

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