MATT SEDENSKY

Associated Press
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Teen held in parents' killings signs autographs

A teenager accused of bludgeoning his parents with a hammer before hosting a party at their home signs jailhouse autographs exclaiming "It's hammer time," calls himself "hammer boy," and says he has seen and talked to the devil, a fellow inmate told police.

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Residents shocked by killing, burning of 2 teens

A passerby's horrifying find along a Florida trail — the bodies of two teenagers engulfed in flames — has shocked residents and spurred relentless questions about how and why someone killed the close friends.

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Autopsy confirms Davy Jones died of heart attack

An autopsy report confirms Monkees star Davy Jones died of a heart attack.

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Rubio: 'I'm not going to be vice president'

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio says Republican Mitt Romney will win the White House, but not with Rubio on the ticket.

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Old photos may be deceptive in Fla. shooting case

When he was shot, Trayvon Martin was not the baby-faced boy in the photo that has been on front pages across the country. And George Zimmerman wasn't the beefy-looking figure in the widely published mugshot.

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Dementia's youngest victims defy stereotypes

Doreen Watson-Beard cared for more people with dementia than she could count. The nurse was so moved by her patients that she led Alzheimer's support groups. She knew the warning signs and understood there was no cure.

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Lawyer: Prosecute Rush Limbaugh for defamation

A high-profile attorney is calling for Rush Limbaugh to be prosecuted on a defamation charge, saying an obscure Florida law can be used to punish him for calling a college student a "slut" and a "prostitute" on the air.

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Monkees star Davy Jones mourned in private funeral

Monkees singer Davy Jones was remembered in a small private Florida funeral as a laid-back daydreamer who brought fans into a world blissfully free of worries.

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Memorials to honor Monkees singer Davy Jones

The heart attack that killed Monkees heartthrob Davy Jones came while the singer was in his stable surrounded by his beloved horses.

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Florida mulls outlawing Shariah, other foreign law

A measure to ban the use of foreign laws in domestic courtrooms is progressing in Florida's statehouse, one of dozens of similar efforts across the country that critics call an unwarranted campaign driven by fear of Muslims.

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Autopsy: Singer Davy Jones died of heart attack

An autopsy confirms that Davy Jones, star of 1960s band The Monkees, died of a heart attack.

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Singer Davy Jones of The Monkees dies in Fla at 66

Davy Jones, the diminutive heartthrob who rocketed to the top of the 1960s music charts by beckoning millions of adoring fans with the catchy refrains of The Monkees, died Wednesday. He was 66.

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Singer Davy Jones of The Monkees dies in Fla at 66

Davy Jones, the diminutive heartthrob singer who rocketed to the top of the 1960s music charts by beckoning millions of adoring fans with the catchy refrains of The Monkees, died Wednesday. He was 66.

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Singer Davy Jones of The Monkees dies in Fla at 66

Davy Jones, the heartthrob singer who helped propel the made-for-TV rock band The Monkees to the top of the pop charts as an American version of the Beatles, died Wednesday. He was 66.

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Florida museum auctions off antique cars, carousel

Two brothers' unique private museum of classic cars, rare musical instruments and other collectibles was emptied Saturday with the final strike of an auctioneer's gavel, bringing in $38.3 million in sales.

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Hall of Fame catcher Gary Carter mourned in Fla.

More than 1,000 former teammates, family members and friends of Hall of Fame catcher Gary Carter paid tribute to him Friday as much for his prowess on the field as for the type of man he was away from the ballpark.

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Laptop-shooting dad's rant draws raves, reprimands

It's classic parent-teenager strife, revamped for the Internet age: A 15-year-old takes to Facebook to curse her parents and complain about chores and the pressures of youth. Her disgusted father videotapes and posts a lengthy rebuttal punctuated by nine gunshots as he empties his pistol into her laptop.

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Fla. mogul, facing trial, adopts his girlfriend

The story already had people's attention: A multimillionaire polo magnate was accused of causing a drunken-driving wreck that killed a young man. But now, with his criminal trial approaching, a strange twist has raised even more eyebrows: He has adopted his 42-year-old girlfriend.

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Pythons apparently wiping out Everglades mammals

A burgeoning population of huge pythons — many of them pets that were turned loose by their owners when they got too big — appears to be wiping out large numbers of raccoons, opossums, bobcats and other mammals in the Everglades, a study says.

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Eclectic Fla. museum to be emptied by auction

Say goodbye to the twirling carousel, the rows of perfectly shined classic cars, the player pianos and jukeboxes. They're selling all the neon signs, the slot machines, the antique guns, the Tiffany lamps, the hulking chandeliers. There will be no more rare organs or vintage gas pumps or the Army airplane gliding overhead, none of this out-of-this-world collection that took a lifetime to amass.

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Candidate roots don't much matter in diverse Fla.

Mitt Romney's ties to the Northeast gave him a boost on the way to winning the New Hampshire primary. Newt Gingrich's roots in the South probably had at least a little to do with his South Carolina triumph.

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Millions now manage aging parents' care from afar

Kristy Bryner worries her 80-year-old mom might slip and fall when she picks up the newspaper, or that she'll get in an accident when she drives to the grocery store. What if she has a medical emergency and no one's there to help? What if, like her father, her mother slips into a fog of dementia?

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GOP debate casts light on US sugar policy

The Republican presidential race waded, at least for one night, into the grainy details of U.S. policy toward sugar.

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Social Security to resume statements for some

Social Security benefits statements — which officials stopped mailing to cut costs — will again be sent out to selected age groups.

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Environmentalists see reason for alarm in GOP race

Four years after the GOP's rallying cry became "drill, baby, drill," environmental issues have barely registered a blip in this Republican presidential primary.

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