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    Study finds what makes tomatoes tasty

    University of Florida scientists say they've unlocked the chemical secrets of why some tomatoes taste good and others don't.

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      I-4 reopened near Walt Disney World

      Smoke from a wildfire had closed a section of Orlando's main highway in the city's tourist district.

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      LIVE NOW: SpaceX Dragon docks at ISS

      The privately bankrolled Dragon capsule arrived at the International Space Station on Friday, making history as the first commercial delivery truck in orbit. INSIDE: Live video

      World News


      1. Earthquake rattles New Zealand

        Earthquake rattles New Zealand

        A magnitude-4.7 earthquake rattled the quake-weary New Zealand city of Christchurch on Friday. There are no initial reports of serious injuries or damage.

        • Suicide soldier kills at least 60

          • Decapitated bodies found on Mex. highway

            • Lost parakeet tells police its address

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              Tampa Bay News


              1. Clearwater woman found dead
                • Three local heroes remembered at service

                  Three local heroes remembered at service

                  They were remembered one letter at a time. Army Specialist Ryan Lumley died in Afghanistan this December. His mom wrote a letter about her son that she shared at the Memorial Day service.

                • Woman, 19, dies in late night crash

                  • Sykes honors local heroes and students

                  • Polk Co. home invasion has deadly end

                    Investigators


                    1. Is this the way to eliminate your cable

                      Is this the way to eliminate your cable

                      Need to save on your family budget?  How about dropping your monthly cable bill?  An invention offers customers high-definition television for free.  But is this "breakthrough technology" really simple and easy to use?

                      • Dirty Dining: Sushi restaurants

                        Dirty Dining: Sushi restaurants

                        A special Dirty Dining I-Team investigation took a look at over 100 bay area sushi restaurants, and discovered a pattern of critical violations that could make you sick.

                      • Defendant: FAMU drum major wanted hazing

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                      1. Bike-riding Darth Vader robs bank

                        Bike-riding Darth Vader robs bank

                        The force was with employees at a Toledo bank on Wednesday when a man wearing a Darth Vader mask robbed the place at gunpoint.

                        • Mom has son's ashes turned into diamond

                          Mom has son's ashes turned into diamond

                          To keep him close in death as he was in life, a mother had her deceased son's ashes made into a diamond. The process is pretty straightforward and offers an alternative to the traditional burial process.

                          • Reagan's blood, Bieber's hair for sale?

                            • Chemical castration for sex offender

                              • VIDEO: Skydiver lands without parachute

                                Health


                                1. Top rated sunscreens for summer 2012

                                  Top rated sunscreens for summer 2012

                                  Our partners at Consumer Reports Magazine just tested 18 sunscreens, mostly sprays and lotions, from names like Aveeno, Banana Boat, Coppertone, and Neutrogena.

                                  • What to know about new sunscreen labels

                                    What to know about new sunscreen labels

                                    Dermatologists are reminding everyone that sunscreen labels are going to look a little different this season, because of new restrictions from the FDA.

                                  • Non-surgical facelift: Does it work?

                                  • Half of overweight teens have heart risk

                                    • 9 in 10 aren't brushing correctly