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  • Russian police apologises for beating activists

    In a rare display of public humility, the head of police in Russia's St. Petersburg city publicly apologised to motorist rights activists after they were allegedly beaten up by policemen. But Sergei Umnov's apology, published on the city police's website, never specified what caused the conflict between traffic police and activists of the Blue Buckets group. The victims said they chided two ...

  • Tampa gym owner reported missing

    1120 E Kennedy Blvd. in the Channelside area of downtown Tampa early Saturday morning. Tampa Police officials confirmed Saturday evening that an active missing persons case was ...

  • Rays drop first Moore start after pen falters late

    NYY@TB: Johnson singles home the go-ahead run ST. PETERSBURG -- The residue of yet another Fernando Rodney blown save could be felt in extra innings Saturday night, as the Yankees claimed a 4-3 win at Tropicana Field. In defeat, the Rays took their third consecutive loss while falling to 24-24 on the season. Tampa Bay also took its first defeat of the season in a game started by Matt Moore. ...

  • Fans can watch Rays Wives in Citrus Classic

    Email ST. PETERSBURG -- Fans are invited to watch the Rays Wives take on the Marlins Wives in the "Citrus Classic" prior to Monday's Rays-Marlins game at Tropicana Field. Game time for the Rays-Marlins game is 3:10 p.m. ET, while the Rays Wives' game will begin at 1 p.m. and should run until approximately 1:50 p.m. The Rays Wives are raising pledges to benefit their charity ...

  • Cobb accepts challenge of moving up to face Yanks

    Email ST. PETERSBURG -- Alex Cobb will start Sunday's game against the Yankees after being moved up to make the start rather than pitching Monday. David Price would have pitched Sunday had he not gone on the disabled list. Thursday's off-day made it possible to slip Cobb into Sunday's slot and move Price's replacement, Jake Odorizzi, to Monday, when he will start against the ...


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My Soul to Take

My Soul to Take

Because Wes Cravens My Soul to Take is his first effort as both writer and director since 1994s underappreciated meta-horror experiment New Nightmare, it will likely be seen as even more of a disappointment than it actually is. The fact that the film has been sitting o ... ...

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  • Price others educate kids about healthy lifestyles

    Rays ace David Price joined others to promote healthy living to kids at a clinic on Saturday at Tropicana Field. (AP) ST. PETERSBURG -- American League Cy Young Award winner David Price, along with the Rays' head athletic trainer, Ron Porterfield, and members of his staff, Major League Baseball Charities, and Don Hooton, founder of the Taylor Hooton Foundation, played host to about 60 ...

  • Todays MLB starting lineups May 25

    Below are starting lineups that have been made public by the clubs. A lineup is not official until it is handed to the umpire. Additional lineups will be added as they become available: Baltimore Orioles: 1. ...

  • Tampa Bay public safety honored at the 19th annual Our Heroes Luncheon

    Banner advertising Tampa Bay's 19th annual 'Our Heroes Luncheon' held at the Tampa Convention Center on May 23, 2013, honoring 16 public safety professionals for going ...

  • Abortion Pill Case Links Tampa Oklahoma Women

    TAMPA | Five years ago, an Air Force airman grudgingly married his pregnant girlfriend but began lacing her food with ground up abortion pills. She miscarried in her second trimester, after consuming a deviled ...

  • 2 Tampa Bay deputies shoot suspect several times

    LARGO, Fla. -- A man is hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after being shot in a confrontation with two sheriff's deputies in the Tampa Bay area.According to the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office, deputies Steven Smith and Mark Douglas responded to a call about an armed man in Largo on Friday night.The sheriff's office says the deputies attempted to stop the ...

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