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College Football Playoff National Championship To Return To Tampa
Raymond James Stadium in Tampa has been tapped to host the College Football Playoff’s national championship game for a second time.

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Raymond James Stadium in Tampa has been tapped to host the College Football Playoff’s national championship game for a second time.

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School speed zone cameras have led to thousands of traffic violations being issued since school started in August, Bradenton police said.
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Category 5 Hurricane Melissa could bring up to 50 inches of rain to parts of Jamaica as it moves through the Caribbean, forecasters said.
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Investigators are looking for a hit-and-run driver in a Sunday morning crash in Pasco County, Florida Highway Patrol said.
A man in an electric bicycle was killed in a crash on U.S. 19, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
A Hillsborough County high school principal failed to report child abuse at a daycare center at the school, the sheriff’s office said.
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