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• Gov. Scott will veto 3 percent college tuition hike Published 05/19/2013 at 6:14 p.m.

  Florida Gov. Rick Scott, who has maintained steadfast opposition to raising the cost of college for students, will veto a proposed 3 percent tuition hike.

• Tea party looks to take advantage of moment Published 05/19/2013 at 2:48 p.m.

  Is the tea party getting its groove back?

• Obama exhorts good deeds by Morehouse graduates Published 05/19/2013 at 1:37 p.m.

  President Barack Obama, in a soaring commencement address on work, sacrifice and opportunity, told graduates of Morehouse College Sunday to seize the power of their example as black men graduating from college and use it to improve people's lives.

• Federal report documents inmate sex abuse in U.S. Published 05/19/2013 at 12:09 p.m.

  Inmates at jails in Indianapolis, Baltimore, St. Louis and Philadelphia face the nation's highest levels of sexual abuse at the hands of guards, according to a new federal report based on surveys of inmates at U.S. jails and prisons.

• Powerball: 1 winning ticket sold in Florida for nearly $600 million jackpot Published 05/19/2013 at 10:30 a.m.

  It's all about the odds, and one lone ticket in Florida has beaten them all by matching each of the numbers drawn for the highest Powerball jackpot in history.

• NBA: Heat to face Pacers in conference finals Published 05/19/2013 at 12:06 a.m.

  Capsule preview of the NBA's conference final

• Horse racing: Oxbow upsets Orb in Preakness Published 05/18/2013 at 6:26 p.m.

  BALTIMORE — Oxbow put D. Wayne Lukas in the record books again with an upset of Orb in the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, giving the Hall of Fame trainer his 14th win in a Triple Crown race.

• Despite controversies, Obama agenda marches on Published 05/18/2013 at 12:30 p.m.

  Despite Democratic fears, predictions of the demise of President Barack Obama's agenda appear exaggerated after a week of cascading controversies, political triage by the administration and party leaders in Congress and lack of evidence to date of wrongdoing close to ...

• Majority of number combos picked for Powerball pot Published 05/18/2013 at 12:21 p.m.

  With the majority of possible combinations of Powerball numbers in play, someone is almost sure to win the game's highest jackpot on Saturday night, a windfall of hundreds of millions of dollars — and that's after taxes.

• Spending wisely Published 05/18/2013 at 4 a.m.

  Recent images of a cruise ship limping back to port after an engine malfunction didn’t do the cruise industry any favors heading into the summer vacation season. And cringe-worthy accounts from passengers who had to make do without power or ...

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