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‘It is they who every day honor us’: Amanda Gorman honors frontline workers in Super Bowl poem

Amanda Gorman calls for unity with her poem "The Hill We Climb" at the presidential inauguration TAMPA - Poet Amanda Gorman honored teachers, military veterans and frontline healthcare workers in her poem recited at Super Bowl 55.Gorman, 22, read an original poem Sunday during the pregame festivities in Tampa, Florida.

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Super Bowl in Tampa creates 'craziness' outside, inside

TAMPA, Fla. – Wearing N95 masks and plastic face shields, John Goodman, his wife Alison McMillian and their two teenage sons navigated the crowded streets outside Raymond James Stadium and settled into their Super Bowl seats about three hours before kickoff Sunday.

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Amanda Gorman, on another stage, brings poetry to Super Bowl

NEW YORK – Amanda Gorman, the 22-year-old poet who stirred America at the inauguration of President Joseph Biden last month, again commanded the spotlight on one of the country's biggest stages, the Super Bowl.

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Storylines galore as Brady, Mahomes command Super Bowl stage

TAMPA, Fla. - Someone will make history Sunday in a Super Bowl so filled with storylines it would fill a season of TV programming.Tom Brady, already the true Game of Thrones king, going for a seventh ring. Patrick Mahomes, the apparent heir to the quarterbacking summit, seeking a second in a row with Kansas City — something no team has done since Brady led New England to the double in the 2003 and ’04 seasons.Brady, 43 is in his 10th NFL title game, but with a new outfit, the Buccaneers — who happen to call Tampa home. Yes, Tampa, Florida, where the Super Bowl is being played this year.

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AFC champion Chiefs arrive in Tampa day before Super Bowl

TAMPA, Fla. – Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs have touched down at the Super Bowl.

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AFC champion Chiefs arrive in Tampa day before Super Bowl

TAMPA, Fla. – Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs have touched down at the Super Bowl.

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Super party on for fans in Tampa, even if it's more low-key

TAMPA, Fla. – Craig Cathers is decked out like a guy who's ready — totally fired up — for his team to play in the Super Bowl.

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Young Bucs secondary braces for another dose of Tyreek Hill

TAMPA, Fla. – Like most NFL cornerbacks, Carlton Davis plays with a short-term memory but never forgets a bad performance.

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Storylines galore as Brady and Mahomes hook up in Super Bowl

Someone will make history Sunday in a Super Bowl so filled with storylines it would fill a season of TV programming.

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Fauci: Don’t let Super Bowl parties become super spreaders

WASHINGTON – The nation's top infectious disease expert doesn't want the Super Bowl to turn into a super spreader.

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'Just lay low and cool it': Fauci warns against Super Bowl parties

WASHINGTON (AP) - The nation's top infectious disease expert doesn't want the Super Bowl to turn into a super spreader.Dr.

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Fauci: Don't let Super Bowl parties become super spreaders

WASHINGTON – The nation's top infectious disease expert doesn't want the Super Bowl to turn into a super spreader.

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Super Bowl 2021: Everything you need to know about the game, the halftime show and the commercials

A view of the pirate ship Jose Gasparilla ahead of Super Bowl LV on February 1, 2021 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images) When and where is Super Bowl LV?Super Bowl 2021 is set for Sunday, Feb.

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O'Neal hosting SHAQ Bowl on Super Bowl Sunday

Fans looking for pregame entertainment before the Super Bowl will have another option this year.

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Amanda Gorman To Recite New Poem In Honour Of Coronavirus Heroes At Super Bowl 2021

Super Bowl 55 is just around the corner and it's set to be one of the most important sports highlights of 2021. This year the annual event will take place at the Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida.

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NFL picks 3 honorary captains, Amanda Gorman for coin toss

NEW YORK – The NFL has selected three people who have served during the coronavirus pandemic as honorary captains for the Super Bowl along with inaugural poet Amanda Gorman for an original poem.

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Reigning champion Chiefs dump Bills 38-24 in AFC title game

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – It took the Kansas City Chiefs five frustrating decades to make their second Super Bowl appearance.Now, the defending champs are headed there for the second straight year.Showing no lingering effects from a concussion, Patrick Mahomes sliced up Buffalo's secondary with ruthless efficiency as the Chiefs rolled to a 38-24 victory over Josh Allen and the Bills in the AFC championship game Sunday night.

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NFL giving free Super Bowl tickets to 7,500 health workers

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The NFL announced Friday that 7,500 health care workers vaccinated for the coronavirus will be given free tickets to next month’s Super Bowl to be played in Tampa, Florida.NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell also said in a news release that attendance at the Feb.

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Sarah Thomas to be 1st female to officiate at Super Bowl

NEW YORK – Sarah Thomas will cap her sixth NFL season by becoming the first female to officiate the Super Bowl in NFL history. Thomas, a down judge, is part of the officiating crew announced Tuesday by the NFL.

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US surpasses 400,000 COVID-19 deaths, more than any other country in the world

(FOX 2) - More than 400,000 people in the U.S. have died from the novel coronavirus, according to data collected by Johns Hopkins University - the highest recorded death toll of any country in the world.The running total of lives lost is nearly equal to the number of Americans killed in World II.

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US coronavirus death toll tops 400,000

The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus eclipsed 400,000 on Tuesday in the waning hours in office for President Donald Trump, whose handling of the crisis has been judged by public health experts a singular failure.The running total of lives lost, as compiled by Johns Hopkins University, is nearly equal to the number of Americans killed in World II.

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The Latest: Raptors to play without fans in Tampa for now

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:___The Toronto Raptors won’t have fans at home games in Tampa, Florida, until at least Feb. 5.Vinik Sports Group, which owns the Tampa Bay Lightning and Amalie Arena, announced Saturday the organization wouldn’t admit fans because coronavirus cases in the area have “risen sharply.”Florida reported nearly 20,000 new cases on Friday as the pandemic surges there.

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Man sentenced to prison for sending dead rat to ex-wife in Florida

TAMPA, Fla. – An Indiana man has been sentenced to four years and 10 months in federal prison for threatening his ex-wife over several years and mailing a dead rat to her Florida home.Romney Christopher Ellis, 57, of Indianapolis, Indiana, was sentenced Tuesday in Tampa federal court, according to court records. He pleaded guilty in April to making interstate threats and mailing injurious articles.According to a criminal complaint, Ellis had engaged in a four-year-long campaign of harassment against his ex-wife, who lives in Tampa, through text messages, photographs, videos and mailings.

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Witness to Nashville blast 'extraordinarily lucky' after leaving building minutes before explosion

TAMPA, Fla. - FOX 13's Evan Axelbank interviewed Chris Hegarty, a former Tampa resident and longtime employee at FOX 13, after Hegarty witnessed the Christmas morning explosion in Nashville, Tennessee.On a drive from Omaha, Nebraska to Tampa, Florida, Chris Hegarty rented an Airbnb apartment in downtown Nashville, Tennessee, just off Broadway and 3rd Avenue S.Christmas morning, Hegarty woke up early -- 6:30 a.m. Central Standard Time -- to continue his drive south, but just as he got into his car and shut the door, an explosion shattered windows, destroyed cars, and blasted lighted signs.Downtown Nashville explosion aftermath.

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Motel standoff with gunman lasts through Christmas Day

TAMPA, Fla. – A man who barricaded himself inside a Florida motel room exchanged gunfire with police officers in a standoff that stretched from Christmas Eve into Christmas Day.Neither the man, whom Tampa police identified as Renardo Bucklon, nor officers were hit during the gunfire exchange, according to the Tampa Bay Times.The standoff started Thursday afternoon after two men got into a fight at the the motel near Interstate 4, and Bucklon fired a gun, authorities said.The other man called police officers, who found Bucklon barricaded in a motel room when they arrived.

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Gasparilla Bowl canceled after South Carolina pulls out due to COVID-19

TAMPA, FLORIDA - DECEMBER 23: Detail image of the UCF Knights and Marshall Thundering Herd helmets with the Gasparilla Trophy at Raymond James Stadium prior to the Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl on December 23, 2019 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Julio TAMPA, Fla. - South Carolina won’t be going to a bowl game, after all. The Gamecocks, who finished 2-8, opted out of the Gasparilla Bowl against UAB on Tuesday due to positive COVID-19 tests and contact tracing within the program.The game in Tampa was scheduled for Saturday but the move by South Carolina left UAB without an opponent, forcing organizers to cancel."The current environment has presented many challenges," said Scott Glaser, executive director of ESPN Events.

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Vaccine timeline: Florida prepares for COVID-19 shots

TAMPA, Fla. – Florida is ready to make use of the first COVID-19 vaccine doses as soon as the last approval comes in, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Friday.The Food and Drug Administration is expected to sign off on a government advisory panel’s recommendation that the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine can be used widely.

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Governor: Florida’s decision not to mandate COVID-19 vaccine will help with credibility

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Gabriel, Harris lead UCF to 58-46 win over South Florida

TAMPA, Fla. – Dillon Gabriel accounted for five touchdowns, including three TD passes to Jacob Harris, and UCF beat South Florida 58-46 on Friday night in the season finale for both teams.Gabriel was 22-of-36 passing for 336 yards and four touchdowns with an interception and scored on a 12-yard run late in the third quarter. Harris finished with five receptions for 110 yards.

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This Florida teacher is adding Black cemeteries to history lessons

TAMPA, Fla. – Greeks are credited with the emergence of the Tarpon Springs sponge docks, but Black residents were among the industry’s earliest leaders.As Union soldiers fought to end slavery, there were slaves fighting against them.Neither of those facts are “household knowledge,” said Shannon Peck-Bartle, a social studies teacher at Tampa’s Steinbrenner High School.[TRENDING: Gregory Edwards video released | SpaceX Crew-1 launch delayed until Sunday | Fatal Orange County crash]She is looking to change that.Last school year, Peck-Bartle added the history of Tarpon Springs’ Rose Cemetery to her curriculum.

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Eta exits, but new tropical depression forms in Caribbean

TAMPA, Fla. - Florida is still drying out after Tropical Storm Eta, but the record-breaking 2020 hurricane season continues. The National Hurricane Center says yet another tropical depression has formed.A tropical wave in the central Caribbean has become better organized with winds of nearly 35 mph as of Friday morning, becoming Tropical Depression 31. The system is currently no threat to the U.S.

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The Weeknd to headline the Pepsi Super Bowl halftime show

LOS ANGELES – The Weeknd will bring his popular falsetto vocals to the 2021 Pepsi Super Bowl Halftime Show. NFL, Pepsi and Roc Nation announced Thursday that the three-time Grammy Award winner will be the headline performer on Feb.

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Tropical Storm Epsilon forms in Atlantic Ocean

TAMPA, Fla. - The 2020 hurricane season is not over yet. Tropical Depression 27 formed in the Atlantic Ocean this morning and has already strengthened into a tropical storm.After watching the area of low pressure for several days, National Hurricane Center forecasters said Monday morning that it had become organized enough to become a tropical depression.

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'Sleazy criminals': Nearly two dozen arrested for trying to contact minors for sex, sheriff says

TAMPA, Fla. - Hillsborough County detectives said they arrested almost two dozen people who were for trying to contact minors for sex."These are not the type of cases anyone wants to work," said Sheriff Chad Chronister. "Over the period of just four days, detectives interacted with 22 individuals who wanted nothing more than to have sex with a child."Operation Social Bust lasted for four days, between Sept.

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Joe Biden wishes President Trump, first lady a 'swift recovery' from COVID-19

FILE - Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden speaks before a roundtable event with military veterans at Hillsborough Community College on September 15, 2020 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)(FOX 2) - Presidential challenger and former Vice President Joe Biden has issued a statement to wish President Donald Trump well in his recovery from COVID-19."Jill and I send our thoughts to President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump for a swift recovery.

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Florida man sentenced for smuggling lizards from Philippines

TAMPA, Fla. – A Florida man has been sentenced to 90 days of home detention and 288 hours of community service for his part in a trafficking scheme in which live water monitor lizards were stuffed into socks and concealed inside electronics to be smuggled from the Philippines to the United States.Akbar Akram, 44, was sentenced earlier this month in Tampa federal court. He pleaded guilty in January to one count of wildlife trafficking in violation of the Lacey Act and the the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species Treaty, court records show.Akram admitted to illegally importing more than 20 live water monitor lizards from the Philippines in 2016, a U.S.

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Video: U.S. Coast Guard rescues 7 boaters off Florida

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The Latest: Biden tears into Trump for remarks on veterans

WASHINGTON – The Latest on the 2020 presidential campaign (all times local):2:40 p.m.Joe Biden is tearing into President Donald Trump for his reported remarks referring to fallen soldiers as “suckers.”Biden held a roundtable in Tampa, Florida, focused on veterans in his first visit back to the battleground state since he became the Democratic presidential nominee.Biden says Trump “doesn’t seem to be able to conceive the idea of selfless service,” referencing Trump’s reported comments calling fallen World War I soldiers “suckers” and “losers.” Trump has denied the comments, but many were confirmed independently by The Associated Press.Biden went on to outline his commitments to the troops and his own experience supporting service members and

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Why is Florida important to 2020 election? Historically, presidents don’t win without the Sunshine State

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Mark Newman, oversaw Yankees' prospects, dead at 71

NEW YORK – Mark Newman, a key front office executive for the New York Yankees during their run of five World Series titles from 1996 through 2009, was found dead Saturday at his home in Tampa, Florida. He was 71.The Yankees said it was not clear whether he died Friday or Saturday.

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Former NFL player Josh Bellamy charged with virus relief fraud in Florida

TAMPA, Fla. – Former NFL player Josh Bellamy was arrested and charged Thursday with participating in a scheme to file fraudulent applications for more than $24 million in coronavirus relief funds, authorities said.Bellamy, 31, of St. Petersburg, is charged with wire fraud, bank fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud and bank fraud, according to court records.

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Howard Eskin completes 1,100 'Walk to Tampa' while raising thousands of dollars

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia broadcasting great Howard Eskin has completed his 'walk to Tampa' symbolizing the Philadelphia Eagles path to the Super Bowl.The longtime radio host began his journey a few months back as he set out with the goal to walk more than 1,100 miles. That is the distance between Philadelphia and Tampa, Florida, the site of this year's Super Bowl.Howard aimed to cover that distance around the Delaware Valley before the start of the Eagles season.

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Tropical Storm Marco forms in northwest Caribbean, could join Tropical Storm Laura in Gulf of Mexico

TAMPA, Fla. - After Tropical Storm Laura formed in the Atlantic Friday morning, all eyes have been on Tropical Depression 14, which has been swirling over the Caribbean.

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Tropical Storm Laura forms; still forecast to enter Gulf of Mexico

TAMPA, Fla. - Tropical Storm Laura officially formed after Hurricane Hunters found the center of circulation. It's the 11th named storm of the season, and also the earliest "L" name storm on record.On Friday morning, Laura had winds of 45 mph.

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'Tiger King' fans gather to remember Don Lewis

TAMPA, Fla. - A crowd gathered Saturday to celebrate the life of Don Lewis as his family continues to draw attention to his disappearance. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office has reopened the case after the attention it received from the blockbuster Netflix series “Tiger King.” Lewis went missing in august of 1997 and was legally declared dead in 2002.

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Tropical Storm Josephine forms in Atlantic

TAMPA, Fla. - Tropical Storm Josephine has formed in the Atlantic Ocean, but it's currently not expected to have an impact on Florida.As of the 11 a.m. update, the National Hurricane Center says, based on satellite imagery, Josephine has winds of 45 mph and was moving west-northwest at 15 mph.

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'Back the Blue' mural in Tampa vandalized by 2 separate people, city says

TAMPA, Fla. - Tampa police are looking for the people who defaced a mural painted on the roadway in front of the Tampa Police Department's downtown headquarters.The "Back the Blue" mural was painted over the weekend, but by Wednesday morning, the mural was splattered with red paint and tar.Officials said it appears to have happened around 10 p.m. Tuesday.

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'Back the Blue' mural in Tampa vandalized, city says

TAMPA, Fla. - The "Back the Blue" mural that appeared over the weekend in front of Tampa Police Department's headquarters was defaced with red paint and tar, city officials confirmed Wednesday morning.Aerials from SkyFOX shows splashes of red paint over the mural. A spokesperson for the city of Tampa said it was vandalized overnight.

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