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Lightning’s Nikita Kucherov has two goals, two assists for Atlantic

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Members of the Tampa Bay Lightning weren’t on the winning team in Sunday’s NHL all-star game, but they still made an impression. Forward Nikita Kucherov scored twice and defenseman Victor Hedman scored once in the Atlantic Division’s 10-6 loss to the Metro division Sunday afternoon. Kucherov scored the second and fifth goals for the Atlantic, and he had assists on two other goals, including one by Hedman that tied the game at 2-2. Kucherov’s second goal brought the Atlantic back…

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Marina owner post-Matthew: Dodged a bullet? No, it dodged us

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Marina owner Joe Taylor has a different take on whether Florida dodged a bullet during Hurricane Matthew. “We stood still. It dodged us. But we’re grateful,” the 81-year-old Taylor said. Taylor and his wife were in their second home in Portland, Oregon, last Wednesday when forecasts of widespread devastation sent him rushing to Florida to protect his life’s work: the 260-boat marina he built on Camachee Island, between an Atlantic barrier island and the historic former Spanish colonial city of…

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Loop Current poses oil-spill threat to Atlantic

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Now that the giant oil slick in the Gulf appears to be entering a Loop Current likely to carry polluted water to the Atlantic, the world has learned that offshore spills pose widespread threats far beyond a damaged well. The consequences could shape future decisions on whether to expand drilling into new areas of the Gulf and other waters. The current spill near Louisiana poses a danger to the Florida Keys, the southeast coast from Miami to West Palm Beach…

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Atlantic: ‘90% chance’ Tampa will land the RNC convention, announcement Wednesday

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The Atlantic’s Marc Ambinder writes: The RNC meets this week, Watch for: Wednesday’s announcement that Tampa will be chosen as the site of the 2012 Republican National Convention. I’m 90 percent sure of that. Other finalists are Salt Lake City and Phoenix.

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Atlantic: ‘90% chance’ Tampa will land the RNC convention, announcement Wednesday

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The Atlantic’s Marc Ambinder writes: The RNC meets this week, Watch for: Wednesday’s announcement that Tampa will be chosen as the site of the 2012 Republican National Convention. I’m 90 percent sure of that. Other finalists are Salt Lake City and Phoenix.

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