Author: Mike Schneider
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Father who fled to Cuba with family attended AFA
TAMPA, Fla. — Joshua and Sharyn Hakken seemed to have a charmed life, doting on their two young boys, buying a comfortable home and building successful careers as engineers. It all derailed last year when police in Louisiana found the family inside a hotel room with drugs, weapons and promises from the parents to take…
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Whale that killed trainer won’t be isolated
ORLANDO, Fla. — Trainers will continue to work with a killer whale that grabbed one of their colleagues and dragged her underwater, killing her, but SeaWorld said Thursday it is reviewing its procedures. People lined up to get into the Orlando park a day after the whale named Tilikum killed veteran trainer Dawn Brancheau as…
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Boy, American dad arrive in U.S. from Brazil
ORLANDO, Florida – A 9-year-old boy and his father have arrived in Florida from Brazil, marking the end of a five-year custody battle that spanned two continents. Sean Goldman and his father, David Goldman of New Jersey landed Thursday evening in Orlando on a jet chartered by NBC. Most media were kept far away. They…