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Clinton makes surprise appearance at Tribeca Fest
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Hillary Clinton makes surprise appearance at Tribeca Fest; Morris Day and The Time perform to mark anniversary of Prince's death; "The Fate of the Furious" laps new films at U.S. box office. (April 24)
Today in History, April 24: Mission to free US hostages in Iran ends in disaster
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Highlights of this day in history: An aborted mission to free American hostages in Iran ends in disaster; Ireland's 'Easter Rising' begins; Armenians face mass deportation during World War I; Singer Barbra Streisand born. (April 24)
New Orleans removes Confederate statue
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Workers in New Orleans began removing the first of four prominent Confederate monuments early Monday. Crews began removing the first memorial, one that commemorates whites who tried to topple a biracial post-Civil War government in New Orleans. (April 24)
Rare public appearance for Burt Reynolds
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Burt Reynolds makes a rare public appearance for Tribeca Film Festival premiere of his latest movie, "Dog Years." (April 24)
New Smyrna Beach brush fire extinguished over the weekend, but statewide more than 100 fires burning
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The 8.5-acre fire off Pioneer Trail and Jungle Road was fully contained by 4 p.m., Sunday, officials with the Florida Forest Service in Bunnell told Headline Surfer, adding there were no evacuations and no structures were threatened by the nearby flames.
"We are continuing to closely monitor these wildfires and do everything we can to ensure our firefighters and first responders have all the resources they need to protect our communities," Scott said.
Obama's 1st post-presidency appearance
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Fomer President Barack Obama held his first official event in Chicago since leaving the White House in January. (April 24)
A crisis of growth
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Former National Security Adviser Susan Rice, the woman who lied to us about Benghazi, Bowe Bergdahl’s “honorable “ service, and her unmasking of the names of Americans incidentally included in intelligence intercepts, was given four pinocchios by the Washington Post for lying yet again – this time about the removal of chemical weapons from Syria.
Local fire depts. give Bob Tolley escort to Daytona International Airport to attend funeral for New York City firefighter-son killed in the line of duty
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Bob Tolley and his wife Marian received an escort Monday to Daytona Beach International Airport from their New Smyrna Beach residence for their flight to New York, thanks to a contingent of fire departments locally.
Veteran NASCAR-Daytona 500 racing reporter Bob Pockrass spared ESPN layoffs that have seen Jason Stark, Ed Werther, Trent Dilfer & others jettisoned
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Unlike his more famous colleagues at ESPN who have taken to Twitter bemoaning their jobs being cut, veteran NASCAR Daytona 500 reporter Bob Pockrass tweeted something entirely different.