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Mayan calendar was wrong so it remains to be seen about a solution for the Fiscal Cliff

DEBARY -- The world didn't end Dec. 21, as predicted in the Mayan calendar so it remains to be seen whether the Fiscal Cliff will happen. I have my doubts that the president and Congress will come to an agreement.

6. LeBron and Miami Heat win NBA championship; Orlando's Dwight Howard traded to LA Lakers Henry Frederick Thu, 12/27/2012 - 08:31

ORLANDO -- The Magic's Dwight Howard was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers, coach Stan Vandy Gundy was fired and the team was bounced from the first round of the playoffs. For the Miami Heat, Florida's other NBA team, however, saw LeBron James lead his team to the promised land with an NBA championship.

7. Gov. Scott's pitch for state's colleges to offer a $10,000 bachelor's degree draws mixed reviews Henry Frederick Thu, 12/27/2012 - 06:51

John's Appliance Mayan Calendar feature popular with online users

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Snapshot John's Appliance Mayan calamity story / Headline SurferHeadline Surfer experienced a major spike in users, no doubt fueled by the trending story on John's Appliances pegged to the Mayan calendar calamity tale. 

DAYTONA BEACH -- Headline Surfer's mid-afternoon Friday story on John's Appliance and Bedding's blow-out sale announcement pegged to the Mayan calendar calamity was a big hit locally and around the world well into the start of the weekend.

New Smyrna Beach cops: TK's convenience store on US 1 robbed by thugs who jumped clerk and fled with cash box

TK's Right Stop in New Smyrna Beach robbedA still photo taken from a surveillance camera provided to media by New Smyrna Beach police shows robbers confronting the young clerk early Wednesday inside TK's Right Stop, 218 N. Dixie Freeway.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- The cops are looking for five people who robbed a clerk at T.K.'s Right Stop early this morning and fled with an undisclosed amount of cash.

Here is a synopsis of the 3 a.m. strong arm robbery at TK's, 218 N. Dixie Freeway, also known as US1, as described by New Smyrna Beach Police Sgt. Christopher Roos: A dark-colored car with five people in it pulled up to the store. Three of them walked inside and accosted the 20-year-old clerk, Charles Michaux, with two of the assailants them jumping on him and holding him down while the third grabbed a cash box before they all three bolted out the door and hopped into the car, which sped off.

Cindy Williams Henry Frederick Wed, 12/26/2012 - 04:09
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8. SpaceX blasts off from Cape Canaveral to cheers of fans along Brevard and Volusia shorelines Henry Frederick Wed, 12/26/2012 - 00:23

9. Tale of two cities: Miami Marlins trade away stars; Tampa Rays make Longoria $100M man Henry Frederick Tue, 12/25/2012 - 22:44