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USF hospitality students show off how HospitaBull they can be

University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee College of Hospitality & Technology Leadership students conceive, execute dinner service in two days as final exam. The result is the annual HospitaBull banquet.

• Ukraine: 3 killed after Black Sea base attack 12 minutes ago

• Evacuation came too late for many on sinking ferry 12 minutes ago

• Little government response to bombing a year later 22 minutes ago

• Internet retailer Amazon to start collecting taxes 1 hour ago

Local News

Don't be alarmed: SRQ Airport holds disaster drill

Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport holds an emergency disaster drill.

• Manatee County School District leaders address internal challenges

• City defends opposition to Bradenton One Stop homeless center expansion

• 10,000 pounds of food distributed to Bradenton's needy

• Deep well for Piney Point waste called pending 'disaster'

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Crime

PHOTO GALLERY | Inmates booked in at Manatee jail on April 16, 2014

Some of the latest arrivals at the Manatee County jail.

• Fla. woman charged in romantic scam of man, 82 1 hour ago

• Florida Legislature allows anti-bullying measure to fail 1 hour ago

• Deputies searching for Bradenton runaway, 12 1 hour ago

• Deputies seek man who exposed himself to girl at Palmetto bus stop

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Sports

2013-14 Herald All-Area Teams | Lakewood Ranch's Juliana Guida named Girls Soccer Player of the Year

Juliana Guida's performance along the back line for Lakewood Ranch's girls soccer team this season was integral to the Mustangs' success. Lakewood Ranch reached the state final four for the second consecutive season and finished with a 23-1-1 record.

• Weise's OT goal lifts Canadiens over Lightning 5-4

• Punchless Rays go quietly in 3-0 loss to Orioles

• Prep softball | Bayshore's Miriam Schmoll no-hits Southeast in Class 5A-District 10 semifinal

• 76ers top resting Heat in finale, 100-87

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Business

Obama, Biden tout job training in Pennsylvania

President Barack Obama joined Vice President Joe Biden in highlighting a refocused federal job-training initiative during a visit this afternoon to North Fayette Township.

• Mall at University Town Center offers sneak peek for charity

• J.Jill, Edward Beiner coming to new Mall at University Town Center

• USF hospitality students show off how HospitaBull they can be

• Attorneys propose settlement for HRK, DEP, port, county

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Opinion

A fuzzy Florida law on rolling right turns on red at camera intersections

Since confusion runs rampant over whether Florida statutes allow rolling right turns on red, the issue needs some clarity.

• Spare Manatee County school's park from sale, development

• Ryan budget favors rich at expense of Social Security, Medicare

• Camera law revision on rolling right turns on red poorly crafted

• State should reduce speed limits for large vehicles

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Living

Portland plans reservoir flush after teen cited

Call it the Big Flush 2, and this time the sequel promises to be much bigger than the original. 22 minutes ago

• AP News in Brief at 5:58 a.m. EDT 35 minutes ago

• Iowa insurance agency probed for overbilling 36 minutes ago

• New Hampshire hospitals share innovations 2 hours ago

• Van Hollen, Stepp promote drug take-back day 2 hours ago

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Entertainment

How to spot a Parrothead in the wild Jimmy Buffett brings 'Songs From St. Somewhere' tour to Tampa

Jimmy Buffett performs Saturday at the MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre in Tampa.

• 'Urinetown' opens in Sarasota

• 'The Lunchbox' serves up a bittersweet romance from India

• 'Transcendence' can't transcend sci-fi cliches

• 'Heaven's' depiction of family is for real

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Lakewood Ranch

Mall at University Town Center offers sneak peek for charity

Get a sneak peek of the new Mall at University Town Center the night before it opens.

• Don't be alarmed: SRQ Airport holds disaster drill

• USF hospitality students show off how HospitaBull they can be

• J.Jill, Edward Beiner coming to new Mall at University Town Center

• Manatee Chamber power networking lunch

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