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Boy charged with killing two British tourists in Florida
A 16-year-old boy has been arrested and charged with the suspected killing of two British tourists in Florida. The bodies of the victims were found peppered with bullets in a deprived residential area renowned for gang violence.
Underwater music festival hits the right note in the Florida Keys
In the Florida Keys, things happen a bit differently than they do in the rest of the world and that includes music festivals.
Florida’s summer “saved” by BP donations
Florida tourism officials have credited a $32 million fund donated by BP to encourage holidaymakers to visit despite the Gulf of Mexico oil spill for “saving the summer”. New figures show that visitor numbers to the state rose during the first months of the crisis, which tourism officials credit to an advertising funded by a $32 million donation from BP.
Obama swims in the Gulf to back tourism
Barack Obama has waded into the debate over whether it is safe to swim in the Gulf of Mexico following the BP oil disaster by taking his nine-year-old daughter for a swim whilst on a family trip to the Florida resort of Panama City.
BP refuses Florida request for $50m ad campaign
A spat has broken out between BP and Florida’s tourism industry after the oil giant’s refusal to inject a further $50 million to encourage travellers to visit the Sunshine State.