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Sports Anchor/Reporter @wpbf25news . Rhode Island native. Proud @UofMaryland 🐢 grad.

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Joined March 2009
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Yianni Kourakis
2 years
Former President Trump teeing off in the LIV Golf Pro-Am today at his course in Doral "Do you think Biden could do that? I don't think so" #LIVGolfMiami
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Once Tyreek Hill was informed the Dolphins are playing the Bengals Thursday, he immediately started talking trash to Eli Apple #Bengals #Dolphins "I owe you, boy"
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WATCH: Tua Tagovailoa celebrates with his teammates after they win and clinch a playoff spot @WPBF25News
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Tua and Raheem Mostert celebrate a Dolphins win
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Belichick the next time Brady retires: “I think I already addressed that”
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James Devlin’s career personified in this play #Patriots
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Spotted in Patriots hotel lobby - former Patriots SB champs Martellus Bennett and Chris Long hanging with former teammates.
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WATCH: Bill Belichick to Tom Brady and Julian Edelman last night after the game "we'll be back too" Some more colorful language surrounded this exchange. #Patriots #SBLIII
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Belichick asked about Cam Newton's sub-par performance "he threw for 350 last week" Still backing his guy
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3 years
Bill Belichick and Cam Newton enjoying some laughs during stretching today #Patriots #NENation @wpri12
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5 years
Good problem to have - the Red Sox usually honor the Super Bowl champion Patriots at the home opener at Fenway, but this year they need to honor themselves...do they double dip or set up a date for the Pats later in the summer?
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You know Belichick is taking names of all the critics now and will hold a grudge against everyone when he rebuilds this. That man holds a good grudge #Patriots
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We've got updated Tua handshakes with his receivers including the old Will Smith/DJ Jazzy Jeff routine with Cedric Wilson #finsup #Dolphins @WPBF25News
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Great to see the sparkle in Tom Brady's eye when he gets a @kguregian question! Here's Brady on his first playoff game outside of the Patriots
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As for what Packers coach Matt LaFleur is best at? #finsup #GoPackGo
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Just asked my five year old who he wanted to win the Super Bowl today. He instinctively said “Tom Brady” After all 4 of the 5 SBs in his life included Brady But we are on the Bengals today!
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I’m convinced my man @MikeReiss will cover today’s Patriots game in Foxboro but still be in New Orleans to get Tom Brady’s stadium arrival
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A good sign with coronavirus impacting travel etc...I'm told Patriots QB Jarrett Stidham has been back in New England for a while and working out and is not at home in Texas.
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Alabama losing is good for the Patriots. Saban and Belichick have alternated winning titles every year since 2014. Saban won last year. It's Bill's turn #Patriots #Alabama
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FOX has the best college basketball TV product right now. Gus Johnson, Raftery, Round Ball Rock theme song, MSG Some of these other league tournaments are absolute snoozefests
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On NBC, Mike Florio says Kliff Kingsbury, the USC offensive coordinator is a viable candidate to replace Josh McDaniels if he leaves as Patriots OC.
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4 years
How about my Grandfather still working 3 days a week at Narragansett Beach. He turned 93 on Saturday!
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Drew Brees is here on field and his kids have Dolphins jerseys on Chatting with Dan Marino and Zac Thomas
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I’m hearing the Patriots will be coming to South Florida earlier than usual next week to get acclimated to the heat and practice at a local college here before week one matchup against the Dolphins #Patriots #Dolphins
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🚨 Life/Job update 🌴 My family is moving to Florida next month! After 8 amazing years in my home state at @wpri12 , we are leaving for some great job opportunities 4 Super Bowls, 2 World Series, Stanley Cup Final, NCAA Tourneys, NBA playoffs, HS football...thanks for watching!
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This is so New England . @RIDOTNews on keeping the roads safe "we adjust, it's no different than the Pats have to do on Sunday. They have players, we play with the team we got and that's our approach. We adapt and overcome and we will get the roads clear" @wpri12 #Patriots
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5 years
WATCH: from @SportsCenter last night. Scott Van Pelt @notthefakeSVP with a tremendous tribute to @MtStCharles legendary hockey coach Bill Belisle and his son Dave who coached their final game this weekend for the Mounties.
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This is cool. Naval Academy officer and Pats long snapper Joe Cardona arrives to game on 9/11 in uniform @wpri12
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But is Wes Welker actually a current Dolphins player? #finsup #Dolphins
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Dolphins WR coach Wes Welker stretches with the team and often times plays DB on the receivers I think he could still go out and get you 4 catches for 44 yards
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Closed out the Sports Wrap with my thoughts on Warwick Schools cutting sports
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WATCH: Vandrevius Jacobs, the FSU commit on Vero Beach with a ridiculous TD catch tonight in loss to Martin County @VandreviusJ @FSUFootball
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Dolphins WR coach Wes Welker stretches with the team and often times plays DB on the receivers I think he could still go out and get you 4 catches for 44 yards
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WATCH: David Ortiz returns to Fenway, making his first public appearance since being shot in the Dominican Republic. He throws the first pitch and addresses the crowd. Courtesy: NESN
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The line to get into the Elbo Room at 7:30 am for Panthers parade
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Bill Belichick: "really proud of the way our guys competed. Went out there and competed for 60 minutes" @wpri12 #NENation
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My wife is “stranded” on Block Island with no ferrys running today due to the weather. Maybe she and her girlfriends should break the Mud Slide record at the Oar?
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Oldest trick in the book. Come to NE, play, leave, get paid. Rinse. Repeat.
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Well played by Jamie Collins using the #Patriots to drive up his market value again. 2017: Collins signs 4-year $50M deal with Browns *released by Browns after 2018 2019: Collins Signs 1-year 1.05M deal with Patriots 2020: Collins signs 3-year $30M deal with Lions
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@TheFan4Life they've had some beef after last year's AFC Championship game
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Patriots consecutive bye streak from 2010-2018 will never be touched
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NFL playoff structure is about to be changed. Under the current CBA proposal, seven teams from each conference will make the playoffs, with only bye per conference, sources tell ESPN. It would go into effect this upcoming season. More coming on .
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Jupiter QB Luke Douglas is heading to @FSUFootball where he will move to TE as a preferred walk-on @Luke_Douglas1 @JupiterWarriors @WPBF25News
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WATCH: speaking tonight at Bryant University, Patriots WR Danny Amendola praises Robert Kraft, Bill Belichick and Tom Brady. "they all work together really well despite reports which I can say are B.S"
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WATCH: Dolphins linebacker Jerome Baker on former head coach Brian Flores returning to Miami this weekend "Minus all the coaching, he was just a great guy. Great person to me and my family" "He was always honest, that was the one thing that never changed" #Dolphins #Steelers
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This is how @CameronNewton showed up today . 9/10 ascots on my grade
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This is cool. @CarlDeff at the FOX in Milwaukee told me @PCFriarsmbb HC @CoachCooleyPC saw a local news story, while in town for the Marquette game and donated to a mother trying to raise money for a wheelchair ramp for her son who was a shooting victim and now a quadriplegic
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2 years
As for their scores...Trump tells me he was +1 playing the front 9 and Koekpa was 6-under
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WPRI Archive: WOW - @CoachCooleyPC hasn't changed a bit since he was winning state titles for Central High School. Check out his game down low ( #21 ) and he looks and sounds the same! @PCFriarsmbb #pcbb
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3 years
My daughter Paige is 6 years old. This is her 5th Tom Brady Super Bowl
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👀 Mel Kiper Jr just now on Get Up on the Patriots: “I would be very surprised if they weren’t aggressive on Thursday to get that quarterback” “Not shocked but really surprised if they didn’t move up from 15” #Patriots #NFLDraft
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WATCH: @TimTebow talks about how much respect he has for @TomBrady as a player and friend. The two had a brief stint as teammates in 2013 camp. #Patriots
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WATCH: Jimmy Garoppolo on what he learned from backing up Tom Brady in two Super Bowls: "how calm he was, everyone says it, you have to treat it like another game. I was up close in personal, picking up everything I could" #SBLIV @wpri12
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7 years
@AdamSchefter More ties?
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6 years
WATCH: chatting Patriots dynasty with @stoolpresidente of @barstoolsports , what's left to prove? Patricia clown shirt, Goodell. #SuperBowl
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NFL on CBS graphics person “Cam is out. Who else is on the Pats? Ahh let’s just put Belichick on the marquee” 😂
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4 years
The Celtics will play a team from Canada in Forida and the Bruins are playing a team from Florida in Canada 🇺🇸🇨🇦
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5 years
There’s a 100% chance Brady, Edelman and Amendola are group texting right now. The year apart was too much
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Brad Stevens on Kyrie Irving: "Kyrie had an amazing year and he was amazing here (in Boston)." "He is a super special player with a really good heart. I don't have anything negative to say at all" #Celtics #Nets #BleedGreen
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Stephon Gilmore: “Russell Wilson throws some balls where only his guy can catch it....going to be a team effort to stop a guy like him” #Patriots #Seahawks
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Belichick to Welker: "you ever hear of Wally Pipp? He's the guy who played first base before Lou Gehrig" 😂
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The moment it all started...
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RIP to the legend Bill Belisle. The greatest HS hockey coach ever! @MtStCharles
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WATCH: from @SportsCenter last night. Scott Van Pelt @notthefakeSVP with a tremendous tribute to @MtStCharles legendary hockey coach Bill Belisle and his son Dave who coached their final game this weekend for the Mounties.
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This is great- David Ortiz's son playing home run derby on Van Ness street- Koji Uehara's son is the pitcher @wpri12 #ortiz #redsox
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7 years
@gordonhayward Celts get Hayward.
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4 years
From last night: Ed Cooley on the Dunk crowd "Whether it was the Bud Lights or Natty Lights or Pabst Blue Ribbon, I don't know what they gave them today. It was awesome" #pcbb @PCFriarsmbb
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2 years
Listening to Boston sports talk on way to horseback riding, Paige thinks the hosts are mean to Bill Belichick “He’s old and he’s trying his best” “He has to be stressed Tom Brady quit on him”
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Before Randy Moss's son Thaddeus was a Tight End at LSU he played for Lincoln High School as a sophomore here in Rhode Island @RandyMoss @RIIL_sports
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Cool moment--ESPN cameraman tells Jason Taylor his son Mason just scored the go-ahead touchdown for LSU vs Bama. Jason, the Dolphins NFL HOFer is a quality control coach for the Canes and was on the sideline, unaware
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3 years
A-Rod to his FOX Sports bosses: Can you get a shot of me and my new lady friend so that J-Lo knows I’ve moved on?
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2 years
Here’s my issue: why did Belichick tell ESPN he was expecting to see both QBs? Don’t you expect and want your starter to succeed and go the distance ?
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2 years
The state of Rhode Island will have two teams in Big Dance! Providence and Bryant—separated by 10 miles—have to be the two closest teams in field by proximity right? #marchmadness
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WATCH: Golf legend and longtime South Florida resident Jack Nicklaus bangs the drum ahead of the Panthers Stanley Cup Final game @WPBF25News @jacknicklaus @FlaPanthers
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5 years
4 interceptions by Patriots of Sam Darnold
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3 years
Ruthie: “How many Ruthie Polinskys could you bench press?” Trent Brown: “Who is Ruthie Polinsky?” Ruthie: “me” @ruthiepolinsky Trent Brown:
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My little guy doesn’t respect my line of work at @wpri12 😂
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@SportsCenter the Tom Brady court sketch artist thinks this is bad
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WATCH: The Dolphins one and only practice ahead of their playoff showdown with the Chiefs on Saturday @WPBF25News #Chiefs #Dolphins
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4 years
Prominent Red Sox turned Dodgers: -Nomar Garciappara -Manny Ramirez -Josh Beckett -Carl Crawford -Adrian Gonzalez -Mookie Betts -David Price
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WATCH: I caught up with @BenjaminBucsFB 4-⭐️RB @chauncey_333 on his flip from Florida to Georgia @GeorgiaFootball #GoDawgs
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4 years
Pizza before 8am is fine on a Friday, right?
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What will it be like for college basketball teams to play in empty gyms? @RhodyMBB head coach David Cox: "Really different. The energy in the crowd plays a huge role in how hard these kids play. It will make a huge difference. Uncharted territory" #NCAA
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WATCH: @jimmykimmel asks @TomBrady why he isn't the highest paid player in the NFL
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6 years
Hate to name drop but several Gronkowski bros plus Dad Gordy just came to our BBQ place. Wonder how many ribs they collectively ate?
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Tom Brady and Bill Belichick in the playoffs: 28-10 overall 20-3 at home 12-1 in Divisional Round 13 AFC Championship Games 8 Super Bowl appearances 5 Super Bowl Wins
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5 years
Who wore it better? @ruthiepolinsky or @Edelman11 ?
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4 years
Specific to Christmas, I'm on board the Xmas Eve is better than Xmas theory....you have Christmas Eve AND the anticipation of Chiristmas....by 2pm on Christmas, it's over baby
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Top 5 days of the year: 1.) Christmas Eve 2.) Christmas Day 3.) Super Bowl Sunday 4.) 4th of July 5.) First day of March Madness
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Here's my daughter Paige with her kids coronavirus PSA from the news! She did a great job! @wpri12
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Barrington does it! Beating New Hampshire 6-4 For 5th time in 6 years, Rhode Island will represent New England in the Little League World Series
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Noel Acciari, Johnston native, Hendricken Hawk, PC Friar with a Stanley Cup Final goal!
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Great sports week on tap -National Championship (Mon) -Sox banner day at Fenway (Tues) -Belichick pre draft Presser (Wed) -Bruins playoffs Gm 1 (Thurs) -PC Hockey Frozen Four (Thurs) -The Masters (Thurs-Sun) -PawSox home opener (Thurs) -Celtics playoffs Gm 1 (Sun?)
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Tom Brady loves water
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Tonight on the news I’ll be known as Laurel Kourakis
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3 years
Is their a bigger scam in life than holiday cards? $7.79 for a Mother’s Day Card!!
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Peter Farrelly: "Thanks to the entire state of Rhode Island" after his #Oscars win!
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My Gramps made the front page of the Narragansett Times. He’s 92 years old and still working full time at Narragansett Beach. A fixture for the last 26 years there! Thanks @PezzelliPBP for the piece.
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FAU players postgame: Nick Boyd: "we put FAU on the map" "All I can do is smile and be appreciative of the run we went on" Alijah Martin: "we never wanted the season to end even if we won the National Championship" @FAUMBB @WPBF25News
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Tom Brady will play in 18% of Super Bowls. Ever.
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11 years today married to this beauty! 😘
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If you see this 5 year old today wish him Happy Birthday! 🎂 🎈
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Last Sports Wrap with @ruthiepolinsky off to Miami!
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2 years
Another Friday, another Jake Whitely to Vandrevious Jacobs acrobatic TD for Vero Beach. 4-star Florida State commit helps Vero win Districts over Treasure Coast, 10-7 in OT @VandreviusJ @VBFootball All the highlights 11:15 @WPBF25News
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