By ALEXANDRA ZAYAS, St. Petersburg Times

Unlucky? Fla. man says he's been robbed, stabbed, bitten by snakes, struck by lightning

TAMPA, Fla. - A Florida man says he might be the unluckiest guy in the world. He claims that, in separate incidents, he's been robbed at gunpoint, stabbed in the chest, bitten by snakes and, most recently, struck by lightning.

Four years ago, John Wade Agan told deputies he was robbed at gunpoint in his taxicab, roughed up and stuffed into the trunk of the car.

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Derek Jeter builds a Florida mansion

On Davis Islands, a residential enclave in the shadow of downtown Tampa, a street called Bahama Circle has two faces. You could literally draw a line down the middle of the narrow bend to create a border between the different worlds.

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CouchSurfing draws pirates, performers from city to city

A 20-year-old Jeep will roll into Tampa next week towing two rickshaws, three buddies and a chocolate Labrador mix named Stella.
No way this Denver trio could afford Super Bowl tickets -- their budget barely allows for peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. But they're not interested in the Big Game anyway.
Just the crowds surrounding it. And the money about to be spent.

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"Batman" runs afoul of Florida law

TAMPA, Fla. -- In the dark of night, the masked man soars across the Howard Frankland Bridge, his cape streaming behind his Batcycle.

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