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Diana Nyad completes historic swim: U.S. endurance athlete Diana Nyad waded ashore in Key West early yesterday afternoon after a nearly 53 hour swim from Havana, Cuba, without a protective shark cage.
City tourism leader critical of legislators: Paul Astleford, the new CEO of Visit Jacksonville, says community leaders need to think differently about how to bring more people to the city. (Florida Times-Union)
Homeless woman found dead in Northside garage: After finding the body of 62-year-old Veronica Clayton in a detached garage on West 3rd Street, police are treating the death as suspicious. (News4Jax)
FSU routs Pitt in stellar debut for freshman QB: The Seminoles beat Pittsburgh 41-13 in the debut of Jameis Winston, who threw for 356 yards with 4 touchdowns. (ESPN)
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