Obama wins Florida by 74,000 votes

Obama wins Florida by 74,000 votes
Obama wins Florida by 74,000 votes

By TAMARA LUSH
Associated Press

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -- Four days after the election, President Barack Obama can finally claim victory in Florida.
 
The state finished counting its votes Saturday. Obama was declared the winner, giving him a 332 to 206 final margin in the Electoral College.
 
Florida officials said Obama had 50 percent of the vote

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Board members move forward with municipal schools

Board members move forward with municipal schools
Board members move forward with municipal schools
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (FOX13) -

Municipal schools took one step forward by electing their board members on Tuesday, but that achievement could be wiped away by one quick court decision. Residents are still waiting on Judge Hardy Mayes' decision about if municipal schools are constitutional or not.

This uncertainty affected the candidates on the

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Repo man shot Friday at apartment complex

Repo man shot Friday at apartment complex
NORTH MEMPHIS, Tenn. (FOX13) -

A 28-year-old man in the middle of repossessing a vehicle at the Raleigh Village Apartments Friday morning was critically shot by the vehicle's owner, Memphis police said.

The Recovery Solution employee was shot at around 7 a.m. in the 5000 block of Yale, but the shooting victim was found by responders in the

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Natural hair and upward mobility in your job

Natural hair and upward mobility in your job
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (FOX13) -

University of Memphis Assistant Professor of Sociology Zandria Robinson says employers are more accepting of natural hair, compared to a decade ago. But some women do face challenges. 

Robinson says the higher you're trying to move up the corporate ladder, the more scrutiny you'll face. The professor says it's

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MATA bus route hits bumps in service

MATA bus route hits bumps in service
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WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. (FOX13) -

For years, the Memphis Area Transit Authority's Greenline route into West Memphis, Ark., used Southland Park's property as a bus stop.

That's where many of the riders enjoyed Southland Park's gaming and racing.

Changes to the route have lead many seniors to a mile walk, on a dangerous busy

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