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      • Cape Coral
        Students stage walk out at Ida S. Baker High School in Cape Coral to protest ICE
        Sarah Lindenberg
        Weather
        FORECAST: Chilly Friday, but nice weekend on the way
        Andrew Shipley
        Cape Coral
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        Kaitlin Knapp
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        Miyoshi Price
        Naples
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        Naples
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        Fort Myers Beach
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