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Why Pinellas County is the worst place in Florida to be black and go to public school
How five of the worst schools in Florida wound up in Pinellas County. How this happened, in 24 charts. By Nathaniel Lash.
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With Lax Supervision at State-Contracted Group Homes, Teen Prostitution and Drug Use Are Rampant
There were raised voices and broken glass and the high-voltage emotions that pinball between a wild teen and her worried mom. In their Davie home, Bonnie had installed new locks on the windows to keep her 16-year-old daughter, Cathy, from sneaking out again... By Kyle Swenson.
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$4.5M of gold recovered from 300-year-old shipwreck in Florida
Florida's Treasure Coast has truly earned its name this summer. Less than a month after a group of treasure hunters uncovered $1 million worth of 60 gold coins from a 300-year-old shipwreck off of Florida's coast, they announced a second discovery of over 350 gold coins from the same site. Except this one's worth a whopping $4.5 million.
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Election 2016: Jeb Bush Got $1.3M Job At Lehman After Florida Shifted Pension Cash To Bank
As governor, Jeb Bush forged a relationship with Lehman Brothers that proved disastrous for Florida's pension fund - but it was quite lucrative for him.
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Want to Hunt Exotic African Animals? Just go to Texas or Florida
If American dentist Walter Palmer -- who may face poaching charges for killing Cecil the lion in Zimbabwe -- was so inclined, he could have saved himself time and money and trouble by killing an exotic African animal right here at home.
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Tropical Storm Erika Batters Caribbean; Florida, Bahamas on Alert
Erica will bring torrential rain, flash flooding, mudslides and gusty winds to many of the northern islands of the Caribbean, prior to taking a turn toward the Bahamas and Florida this weekend.
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U.S. coastline vulnerability to hurricanes is growing to unprecedented levels
An aging, growing coastal population, relentless development, and growing storm complacency are a precarious combination.
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Satellite Launch Sparks Spectacular Light Show
A slight delay in a satellite launch lit up the Florida sky early this morning
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Cops Bust Man For Battery Over Doritos
SEPTEMBER 10--A Florida man is jailed on a felony charge after allegedly battering his live-in girlfriend during a 4 AM argument “about eating Doritos,” police report. Matthew Coppenbarger, 26, was a
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Hanging chad redux? US heading for 2000-style election catastrophe, report finds
Voting technology deployed by most states across the US is now so antiquated it is in danger of breaking down, experts say
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Republican lawmaker says inmates key to defeating Corrine Brown
Comments from state Rep. Janet Adkins came during private state GOP meeting
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Man charged with fraud, theft of 4 million pounds of citrus
State agriculture officials say a Florida man is accused of illegally obtaining more than 4 million pounds of citrus, valued at over half a million dollars, from five different individuals and companies. Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam said in a news release Friday that Bradley Reiter of Winter Haven entered into three contracts to harvest local citrus groves in March 2014.
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Florida man steals 4 million pounds of citrus
Perhaps he had an insatiable appetite for oranges. Or maybe he was just trying to squeeze a serious profit.
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Super-Charged ‘Stand Your Ground’ Bill Could Make It Even Harder To Prosecute More George Zimmermans
Since Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” law was adopted in 2005, vigilantes like George Zimmerman, who shot and killed unarmed 16-year-old Trayvon Martin, have claimed self-defense and avoided conviction. Ten years later, the man who co-sponsored the original legislation wants to make it even easier for defendants to get away scot-free.
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Florida Senate Candidate Drank Goat Blood
A Senate candidate in Florida (Augustus Sol Invictus,) is coming under fire for participating in pagan rituals involving the slaughter of a goat and the drinking of its blood, according to local news reports.
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Florida man set up fake job interviews, collected urine samples, police say
A Florida man set up fake job interviews and collected urine samples from potential applicants so he could ...
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NCAA suspends Florida QB Will Grier for a year over banned substance
The NCAA has suspended Florida Gators starting quarterback Will Grier for a full year, including the rest of the 2015 season, for an violation of its banned substances policy.
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Florida Bill Would Pay Starting Teachers $50K
Last week Florida lawmaker Senator Darren Soto introduced a bill that would raise the minimum salary for teachers to $50,000 a year.
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LSU fans 'not welcome' by Florida restaurant during Tigers-Gators game
A man attending a beach wedding Saturday says he was refused service at Destin, Fla., restaurant that evening because he and his group were LSU fans
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Florida’s New Anti-Gay, Anti-Woman Bill May Be the Most Malicious Yet
There are very few feminist homophobes in the world, which makes sense: Those who seek to deprive gay people of their fundamental rights are rarely eager to enact laws respecting women’s dignity and autonomy. That near-truism is playing out in Florida—where, not content to debase just gays, the legislature is now considering a bill that demeans both gays and women in creative and innovative ways.
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