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Researcher: Orlando homeless arrests up significantly ahead of new law banning sleeping in public
Read full article: Researcher: Orlando homeless arrests up significantly ahead of new law banning sleeping in publicA University of Central Florida researcher claims the homeless population in downtown Orlando already faced a rising number of arrests ahead of a new state law that will ban sleeping on public property.
War censorship exposes Putin's leaky internet controls
Read full article: War censorship exposes Putin's leaky internet controlsThe Kremlin's raft of online censorship measures has exposed serious shortcomings in its efforts to make Russia’s internet a powerful tool of surveillance and social control akin to China's so-called Great Firewall.
Firefighter hit in head with ax while caring for patient, Osceola deputies say
Read full article: Firefighter hit in head with ax while caring for patient, Osceola deputies sayA member of Osceola County Fire Rescue is in the hospital after being struck in the head with an ax while caring for a patient.
Fire at Wild Florida kills all reptiles in snake enclosure
Read full article: Fire at Wild Florida kills all reptiles in snake enclosureSnake enclosure catches on fire at Wild Florida Gator Park (Osceola County Fire and Rescue)KENANSVILLE, Fla. – A snake enclosure caught on fire Sunday at Wild Florida Airboats & Gator Park. Wild Florida officials gave an update Sunday on Facebook, saying that none of the reptiles inside the exhibit survived, although a total number has not been released. “Unfortunately, none of the reptiles survived the fire and it breaks our heart to lose these beautiful animals. “We plan to rebuild and continue to provide a safe, educational experience for our guests,” Wild Florida officials said on Facebook. Unfortunately none of the reptiles survived the... Posted by Wild Florida on Sunday, December 13, 2020
Times editor resigns, saying she was harassed for her ideas
Read full article: Times editor resigns, saying she was harassed for her ideasNEW YORK Bari Weiss, an opinion editor at The New York Times, quit her job on Tuesday with a public resignation letter that alleged harassment and a hostile work environment created by people who disagreed with her. Intellectual curiosity is now a liability at The Times, said Weiss, who was also a writer at the newspaper. Showing up to work as a centrist at an American newspaper should not require bravery, Weiss wrote. The Times didn't address Weiss' specific harassment allegations. On Twitter, Sullivan wrote that the mob bullied Weiss for thought crimes and her editors stood by and watched."