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Everyone agrees there's a homeless crisis in the US. Plans to address it vary among mayor candidates
Read full article: Everyone agrees there's a homeless crisis in the US. Plans to address it vary among mayor candidatesHomelessness is at the top of the agenda for candidates in mayoral races across the U.S. West.
Sprint great Michael Johnson launching 'Grand Slam Track' league with $100K first prizes
Read full article: Sprint great Michael Johnson launching 'Grand Slam Track' league with $100K first prizesSprinting great Michael Johnson is launching a track league that looks to assemble nearly 100 of the sport’s top performers four times a year to compete for $12.6 million in prize money over the season.
House Speaker Mike Johnson was once the dean of a Christian law school. It never opened its doors
Read full article: House Speaker Mike Johnson was once the dean of a Christian law school. It never opened its doorsMike Johnson does not typically mention one aspect of his work before being elected to Congress.
Lyles leads U.S. sweep; Jackson tops Jamaica 1-2 in 200
Read full article: Lyles leads U.S. sweep; Jackson tops Jamaica 1-2 in 200Noah Lyles led wire to wire and routed the field in the 200 meters Thursday in 19.31 seconds, the third-fastest time ever, to lead America’s second sprint sweep at world championships.
‘We’re here to right a wrong:’ Eatonville agency to return vulnerable man’s property
Read full article: ‘We’re here to right a wrong:’ Eatonville agency to return vulnerable man’s propertyA previous Eatonville CRA board took possession of Tommy Dixon’s home and land in 2020 as part of a complicated real estate transaction.
‘It’s morally wrong:’ Eatonville leaders question real estate deal with vulnerable man
Read full article: ‘It’s morally wrong:’ Eatonville leaders question real estate deal with vulnerable manWhile passing through Florida’s oldest Black incorporated town, visitors might encounter Tommy Dixon riding his bicycle along the community’s streets.
Orange County deputy suspended for Facebook post about Muslims
Read full article: Orange County deputy suspended for Facebook post about MuslimsORLANDO, Fla. – A Central Florida sheriff’s deputy was suspended for nearly a month after a civil rights group asked for an investigation into his Facebook posts about Muslims. In a February 2020 post on his personal Facebook page, Johnson wrote that “Muslims are taking over America,” calling them the “most intolerant people when it comes to other religions,” the report said. !” Johnson wrote in the post. None of those deputies reported the post to the agency, and none said they had concerns with the post when interviewed by internal investigators. Mina told the newspaper deputies have an obligation to report any policy violations they see while on duty, but said that is not the case for an off-duty deputy.
A flame, a look, one of the Olympics' most powerful moments
Read full article: A flame, a look, one of the Olympics' most powerful momentsFILE - In this July 19, 1996, file photo, American swimmer Janet Evans passes the Olympic flame to Muhammad Ali during the 1996 Summer Olympic Games Opening Ceremony in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File)ATLANTA EDITORS With the Tokyo Olympics postponed for a year because of the coronavirus pandemic, The Associated Press is looking back at the history of Summer Games. Here are some of the highlights of the 1996 Atlanta Games, where Muhammad Ali provided the greatest moment before the competition even began. ___Less than 24 hours before the opening ceremony of the Atlanta Olympics, at a secretive midnight practice run, Janet Evans finally got the word. As the last host city to rely mainly on private funding, Atlanta faced griping that its commercial backers made the event look more like a tacky county fair than the Summer Olympics.
Assault near Wisconsin protests investigated as hate crime
Read full article: Assault near Wisconsin protests investigated as hate crime(AP Photo/Morry Gash)MADISON, Wis. An assault on a biracial woman in Madison was being investigated Thursday as a hate crime after the woman told police she was burned by lighter fluid thrown at her and ignited by a white man, just a few blocks from violent protests at the state Capitol. Althea Bernstein told police she was driving near the Capitol about 1 a.m. Wednesday and had stopped at a red light with her driver's side window down. Bernstein, 18, told police she heard someone yell out a racial epithet, looked around and saw four white men. One sprayed liquid on her face and neck and threw a flaming lighter at her, she told police. On Wednesday night, about 40 people gathered peacefully outside the county jail where the man was being held, calling for his release.
Orange County deputies enforce Florida’s hands-free law
Read full article: Orange County deputies enforce Florida’s hands-free lawORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Drivers along Forest City Road learned an expensive lesson early Thursday as deputies enforced the hands-free portion of Florida's texting and driving law. For Thursday's operation, the Orange County Sheriff's Office focused on a school zone near Lake Weston Elementary. “It’s simple, but yet people have been so used to using their phones while they’re driving,” Master Deputy Michael Johnson said. “You’re taking someone else’s life in your hands because you’re looking at a device.”This morning, our Motors Unit conducted a "Hands-Free" law detail at a school zone and a construction zone (w/workers present). Here are the results: - 71 traffic stops- 50 citations for "hands-free" law- 26 citations for other violations pic.twitter.com/cOtDoSjdSb — Orange County Sheriff's Office (@OrangeCoSheriff) February 20, 2020Drivers who were pulled over, like Lisa Andreoni, were written a $164 ticket.