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www.cnn.com
11 months ago
US politics

Florida man charged with throwing explosive at capitol riot

The FBI on Tuesday arrested a Florida man accused of setting off an explosive device in the US Capitol tunnel during the attack on January 6, 2021.In one of the most violent scenes of the Capitol riot, a line of police officers protected an entrance to the building against violent rioters who used poles, bats, fists, stolen riot shields, chemical spray and, according to court documents, small explosives to attack the officers.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
Mental health

Family of Florida man who died while being violently restrained sues jail staff

The family of a Florida man who died after being violently restrained by jailers is filing a civil rights suit against the officers who were involved in the incident and the jail's healthcare provider.According to a draft of the lawsuit shared exclusively with the Guardian, the family of 43-year-old Kevin Desir alleges that Broward county sheriff officials used excessive force against Desir while he was suffering from a severe mental health episode, violating his 14th amendment rights.
Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

Florida man drowns saving juvenile at Porter Beach

The body of a Florida man was recovered Monday by lifeguards after he saved the life of a juvenile at Porter Beach, officials said.
Hogs Haven
1 year ago
Washington Redskins

All aTwitter: 24 March 2023

The goal of All aTwitter is to give readers a handy spot to check the Washington Commanders beat writers & bloggers, national sports journalists, and football fans in order to keep up on the latest news and opinions about Washington, the NFL, and sports in general, along with a smattering of other things.
Boston.com
1 year ago
Boston

Florida man pleads guilty to masturbating, exposing himself on flight to Boston

A Florida man who allegedly masturbated then exposed himself and touched another passenger without her consent on a flight to Boston pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a charge of performing a lewd act aboard an aircraft.The charge stems from an incident in April where Donald Edward Robinson, 76, of Bonita Springs, Flordia, allegedly targeted the 21-year-old female passenger seated next to him on a flight from Newark, New Jersey, to Boston, according to U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollins' office.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Arts

'Wait Wait' for Nov 19, 2022: Live from Louisville!

Recorded at Palace Theater in Louisville, with Not My Job guest Freddie Johnson and panelists Adam Burke, Paula Poundstone and Alzo Slade.Click the audio link above to hear the whole show.Buffalo Trace/Buffalo Trrace Who's Bill This Time Fake Money Has Real Collapse; Florida Man Is Back; Swifties Rise Up! Panel Questions How Not to Argue Bluff The Listener Our panelists read three stories about running in the news, only one of which is tr Not My Job: Buffalo Trace's Freddie Johnson answers three questions about riding a barrel over Niagara Falls Freddie Johnson, Chief Tour Guide and VIP Visitor Supervisor at Buffalo Trace Distillery plays our game called, "Try Aging This Barrel" Three questions about people going over Niagara Falls in barrels Panel Questions Good News for Dollywood!
Portland Mercury
1 year ago
Portland

Good Morning, News: Portland Protest Civil Case Goes to Jury, Hurricane Ian Flirts With Category 5, and Abortion Laws That Contradict Other Abortion Laws

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Boston.com
1 year ago
Boston

Florida man charged with sex trafficking, gun offenses

A Florida man has been charged with allegedly trafficking two women to engage in commercial sex acts and being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, according to a statement from U.S. Attorney Rachael S. Rollins.
Boston.com
2 years ago
Boston

Florida man arrested for allegedly masturbating on a flight to Boston

A Florida man was arrested Sunday for allegedly masturbating and showing his penis to a passenger during a flight from Newark to Boston on Friday, the Massachusetts U.S. Attorney's Office announced.
FanSided
1 year ago
National Football League

Who is Ken Francis, non-agent trying to negotiate Lamar Jackson contract?

The Lamar Jackson saga took a strange turn with the NFL warning teams about negotiating with a non-NFLPA certified agent named Ken Francis.Who the heck is Ken Francis?That's the question Ravens fans and apparently NFL teams have been asking recently.The NFL Management Council had to warn teams about the man who is apparently trying to negotiate a deal for Lamar Jackson.
FanSided
1 year ago
National Football League

Lamar Jackson responds to wild Ken Francis rumors: 'Stop lying'

Quarterback Lamar Jackson responded to reports about a man named Ken Francis tried to contact multiple NFL teams to negotiate a contract for him.In the midst of free agency and the draft, the NFL world has been shaken to its core over the "Ken Francis" saga.On Thursday, the NFL Management Council sent out a memo informing teams not to negotiate with Francis, who they claim had been trying to get teams to enter contract talks with Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson.
FanSided
1 year ago
National Football League

Best Ken Francis memes as Lamar Jackson saga goes off the rails

NFL teams received a memo that a man named Ken Francis was trying to negotiate for Lamar Jackson and the Ken Francis memes started flowing freely.Just when you thought this NFL offseason and the Lamar Jackson saga couldn't get any weirder, Ken Francis had something to say about it - or something to say to NFL teams.
Truthout
1 year ago
Left-wing politics

Ketanji Brown Jackson Rebukes Colleagues for Rejecting Case on 162-Year Prison Sentence

It is "unfortunate" that other justices on the court didn't take the same position Jackson did, one legal observer said.Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson attends President Joe Bidens State of the Union address in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol on February 7, 2023.Tom Williams / CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has penned a scathing rebuke of the court's decision not to hear a case involving a Florida man who was sentenced to 162 years in prison.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Law

A Florida man is accused of $2.5 million COVID-19 relief fraud

The Department of Justice building in Washington on February 9, 2022.
New York Daily News
1 year ago
Public health

Florida man dies from brain-eating amoeba after rinsing sinuses with tap water

A Florida man has died after contracting Naegleria fowleri, a brain-eating amoeba - likely the result of rinsing his sinuses with tap water, health officials said.The state Health Department in a recent press release said it is continuing to investigate the cause of the infection and monitoring for any indication of additional infections across Charlotte County.
Boston.com
1 year ago
Boston

Florida man wins $4 million jackpot during Mass. visit for the birth of his grandchild

Local James Devine hopes to use the $2.6 million lump sum payment to buy a new golf cart to tour his community in Florida.A Florida man visiting Massachusetts for the birth of his grandchild won the Massachusetts State Lottery's $4 million Platinum Jackpot instant ticket game, the lottery announced Feb. 22.
James Devine, from Estero, Florida, was the first person to overcome the Platinum Jackpot's 1 in 5,376,000 odds, claiming a lump sum payment of $2.6 million before taxes.
the Guardian
1 year ago
World news

Florida man arrested for threatening far-right congresswoman Lauren Boebert

A Florida man has been arrested for allegedly threatening the life of Lauren Boebert, the far-right Republican congresswoman from Colorado.
the Guardian
1 year ago
World news

Florida man arrested for threatening far-right congresswoman Lauren Boebert

A Florida man has been arrested for allegedly threatening the life of Lauren Boebert, the far-right Republican congresswoman from Colorado.
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