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Wendy’s Employee Fired Over Receipt With N-Word on It
A Wendy’s employee was given the boot after a black Florida Highway Patrol trooper spotted an old receipt near the worker’s station that had the n-word on it. According to the Click Orlando, the trooper was in line to get his dinner Tuesday night at an Orlando restaurant when he saw the receipt next to…
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Pregnant Woman Killed in SWAT Raid After Boyfriend Uses Her as Shield: Police
A pregnant woman who was killed in a SWAT raid over the weekend in Indian River County, Fla., was used as a shield by her boyfriend, authorities say. According to CBS12, the family of 21-year-old Alteria Woods are searching for answers after their loved one, an innocent bystander, wound up dead. “I’ve never heard of…
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Guards Won’t Be Charged in Death of Fla. Inmate Who Was Locked in Scalding Shower
More than four years after the gruesome shower death of Florida inmate Darren Rainey, and following a two-year probe into the incident by law enforcement, prosecutors have declined to charge the four guards involved in the death, with authorities saying that there is no evidence of wrongdoing. According to the Washington Post, on Friday, Miami-Dade…
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Noose Found Hanging Outside Middle School in Orlando, Fla.
A rope tied into a noose was found hanging outside the Gotha Middle School in Orlando, Fla., prompting an investigation by the police. According to the Associated Press, several students and staff members at Gotha saw the noose Wednesday morning before it was removed. Orange County (Fla.) Public Schools officials confirmed that police are investigating…
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Fla. House Fire That Killed 3 Children Believed Started by Grandfather’s Ex: Report
Three Florida children were killed over the weekend in an early-Saturday-morning fire that authorities believe was started by their grandfather’s ex-girlfriend. Marcus Clark, 10; Kiani Clark, 8; and Kemaren Clark, 4, all died in a fire that began around 4:30 a.m. in their grandfather’s home, the Arcadia Police Department confirmed, according to WINK. The children…
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Fla. Man Tried to Burn Down Convenience Store to ‘Run the Arabs Out of Our Country’: Police
A Florida man attempted to burn down a convenience store, admitting, apparently, to local authorities that he thought the owner was Muslim and that he wanted to “run the Arabs out of our country,” the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office confirmed. As it turns out, the store owners were actually Indian, making the incident the…
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Muhammad Ali Jr. Speaks Out About Being Detained at Fla. Airport Because of Muslim Name
Muhammad Ali Jr., son of the boxing great who made news last week after it was reported that he and his mother had been detained by immigration officials at a Florida airport because of their Muslim names, is speaking out about his ordeal and said Monday that he felt “violated” when he was asked about…
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Suspect in Killing of T-Pain’s Niece Found Dead
Last August, rapper T-Pain made a public plea for people to help find Tavon Jackson, the man accused of killing his niece Jovana Glover while she was working at a West Tallahassee, Fla., Walgreens. Jovana Glover’s death was captured on surveillance camera, and Jackson was seen fleeing the scene. And now, months later, Jackson’s body…