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Fla. High School Teacher Allegedly Threatened to Get Black Students 'Sent Back to Africa'
A Florida high school teacher is facing backlash after he allegedly threatened to get black students “sent back to Africa,” the Houston Chronicle reports. John Sousa, who works at the Wesley Chapel High School in the Tampa Bay area, was placed on administrative leave Friday after allegedly telling black students, “Don’t make me call Donald…
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‘Whites Only,’ ‘Colored’ Signs Posted Above Water Fountains at Fla. High School
“Whites Only” and “Colored” signs reportedly placed above two water fountains at a Florida high school have sparked an investigation by school officials, Action News Jax reports. A photo of the signs was shared on social media Thursday. According to the news station, Duval County School Superintendent Nikolai Vitti said in a statement that the…
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George Zimmerman Used Racial Slur at Bar Before Being Removed: Police
Karma hasn’t caught up with George Zimmerman yet. This time around, the acquitted killer is accused of yelling at a female employee while at a bar, using racial slurs, before becoming “belligerent” toward a deputy before he was removed from the establishment, the Seminole County, Fla., Sheriff’s Office said, Click Orlando reports. According to the…
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Fla. Teacher Accused of Getting 16-Year-Old Drunk Before Having Sex With Him
A Florida substitute teacher is facing multiple charges after being accused of getting a 16-year-old student drunk and having sex with him at her apartment, the Associated Press reports. Alicia Bromfield, 28, a substitute teacher at the Crenshaw School in Gotha, Fla, was arrested Friday on charges of unlawful sex with a minor and contributing…
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Fla. Man Arrested for Shooting at Passing Cars
Carl Washington, 40, allegedly situated himself at an intersection and began to shoot at passing cars Saturday, hitting one driver in the head, CBS News reports. He was arrested on five counts of attempted premeditated murder after shooting with his rifle at five people as they drove by him in Hollywood, Fla. According to CBS, the man who…
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Fla. Man Convicted in Racially Motivated Murder Gets a New Trial
Jacob Dougan was convicted for the 1974 racially motivated murder of Stephen Orlando, 18, in Jacksonville, Fla., over four decades ago and is now going to receive a new trial, CBS News reports. Police said that Dougan was one of many who were part of a group called the Black Liberation Army. Apparently, group members…
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Watch: Anchorman Has No Chill in Hurricane Prediction: 'You and Everyone You Know Will Die'
Fox News anchorman Shepard Smith has run out of ways to tell Floridians to evacuate Florida. During a broadcast Thursday, the veteran broadcaster noted that if Hurricane Matthew changed course, many would die. “This moves 20 miles to the west, and you and everyone you know are dead—all of you—because you can’t survive it,” Smith…
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Update: Hurricane Matthew Leaves at Least 283 Dead in Haiti, Heads Toward Fla.
Updated Thursday, Oct. 6, 9 p.m. EDT: The New York Times is reporting that the death toll in Haiti is at least 283, after officials there drastically raised the number following lower initial reports. They say the number of deaths is likely to rise as international organizations begin to reach the worst-affected areas of the country. Earlier:…
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Fla. Woman Charges That Cop Baked Her a 'Sorry I Tased You' Cake
A Florida woman has filed a civil lawsuit against a former Escambia County, Fla., deputy, charging that he shocked her with a Taser in her chest and neck without provocation, tried to cover up the incident and then later—adding insult to injury—apologized with a cake. According to the Pensacola News Journal, Stephanie Byron filed the…
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2 Arrested After 4-Year-Old Girl Killed While Playing With a Gun
Police have arrested two individuals in connection with the death of a 4-year-old Florida girl, who shot and killed herself while playing with a gun, the Sun Sentinel reports. According to the report, little Amirra Jacques died in her home from a gunshot wound around 8:30 p.m. Sunday. Her uncle, 25-year-old Nathaniel Lowe, reported a home…