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Jacksonville, Florida, rapper Foolio, whose real name is Charles Jones, was shot and killed Sunday morning in Tampa, his lawyer confirmed. Police were called to a hotel in uptown Tampa a few hours before sunrise, having received reports of a shooting at the address. Upon arriving at the scene, they found two vehicles that had been shot at in the parking lot. One person, now identified as Jones, was pronounced dead, according to the Tampa Police Department. Three additional victims are in stable condition and being treated at the hospital. Police said officers are still investigating the motive for the...

Florida governor Ron DeSantis slashed more than $32m in art and culture grants from next year’s state budget, effectively eliminating most of the state’s financial resources available for the arts. The legislature had already approved the funds in the form of two grants: $26m for one that supports cultural and museum programming, and $6m for another for building projects. The cuts are a small part of the nearly $1bn in line items that DeSantis vetoed before signing the budget last week, but art and cultural institutions across Florida say losing those grants will pose an immense challenge. “It’s a huge...

People will see…. it might take a little more time than I would prefer, but the truth will come out and people will see. A judge in Florida is starting to take apart the secrecy operation that Ron DeSantis and his DC Bush clan constructed during their block Trump operation. DeSantis moved from Congress to the Florida Governor position in 2018; the intent was always to run for President in 2024 and take apart the Trump constructs returning the Republican apparatus to traditional corporate controls. Part of their lengthy approach was to import some of the Washington DC silo/secrecy functions...

Governor Ron DeSantis’ crackdown on illegal immigrants seems to be paying off in more ways than one, according to a recent report. The governor’s multi-pronged effort to reduce illegal immigration in Florida has resulted in a significant reduction in the number of taxpayer dollars going to fund healthcare for those residing in the country illegally. The governor signed a law last year requiring hospitals that accept Medicaid to ask patients about their legal immigration status when they seek treatment. The legislation does not compel patients to answer the question, but immigrant rights groups argued that it would discourage them from...

@Jewsarethegoat: ⚠️ 'Radi Ahmad' is flying a Nazi swastika flag at his tire shop in Jacksonville, Florida. The Islamic Jew hater says, he's Palestinian and he's voicing the opinion for his people.

Join Elon Musk for a tour inside SpaceX's Starbase and the brand new Starfactory. This video was shot the day before Flight 4, on June 5th, 2024.00:00 - Intro00:28 - Interview Starts10:12 - Starships in Highbay21:24 - Manufacturing talk23:50 - Reusability27:00 - Ice / Thruster talk31:30 - Megabay41:15 - Raptors49:07 - Inside Starfactory1:03:03 - OutroFirst Look Inside SpaceX's Starfactory w/ Elon Musk | 1:04:17 | Everyday Astronaut | 1.59M subscribers | 621,461 views | June 22, 2024

The couple was vacationing at Hutchinson Island, Florida, with their 6 children.. A Chester County, Pennsylvania couple has died after they were caught in a rip current while vacationing with their six children off Hutchinson Island, which is near Port St. Lucie, Florida. The victims have been identified as 51-year-old Brian Warter and his 48-year-old girlfriend, Erica Wishard, both of Downingtown. The family was swimming around 1:30 p.m. behind the Marriott Hotel when the couple and two of their children were swept out by a rip current. Police said the kids were able to break the current and tried to...

AMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A Florida woman was arrested after she reportedly called 911 on herself while trying to steal a car from a dealership so she “could do it legally.” Christy Turman, 37, called the Lee County Sheriff’s Office because she wanted authorities to know, deputies said. “Because I’m trying to steal a car that’s not legally mine,” Turman said during the 911 call. “So, y’all better come make a report. I’m reporting this.” Deputies arrived at the dealership a short time later, where they say they found Turman exiting the driver’s side of the stolen Toyota Corolla. The...

The tables have turned. Had everything gone according to plan, Donald Trump would be on trial right now in South Florida for hoarding classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago ocean estate after leaving the White House. The politician, still licking his wounds from his New York conviction, would be desperately fighting to stave off a humiliating distinction: becoming the first former president to be branded a two-time felon. Instead, a very different trial of sorts will be underway this Friday at a tiny federal courthouse in the sunny beach city of Fort Pierce—one that will awkwardly put the Department of Justice...

The Florida housing market has been experiencing notable shifts. While the overall state-level home prices have been steadily growing, there are specific areas where inventory has surged dramatically. For instance, in ZIP codes like Port Richey, located north of Tampa, listings have nearly tripled compared to last year, with a staggering 248% growth in listings year-on-year. This surge in inventory can indeed be a sign of a major selloff, which may impact prices in the second half of 2024.

A Florida public school employee who faces firing because she allowed her transgender daughter to play girls' high school volleyball hit out at the investigators who outed her child - claiming they destroyed her life. Jessica Norton said her daughter was thriving at Monarch High School in Fort Lauderdale before an anonymous tipster notified a Broward County school board member in November that the 16-year-old was playing on the girls' varsity volleyball team in apparent violation of state law. That tip launched a widespread investigation, that has resulted in Norton being suspended from her job as an information management specialist...

Six administrators faced three-day suspensions related to a [boy] playing girls sports, but they all got cleared following a superintendent change in Broward schools. What caused new Superintendent Howard Hepburn to overrule a recommendation by his predecessor, Peter Licata, remains unclear. The reversal came after complaints by employee groups, who argued the discipline was unjust and political. A lawyer for some of the administrators even

A plastic surgeon in the Florida panhandle faces a manslaughter charge regarding his wife’s post-surgery death, authorities announced Monday. Officers of the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office (SRCSO) arrested and charged Dr. Benjamin Brown, 41, with “manslaughter by Culpable Negligence” Monday, the SRCSO said. The arrest followed “an extensive investigation in conjunction with the District One Medical Examiner’s Office and the State Attorney’s Office” into the Nov. 28, 2023 death of Hillary Ellington Brown, according to the statement. Hillary Brown went into cardiac arrest at Brown’s hospital, Restore Plastic Surgery, Nov. 21, 2023, according to the statement. Reportedly moved to...

Three Florida residents pleaded guilty on Friday to charges connected to attacks on pregnancy resource centers, including in Winter Park, between May and July 2022. The Department of Justice (DOJ) said Caleb Freestone, Amber Smith-Stewart and Annarella Rivera chose to target pro-life reproductive health facilities that provided patients with resources and counseling on abortion alternatives. Authorities said the defendants vandalized the buildings with threatening messages. Freestone, Smith-Stewart and Rivera pleaded guilty to conspiring to injure, oppress, threaten or intimidate employees of the targeted pregnancy resource centers. By pleading guilty, the defendants admitted to participating in attacks during nighttime hours, while...

The Libertarian Party of Florida’s Executive Committee approved a motion over the weekend calling for the Libertarian National Committee to investigate allegations concerning the validity of votes cast for the presidential ticket during the party’s recent national convention. The resolution, first shared via X on Sunday, urges the LNC to investigate claims that the presidential and vice-presidential nominations at the party’s recent national convention may have been compromised by ineligible votes. While the party states that it remains committed to supporting its 2024 presidential ticket and will place it on the ballot, the resolution highlights concerns about potential legal and...

A missing family of four including kids ages 5 and 6 are feared dead after Florida cops found human remains on the property of a man now facing a murder charge. Rory Atwood, 25, is facing a first-degree murder charge. The human remains have yet to be identified, but Pasco County Sheriff Chris Nocco said at a Saturday press conference that deputies believe they belong to the missing family, identified as Rain Mancini, 26, and Phillip Zilliot II, 25, and their children 6-year-old Karma Zilliot and 5-year-old Phillip Zilliot III.

A Florida teenager murdered his parents execution style and shot a deputy during a police standoff before he was finally gunned down by authorities. The violence unfolded Saturday night inside the Tampa home belonging to Christos Themelis, 51, his wife Rebecca, 48, and their 19-year-old son Christos Jr., according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. Christos Jr. got his hands on a gun and fatally shot his father inside their house. Sheriff's deputies then received what they described as a frantic 911 call from Rebecca, who told dispatchers that her son had shot her husband. Dispatchers could hear the crackle...

Garland landed in the hot seat—and let’s just say he didn’t exactly shine. When pressed about the elaborate lawfare scheme he and the regime have orchestrated, Garland crumbled. This issue cuts to the core of Biden’s tyrannical overreach, and it’s not only targeting President Trump. It’s bigger than that: Bannon, Navarro, Jeffrey Clark, John Eastman, the January 6 political prisoners, and Douglass Mackey—who was hit with a felony conviction just for posting an anti-Hillary meme—are all caught in this lawless, unjust dragnet.

There’s a fair amount of speculation these days about whom Trump will choose as a running mate. Guessing games can often attract a crowd. The names of Ron DeSantis and Marco Rubio, along with even Donald Trump, Jr., are being bandied about. There is a catch. It’s called the Twelfth Amendment: “The Electors shall meet in their respective states, and vote by ballot for President and Vice President, one of whom, at least, shall not be an inhabitant of the same state with themselves.” This particular clause did not change the Constitution. It was carried forward from Article II, Section...

ORLANDO, Fla. - Data this weekend indicates a low potential for a tropical depression or storm to form and track due west into the east coast of Florida or southeast Georgia by late Wednesday into Thursday. Such an event would be "extremely rare" for June, said FOX 35 Storm Team Meteorologist Noah Bergren. "Historically, only three storms have made landfall from the east in June," he added. "The most recent was Tropical Storm Danny in 2021, which hit South Carolina."