Video of Jacksonville sheriff's officer hitting man in face during traffic stop prompts investigation

Black student files federal lawsuit after video shows Florida officers hitting him, dragging him from car during traffic stop

Jacksonville law enforcement officers violated the civil rights of a 22-year-old Black college student when they pulled him from his car and beat him during a traffic stop, according to a lawsuit filed in a federal court in Jacksonville on Wednesday. A video showing a Jacksonville Sheriff’s officer punching and dragging William McNeil from his car…

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Florida surgeon general says decision to end school vaccine requirements wasn't based on data

Florida surgeon general says decision to end school vaccine requirements wasn’t based on data

Florida’s top health official said last week that the state will start dismantling school vaccine mandates, something no other state has done in modern U.S. history. On Sunday, in a CNN interview with Jake Tapper, Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo confirmed that his department did no data analysis or projections on how the change…

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Reuters US Domestic News Summary

Reuters US Domestic News Summary

Following is a summary of current US domestic news briefs. Fed nominee Miran tells Senate panel he’s ‘not at all’ Trump’s puppet Stephen Miran, President Donald Trump’s pick to fill an open seat at the Federal Reserve, on Thursday parried dozens of questions from lawmakers about whether he will make interest-rate decisions independently of…

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2 more people have died from a flesh-eating bacteria after eating oysters. How to reduce your risk of Vibrio vulnificus infection before dining — and swimming in the ocean.

Two more people have died after eating oysters contaminated with a flesh-eating bacteria that thrives in warm coastal waters. The fatal cases were traced back to oysters harvested in Louisiana and were consumed in restaurants located in Louisiana and Florida. The deadly bacteria, known as Vibrio vulnificus, have now caused a total of six deaths…

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Trump admin. moving detainees out of "Alligator Alcatraz" after judge orders facility operations to wind down

Trump admin. moving detainees out of “Alligator Alcatraz” after judge orders facility operations to wind down

The Department of Homeland Security has begun moving detainees out of a controversial, state-run immigration detention center in the middle of the Florida Everglades dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” days after a federal judge ruled that parts of the facility must be dismantled. The detainees are being transferred to other immigration detention centers, DHS said in a…

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