Fearing Mother Nature might have her way, participants of Gainesville’s Juneteenth Freedom Walk got a reprieve as cloudy skies played peek-a-boo with the sun Saturday morning. “The walk provides an educational experience in the community where you see people across the community come together to learn some of the real …
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At the first hearing, on Thursday, panel Chairperson Rep. Bennie Thompson said Trump was at the center of the conspiracy that the 2020 election was stolen from him and then "spurred a mob of domestic enemies of the Constitution to march down to the Capitol and subvert American democracy."
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A 261-page Florida Department of Environmental Protection dam safety report released in March has given the decades-long battle a renewed sense of urgency. What was once a low-hazard structure with no potential for death or flooding has changed as it’s aged.
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March for Our Lives arose from the anguish of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting. It is a youth-led movement with hundreds of chapters nationwide advocating for stricter gun laws and the elimination of gun violence. The advocacy group gained considerable momentum four years ago, delivering a colossal message begging for change.
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