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The president kicks off his reelection campaign with blistering attacks at a rally in Orlando that focused more on settling scores than laying out his agenda for a second term.
Read More »Trump Rehashes Gripes, Rips ‘Radical’ Dems In 2020 Launch
Colton Fears Receives Prison Sentence In Shooting Incident That Followed Richard Spencer Event
Colton Fears, one of the men involved in the shooting that took place after the October 2017 Richard Spencer rally at the University of Florida, was sentenced to five years in prison on Monday.
Read More »UF Students Join Farmworkers To Protest Wendy’s
On Thursday, about 200 people representing the Coalition held a demonstration at the University of Florida to demand that the university end its contract with Wendy’s.
Read More »Reporter’s Notebook: Inside The Broward Supervisor Of Election’s Recount
Cat Gloria made the decision to drive from the University of Florida to Broward to cover Florida’s recounts for governor, U.S. Senate and commissioner of agriculture. Here's her story.
Read More »Pressure, Protests And Lawsuits Reminiscent Of 2000 As Recount Rolls Out
As machine recounts begin in counties across the state, tension builds between candidates.
Read More »White Nationalist Supporter Colton Fears Reaches Plea Deal In October 2017 Shooting Case
Colton Fears, 29, pled guilty to an accessory to attempted first-degree murder charge during his pre-trial hearing on Monday morning.
Read More »‘We Will Vote You Out’: Stoneman Douglas Students Demand Change as Thousands Rally at Capitol
Thousands of high school students and protestors ascended on the state capitol Wednesday to show their support for stricter gun laws following last week’s mass shooting that left 17 people dead at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
Read More »Lawmakers Look To Quiet University ‘Free-Speech’ Zones
Updated, Feb. 21, 2018: This legislation likely will not become law during the 2018 session, as a Senate committee rejected the Senate version of the bill. Original story, Feb. 7, 2018: Free-speech zones would be banned and state universities and colleges could be sued for up to $100,000 in …
Read More »Man Involved In Shooting After Spencer Event To Be Extradited To Texas
William Fears, charged with accessory to attempted murder after a shooting incident after Richard Spencer's Oct. 19 appearance at the University of Florida, will soon be extradited to Texas.
Read More »Law Enforcement: White Nationalist Speech Results In “Mostly Peaceful Day”
White nationalist Richard Spencer's speech Thursday at the University of Florida prompted a state of emergency, carried a $600,000 tab and drew more than 2,500 demonstrators. But law enforcement summarized the contentious event, which devolved into an antagonistic affair, as “a mostly peaceful day.”
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