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Wellness blogger Belle Gibson lied about having cancer. Years later, Australia is still chasing her
Read full article: Wellness blogger Belle Gibson lied about having cancer. Years later, Australia is still chasing herThe consumer watchdog in the Australian state of Victoria said this week it's still pursuing the disgraced wellness influencer Belle Gibson, who lied about having terminal brain cancer and curing it through healthy living, for the hefty fines she was ordered to pay in 2017.
Donald Trump vows to help ‘troubled’ Hollywood with Mel Gibson, Jon Voight and Sylvester Stallone
Read full article: Donald Trump vows to help ‘troubled’ Hollywood with Mel Gibson, Jon Voight and Sylvester StalloneDonald Trump wants to make Hollywood “bigger, better and stronger” and has chosen Mel Gibson, Jon Voight and Sylvester Stallone to help.
Former State Sen. Audrey Gibson resigns from role with city of Jacksonville
Read full article: Former State Sen. Audrey Gibson resigns from role with city of JacksonvilleFormer State Senator Audrey Gibson resigned from her role with the city of Jacksonville as the head of the Grants and Compliance division.
Defeated Virginia candidate whose explicit videos surfaced says she may not be done with politics
Read full article: Defeated Virginia candidate whose explicit videos surfaced says she may not be done with politicsThe Virginia Democrat whose legislative campaign was rocked by the disclosure that she had livestreamed sex acts with her husband lost this year's race but isn't giving up on politics.
Jury deliberates fate of suspected serial killer accused in six deaths in Delaware and Philadelphia
Read full article: Jury deliberates fate of suspected serial killer accused in six deaths in Delaware and PhiladelphiaJury deliberations are under way in the trial of a suspected serial killer accused in the deaths of six people in Delaware and Pennsylvania in 2021.
GOP’s David Owen wins Virginia legislative race over Democratic opponent who livestreamed sex videos
Read full article: GOP’s David Owen wins Virginia legislative race over Democratic opponent who livestreamed sex videosRepublican businessman David Owen has won election to Virginia’s House of Delegates against Democratic opponent Susanna Gibson.
Republican leads over Democrat whose House of Delegates race became embroiled in sex scandal
Read full article: Republican leads over Democrat whose House of Delegates race became embroiled in sex scandalRepublican David Owen held a narrow lead over Democrat Susanna Gibson in a Virginia House of Delegates race that drew attention after revelations that Gibson engaged in sex acts with her husband on a pornographic website, but the margin left the race too early to call.
Virginia candidate who livestreamed sex videos draws support from women, Democratic leader
Read full article: Virginia candidate who livestreamed sex videos draws support from women, Democratic leaderA Democratic Virginia legislative candidate is moving forward with her campaign Tuesday after her race was rattled by the revelation that she and her husband livestreamed themselves having sex.
Candidate in high-stakes Virginia election performed sex acts with husband in live videos
Read full article: Candidate in high-stakes Virginia election performed sex acts with husband in live videosA candidate in a high-stakes legislative contest in Virginia performed sex acts with her husband in live videos posted on a pornographic website while asking viewers to pay them with “tokens" or ”tips” for individual requests.
Mississippi judge declares mistrial for 2 white men charged in attack on Black FedEx driver
Read full article: Mississippi judge declares mistrial for 2 white men charged in attack on Black FedEx driverA Mississippi judge has cited police errors in declaring a mistrial for two white men accused of chasing and shooting at a Black FedEx employee who was making a delivery.
Trial begins for 2 white Mississippi men charged with shooting at Black FedEx driver
Read full article: Trial begins for 2 white Mississippi men charged with shooting at Black FedEx driverAttorneys made brief opening arguments Tuesday in the trial of two white men in Mississippi who are accused of chasing and shooting at a Black FedEx driver who had dropped off a package at a home.
Jacksonville students collecting bottled water for Jackson, Mississippi
Read full article: Jacksonville students collecting bottled water for Jackson, MississippiLocal students will collect bottles of water to send to people in Jackson, Mississippi, who ae dealing with the aftermath of another clean water crisis.
State Senator Audrey Gibson adds her name to the race for Jacksonville mayor in 2023
Read full article: State Senator Audrey Gibson adds her name to the race for Jacksonville mayor in 2023Audrey Gibson added her name to the growing list of candidates running to be Jacksonville’s next mayor. Gibson filed at the Duval County Supervisor of Elections office on Tuesday.
Commission discusses alerting the public of offshore spills following barge crash off Atlantic Beach
Read full article: Commission discusses alerting the public of offshore spills following barge crash off Atlantic BeachThe Jacksonville Waterways Commission met Wednesday to talk about better ways to respond to marine incidents like the one last year when thousands of tons of coal ash spilled into the ocean off the coast of Atlantic Beach.
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Phils win 6th straight, beat Mets to take over NL East lead
Read full article: Phils win 6th straight, beat Mets to take over NL East leadBryce Harper homered, Kyle Gibson pitched six strong innings and drove in the go-ahead run, and the streaking Philadelphia Phillies won their sixth straight game to take over first place in the NL East with a 4-2 victory over the slumping New York Mets.
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Astros lose combo no-hit try in 8th; Rangers' skid hits 11
Read full article: Astros lose combo no-hit try in 8th; Rangers' skid hits 11Framber Valdez and the Houston bullpen took a no-hit try into the eighth inning and Astros beat Texas 4-1, sending the Rangers to their season-worst 11th straight loss.
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Tropical Storm Elsa; Freedom to Fly Act & Essential Caregivers Act; Caregivers for Compromise founder
Read full article: Tropical Storm Elsa; Freedom to Fly Act & Essential Caregivers Act; Caregivers for Compromise founderOn this edition of “This Week in Jacksonville,” we discuss the response to and impact from Tropical Storm Elsa, with state Sen. Audrey Gibson and U.S. Rep. John Rutherford. We also look ahead to 2022, talking with Gibson about her endorsement of Democrat U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist in the race for Florida governor. Rutherford gives us an update from Washington, D.C., talking about the Freedom to Fly Act and the Essential Caregivers Act. And we talk with Mary Daniel, a local advocate for senior care and the founder of Caregivers for Compromise. Her husband, who has Alzheimer’s, resides at a memory care facility, and she couldn’t see him during the first months of the pandemic. Hear how her experiences during that time led her to take action and push for change.
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JSO: Man taken into custody after SWAT team responds to Northside neighborhood
Read full article: JSO: Man taken into custody after SWAT team responds to Northside neighborhoodA man was taken into custody after a SWAT team was called to a home in the Northside’s Osceola Forest neighborhood where officers were serving an arrest warrant on Monday, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
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Flight 93 families hope heroism award helps keep story alive
Read full article: Flight 93 families hope heroism award helps keep story aliveThe memorial to the people who died on United Airlines Flight 93 is hard to find on a map as the Sept, 11, 2001, terrorist attack itself slips deeper into the nation’s memory.
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Caregivers who bring someone 65+ to get vaccine can also get a shot
Read full article: Caregivers who bring someone 65+ to get vaccine can also get a shotFamily caregivers may assist with daily activities, personal care, or medical needs. Family caregivers qualify as health care workers with direct patient contact in Florida. AdGibson said the idea is to encourage both seniors and their caregivers to get vaccinate. “If the charge or senior has a vaccine, but the caregiver doesn’t, that’s not really the safest environment,” Gibson said. “To me, it sort of makes sense to get caregivers vaccinated.
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Muted Mardi Gras: Closed bars, barricaded Bourbon Street
Read full article: Muted Mardi Gras: Closed bars, barricaded Bourbon StreetTourists from Brooklyn take photos on a nearly deserted Bourbon Street during Mardi Gras in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021. “We were expecting a little bit lower key than the normal Mardi Gras,” Wheeler said. Coronavirus-related restrictions in New Orleans included canceled parades, closed bars and a near shutdown of rowdy Bourbon Street. That, and unusually frigid weather, prevented what New Orleans usually craves at the end of Mardi Gras season: streets and businesses jam-packed with revelers. To the east, Mobile, Alabama, which boasts the nation's oldest Mardi Gras celebrations, had also canceled parades.
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Political experts weigh in on acquittal of former President Trump in 2nd impeachment trial
Read full article: Political experts weigh in on acquittal of former President Trump in 2nd impeachment trialJACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Former President Donald Trump was acquitted this weekend in his second impeachment trial. The five-day trial focused on the events before, during and after the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. It’s pouring salt on the wound of so many of President Trump’s supporters,” Waltz said. So I just don’t think it’s good for the country.”AdIn response to Waltz’s remarks, state Sen. Audrey Gibson, D-Jacksonville, had a different view. “I think the congressman is wearing blinders on top of his rose-colored glasses because, obviously, he didn’t see what we all saw,” Gibson said.
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Detectives establish timeline, seek additional information in Middleburg woman’s death
Read full article: Detectives establish timeline, seek additional information in Middleburg woman’s deathDetectives with the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday that they’ve established a timeline of events as they continue to investigate the death of a Middleburg woman whose body was found alongside A1A. A Sheriff’s Office spokesperson told News4Jax that a passerby reported the discovery of the body, identified as Brianna Gibson, around 4:30 a.m. Sunday. The decision was made for the Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Unit to investigate the case as an undetermined death. It’s important to note that no arrests have been made in Gibson’s death, and the Sheriff’s Office has not named any suspects or persons of interest. Investigators said the vehicle was seized by the Sheriff’s Office while detectives began searching for Gibson’s boyfriend.
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Body found along A1A identified as 24-year-old Middleburg woman
Read full article: Body found along A1A identified as 24-year-old Middleburg womanA body found Sunday along A1A was identified as a 24-year-old Middleburg woman, the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office said Monday. Early Sunday morning is when the Sheriff’s Office, along with the Florida Highway Patrol, responded to what was believed to be a deadly hit-and-run crash involving a pedestrian along A1A, just south of J. Turner Butler Boulevard. Investigators said they began an aerial search and eventually found Gibson’s vehicle abandoned in a gated apartment complex in Middleburg, which was some distance away from her boyfriend’s home. Investigators said the vehicle was seized by the Sheriff’s Office while detectives began searching for Gibson’s boyfriend. News4Jax has been in contact with Gibson’s family members, who are asking for privacy after their unexpected loss.
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Part of Golden Ray heads to Louisiana as crews start cutting stern of ship
Read full article: Part of Golden Ray heads to Louisiana as crews start cutting stern of shipPart of a cargo ship that became stranded off the Georgia coast is headed to a recycling facility in Louisiana as crews start making the second cut into the Golden Ray. The bow left St. Simons Sound on Tuesday, squeezing under the Sidney Lanier Bridge. Salvagers are cutting the Golden Ray into eight pieces. (St. Simons Sound Incident Response)A major concern is the environmental impact. Once the bow is delivered to the recycling facility in Louisiana, the barge will return to the St. Simons Sound and will be on standby to transport the stern.
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Officer suffers minor injuries in overnight crash
Read full article: Officer suffers minor injuries in overnight crashThe vehicle then accelerated, jumping the curb where it struck the light pole on the north side of Beach Boulevard. No other cars were involved in the crash and the officer was the only one in the vehicle. The officer had minor injuries. He was transported to a local hospital for observation and is expected to be released soon. Crime scene units gathered evidence and JSO Traffic Homicide will conduct a follow up crash investigation.
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MLB reclassifies Negro Leagues as major league
Read full article: MLB reclassifies Negro Leagues as major leagueMajor League Baseball has reclassified the Negro Leagues as a major league and will count the statistics and records of its 3,400 players as part of its history. Josh Gibson, the greatest of all Negro League sluggers, might just wind up with a major league record, too. The statistics and records of greats like Gibson, Paige and roughly 3,400 other players are set to join Major League Baseball's books after MLB announced Wednesday it is reclassifying the Negro Leagues as a major league. “We couldn’t be more thrilled by this recognition of the significance of the Negro Leagues in Major League Baseball history,” said Edward Schauder, legal representative for Gibson’s estate and co-founder of the Negro Leagues Players Association. “Granting MLB status to the Negro Leagues a century after their founding is profoundly gratifying.”___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports
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Patriot Prayer no stranger to violent Northwest protests
Read full article: Patriot Prayer no stranger to violent Northwest protestsPatriot Prayer's founder, Joey Gibson, has held pro-Trump rallies repeatedly in Portland and other cities since 2016. Photos taken of the body show he was wearing a Patriot Prayer hat. Gibson, a one-time Senate candidate, founded Patriot Prayer in 2016. The defendant Jeremy Christian, who was sentenced to two consecutive life sentences earlier this year, had attended a Patriot Prayer rally several months before, but was kicked out by organizers for flashing Nazi hand signs. Mayor Ted Wheeler said when Trump supporters want to come to Portland to rally, there is nothing the city can do to prevent them.
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Kids surprise police officer with ice pop on hot summer day
Read full article: Kids surprise police officer with ice pop on hot summer dayInstead he was the beneficiary of the kids' thoughtful gesture, rolling down his window to receive the refreshing, icy, grape-flavor ice treat. The visit was a fun surprise for Amiyah and Jayden, who like other children have been isolated from friends and classmates during the coronavirus pandemic. So mom Erica Dantzler said it didn't surprise her when they asked if they could bring him the cool treat. "Theyre cool! Amiyah and Jayden said in unison. One Good Thing is a series of AP stories focusing on glimmers of joy and benevolence in a dark time.
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Mel Gibson has recovered after coronavirus hospitalization
Read full article: Mel Gibson has recovered after coronavirus hospitalizationLOS ANGELES Mel Gibson spent a week in a Los Angeles hospital in April after testing positive for COVID-19, his representative said Friday. The 64-year-old actor and director has completely recovered and is doing great according to the rep. Gibson is the latest in a long string of high profile figures to go public with coronavirus diagnoses and recoveries including Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson, George Stephanopoulos and the singer Pink. For most people, the new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough that clear up in two to three weeks. The U.S. has more than 4 million known cases of the coronavirus, with more than 140,000 deaths, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.

Althea Gibson honored with statue at US Open
Read full article: Althea Gibson honored with statue at US OpenAlthea Gibson is honored with a statue outside Arthur Ashe Stadium on the grounds of the US Tennis Association Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, New York. FLUSHING, N.Y. - Long before Serena Williams became America's great tennis star, and even before Arthur Ashe made history, there was Althea Gibson. Tennis' Open Era had yet to begin -- meaning women weren't being paid for playing tennis -- and almost all the country was segregated. The U.S. Open unveiled a sculpture of Gibson on Monday, the first day of the 2019 tournament. Including her doubles titles, Gibson won 11 grand slams, more than Arthur Ashe, who has a whole stadium named after him.

Tyrese Gibson Takes a Dig at Dwayne Johnson Over 'Hobbs & Shaw' Box Office Numbers:
Read full article: Tyrese Gibson Takes a Dig at Dwayne Johnson Over 'Hobbs & Shaw' Box Office Numbers:Tyrese Gibson's feud with Dwayne Johnson is still alive. After the box office numbers for Johnson's Hobbs & Shaw came in over the weekend, Gibson took to Instagram in a now-deleted post to shade the film's ticket sales. In Gibson's deleted post captured by The Shade Room, the 40-year-old actor again accused Johnson of "breaking up the family." "I have to show my respects for one thing He tried," Gibson wrote, calling the box office numbers for Hobbs & Shaw "NOT a win." Last July, Gibson appeared to have put the feud behind him, acknowledging it was "unprofessional" to have publicly called Johnson out.
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Police: Boxer-clad man exposes himself at St. Augustine Beach
Read full article: Police: Boxer-clad man exposes himself at St. Augustine BeachST. AUGUSTINE BEACH, Fla. – Several beachgoers told officers a man exposed himself Tuesday afternoon, the St. Augustine Beach Police Department said. Richard Anthony Gibson, 53, was arrested by St. Augustine Beach police on a charge of indecent exposure after several people told officers that Gibson was purposely exposing himself. A man told police he saw Gibson standing close to the woman and expose himself. Another woman told police she was with her 11-year-old granddaughter when she noticed Gibson looking at her granddaughter. The arrest report shows witnesses told police that Gibson was not wearing a bathing suit, only boxer shorts.