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WWE star may be voted “wrestler of the year” exactly one year after widely criticized arrest
Read full article: WWE star may be voted “wrestler of the year” exactly one year after widely criticized arrestWWE Champion Liv Morgan (real name Gionna Daddio) is wrapping up an iconic year that began with her widely criticized arrest, to a world title and now a top candidate for "wrestler of the year".
Why the fastest-growing place for young kids in the US is in the metro with the oldest residents
Read full article: Why the fastest-growing place for young kids in the US is in the metro with the oldest residentsNo one younger than age 19 is allowed to live in The Villages, the massive retirement community in central Florida which has the highest median age of any place in the U.S. Yet it is part of the fastest-growing metro area for young children this decade.
Body camera video shows arrest of WWE wrestler Liv Morgan during Florida traffic stop
Read full article: Body camera video shows arrest of WWE wrestler Liv Morgan during Florida traffic stopBody camera video released on Wednesday shows the arrest of WWE star Liv Morgan, whose real name is Gionna Daddio.
Rosalynn Carter tributes highlight her reach as first lady and humanitarian
Read full article: Rosalynn Carter tributes highlight her reach as first lady and humanitarianThe family of Rosalynn Carter has begun three days of memorials for the former first lady and global humanitarian who died Nov. 19 at the age of 96.
3 residents of The Villages accused of casting multiple votes in 2020 election
Read full article: 3 residents of The Villages accused of casting multiple votes in 2020 electionThree residents of The Villages have recently been arrested as part of an ongoing investigation into voter fraud, court records show.
Florida lags in census response
Read full article: Florida lags in census responseTALLAHASSEE, Fla. About 60% of Florida households have responded to this years census, trailing 31 other states in response rates, according to information released by the U.S. Census Bureau. The national response rate was 63.1% as of Wednesday, while Florida was at 60.1%. In Florida, the highest response rate has been in Sumter County, at 69.8%. It was followed by Seminole County at 68.8%, St. Johns County at 68.7%, Hernando County at 68.3% and Brevard County at 68%, according to the Census Bureau. The Census Bureau said it will continue collecting data until Sept. 30.
'White power' flare-up in retirement haven reveals tensions
Read full article: 'White power' flare-up in retirement haven reveals tensionsThose tensions got international attention last weekend when President Donald Trump tweeted approvingly of a video showing one of his supporters at the retirement community chanting a racist slogan associated with white supremacists. Those tensions, though, flared two weeks ago during a golf-cart parade for President Donald Trump's birthday in which a man shouted, White Power, when confronted by anti-Trump protesters. A video clip of that confrontation in Americas largest retirement community was tweeted approvingly by Trump last weekend and then taken down. In the past, when conflicting political views came up in The Villages, residents said it was best to say, I disagree, and quickly change the topic. A man driving by in a golf car responded by shouting, White Power," a racist slogan associated with white supremacists.
In Jimmy Carter's home county, voting rights case tests democracy
Read full article: In Jimmy Carter's home county, voting rights case tests democracySumter County is embroiled in a court fight over voting rights and redistricting that challenges the composition and credibility of its school board. Like many other Southern communities, it was run by whites until courts overturned Jim Crow laws and ordered desegregation during the civil rights era. At least two African American board members during that time say their employers received threatening letters, advocating they be fired. Under the Voting Rights Act, the countys plan previously would have been cleared in advance by the Justice Department to guarantee it didnt harm minorities. Alice Green, one of the two remaining African American board members, said she hopes the litigation ends soon.
In Jimmy Carter's home county, voting rights case tests democracy
Read full article: In Jimmy Carter's home county, voting rights case tests democracySumter County is embroiled in a court fight over voting rights and redistricting that challenges the composition and credibility of its school board. Like many other Southern communities, it was run by whites until courts overturned Jim Crow laws and ordered desegregation during the civil rights era. At least two African American board members during that time say their employers received threatening letters, advocating they be fired. Under the Voting Rights Act, the county’s plan previously would have been cleared in advance by the Justice Department to guarantee it didn’t harm minorities. Alice Green, one of the two remaining African American board members, said she hopes the litigation ends soon.