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Recently, Jeff Weakley noticed a blister-like lump on his foot which he popped open with tweezers. Unexpectedly, he noticed a fragment of shark tooth fall out, the Florida Museum of Natural History reported. He alerted scientists at the museum—after reading about the Florida Program for Shark Research—who then conducted tests to determine the species involved. “I was very excited to determine the identity of the shark because I’d always been curious,” Weakley said in a statement....

The billionaire financier is a 1977 graduate of the United States Military Academy and served as an officer in the 101st Airborne Division before going to law school and taking a job on Wall Street. He later founded Virtu Financial and spent 2001-04 as chairman of the New York Mercantile Exchange. MORE: Sports figures who supported Donald Trump for president After the 9/11 terror attacks, Viola founded the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point....

Ty does not necessarily sniff for a “child porn” scent, but rather the chemicals that are embedded in SD cards and microchips. According to a report from News 4 in Jacksonville, the K9 is able to detect devices and cards that may have been hidden in secret places in case there’s a raid. “What Ty is trained on is a chemical odor that most of your electronic devices will have in them, and he picks up on that odor,” said Drew Ford, a spokesperson for the sheriff’s office....

According to a forecast released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Florida’s $9 billion industry is set to produce only 44.5 million 90-pound boxes of oranges, which is a 1.5 million box reduction from December. This is in contrast to when Florida produced 244 million boxes of oranges during a single year. This orange shortage marks the second year of production shortages. In 2021, orange production was down 20 percent, according to The Weather Channel....

Walker, a 6-10 power forward ranked as the No. 7 overall prospect in the Class of 2013 by 247Sports, was only admitted to Florida last month after academic issues kept him from enrolling in August. The extent of the impermissible benefits came to light Wednesday, with the NCAA noting in a statement that Walker accepted free cellphones, travel accommodations, meals and apparel, and people close to Walker received free airfare and lodging for nine trips....

The governor announced the bonuses at a news conference in Baker County Wednesday and said the funds have been approved by the legislature. The final step is for him to sign the state budget, which he expects to do soon. “We’re proud of the teacher compensation momentum we have, and we’re proud of these $1,000 bonuses for principals and for the teachers. We think that when the schools are open, when people are working hard and putting the kids and families first, you know, we want to reward that sacrifice,” DeSantis said....

Evelyn Fields, 56, of Walton County, who drives a school bus in Okaloosa County, is accused of one count of child abuse after she allegedly grabbed the non-verbal boy, who has a condition that causes weak bones, and shaking him shortly after 3 p.m. on August 16. The incident occurred on a bus at Silver Sands School on Holmes Boulevard in Fort Walton Beach. According to the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office, the school bus camera recorded Fields shouting in the child’s face, shaking his arms and poking him in the side of the head....

The university said in a statement it was publicly releasing the series of events since the incident in December 2012 because of “misinformation in the media.” The university didn’t name Winston in the release, but referred to allegations against “a prominent athlete.” “The University has remained silent for one reason: To protect our students, who are after all our highest priority,” the statement read. “But as we expect other stories to appear, it is abundantly clear that the continual drumbeat of misinformation about the University’s actions causes harm to our students, faculty, alumni, supporters and the FSU community as a whole....

Donald Walsh—a chiropractor from Mims—is the fourth person to be bitten by a shark in these waters in just the last month, and the eleventh in the whole of 2019, WESH 2 reported. New Smyrna Beach—located on Florida’s central east coast—is considered to be the “shark attack capital of the world,” according to the International Shark Attack File (ISAF). National Geographic reported that anyone who has entered the water in this area has likely come within 10 feet of a shark....

Wide receiver Alvin Bailey was arrested Saturday afternoon after he failed to appear in court, according to Hillsborough Country records. As of Saturday night, he had yet to post his $5,000 bond and was still in jail. MORE: Top 10 Florida Gators of all time | Jonathan Ferrell, the Randall Kerrick case and a college coach’s remembrance Bailey was charged with unknowingly driving with a suspended license on May 8, 2014, in Hillsborough County, according to Alachua Country records....

Before the ESPYs last month, Rousey was presented with the Best Fighter award over Mayweather. In her acceptance interview she said: “I wonder how Floyd feels being beat by a woman for once. I’d like to see you pretend to not know who I am now.” MORE: Images of Rousey-Correia | Boxers advise Rousey: Stick to your sport So Thursday night on ESPN promoting his fight with Andre Berto, Mayweather was asked about Rousey’s comments and responded in the most Mayweather way possible....

Floyd Mayweather Sr. gave us the fiery press conference we were looking for. Following a rather tame Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather world tour press conference, Mayweather Sr. sparked a heated exchange with the UFC lightweight champion. MORE: Conor McGregor predicts four-round KO in presser As McGregor addressed the media in a solo setting, he took shots at his opponent, and his opponent’s father, Mayweather Sr. “The old man came and I don’t know who’s who, I got confused, but the old man came and he was saying some stuff,” McGregor said while talking about his face off with Mayweather Jr....

The shock move was announced at a press conference in Tokyo this week. MORE: Watch more than 80 fight nights a year on DAZN Rizin Fight Federation (RFF), is one of the biggest MMA organizations in Asia, and was founded by the former president of Pride FC, Nobuyuki Sakakibara. Mayweather will fight Japanese kickboxing superstar Tenshin Nasukawa, who has an unblemished record in 27 professional fights. It is unclear at this stage whether the reported fight will be contested under boxing, kickboxing or MMA rules, although Mayweather posted a photo to social media of himself wearing a pair of MMA gloves....

Backstreet reportedly has its back up over the move too. The Boys left Trans Continental in a lawsuit of their own last year in part because they didn’t want to share a label with competing boppers. Now that ‘N Sync have landed on their block again, Backstreet is said to be mulling their own breach-of-contract suit against Jive. And critics say these bands are derivative.

Lohrenz was one of five female combat pilots assigned to Air Group 11 aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln in the summer of 1994. As they steamed toward the Persian Gulf to fly their first-ever missions over the Iraq no-fly zone in April 1995, the women of Air Group 11 didn’t feel they were getting much help from their squadron mates or their commanding officer, Capt. Dennis (Dizzy) Gillespie. About a week into the cruise, Gillespie summoned the female pilots for tea and cookies....

Don’t have too much beer in the fridge; he’s in no shape to get drunk. Put away the sexy negligee; he probably won’t be in the mood. Don’t have a list of chores waiting; he will be physically and emotionally spent. “I found it a little galling,” says Jennifer Veale, married to a Black Hawk helicopter pilot. “They micromanage our husbands’ lives; why do they have to micromanage ours as well?...

The parcels, described by opposition politicians as “woefully inadequate”, are being handed to the parents of children eligible for the U.K. government’s Free School Meal scheme. Normally these children would be provided with a hot meal during the school day, but due to COVID rules banning children from attending school unless in exceptional circumstances, school leaders are being asked to provide the parcels to families instead. These food packages, put together by schools or the private catering companies they normally use, replaced vouchers given to parents to spend in supermarkets as schools closed during the summer holidays....

The Original Poster (OP), known as u/Beautiful-Cut3012, posted about the situation in Reddit’s “Am I The A******” forum where it received over 17,400 upvotes and 1,700 comments. The post can be found here. Supporting Loved Ones Supporting a family member or loved one through a mental health crisis can be anxiety-inducing, especially if the individual is not receiving support from others. Ken Duckworth, M.D. and Chief Medical Officer for the National Alliance on Mental Health, told Newsweek it is important for people to put themselves in their loved one’s shoes....