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Drejka, who is white, pleaded not guilty to manslaughter under Florida’s justifiable use of force statute. The rule, often referred to as the “stand your ground” or “shoot first” law, shields defendants from criminal charges when they can justify using violence to protect themselves, other people or property from harm. The 2018 parking lot dispute started when Drejka shouted at McGlockton’s girlfriend for parking in a spot reserved for disabled shoppers outside of a convenience store in Clearwater....

The incident took place on January 8. Among the items reported missing from the store, according to a police report, are a vehicle battery, paint, a bouquet of flowers, a trash can, a Roku TV and a Motokicks hoverboard. The report noted that the alleged shoplifter used the “hover board to push the shopping cart through the store by standing on it and hovering while selecting items.” Video surveillance footage from the 355 Cypress Gardens Boulevard Walmart, posted by the official Winter Haven police department’s Facebook page, does show the alleged perpetrator gliding throughout the store on a pair of Space Shoes, collecting items in a shopping cart, and then leaving though the front door with those items still in the cart—but allegedly without having paid for them beforehand....

Gelber made the remarks during an interview with CNN’s Jim Sciutto. The Democratic mayor said that the Republican governor had ignored credible science about the virus in favor of “a convenient ideology” that allows him to ignore public health restrictions shown to reduce the spread of infection, like mandating the wearing of face masks. “He’s sort of adopted an ideology, a convenient ideology, but not one grounded in science,” Gelber said....

“Upon reopening in August, all school boards and charter school governing boards must open brick and mortar schools at least five days per week for all students,” the order states. State or local health officials could potentially override the order and keep schools closed to in-person learning if they declare reopening to be a public health risk, but they may have a difficult time making their case due to the state being open to the public for other purposes....

The amendment passed with 61.3 percent of voters approving and 38.7 percent opposing. Florida’s minimum wage is currently $8.56 an hour. Amendment 2 will effectively raise the state’s minimum wage to $10.00 per hour by September 30, 2021 and then increases it annually by $1.00 per hour until it reaches $15.00 per hour in 2026. The minimum wage will then go back to being adjusted annually for inflation. California, Connecticut, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey and New York have all passed various legislation to raise their minimum wages to $15....

Florida athletic director Jeremy Foley now has done it twice in a row. MORE: 15 best coaches | Shocking recruiting announcement | Christian Laettner in a Kentucky political cat fight? There were 19 years in between, but Foley hired Billy Donovan after two years and no NCAA trips at Marshall, and now he’s gone for White after four years and no NCAA trips at Louisiana Tech. A smart athletic director does not use simple measures to gauge the efficacy of a coach....

With Doak Campbell Stadium at Florida State undergoing a renovation, including a new scoreboard in the south end zone, the university will move its scoreboard across town to Bragg Memorial Stadium at FAMU to replace the old scoreboard in the north end zone. MORE: 10 NFL Draft prospects with the most to prove during bowl season “We hope this is the beginning of an enhanced relationship with FSU to bring maximum value to our collective fans,” FAMU athletic director Milton Overton said in a press release, via the Tallahassee Democrat....

The first money came in on Auburn, but John Avello, head oddsmaker at the Wynn, said it was too early to call the action significant. He thinks the spread could drop as low as 7 but also rise toward 10 over the next several weeks. The line has already been adjusted to FSU -8. “The SEC is the dog in this game, and I think it will be a tremendous game,” Avello said....

Florida State reclaimed the No. 1 spot after defeating Wake Forest and Alabama’s 23-17 loss to Ole Miss in Oxford. MORE: AP Top 25 | BENDER: Making sense of Week 6 | HAYES: Ole Miss wants more | Photos After losses by Oklahoma and Oregon, the top of the poll has FSU, Auburn, Baylor, Ole Miss and Notre Dame. Even though Oregon lost to Arizona 31-24, the Ducks are still higher in the poll, sitting at No....

Book told Newsweek in an interview on Tuesday that she was a victim of stolen images being leaked onto the internet. In November, somebody stole images of her from the cloud and created deepfakes, she said. After that, she said she encountered cyberstalking, cyberthreats and extortion threats to her and her family. She described the situation as “extremely dangerous and scary.” “I never in a million years could have imagined the type of pain and feel that level of violation,” Book said, adding that she discovered that the photos had been on the internet since July 2020....

Lists from the medical examiners had shown a higher number of deaths than the official count from the Florida Department of Health (FDH), according to reporting from the Tampa Bay Times. Chairman of the Florida State Medical Examiners Commission Dr. Stephen Nelson said state officials were planning on redacting certain information, such as causes of death and descriptions of the cases. Data from medical examiners have not been released in over seven days....

The 13-year-old Dade City student, who is not being named, has been charged with false report of using a firearm in a violent manner after being accused of saying “This is not over, I got my Glock 9” at a teacher in the James Irvin Education Center on Monday, deputies said. The teen was detained by officers from the Pasco Sheriff’s Office at about 3:20 p.m. in relation to the threat, which made reference to the Glock 9mm semiautomatic pistol, WFLA reported....

Dayana “Diani” Carolina Gomez’s body was found Sunday near a Miami marina and was identified by a family member that evening, Miami police said. The police have not disclosed the nature of injuries found on her body and initially said only that they suspected foul play. By early afternoon on Monday, however, the police had determined that she was killed in a hit-and-run. They said the vehicle involved was a gray or silver car....

According to an July 11 emergency suspension order (ESO) by the Florida Department of Health, mental health counselor Stephen McGinley told the young woman she was “extremely hot” and “I want to make love to you, girl … slowly” McGinley also apparently touched the unnamed teenager provocatively in a session while slow-dancing. A week after the suspension order McGinely, 55, offered a “voluntary relinquishment” of his license, which was first approved in 1999....

Marty Bahamonde, a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) spokesperson, told CNN that staff members at the vaccination site reported several individuals seeking immunizations that “were unable to validate that they were health care workers.” “So, the staff, trusting them and taking their word for it instead of turning them away…they gave them the vaccine,” Bahamonde reportedly added in comments to the news outlet. “Those people then went out and told their friends, ‘Hey, I went in and just said this, and got a free vaccine....

The Line: Tennessee -2.5, Total: 55 Line movement: The Gators opened as 1-point favorites at The Wynn Las Vegas, but the line moved the next day to Tennessee laying 1 point at home. Bettors kept laying the points with the Vols, pushing the spread to as high as -3 on Tuesday, before buy-back on Florida prompted an adjustment to -2.5. For updated spreads and totals from around Vegas, visit our live odds page....

Barronelle Stutzman of Arlene’s Flowers announced that she had paid $5,000 to Robert Ingersoll and Curt Freed. She also wished them “the very best” moving forward. Ingersoll had been a customer of Stutzman’s for almost a decade before she refused to make floral arrangements for his and Freed’s wedding. The agreement was reached between the Alliance Defending Freedom and the American Civil Liberties Union, representing the parties in this case....

Mayweather (48-0) has been criticized for choosing who some believe is a weaker opponent — compared with other eligible fighters — he will have no problem beating in his welterweight title defense. MORE: Photos of Floyd Mayweather’s career | Relax: Mayweather vs. Berto won’t really be Floyd’s final fight American Berto is 30-3, but that includes losing three of his past six fights. Speaking to reporters in Los Angeles on Thursday, Mayweather said the Sept....

So when his son Koraun recently turned 15-years-old, Mayweather got him a gift that only someone with the nickname “Money” would buy for his son. A gold Bentley golf cart. MORE: Mayweather trains Bieber | Will Mayweather/Pacquaio actually happen? Any ideas on what he is going to get for his 16th birthday? We’re guessing a pegasus. Or a dragon. Preferably a gold-plated one. Floyd Mayweather (@floydmayweather) tarafından paylaşılan bir fotoğraf (Kas 11, 2014 at 12:26ÖÖ PST)

Be very wary of how births are measured. For example, say you are told that 43 percent of women under the age of 40 have no children. That seems shockingly high, right? But that measure—the share of women under the age of 40 who have no children—is very sensitive to the age at which a woman gives birth to her first child. To understand why this is the case, imagine a hypothetical world in which 100 percent of 40-year-old women have had at least one child and consider two extreme scenarios....