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SARASOTA, FL - Neymar might not have had the year he would’ve imagined in 2016 - his recent absence from FIFPro World XI’s lineup might prove just that. On the other hand, the Brazilian star is increasingly becoming a reference for younger players who follow his exploits both at Barcelona and Brazil, and that are still looking for a breakthrough. One of these fans is now trying to leave a mark during Wolfsburg’s Florida Cup participation....

Footage of the incident was posted on Twitter by lawyer Ron Filipowski and has already been viewed more than 240,000 times. It was taken from a recent meeting of the Lee County School Board in Fort Myers, Florida, where several parents queued up to voice their opposition to the introduction of a mask mandate in schools. Among them was Brian Biggs, a dad and local Fort Myers resident, who approached the microphone wearing a long-sleeved grey shirt emblazoned with the message: “Resist, defy, do not comply....

The exit polls were conducted by Edison Research for the National Election Pool and compiled by The New York Times. According to the early exit poll results, about 20 percent of the respondents identified themselves as leaning liberal on political matters, while 43 percent said they tend to lean moderate and 38 percent said they tend to lean conservative. Each voter polled was also asked whether they identify as a Democrat, independent or Republican....

The bill is an extension of a push by Governor Ron DeSantis, who launched an offensive against social media companies in February when then-President Donald Trump, was permanently suspended from Twitter for his alleged role in inciting violence on January 6 at the U.S. Capitol. DeSantis has also accused Twitter and Facebook of censoring conservative rhetoric and called on lawmakers to punish Big Tech companies that suspend accounts of political candidates and elected officials....

DeSantis had previously insisted that schools open “at full capacity” despite the raging virus but adopted a somewhat more moderate stance during a news briefing on Wednesday. He said he was in favor of allowing schools to delay reopening but emphasized that the choice should ultimately be left to parents. “I believe we owe every parent a choice to send your children back to school for in-person instruction, or to opt to maintain distance learning,” DeSantis said....

Barbara Pinkney told WFLA that deputies from the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office turned up at her home in Bradenton unexpectedly on Thursday. She said they told her they were there to serve a warrant to her grandson Tevin Turner for violating his probation by carrying a concealed weapon. Pinkney said her grandson wasn’t living there, but deputies believed he was because he he had listed the address as his while on probation....

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady has added another silly episode to his Florida resume since moving to the state not even one year ago. During a flotilla parade Wednesday to celebrate the team’s recent Super Bowl LV victory, Brady was caught on video walking wobbly once leaving his vessel—with a friend holding him up as he made his way through a crowd. This was after he was caught on video tossing the Lombardi Trophy from one boat to another across the waters of the Hillsborough River in Tampa....

Mostafa Hussaini, 34, was taken into FBI custody in Davie, Florida on Wednesday for allegedly transmitting threatening interstate communications. In a December 8 YouTube video titled “Soldier Burns, Fantasizing to Burn Enemy,” Hussaini is reportedly seen feeding a fire at a public grill while discussing his hatred of black people and his desire to kill them. “Imagine burning a black person, because I don’t like blacks. I don’t know any blacks,” said Hussaini in the video which has since been removed from YouTube, according to The Miami Herald....

Instead, the caller, identified as Thomas Eugene Colucci, was arrested. The Hernando County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were dispatched a Spring Hill home on March 10 after a resident “called 9-1-1 to request that a deputy be dispatched to ’test the methamphetamine’ he had recently purchased.” Upon arrival, deputies met with Colucci, who told police he recently purchased methamphetamine from a male he met in a local bar. After using a bit, he believed it was actually bath salts....

NBC affiliate station WESH 2 reported that according to an arrest report from the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, officers met with a couple that was working on getting their injured dog to an emergency veterinarian when they arrived on the scene. A woman told officers her dog did not respond when she called for him to come inside. Not long after she began looking for him, she heard a gunshot....

According to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Nicholas C. Nelson is charged with stalking and sending intimidating and threatening messages to a woman who has not been identified. The woman told a Broward County detective that Nelson is an acquaintance who she met a few times because they share a mutual friend. However, Nelson is accused of sending the woman approximately 10,000 text messages in April, including one that was accompanied by a photograph of a ticket from an airport parking lot with the message, “I’m going to start blowing up planes to prove my point....

The failure to submit the plan makes Florida the only state that still hasn’t done so and has prompted complaints from officials and politicians. The letter, sent to Florida Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran, said the Florida Deparment of Education missed the initial deadline and then follow-up timelines to have the American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ARP ESSER) money released to the state, the AP reported....

Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Chief of Investigations, T.K. Waters, praised the actions of Officer Tyler Landreville, describing how his “split second decision” to use deadly force saved the life of the victim. Waters said that officers were called to reports of an armed aggravated assault on West State Street, near Florida State College, at around 11:20 p.m. on July 10. Landreville arrived at the scene first, with witnesses pointing him in the direction of the attack....

Kwesi Alleyne of the Hollywood Police department was convicted in February of misdemeanor battery and falsifying records following an incident during the arrest of 36-year-old victim Howard Fabian in November 2017. According to the affidavit, Alleyne approached a group of men filming a music video, including one holding a machete, who the officer believed were in possession of drugs. Fabian then fled the scene, with the officer following him in pursuit....

The email came amid a series of exchanges between the parent, who spoke to the Post on the condition of anonymity, and Spanish River Community High School principal William Latson. The parent, a mother, had emailed Latson in April 2018 to inquire about the school’s educational plan for teaching the Holocaust. Latson replied, according to the newly released email messages, that the school sponsored a “variety of activities” to promote Holocaust education....

Florida has recently emerged as one of nation’s major hot spots for the virus. State health officials have been reporting thousands of new cases each day, with daily case counts steadily increasing this week from more than 3,000 to over 5,000. The new cases added Friday bring the state’s total number of coronavirus cases to 122,960. The number of Florida residents who have tested positive has remained above 7 percent every day of the past week....

The Line: Florida State -1.5, Total: 62 Line movement: Florida State opened as a 3-point road favorite at The Wynn on Sunday but progressively came down in early wagering, getting chopped in half to -1.5 at The Wynn and other shops around town. For updated spreads and totals from around Las Vegas, visit our live odds page. Trends that matter: Florida State is 25-0 SU in its last 25 games, going 14-11 ATS…....

Khyler Edman, 15, was found dead at his house in Port Charlotte on Thursday, September 26. Officers from the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office were initially called to the area at around 4 p.m. following reports of an injured male walking through the streets and acting strangely. The suspect, later identified as 27-year-old Ryan Cole, attempted to flee from the police when they arrived at the scene. Around the same time, an additional 911 call came in to state that an unknown male had entered someone’s property in Conway Blvd....

The man outside on his phone rushed into the home and saw the 75-year-old woman on the floor and covered in blood. The man who discovered the scene called 911 while the other man, 21-year-old Jorge Luis Dupre Lachazo, fled and drove away in the delivery truck. Boca Raton police found a 75-year-old woman burned and badly beaten when they arrived. A responding officer pulled Lachazo over not far from the scene, according to a report by NBC 6 in Miami....

Rousey had been unbeaten in 12 professional fights — winning 11 in the first round — before losing her UFC women’s bantamweight championship to Holly Holm over the weekend. MORE: UFC 193 in photos | Classic photos of Rousey | Rousey-Holm rematch? Holm emerged victorious by knocking out Rousey in the second round at UFC 193 in Melbourne. After the fight, rapper 50 Cent posted a meme mocking Rousey’s defeat on Instagram, claiming Mayweather — the retired unbeaten former welterweight boxing champion — had instructed him to do so....