FORT LAUDERDALE — The former judge who presided over the death penalty trial for the Parkland school shooter is breaking her silence. She’s talking about the historic case and the backlash surrounding it for the first time. Elizabeth Scherer, who served as a Broward County Circuit Court judge for a …
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January, 2024
November, 2023
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13 November
3rd of 4 men who escaped Georgia jail last month is captured; murder suspect still at large
The third of four men who escaped from a Georgia jail last month was captured Sunday morning at a home in Augusta, local and federal authorities said. Johnifer Dernard Barnwell, 37, was captured in a home where police also found large quantities of drugs, according to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office …
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9 November
Feminist publication Jezebel shutting down, parent company G/O Media announces
Feminist publication Jezebel is shutting down after 16 years, its parent company G/O Media announced in a memo to employees Thursday. The media group said it is also laying off 23 employees, including the staff of Jezebel, across its digital platforms. “As of this week we are making the very, …
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October, 2023
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24 October
Apple cider vinegar shots and gummies promise gut health and other benefits. Is it true?
Apple cider season brings on renewed interest in a longtime wellness trend: apple cider vinegar. From social media posts extolling the supposed benefits of drinking the pungent fermented liquid to gummy forms being marketed as health supplements, proponents say it can help with everything from skin health to gut health …
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18 October
John Legend says he sees his father in himself as his family grows: “I’m definitely my dad’s son”
John Legend’s household has been seeing “a lot more joy, and more love” as his family grows. He and his wife Chrissy Teigen welcomed their fourth child, Wren, in June with the help of a surrogate. Legend said he sees his father in himself as his family expands. “I look …
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6 October
Staten Island teen stabbed to death on MTA bus
NEW YORK — A 13-year-old boy was stabbed on an MTA bus and later died Friday on Staten Island. A 14-year-old boy was arrested and charged with murder, manslaughter and criminal possession of a weapon, police said. The stabbing happened just after 2:30 p.m. as the bus was on Hyland …
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September, 2023
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4 September
Year after 16
Five former employees at a northwest Georgia juvenile detention center have been indicted following the August 2022 death of a 16-year-old who was in custody. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced Friday that a Whitfield County grand jury on Monday had indicted the former director and nurse at the Elbert …
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August, 2023
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30 August
Want to live to 100? “Blue Zones” expert shares longevity lessons in new Netflix series
“Blue Zones” — parts of the world where people tend to live the longest — are coming to life in a new series focused on tapping into their lessons on longevity. In the four-part series “Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones” (streaming now on Netflix) Dan Buettner, the explorer …
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1 August
Incandescent light bulb ban takes effect in environment
A federal rule that took effect on Tuesday will largely consign one of the world’s great inventions — the incandescent light bulb — to the technological dustbin. The rule from the U.S. Department of Energy bans the production and sale of traditional light bulbs in the U.S., encouraging consumers to …
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July, 2023
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29 July
Escaped New Hampshire inmate shot and killed by police officer in Miami store
An inmate who escaped from a New Hampshire correctional facility was shot and killed by a police officer after threatening two people with a knife, officials said. On July 21, Darien Young walked off the grounds of the Calumet House transitional housing unit — a facility for prisoner re-entry in …
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