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Florida Legislature passes bill to release state grand jury's Jeffrey Epstein investigation
Read full article: Florida Legislature passes bill to release state grand jury's Jeffrey Epstein investigationThe transcripts of a 2006 grand jury that investigated Jeffrey Epsteinโs sexual assaults of underage girls would be released to the public under a bill heading to Floridaโs governor after it was unanimously passed by the Legislature.
Kenny Chesney group helps install artificial reef in Florida
Read full article: Kenny Chesney group helps install artificial reef in FloridaChesneys No Shoes Reefs organization is helping to have an artificial reef installed off of Floridas Atlantic Coast. The organization and other marine groups donated and installed 13 reef balls on the ocean floor off of Delray Beach in Palm Beach County. (Photo by Rick Scuteri/Invision/AP, File)DELRAY BEACH, Fla. โ Country music superstar Kenny Chesney's No Shoes Reefs organization is helping to install an artificial reef off of Florida's Atlantic coast. It will make up a 32-acre (13-hectare) underwater reef park known as No Shoes Reef 4. AdDelray Beach is located south of West Palm Beach.
Trump creates โOffice of the Former Presidentโ to carry on his administrationโs agenda
Read full article: Trump creates โOffice of the Former Presidentโ to carry on his administrationโs agendaPALM BEACH COUNTY, Florida โ On Monday, Donald Trump announced the opening of the Office of the Former President. Trump who served one term as the 45th President of the United States created the Office as he faces a Senate impeachment trial expected to begin the week of Feb. 8 over the Capitol riot. The Office was created in Palm Beach, Florida where Trump reportedly opened a headquarters to focus on post-presidential affairs. โThe Office will be responsible for managing Trumpโs correspondence, public statements, appearances, and official activities to advance the interests of the United States and to carry on the agenda of the Trump Administration through advocacy, organizing, and public activism,โ a statement from Trump read. The statement continued, โPresident Trump will always and forever be a champion for the American People.โRead: Trump impeachment trial to begin week of Feb. 8More on the US Capitol riot
Women plead guilty in sex sting involving Patriots owner
Read full article: Women plead guilty in sex sting involving Patriots ownerLei Wang, 41, and Shen Mingbi, 60, each pleaded guilty in Palm Beach County circuit court to one count of soliciting another to commit prostitution, records show. Kraft had pleaded not guilty but issued a public apology for his actions. Hua Zhang, 59, pleaded guilty last month to two misdemeanors. Lei Chen, 45, pleaded guilty to eight counts of offering to commit prostitution in February. Police say the recordings show Kraft and other men engaging in sex acts with women and paying them.
Former Ann Arbor resident assumes command of Detroit area army recruiting
Read full article: Former Ann Arbor resident assumes command of Detroit area army recruitingANN ARBOR โ Former Ann Arbor resident Captain Moeen Javed assumed command of the Mt. Clemens Army Recruiting Company in September that has locations in Mt. Under the command of the Great Lakes Army Recruiting Battalion in Lansing, Javed is overseeing recruitment in the greater Metro Detroit area. Born in Karachi, Pakistan, Javed immigrated to Ann Arbor with his family in pursuit of the American dream. โA lot of young men and women are misinformed about the Army," Javed said in a statement.
Detroit mail delivery slowest in nation, USPS data shows
Read full article: Detroit mail delivery slowest in nation, USPS data showsAccording to the data, mail delivery in the Detroit region was about 15% slower than the national average during the first week of October, ranking the city at 67 out of 67 USPS regions. Mail delivery throughout the rest of Michigan was 0.5% slower than the national average. The national average mail delivery time has also dropped from 91% of on-time delivery to 86%. DeJoy has since rescinded several of those changes and has repeatedly attempted to reassure Americans that their completed absentee ballots will arrive on time. The recent mail delivery data has also raised alarms after a federal court of appeals overturned a ruling meant to combat mail delivery delays in Michigan.
Schools in Florida county enroll displaced Bahamian students
Read full article: Schools in Florida county enroll displaced Bahamian studentsvia CNN(CNN) - Public schools in Palm Beach County, Florida, have begun enrolling Bahamian students who evacuated devastated islands after Hurricane Dorian, a school district spokeswoman said. Fifteen Bahamian children had enrolled as of Tuesday, Julie Houston Trieste said. The young evacuees are welcome at any district school and can register at a central welcome office, she said. HOW TO HELP DORIAN SURVIVORSThe White House has increased staff to help expedite the processing of US visas for Bahamian evacuees, Florida Gov. And no shelters are open for Bahamian evacuees in Florida, DeSantis said.