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Allegiant Air's problems continue with engine fire in Las Vegas

Associated Press

LAS VEGAS — A California-bound Allegiant Air flight was evacuated in Las Vegas after an engine caught fire on the tarmac, the second plane fire at the airport in as many months and the lates …

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Jeb Bush offers plan to replace Obamacare

By Alex Leary, Times Washington Bureau Chief

Gator legend Steve Spurrier retires from coaching

By Joey Knight, Times Staff Writer

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Tampa Bay high schools face questions about student safety after traffic death

By Dan Sullivan, Marlene Sokol and Ayana Stewart, Times Staff Writers

Like he does every week day, 14-year-old Joseph Eoxa walked to school Wednesday as the sun came up. He paused at the chaotic and congested road that separated him from Tampa's Chamberlain High Sch …

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    1. Tell Me About It: Dating after divorce is tricky on an island

      10/12/15 RelationshipsBy Carolyn Hax, Washington Post

      Q: I am divorced and newly dating, as is my ex. We both live on an island. When married, we went to our favorite restaurants, bars, hotels and other places. What I like in terms of going out hasn't changed since the divorce, but it feels weird going on a date to a restaurant that I celebrated my anniversary at or …

    2. Editorial: Democracy isn't only for the rich

      10/12/15 Editorials

      They are what America is not — "overwhelmingly white, rich, older and male," as the New York Times put it, in a country that is diversifying and struggling to maintain a middle class. An analysis Sunday by the paper showed that 158 families had provided nearly half the money contributed so far in the 2016 …

      An analysis Sunday by the New York Times showed that 158 families had provided nearly half the money contributed so far in the 2016 presidential campaign. The talking points in the race for the White House, in other words, are being financed by those who have the least in common with average people. Regular Americans have only one way to compete, but it’s effective — by getting out to vote.

    3. Editorial: Proud 50th for USF St. Petersburg

      10/12/15 Editorials

      Two anthropologists at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg made history recently with the discovery of a 4,500-year-old skeleton that contained the first complete ancient African genome. That the find is linked with researchers from USFSP, a regional university, makes it all the more notable. The university, …

    4. Editorial: Fighting wage theft

      10/12/15 Editorials

      Hillsborough County commissioners have moved sensibly toward a compromise that should result in the adoption of a wage theft ordinance. Commissioners may disagree on the best way to combat wage theft, but it is encouraging to see them put workers' needs first and provide relief to those who are being cheated out of pay …

    5. Black-on-black crime: the taboo topic

      10/12/15 OpinionBy Heather Mac Donald

      For the last year, a protest movement known as Black Lives Matter has convulsed the nation. Triggered by the 2014 police shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., the movement holds that the police are the greatest threat facing young black men today. In fact, there is no government agency more dedicated to the …

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