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Head coach Todd Bowles said the team was “subbing him out a lot” Sunday due to injury, but the receiver actually played no less than usual.
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Florida’s governor will look to separate himself from the GOP primary field before next month’s Iowa caucuses.
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Cekwon Heath admitted to a second-degree murder charge in the 2020 death of Owen Melin.
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Report paints a grim picture of a system controlled by politicians. The governor’s office calls it “a hoax.”
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Authorities said 24 dealers, suppliers and distributors were arrested in connection with a large-scale drug operation based in Pinellas County.
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The board released a series of reports Wednesday defending their takeover of the district following Disney’s opposition to the Parental Rights in Education Act.
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Pinellas Sheriff Bob Gualtieri said imposing a fare on the bus line, after residents complained about homeless riders, has put a stop to the controversy.
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