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Top 5 at noon: Tampa provacateur claims stand your ground; celebrity boost for Amendment 4; and more

 
Tony Daniel, of Tampa, holds a sign along E Jackson Street at N Florida Tuesday in Tampa last year. He also drives a truck and trailer with large, neatly printed signs that feature a Confederate flag, a Nazi flag, Mayor Bob Buckhorn's portrait, a black and white photo of three men lynched by hanging, references to Home Depot and no less than four uses of a the word "N-----," one in letters about a foot tall. And he has hurled profane and racially provocative invective at Tampa City Council members. Now the council is considering ways to potentially remove Daniel and other speakers from council meetings who violate new language guidelines regulating conduct and decorum. [CHRIS URSO  |  Times]
Tony Daniel, of Tampa, holds a sign along E Jackson Street at N Florida Tuesday in Tampa last year. He also drives a truck and trailer with large, neatly printed signs that feature a Confederate flag, a Nazi flag, Mayor Bob Buckhorn's portrait, a black and white photo of three men lynched by hanging, references to Home Depot and no less than four uses of a the word "N-----," one in letters about a foot tall. And he has hurled profane and racially provocative invective at Tampa City Council members. Now the council is considering ways to potentially remove Daniel and other speakers from council meetings who violate new language guidelines regulating conduct and decorum. [CHRIS URSO | Times]
Published Oct. 3, 2018

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STAND YOUR GROUND MOTION SAYS TAMPA PROVOCATEUR WAS VICTIM OF VICIOUS ATTACK

Florida's stand your ground law has famously come up amid the most perplexing of circumstances. There was the retired Tampa cop accused of shooting a moviegoer over cell phone use in a Pasco County theater. There was the Valrico man who killed a neighbor in a dispute over skateboarding. More recently, in Clearwater, there was the conflict over a parking space. So maybe no one should be surprised that race-baiting provocateur Tony Daniel has invoked the controversial self-defense law against accusations that he beat two women with a bullhorn in Tampa when they took offense to one of his public displays.

JOHN LEGEND TO HEADLINE ORLANDO EVENT IN SUPPORT OF AMENDMENT 4

Amendment 4 is getting a celebrity boost today in Orlando. Singer, songwriter and actor John Legend — he of the recent EGOT — is headlining a community event with the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition to raise advocate for "yes" votes on this election cycle's highest profile ballot initiative. The event will take place at Maynard Evans High School from 3:30 to 6:30 and will feature voter registration efforts, snacks and a community conversation between Legend and voter rights activist Desmond Meade.

FLORIDA INDIAN GAMING REVENUES GROW, BUT MORE SLOWLY

Indian gaming in Florida is big and getting bigger, though not as fast as it was a few years ago. Florida remains the No. 3 state in revenues from Indian gaming, with $2.56 billion in 2016, according to an economist who tracks trends in tribe-run gaming slot machine-by-slot machine.

TAKEAWAYS FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES' INVESTIGATION INTO TRUMP'S WEALTH

Donald Trump built a business empire and won the presidency proclaiming himself a self-made billionaire, and he has long insisted that his father, the legendary New York City builder Fred C. Trump, provided almost no financial help. "I built what I built myself," the president has repeatedly said. But an investigation by The New York Times has revealed that Donald Trump received the equivalent today of at least $413 million from his father's real estate empire. What's more, much of this money came to Trump through dubious tax schemes he participated in during the 1990s, including instances of outright fraud, The Times found. Here are some key takeaways.

BUCS ROUNDTABLE: OUR ASSESSMENT OF THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE 2018 SEASON

Admit it, Bucs fans. You would have gladly taken 2-2 from the Bucs one-fourth of the way into this NFL season. It's how they got there that's disappointing. How would you have felt if they had lost at New Orleans and to the defending Super Bowl champion Eagles, and beaten the Steelers and Bears? Back in the real world: The Bucs played what looked like the toughest first three games in the league and were were a couple of dropped touchdown passes from being 3-0 before getting blown out in Chicago Sunday. And now Ryan Fitzpatrick is back on the bench and Jameis Winston is starting, and nd the Bucs still have the NFL's worst defense. In other words, everything's back to normal. Here is the Times Bucs coverage team's Quarterly Report assessment.

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