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Police tear gas pro-Palestinian protesters at USF's Tampa campus, multiple arrests

Published   May 01, 2024 04:09AM




As of now, there's no evidence that any protesters were acting violent.



Reports also state that arrests were made, though it's unclear exactly how many protesters were detained.



“As the day progressed, police observed participants in person and through social media expressing their intent to use some of the items they brought on campus as weapons and to resist university staff members and law enforcement officer,” a spokesperson for USF said to WFLA . “As a ... Read more

Top Free-Agent Landing Spots for Lightning Captain Steven St

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OK, let's lead off with the happy ending.

For sentiment's sake, it's no stretch to suggest all parties would prefer a career that started on Florida's Gulf Coast ends th ... Read more

Lightning double up on Panthers to avoid elimination

Tampa Bay's Steven Stamkos and Brandon Hagel each tallied twice and the Lightning stayed alive in their best-of-seven Eastern Conference first-round playoff series with a 6-3 win over the visiting Florida Panthers in Game 4 on Saturday.

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Photos: Tampa pro-Palestinian activists arrested at the Univ

Photo by Dave Decker Police arresting people at the University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida on April 29, 2024.

While campus police made Florida State University students take down tents last week , it would appear Florida’s first ... Read more

Florida sues Biden administration over Title IX changes providing LGBTQ protections

Published   Apr 30, 2024 08:26PM
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Targeting issues about sexual orientation and gender identity, Florida joined three other states Monday in filing a federal lawsuit challenging a new Biden administration rule about sex-based discrimination in education programs.The lawsuit, filed by the attorneys general of Florida, Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina and four organizations, seeks to block the rule that would help carry out Title IX, a landmark 1972 law that bars discrimination in education programs based on sex.The lawsuit al ... Read more

Highwoods Pickleball Tournament Raises Money for Charity

Highwoods Properties employees brought together the Tampa, Florida, real estate brokerage community in the past week by hosting the property investment trust's inaugural pickleball tournament for charity.

Players in the tournament held a ... Read more

Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Biden 'Shaking Hands With A

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Does a video on social media show President Joe Biden "shaking hands" at a campaign stop with someone who is not there -- "a ghost," as the video puts it? No, that's not true: The video of Biden at an event in Florida does n ... Read more

Photos: Everyone we saw partying with Kamenar before the Tam

The Tampa Bay Lightning is down 0-3 in its first round Stanley Cup Playoff matchup against the Florida Panthers, but at least the music was good last night. Kamenar , a nationally-touring, homegrown band of twin brothers played Thunder Alley outside ... Read more

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