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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 Epstein’s sexual assaults of underage girls would be released to the public under a bill heading to Florida’s governor after it was unanimously passed by the Legislature.
VIDEO: Women attack employees during robbery at Popeyes drive-thru
Read full article: VIDEO: Women attack employees during robbery at Popeyes drive-thruA drive-thru exchange turned violent after an argument was sparked with a worker at a Popeyes drive-thru in Palm Beach County, Fla.Video released by the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office shows multiple women exiting their car at the drive-thru and attacking a worker through the window. According to KPRC 2′s sister-station WKMG, two of the women in the car are accused of attacking and spitting on the worker meanwhile two other women who exited from the same car began attacking other employees inside the restaurant. Police say one woman reached through the drive-thru window, stealing cash from the register before fleeing. According to WKMG, it is unclear what the initial argument was about.
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. – 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. Delray Beach is located south of West Palm Beach.
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.
How students, teachers, parents are adjusting to remote learning at Alief ISD
Read full article: How students, teachers, parents are adjusting to remote learning at Alief ISDALIEF, Texas – Monday marks the third day of the new semester in Alief Independent School District. Student engagementTeachers are laser-focused right now on finding the best ways to monitor their students to make sure each one is participating. Chambers said student engagement has never been more important, especially when it comes to measuring their success. It’s that students are demonstrating that they are mastering the content that the teacher is teaching. One way we can measure whether they are mastering that or not is through their engagement,” Chambers said.
Texas Southern University unveils plans for safe return this semester
Read full article: Texas Southern University unveils plans for safe return this semesterHOUSTON – Administrators at Texas Southern University are monitoring the pandemic and its impact very closely. The university is reopening the campus in phases. The fall semester was designed to ensure the health and safety of students, faculty and staff, according to the university’s interim president. Aug. 19: Class beginNov. 13: Classes endLearning Model for StudentsStudents can choose between in-person/face-to-face instruction, a hybrid model or online classes only. About every three hours, it’ll be a deeper cleaning than those in between,” said Kenneth Huewitt, interim president of Texas Southern University.
Suspect arrested after hourlong police chase faces slew of charges
Read full article: Suspect arrested after hourlong police chase faces slew of chargesHOUSTON – A Houston man who led police on a 66-mile chase across the city’s southside has been charged. Prosecutors said another officer tried to block the suspect in but Bryant hit that cruiser and began an hourlong chase. The chase ended at 288 and Reed Road after he struck a bystander’s car and peacefully surrendered, police said. What happened TuesdayBryant made his first appearance before a judge Tuesday morning where he learned of his charges. He was charged with felony aggravated assault against a public servant, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, evading arrest in a motor vehicle, aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon and felon in possession of a deadly weapon.