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Why the fastest-growing place for young kids in the US is in the metro with the oldest residents
Read full article: Why the fastest-growing place for young kids in the US is in the metro with the oldest residentsNo one younger than age 19 is allowed to live in The Villages, the massive retirement community in central Florida which has the highest median age of any place in the U.S. Yet it is part of the fastest-growing metro area for young children this decade.
Man, 77, meant to sell ill-gotten erectile drugs in sprawling Florida retirement community, feds say
Read full article: Man, 77, meant to sell ill-gotten erectile drugs in sprawling Florida retirement community, feds sayFederal authorities have arrested a 77-year-old man for allegedly buying more than $1,800 in erectile dysfunction drugs without a prescription and intending to sell them in the massive central Florida retirement community The Villages and elsewhere.
'White power' flare-up in retirement haven reveals tensions
Read full article: 'White power' flare-up in retirement haven reveals tensionsThose tensions got international attention last weekend when President Donald Trump tweeted approvingly of a video showing one of his supporters at the retirement community chanting a racist slogan associated with white supremacists. Those tensions, though, flared two weeks ago during a golf-cart parade for President Donald Trump's birthday in which a man shouted, White Power, when confronted by anti-Trump protesters. A video clip of that confrontation in Americas largest retirement community was tweeted approvingly by Trump last weekend and then taken down. In the past, when conflicting political views came up in The Villages, residents said it was best to say, I disagree, and quickly change the topic. A man driving by in a golf car responded by shouting, White Power," a racist slogan associated with white supremacists.
Trump approvingly tweets video showing 'white power' chant
Read full article: Trump approvingly tweets video showing 'white power' chantWASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Sunday tweeted approvingly of a video showing one of his supporters chanting white power," a racist slogan associated with white supremacists. The video appeared to have been taken at The Villages, a Florida retirement community, and showed dueling demonstrations between Trump supporters and opponents. Thank you to the great people of The Villages, Trump tweeted. Moments into the video clip he shared, a man driving a golf cart displaying pro-Trump signs and flags shouts 'white power." The White House did not immediately respond to questions about Trump's decision to share the video.
Good Samaritans pull couple from sinking van as it’s swallowed by sinkhole
Read full article: Good Samaritans pull couple from sinking van as it’s swallowed by sinkhole(WESH/NBC News) Two people were pulled from a minivan as it sank into a sinkhole caused by a water main break in The Villages, Florida Thursday. The minivan was being sucked further and further into the hole when Good Samaritans helped rescue the two people inside. Luckily, no one was hurt. Dave Harris, who lives nearby, said his wife drove by the spot just moments before the van fell into the road. “Came back outside and the van was coming and *clunk* I could hear it scraping,” Harris said.