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Amid Powerball frenzy, murder trial recalls fate of a lotto winner
The odds that you'll regret winning the lottery are better than the odds of winning it. The trail of woe and despair beaten by many a lotto winner is long and well-documented, but among the saddest has to be the story of Abraham Shakespeare, 42, whose...
Tags: Justice System, Trials, Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice, Prosecution
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Florida sentences 'Pedophile's Guide to Love and Pleasure' author to two years' probation
Jacket CopyThe author of the controversial ebook The Pedophile's Guide to Love and Pleasure has been sentenced to two years probation by a Florida court.... -
Author of pedophilia guide sold on Amazon facing obscenity charges in Florida
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Florida Democratic convention a bust
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — It was every host's worst nightmare: a big, lavish party and not a single invited A-lister showed up. The Florida Democratic Party's annual convention here got snubbed by all but the longest shot among the eight...Tags: Education, Mike Gravel, Bill Nelson, Government, Polk County (Iowa)
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Florida jobless rate dips to 7.2 percent in April
Florida's unemployment rate continues to fall, dipping from 7.5 percent in March to 7.2 percent in April — the lowest level in five years. Metro Orlando's jobless rate also improved, falling to 6.4 percent, down three-tenths of a percentage...
Tags: Labor Markets, Government, Unemployment, Employment, Rollins College
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BRIEF: Polk Jobless Rate Fell in April
The Ledger, Lakeland, Fla.The local unemployment rate fell in April but it was a lackluster month for the job market. Polk County's jobless rate was 7.4 percent last month, down from 9.3 percent the year before and 7.7 percent in March, according to state workforce data released...Tags: Career and Workplace, Labor Markets, Unemployment, Employment Opportunities, Employment
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Polk Home Construction Booming; Decline in Foreclosure Properties in April
The Ledger, Lakeland, Fla.If April was any indication, Polk County home builders are going to have a busy summer. A total 182 permits for new single-family homes were recorded in Polk last month, marking the area's highest total in nearly five years, according to county and city...Tags: House Building, Homes, Services and Shopping, Inventories, Land Price
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Kiera Wilmot already paid too high price for science experiment
Kiera Wilmot was handcuffed at her high school, hustled into the back of a police car and taken to jail for something that should have sent her to a few days of after-school detention. If common sense prevailed over draconian codes of conduct in Florida...
Tags: Justice System, Teaching and Learning, Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers, Students
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Prosecutors won't press charges against Fla. teen arrested after chemical explosion at school
Associated PressA central Florida teenager who was accused of igniting a chemical explosion on school grounds — and who became the subject of a grassroots social media campaign on her behalf — will not face criminal charges, authorities said Wednesday....Tags: Trials, Crime, Law and Justice, Social Media, Prosecution, Emergency Incidents
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Free Kiera Wilmot as Florida confuses scientific aspirations with criminal intent
“Free Kiera Wilmot.” Let me get this straight: A 16 year-old girl participating in her school’s science project gets arrested after she mixes toilet bowl cleaner and pieces of aluminum foil in a water bottle that explodes. Nothing...
Tags: Science and Technology, Laws, Rick Scott, Criminals, Crime, Law and Justice
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Armed prostitution suspects arrested after posting photos with attack weapons on Facebook
Two Central Florida women who were snared in a January prostitution sting were arrested Monday after bragging about guns on their social-media accounts, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office. Felons Brittany Dodd, 25, of Lakeland and Maylee...
Tags: Trials, Crime, Law and Justice, Adam Lanza, Prostitution, Firearms
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Cops: Prostitutes arrested after bragging about guns on social media
Two women who were arrested in a January prostitution sting were arrested Monday after bragging about guns on their social media accounts, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office. Brittany Dodd, 25, of Lakeland and Maylee Rossi, 27, of Davenport...Tags: Sex Crimes, Polk County Sheriff's Office, Prostitution, Police Arrests, Grady Judd
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