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A giddy Patti Smith meets fellow Chicago legend, Pope Leo XIV

Rock legend Patti Smith was giddy and almost at a loss for words when she met Friday with Pope Leo XIV.“Hi,” she said softly as she sat down across from Leo at his desk in the Apostolic Palace.Wearing a crucifix necklace and hair in her trademark braids, Smith has become an increasingly visible...

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Marine Science Center’s Bald eagle Liberty recovers after wing amputation surgery

A resident bald eagle at the Marine Science Center is recovering after undergoing surgery to relieve pain and improve her quality of life.Liberty, the female half of the center’s bonded bald eagle pair, underwent a wing amputation at the elbow earlier this month.The center said arthritis caused her...

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Uthmeier announces felony charges against a Canadian citizen who voted in Florida elections

A shared federal database has provided evidence to charge a Canadian citizen with voting illegally in Florida seven times, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced, chastising a federal judge who has shut down that same database for most of the country. Melbourne resident Giorgio Dominique...

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Sha’Carri Richardson takes plea deal in Orange County super speeder case

Olympic sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson has reached a plea deal in her Orange County super speeder case stemming from a January traffic stop.Richardson was arrested after a deputy pulled her over on State Road 429 near Winter Garden.According to the deputy’s report, Richardson was driving more than...

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