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Citing AI-generated voicemails, fraudulent emails college student arrested during pro-Palestinian protests at University of Florida lied this week about being suspended for 3 years from nearby Santa Fe College as punishment @vivienneserret @FreshTakeFla
Twelve Florida county school board candidates have raised at least $100,000. From @FreshTakeFla and @fladatacom
Journalists @UFJSchool from our @FreshTakeFla program are finalists for statewide awards from @SPJFla for in-depth reporting, breaking news, serious feature, sports, general news 🐊
University of Florida has banned from its property for 3 years Chinese student linked to plot that illicitly smuggled drugs, toxins from campus lab to China; she may be kicked out of school, deported @FreshTakeFla @orlandosentinel
Exclusive: University of Florida employee, students implicated in multi-million dollar scheme to buy thousands of biochemical samples of dangerous drugs, toxins delivered to campus laboratory then illicitly shipped to China over 7 years @FreshTakeFla
Proud of our @FreshTakeFla @UFJSchool students for placing 3rd, 13th in national Hearst Awards – equivalent of college Pulitzers – in investigative reporting category; University of Florida finishes 2nd nationally in journalism writing competition overall https://mailchi.mp/da0a14a5da19/hearst-winners-named-9107696?e=0070dbc892
A man who lied about his identity while attempting to elicit anti-Israel statements from University of Florida faculty has been identified as a Jewish activist from Melbourne. @vivienneserret @FreshTakeFla
Undercover Messianic Jewish activist sought to entrap Muslim professors at UF
The man turned out to be a stridently pro-Israel, Messianic Jewish hip hop rapper from Florida’s East Coast.
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All nine pro-Palestinian protesters arrested at the University of Florida are now out of jail, trespassed for three years. At least 7 are current or recent UF students. One posted $5,000 bond on felony battery charge. @vivienneserret @FreshTakeFla
All 9 pro-Palestinian protesters arrested at UF released from jail; one faces felony charge
An Alachua County judge released all nine pro-Palestinian protesters from jail on Tuesday after their arrest on the ...
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Police, supported by state troopers, arrested nine pro-Palestinian protesters late Monday who had occupied a plaza on the University of Florida campus for days. They were among the first college arrests in Florida. @vivienneserret @FreshTakeFla
Florida police arrest first pro-Palestinian protesters in state at two university campuses
Police, supported by state troopers, arrested nine pro-Palestinian protesters late Monday who had occupied a plaza on ...
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For pilots in mortal danger, air traffic controllers are voices at the end of a lifeline, America's saviors of the skies @LaurenBrensel @JFRomero001 @sydajohnson15 @FreshTakeFla @UFJSchool https://www.wuft.org/fresh-take-florida/2024-04-29/when-private-pilots-falter-air-controllers-are-saviors-of-skies
Read our coverage in @MiamiHerald of University of Florida warning pro-Palestinian student protesters they could be suspended, banished from campus for 3 years @amandasfriedman @vivienneserret @FreshTakeFla
UF threatens pro-Palestinian student protesters with suspension, campus ban for 3 years
The university said employees or professors caught breaking its rules would be fired.
amp.miamiherald.com
Congratulations to @FreshTakeFla journalists at @UFJSchool named winners or finalists for breaking news, general reporting, features, sports, investigative and political reporting in @spj_tweets awards for Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands
Democratic lawmaker in Orlando Rep. Bruce Antone – elected seven times to House in Florida – lists his home addresses on official paperwork outside his legislative district, raising questions whether he is eligible for office @SilasMorgan1128 @FreshTakeFla
Democrat lawmaker Antone doesn’t always report living in required district, records show
State Rep. Bruce Antone, D-Orlando, has listed his home addresses on official paperwork outside the legislative distri...
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Florida appeals court opens loophole in long-standing law against recording phone conversations without permission of both sides of call. Law enforcement officers in their official duties can be secretly recorded @vivienneserret @FreshTakeFla
Phone calls with law enforcement can be recorded without their consent, court rules
A Florida appeals court has ruled that law enforcement officers performing their official duties can be secretly recorded.
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Florida cracks down on stalkers using hidden AirTags, other digital trackers with new felony penalties. Expect @GovRonDeSantis to sign new law soon. @JaredTeitel @sn_mcdonald @FreshTakeFla
Florida will get stricter with high-tech hidden tracking devices
Florida is set to crack down on high-tech stalking using hidden tracking devices such as Apple AirTags, other Blue...
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The Department of Juvenile Justice, which runs Florida's youth detention centers, has been hacked leading to the shutdown of systems the agency uses to manage cases. @vivienneserret @FreshTakeFla
Florida Department of Juvenile Justice computer network hacked
The department took offline some of its computer systems as early as March 29 due to what a spokeswoman described as an unspecified security concern.
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My latest for @FreshTakeFla is a forecast of what the court’s decision might mean for voter choices in Nov elections. 🗳️
Prosecutor wants judge to keep University of Florida student accused of sex attack in jail indefinitely, calling him threat to city. Accuser says, 'Even if nothing comes from this, I'm just glad it's on his record forever.' @vivienneserret @FreshTakeFla
Prosecutor wants UF student accused in attempted sex attack jailed until trial
A prosecutor is asking a judge to keep in jail indefinitely a University of Florida student accused of attempted ...
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This reporting is outcome of joint journalism investigation between Gainesville newspaper @NewsGainesville and @FreshTakeFla
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