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Thousands Party in Streets After Alabama Win Despite Virus
Thousands of excited football fans ignored pandemic precautions and partied in streets around the University of Alabama after the Crimson Tide defeated Ohio State for the national championship
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UF, FSU Listed in Top 20 of Rankings for Top Party Schools
The annual rankings from the Princeton Review has the Gators coming in at No. 16 out of the 385 schools ranked while the Seminoles were just two spots lower at No. 18.
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What Is CBD and Is It Legal? A Complete Guide to Cannabidiol
You’ve probably seen it and perhaps struggled to understand the craze. CBD, or cannabidiol, a cannabis extract, has made its way up to food, drinks and dietary supplements almost everywhere. The hype has significantly grown in the U.S. in the last five years. However, its legality and benefits remain in a gray area and debated in the country, where 33...
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Bart Starr, 1960s Green Bay Quarterback, Dies at 85
Bart Starr was an ordinary quarterback until teaming with Vince Lombardi and serving as the catalyst for the powerhouse Green Bay Packers teams that ruled the 1960s and ushered in the NFL as America’s most popular sport. The quarterback’s graceful throws helped turn a run-heavy league into a passing spectacle, yet it’s a run for which he’s most famous: the...
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Over 20 New Specialty Florida License Plates Being Considered During Upcoming Legislative Session
In total, over 1.5 million specialty tags are on Florida’s roads with the last new plates being approved during the 2014 Legislative session.
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Parkland High School Shooting Generating Change in Florida
Past gun violence produced few lasting changes in Florida, but the Parkland mass shooting has prompted swift new laws and a high-profile committee that is generating action.
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Parkland Father Drapes Bulletproof Vest Over ‘Fearless Girl' Statue, Creating #FearfulGirl
Draping a bulletproof vest over the “Fearless Girl” statue in New York City Friday, a Parkland father sought to spread a bold message: “Fearless Girl” was suddenly #FearfulGirl, protected only by the bulletproof attire she donned. Manuel Oliver, whose 17-year-old son Joaquin Oliver was killed during the Parkland school shooting in February, placed the vest on the statue in the...
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Sea Turtle Found Dead With Beach Chair String Around Neck
An endangered sea turtle has been found dead on an Alabama beach with a beach chair string tangled around its neck.
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Psych! Colleges Teach Phishing Lesson by Targeting Their Own
Thousands of university students and employees targeted by email phishing schemes this year have taken the bait. Fortunately, they were duped not by real scammers, but by their own schools — in simulations meant to make them more adept at spotting real threats. When Ohio State University did its first student-focused phishing in January — a strategy also used in...
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Storms Strike College, Leave Trail of Damage Across South
Emergency crews were converging on Jacksonville State University Tuesday in east Alabama, where storms slammed into the campus and did major damage to the coliseum. Jacksonville was among the hardest-hit communities as storms swept across the South, part of a large system that prompted tornado warnings Monday in Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia. Several shelters opened, local schools were closed, trees...
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Alabama Player Proposes to Girlfriend After Crimson Tide Win
University of Alabama center Bradley Bozeman scored two big wins Monday night. Just moments after the Crimson Tide defeated Georgia, 26-23, in an overtime victory, Bozeman got down on one knee and asked his girlfriend Nikki Hegstetter to marry him, “Today” reported. ESPN tweeted a video of the moment showing Hegstetter pulling out an engagement ring from a newspaper he...
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Drones Spotted in Sky Before College Football Title Game Despite Ban: FBI
The FBI says drones have been spotted in restricted air space surrounding the Atlanta stadium where college football’s title game will be held, despite a temporary ban. FBI spokesman Kevin Rowson said Sunday that flying drones or aircraft in the area of Mercedes-Benz stadium and the nearby entertainment venues is a violation of federal law. The Federal Aviation Administration banned...
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Is It Really ‘S-Town'? Hit Podcast Sparks an Identity Crisis
Attention is often a hard-won commodity out in the country, and sometimes it’s the last thing a little town wants. Residents puff out their chests when a high school in a rural town upends a big-city rival to win a championship, but they’re just as likely to be deflated by some dash of infamy — a tornado that wipes out...
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Hostages ‘Fine,' Suspect Arrested Near U. of Alabama
Police say a man was arrested after a hostage situation near the University of Alabama, and all the hostages are reported unharmed. Lt. Teena Richardson, a Tuscaloosa police spokeswoman, said the incident Tuesday morning ended peacefully and said “The hostages are fine.” She said there were about eight hostages. She said the man had a gun. It happened at an...
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UAB's Gregory Bryant Declared Brain Dead Day After Shooting
Authorities in West Palm Beach say UAB running back Gregory Bryant has been declared brain dead, a day after he was found shot in a car on Interstate 95 in South Florida.
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Miami Heat President Pat Riley Reflects on 50th Anniversary of Texas Western Win
The opposing team’s locker room is a place Pat Riley has generally considered off-limits for almost all his basketball life: Do not enter except under extreme circumstances. Fifty years ago was one of those circumstances.
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University of Miami's Delta Gamma Sorority Recruitment Video Goes Viral
Million dollar yachts, bikinis, rooftop pool parties and what appear to be drone shots of speed boat acrobatics along nearly every waterway in Miami.
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University of Alabama Sorority Slammed for Salacious Video, Lack of Diversity
The women of University of Alabama’s Alpha Phi sorority are experiencing backlash after sharing a salacious recruitment video on YouTube. As a result, the sorority has deleted the post.
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Mario Cristobal Hits Big Time as FIU Flounders
A little more than two years ago, Florida International University athletic director Pete Garcia fired Mario Cristobal in a move that shook the college football community. Cristobal was immediately snatched up by a top school, and since then; he’s getting the last laugh.