This restaurant serves as a hub for Jacksonville’s Hispanic community. ICE raid fears halted celebration plans this year
Read full article: This restaurant serves as a hub for Jacksonville’s Hispanic community. ICE raid fears halted celebration plans this yearFor years, David Morales and his wife, María, have been committed not only to serving Mexican food but also to participating in events meant to uplift the local Hispanic community. However, Morales said one of those events had to be canceled this year due to concerns about immigration enforcement.
Bolivia heads to the polls as its right-wing opposition eyes first victory in decades
Read full article: Bolivia heads to the polls as its right-wing opposition eyes first victory in decadesBolivians have headed to the polls for a pivotal election that could end the long reign of the leftist Movement Toward Socialism party.
A small Texas community where everyone survived flooding has sirens that warned them
Read full article: A small Texas community where everyone survived flooding has sirens that warned themOfficials at the Comfort Volunteer Fire Department triggered a flood warning siren last week when the Guadalupe River began to swell.
Supporters of Bolivia's ex-leader Morales clash with police in push to secure his candidacy
Read full article: Supporters of Bolivia's ex-leader Morales clash with police in push to secure his candidacyStreet clashes have erupted in Bolivia's capital of La Paz as hundreds of supporters of ex-President Evo Morales marched toward the country's top electoral court to push for their leader’s candidacy in presidential elections later this year.
FSU employee who coached high school football, food service employee were killed in campus shooting
Read full article: FSU employee who coached high school football, food service employee were killed in campus shootingAn FSU food service employee was one of the two people killed Thursday in a mass shooting on campus, their employer confirmed to News4JAX on Friday.
Bolivian prosecutors seek the arrest of former President Morales in sexual abuse case
Read full article: Bolivian prosecutors seek the arrest of former President Morales in sexual abuse caseProsecutors in Bolivia are seeking the arrest of former President Evo Morales in connection to a sexual abuse investigation involving his alleged fathering of a child with a 15-year-old girl.
Bolivia's Evo Morales tells AP he'll press on with a hunger strike until his rival accepts dialogue
Read full article: Bolivia's Evo Morales tells AP he'll press on with a hunger strike until his rival accepts dialogueBolivia’s transformative and divisive former President Evo Morales has told the Associated Press that he would press on with a hunger strike until the government of his protégé-turned-rival agreed to a political dialogue.
Bolivia's former President Evo Morales claims his car was shot at in attempted assassination
Read full article: Bolivia's former President Evo Morales claims his car was shot at in attempted assassinationFormer President Evo Morales of Bolivia claims he survived an assassination attempt on Sunday after unidentified men opened fire on his car.
Rival protesters clash in Bolivia as ex-President Evo Morales leads a march to the capital
Read full article: Rival protesters clash in Bolivia as ex-President Evo Morales leads a march to the capitalBolivia’s pro-government supporters and security forces have confronted protesters loyal to former President Evo Morales in a street melee.
Bolivian president orchestrated a 'self-coup,' political rival Evo Morales claims
Read full article: Bolivian president orchestrated a 'self-coup,' political rival Evo Morales claimsFormer Bolivian President Evo Morales is accusing his political ally-turned-rival President Luis Arce of deceiving the Bolivian people by staging a “self-coup” last week.
How tensions in Bolivia fueled an attempt to oust President Arce from power
Read full article: How tensions in Bolivia fueled an attempt to oust President Arce from powerArmored vehicles rammed into the doors of Bolivia’s government palace as President Luis Arce said his country faced an apparent attempted coup.
Election skeptics slow to get sweeping changes in GOP states
Read full article: Election skeptics slow to get sweeping changes in GOP statesRepublicans in some heavily conservative states won their campaigns for secretary of state last year after claiming they'd make major changes aimed at keeping fraud out of elections.
Ex-Pence aide shrugs off doubts in Indiana election post bid
Read full article: Ex-Pence aide shrugs off doubts in Indiana election post bidFormer Mike Pence aide Diego Morales won the Republican nomination to become Indiana’s secretary of state after talking up a push for tighter state voting restrictions and appealing to those who believe the 2020 presidential election was riddled with fraud.
Ex-Pence aide seeks Indiana elections office that fired him
Read full article: Ex-Pence aide seeks Indiana elections office that fired himA former Mike Pence aide seeking to oust Indiana’s Republican secretary of state is fending off criticism about twice leaving jobs in that office after being written up for poor job performance.
Jacksonville sheriff: Trio distributed up to 30 kilos of cocaine per week
Read full article: Jacksonville sheriff: Trio distributed up to 30 kilos of cocaine per weekAn investigation by the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Major Case Narcotics Unit aimed at dismantling a local drug trafficking organizations has netted 27 felony arrests, Sheriff Mike Williams revealed during a Thursday news conference.
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Fat Boys member, radio host Prince Markie Dee dies at 52
Read full article: Fat Boys member, radio host Prince Markie Dee dies at 52FILE - Mark "Prince Markie Dee" Morales appears at the premiere of his film "Disorderlies," in New York, on August 14, 1987. Dee, a member of the Fat Boys hip-hop trio who later formed his own band and became a well-known radio host, has died at 52. (AP Photo/Ed Bailey, File)NEW YORK – Prince Markie Dee, a member of the Fat Boys hip-hop trio who later formed his own band and became a well-known radio host, has died. AdMorales formed his own band in 1993, Prince Markie Dee & The Soul Convention, which released the R&B hit “Swing My Way.”“Prince Markie Dee was more than a rapper," the manager of the Fat Boys, Louis Gregory, wrote on Twitter. My heart breaks today because I lost a brother.”Morales also worked with several other pop stars, including Destiny's Child and Jennifer Lopez, and as a radio host in Miami.
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A tense Bolivia awaits voting results in redo amid pandemic
Read full article: A tense Bolivia awaits voting results in redo amid pandemicAdding to intrigue, publication of two exit polls were withheld after private pollsters said they didn’t trust their own survey results. Bolivians have long been accustomed to quick preliminary results in presidential elections. He was barred from running for the presidency or even the Senate by electoral authorities following his ouster. He shrugged aside a public vote that had set term limits, and competed in the October 2019 presidential vote, which he claimed to have narrowly won outright. She dropped out at as a candidate for Sunday’s presidential election while trailing badly in polls.
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Bolivia calls on ICC to investigate Morales over blockades
Read full article: Bolivia calls on ICC to investigate Morales over blockadesAfter 14 years in power, Morales resigned under pressure from the military and police on Nov. 10 amid widespread protests and disturbances alleging he was attempting to fraudulently claim reelection. Morales was the country's first Indigenous president and remains a powerful influence in the country. In addition, the government is also responsible for the massacre in November's protests and doesn't say anything, lawmaker Sergio Choque said. Prosecutors will weigh whether they have jurisdiction and whether the case is admissible under the court's rules before deciding whether to launch an investigation. The sanctions were immediately denounced by the court, the United Nations and human rights advocates.
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Spain: court hears testimony on whether Assange was spied on
Read full article: Spain: court hears testimony on whether Assange was spied onSpanish lawyer Baltasar Garzon, who is part of Assange's legal team, second left, arrives at Spain's National Court in Madrid, Spain, Monday, July 27, 2020. Spain's National Court is due to hear testimony Monday in an investigation into whether a Spanish company was hired to spy on Julian Assange during the seven years the Wikileaks founder spent in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)MADRID Spains National Court is due to hear testimony Monday in an investigation into whether a Spanish company was hired to spy on Julian Assange during the seven years the WikiLeaks founder spent in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London. Staff of the Spanish security company are due to testify on Tuesday. Assanges legal team says the court has asked U.S. authorities to question Lahav and Rohrabacher on its behalf.

Bolivia's former president accepts political asylum in Mexico
Read full article: Bolivia's former president accepts political asylum in MexicoCopyright 2019 CNNLA PAZ, Bolivia - Bolivia's former president Evo Morales has departed for Mexico after accepting an offer of political asylum in the wake of what he has described as a "coup" against him by the country's military and opposition. Morales said in a tweet late Monday that he was leaving for Mexico, but will soon "return with more strength and energy." Three officials next in the presidential line of succession, including Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera, all resigned Sunday. The second vice president of Bolivia's senate, Jeanine Anez, said she is willing to become the president of the senate, which would make her next in line for the presidency. Anez has called for lawmakers to meet Tuesday afternoon to discuss the resignations of the former president and former vice president.

Bolivian President Evo Morales steps down
Read full article: Bolivian President Evo Morales steps down(CNN) - Bolivian President Evo Morales resigned Sunday amid growing opposition after an international audit found the results of last month's election could not be validated due to "serious irregularities." Demonstrators and the Bolivian opposition had accused electoral authorities of manipulating the vote count in favor of Morales, the country's longtime socialist leader. It's unclear who will become presidentVice President lvaro Garca Linera also announced his resignation minutes after Morales. In the hours after polls closed, preliminary results showed Morales slightly ahead of his opponent, former President Carlos Mesa. Calls for Morales' resignation grew over the weekend.

Bolivian protesters claim presidential election rigged
Read full article: Bolivian protesters claim presidential election riggedLA PAZ, Bolivia - Tensions continue to rise on the streets of the Bolivian administrative capital La Paz, with angry crowds accusing authorities of fraud in Sunday's presidential election. Protesters and the opposition claim electoral authorities manipulated the vote count in favor of President Evo Morales, the nation's longtime socialist leader. On Monday night protesters raided two Electoral Tribunal buildings in different Bolivian cities, according to Bolivian news agency ABI. Amid accusations of fraud, the vice president of the Bolivian Supreme Electoral Court, Antonio Costas, announced his resignation Tuesday night. President Morales, who is seeking his fourth term in office, claimed victory over the weekend and is expected to make televised remarks on Wednesday morning local time.

Bolivia's Amazon is on fire, too
Read full article: Bolivia's Amazon is on fire, tooCNN(CNN) - While the world's attention focuses on the destructive Amazon wildfires in Brazil, devastating blazes have decimated swathes of tropical forests and savannah in neighboring Bolivia. The Amazon spans eight countries, including Bolivia, though the majority of the forest is in Brazil. The Amazon forest produces about 20% of the world's oxygen and plays an essential part in the fight against climate change. He added that on a visit to certain locations, mainly around Robore in eastern Bolivia, fires had decreased by about 70%. During the G7 summit on Monday, Macron announced a $20 million emergency fund to help Amazon countries affected by the rainforest fires.

Guatemala's election has global implications
Read full article: Guatemala's election has global implications(CNN) - Donald Trump would be wise to watch Guatemala's run-off presidential election this weekend closely. This means Guatemala's next president may find themselves on the receiving end of immense pressure from the US president and his administration. Guatemala's next president will be tasked with overseeing the final implementation of a controversial agreement reached between Trump and his Guatemalan counterpart, outgoing President Jimmy Morales, in late July. Between 2008 and 2012, she served as Guatemala's first lady during the presidency of her husband, Alvaro Colom. He has described the outgoing Morales as irresponsible, but has not ruled out the asylum deal himself.

Trinity baseball coach Gil Morales leaving for job at Calvary Christian
Read full article: Trinity baseball coach Gil Morales leaving for job at Calvary ChristianTrinity Christians Gil Morales accepted the head coaching position at Fort Lauderdale Calvary Christian on Tuesday, joining a progam that has won two state titles since 2016. It's a different path for Morales, whose previous high school head coaching jobs were building, or rebuilding programs. Morales, 43, is one of the most accomplished baseball coaches in area history. Morales left the area for three seasons for the top job at Windermere Prep before returning and helping rebuild the program at Trinity. Jacksonville baseball people dont realize the coaches in Jacksonville are really, really good.

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