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The largest passenger liner of its time, which set the transatlantic speed record in 1952, is being prepared for sinking off the coast of Florida. The project is intended to create a habitat for marine life and a diving attraction, but has sparked environmental disputes.
Aziz KarimovTallahassee police arrested 15-year-old Anthony Rivers III in connection with a shooting near Florida A&M University's stadium, where 11 people suffered gunshot wounds and one more was injured while fleeing. Six of the injured are children.
Otabek YusupovAlba Chavez, 37, has been charged on four counts of animal cruelty. According to police, she buried live kittens in her yard, believing them to be demons. Officers rescued two of the animals, the woman was detained and is being held in custody without bail.
Sevara AzamovaU.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signed a memorandum establishing a new Air National Guard special tactics squadron in Florida. The unit will be stationed near key special operations commands — USSOCOM at MacDill and AFSOC at Hurlburt Field. The goal is to strengthen the National Guard's integration with active-duty special operations forces.
Javlon TursunovVenezuela's ruling United Socialist Party (PSUV) condemned the arrest warrant for former Cuban leader Raúl Castro issued in Florida in the case of the 1996 shootdown of aircraft of the organization 'Brothers to the Rescue.' The party called the warrant intimidation, said it lacked legal grounds, and called on Latin American countries to support Cuba.
Sevara Azamova40-year-old David Sartin Jr. robbed two banks in Florida while wearing a silicone mask of an elderly man with a gray beard. According to the US Department of Justice, he stole about $5,500, and searches turned up masks, wigs, a toy gun, and a 2021 diary about the robberies. He had previously served time for a series of robberies in Texas.
Sevara AzamovaA Florida circuit court judge signed an arrest warrant for 95-year-old former Cuban president Raul Castro on charges of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder in connection with the February 24, 1996 shootdown of two Brothers to the Rescue planes, in which four people died. This is the second warrant: in May, Castro was charged federally. Havana claimed the planes violated its airspace; the US said they were flying over international waters.
Otabek YusupovA 71-year-old man died as a result of an attack by a 3.7 m alligator while fishing at Dr Bradford Memorial Park in Winter Garden, Florida. According to police, the alligator attacked him near the shore of Lake Apopka and dragged him into the water. This is the second fatal alligator attack in Florida this year.
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