Florida Sentinel Bulletin

CHICAGO — President Barack Obama’s campaign is launching its first television advertisement targeting Mitt Romney’s comments about Americans who don’t pay income taxes, arguing the GOP nominee should stop attacking others on taxes and “come clean” on his own. The ad signaled that Pres. Obama will keep making Romney’s personal finances a campaign issue even […]

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We gave you a new face for Friday’s Spotlight feature, and it worked, because everyone is demanding to see her again as this week’s Beauty Unlimited feature. In case you missed Helena Friday, here’s a quick recap. Her favorite star is Beyonce, and her hobbies are scrapbooking, modeling, and collecting Betty Boop memorabilia. In the […]

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It seems like that alleged adult video starring Kanye West and a reportedly 18-year-old Kim Kardashian lookalike is legit. Last Friday, news broke that someone was shopping a 20-minute video of Yeezy doing the wild thing on camera with a woman that looked a lot like his current girlfriend. Now a lawyer representing West issued […]

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NEW YORK  — ABC’s “Good Morning America” co-host Robin Roberts is already wishing to leave the hospital following her bone marrow transplant. Her oncologist, Dr. Gail Ropoz, said on the morning show that Roberts had emailed that note Friday, a day after the procedure. ABC showed a brief video clip of Roberts in her hospital […]

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WASHINGTON — California Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters won’t be charged with ethics violations following allegations she steered a $12 million federal bailout to a bank where her husband owns stock. House Ethics Committee members said Friday at a hearing their investigation found no violation by Waters, a senior member of the House Financial Services Committee. […]

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LOS ANGELES  — Prosecutors are going to court Friday to seek dismissal of charges against a former gang member convicted of a drive-by murder in a gang infested neighborhood of Los Angeles 19 years ago. John Edward Smith, who was 18 when he went to prison, was due in court with his lawyers. Sources in […]

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Orane Gowans was trying to get his five-month-old daughter to stop sucking her thumb and so he allegedly struck the child on her hand, hoping that would stop the habit. But he ended up braking it in several places instead. The 28-year-old was arrested and charged with child abuse. It has not been confirmed, but […]

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NEW YORK  — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. says it expects to hire more than 50,000 temporary employees this holiday season and will be offering more hours to its existing workers. The world’s largest retailer, based in Bentonville, Ark., says that this year’s holiday hiring will be up slightly from last year, although it declined to give […]

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BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor On Friday, Tampa Police Chief Jane Castor made several promotions. The promotions came about with the retirement of three high-ranking members of her staff. Three majors, all with 30 years of service to the department have announced plans to retire. The new majors will assume their responsibilities at […]

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