Florida Sentinel Bulletin

ALEXANDRIA, VA — President Barack Obama signed into law Friday a major overhaul of the nation’s patent system to ease the way for inventors to bring their products to market. “We can’t afford to drag our feet any longer,” he said. Passed in a rare display of congressional bipartisanship, the America Invents Act is the […]

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WASHINGTON — Former U.S. Rep. Barbara Jordan of Texas now has her own postage stamp. It’s the 34th in the post office’s Black Heritage series. Jordan served three terms in Congress and in 1976 was the first woman and the first African-American to deliver a keynote address at a Democratic national convention. She described Americans […]

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BELLEVILLE, Ill. — An Illinois woman accused of gunning down two of her children was denied bail and granted a public defender Friday before being led in shackles back to the jail and isolated confinement under suicide watch. Yokeia Smith faces two counts of first-degree murder. Associate St. Clair County Judge Julie Katz entered a […]

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OAKLAND PARK, FL — Five sisters face criminal charges after a brawl aboard a school bus in South Florida. According to the Broward Sheriff’s Office, the fight began when an 11-year-old girl got into a fight with another girl at a bus stop Sept. 7. Authorities say that the 11-year-old left, but she caught up […]

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Maryland State Police have charged a Bowie State University student with murder after they say she fatally stabbed her roommate. Alexis D. Simpson, 19, has been charged with first-degree murder in the stabbing death of Dominique Frazier at Bowie State University’s Christa McAuliffe Residential Community building. On Thursday night authorities were called to the dormitory […]

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This week’s Spotlight feature returns because your phone calls demanded it. So, Jessica is back for you in swimwear. The Virgo celebrated her birthday last Friday with her friends. Jessica wants to own her own massage business, so get in line fellows. When it comes to the man in her life, Jessica said he must […]

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According to police, a 21-year-old caregiver was arrested Tuesday and charged with abuse. He is accused of making a disabled resident stand in ant beds as punishment. According to a spokesman for the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, the incident was reported by the Department of Children and Family Services. The incident reportedly happened Sunday at […]

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BY LEON B. CREWS Sentinel Staff Writer According to board members of the Corporation to Develop Communities of Tampa, Incorporated (CDC), they will continue their national search for an individual to serve as the organization’s president. Ernest Coney, who served as the CDC’s C.O.O. under former CEO Toni Watts, has been interim president since her […]

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BY TAMECA JOHNSON Freelance Writer The Florida Sentinel has learned the motive behind the drastic change in WTMP’s format.  According to the station’s current management, it was a matter of dollars and cents. Scott Savage of Savage Media, is the court-appointed receiver who operates WTMP.  He has been given authority by the courts to try […]

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