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Eddie Duran sits in an Okaloosa County courtroom on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024, in Fort Walton Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Kate Payne)

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Fired Florida deputy freed on bond in fatal shooting of Black airman
By KATE PAYNE - Associated Press
Thu,08/29/24-1:13PM , 83 Reads
FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A judge allowed bond Thursday for a Florida sheriff's deputy who was fired and charged with manslaughter after shooting a U.S. Air Force senior airman at the Black man's apartment door.
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Mannika Hopkins talks with her fourth graders on the first day of school at Greenville Elementary in Greenville, Fla. on Aug. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Kate Payne)

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School choice and a history of segregation collide as one Florida county shutters its rural schools
By KATE PAYNE - Associated Press/Report for America
Wed,08/21/24-11:01PM , 100 Reads
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Stacks of donated goods line the shelves at the Good News Outreach food bank, Wednesday, July 31, 2024, in Tallahassee, Fla. Florida is one of 13 states that is not participating in a federal hunger relief program this summer that helps families in need buy groceries. (AP Photo/Kate Payne)

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Families face food insecurity in Republican-led states that turned down federal aid this summer
By KATE PAYNE - Associated Press/Report for America
Wed,07/31/24-3:17PM , 165 Reads
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Crystal Ripolio had tears in her eyes as she walked the produce line at the Good News Outreach food bank in Tallahassee. It was the bags of ripe peaches that did her in.

“We don’t have anything in our fridge,” Ripolio said.
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