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I'm a general assignment reporter at the South Florida Sun Sentinel, covering mostly the Palm Beach County area. I grew up in Grand Rapids, Mich., graduated from Michigan State University and moved to Florida in 2011.

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Suspect in Goodman jury swaying attempt faces federal judge

Suspect in Goodman jury swaying attempt faces federal judge

After learning a Vermont felon had offered to throw John Goodman's DUI manslaughter retrial for $500,000, FBI…

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Suspect in Goodman jury swaying attempt faces federal judge

Suspect in Goodman jury swaying attempt faces federal judge

After learning a Vermont felon had offered to throw John Goodman's DUI manslaughter retrial for $500,000, FBI…

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Readers react to judge’s ‘mogging’ of looksmaxxer Clavicular

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By Brittany Shammas
| Miami New Times Verified
Looksmaxxer Clavicular appeared in a Miami courtroom this month to face a judge after livestreaming himself shooting an (apparently dead) alligator in the Everglades. Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Marcus Bach Armas on May 15 sentenced the 20-year-old, whose real name is Braden Peters, to six months probation after he pleaded no contest to the charges. Peters must also complete a (non-livestreamed) Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission safety course and 20 hours of community service.
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Julie K. Brown Finally Gets Her Pulitzer Years After Epstein Investigation

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By Brittany Shammas
| Miami New Times Verified
Years after her groundbreaking investigation into sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein was published, Miami Herald reporter Julie K. Brown has finally been recognized by the Pulitzer Prizes. Brown’s 2018 reporting on the sweetheart deal given to the former financier as he faced federal sex trafficking charges has had sweeping impact, leading to Epstein’s arrest, the prosecution and conviction of accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell, and ongoing scrutiny of the Palm Beach billionaire’s ties to the powerful.
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Man Who Filmed Jet Ski-Riding Dog: ‘I Thought I Was, Like, Hallucinating’

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By Brittany Shammas
| Miami New Times Verified
Aldo Hafez was relaxing on the balcony of his downtown Fort Lauderdale apartment, eating a SpongeBob popsicle while taking in the view of the New River. That’s when he saw it: a man on a jetpack, seemingly pulling… a dog on a jet ski. “At first I thought I was, like, hallucinating,” the 31-year-old YouTuber tells New Times, “because there’s a dog on a jet ski.” Hafez grabbed his phone and started filming.
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