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Cuba Attacks Florida-Registered Speedboat
Attorney General James Uthmeier launched an investigation, in conjunction with the federal government, into the Cuban government’s Wednesday attack on a Florida-registered speedboat, killing four and injuring six in Cuban waters.
According to the Cuban government, the boaters were Cubans seeking to “infiltrate the island” and conduct terrorism. Seven of the ten passengers have been named by the Cuban government. A Cuban national has allegedly confessed to being involved in the planned operation.
Responding to the Cuban version of events, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said, “We will verify that independently as we gather more information, and we’ll be prepared to respond accordingly.”
A statement from Cuba’s interior ministry said the “illegal” speedboat was detected by the country’s coast guard one nautical mile northeast of the El Pino canal, off the northern coast of Villa Clara province in central Cuba.
FBI Searches Broward County Residence
The FBI’s Miami bureau searched a residence in Southwest Ranches, Broward County, on Wednesday as part of an investigation into Alberto Carvalho, the Los Angeles Unified School District superintendent.
Carvalho oversaw Miami-Dade County Public Schools, Florida’s largest school district, from 2008 to 2021. He was named Superintendent of the Year in 2014, and Spain knighted the Portugal-born administrator in 2021 for his work in expanding Spanish-language programs for Miami-Dade County schools.
FBI agents searched Carvalho’s home in California, as well as the LA school district’s headquarters. The purpose of the searches has not been released, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office declined to comment beyond saying they were conducting a warranted search.
Epstein Investigation Continues
As former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton were deposed yesterday and today in New York as part of a congressional committee’s probe into the late, convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a storage unit in South Florida exposed disturbing contents.
Financial records indicate that Epstein leased at least six storage units from 2003 until his death in 2019, including a facility in Palm Beach, which was rented on Epstein’s behalf by a detective agency.
An inventory of the storage unit showed a cache of nude photographs believed to be of Epstein’s victims, sex toys, and sex slave manuals. Epstein paid private detectives to stash computers, videotapes, photographs, and other possessions before police raided his Florida mansion in 2005.
A Palm Beach detective noted in a court filing that several items in Epstein’s home “were conspicuously absent” when they arrived to execute the search warrant.
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➤ Flagler, Marion Counties: The St. Johns River Water Management District has designated a Phase I water shortage, asking residents to reduce water use voluntarily. (More)
➤ Orlando: The city is an official candidate to host the final stop of the Olympic Qualifier Series 2028, a multi-sport showcase that will determine the last wave of athletes to earn Olympic berths. (More)
➤ Fort Lauderdale: Police held a press conference to dispel online rumors that the killing of 30-year-old Daneshia Heller involved a serial killer. (See Details)
➤ Fort Myers: The U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded the city a $6 million grant to help clean up polluted canals and creeks. The funding is part of ongoing efforts to address elevated bacteria levels in waterways. (More)
➤ Delray Beach: Officials voted to amend the city’s noise ordinance. Frequent complaints about noise downtown prompted the change, which will lead police to use handheld sound meters to measure noise levels beginning this spring. (More)
➤ Indian River County: The school board approved new school arrival and departure times for next year. High school arrival times will move back by 15 minutes, with elementary and middle schools set back by 10 minutes. (More)
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➤ Gov. Ron DeSantis and state leaders gathered at St. Augustine’s Plaza de la Constitución on Wednesday to unveil a statue of abolitionist Frederick Douglass as part of the state’s celebration of America250. (See Photo)
➤ An off-duty Mount Dora police officer saved a woman after a 39-foot boat collided with a pontoon boat on Lake Dora. (More)
➤ Wildlife agents rescued a manatee mother and her calf at an Orange Harbor Mobile Home Co-op in Fort Myers, the second day in a row that manatees were rescued at the location. (More)
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Cuba Attacks Florida-Registered Speedboat
