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Bill Cosby’s star witness says accuser spoke of plot

Marguerite Jackson, an academic adviser at Temple University, said Andrea Constand told her she could fabricate sexual assault allegations and "get that money" from a civil suit, bolstering Cosby's efforts to show Constand made up the allegations against him to extort a big civil settlement.
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Destin mulls banning Crab Island businesses

DESTIN — The City Council is considering a multi-year moratorium on commercial activity at Crab Island as a way to address the lack of regulation at the popular tourist spot.Councilman Rodney Braden on Monday brought up the idea of a possible three- to five-year or two- to four-year moratorium on all commercial activity on Crab Island, citing the non-family friendly environment.Destin Mayor [...]
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Watch out, NASCAR: Ford switching from Fusion to Mustang

Ford is bringing its Mustang to NASCAR's top series for the first time.The American automaker said Tuesday the Mustang will replace the Fusion in the Monster Energy Cup Series beginning next February at Daytona International Speedway. NASCAR team owner Roger Penkse slipped earlier this year, divulging that Ford would have a new body in 2019.This will be Ford's fourth Cup model in NASCAR's modern era (since 1972), following the Thunderbird, the Taurus and the Fusion. [...]
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Ban on greyhound racing will go to voters in November

TALLAHASSEE — Florida voters will be asked this fall to ban greyhound racing, a staple for decades of the state’s gambling industry. After repeated and heavily lobbied legislative debates in recent years about the future of the greyhound industry, the Florida Constitution Revision Commission on Monday voted 27-10 to put the proposed ban on the November ballot. However, before the measure appears on the ballot, the industry plans to challenge the [...]
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Woman found dead on beach in Florosa

FLOROSA — The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a 40-year-old woman whose body was found Monday on a beach off Tecumseh Lane. A man walking his dog came across the body of Jaime Graham lying on a beach towel and noticed she was not [...]
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Niceville man critical after single-vehicle crash

MILTON — A Niceville man was in critical condition after a single-vehicle crash on State Road 4 near Johnnie McGoey Road.Charley Guyton, 37, was driving a 2002 Ford F-150 pickup truck east on SR 4 near Munson about 4 p.m. Monday when he ran off of the road and hit a tree, according to a press release from Florida Highway Patrol.Guyton was airlifted to Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola. He could not communicate details of the accident, the [...]
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