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Buju Banton Case: Special Prosecutor Appointed to Investigate Rogue Juror

By Chris Sweeney
Feb 24, 2015

Ever since Buju Banton, one of Jamaica's most talented and controversial reggae singers, was convicted of cocaine trafficking and gun charges in 2011, there have been signs his trial was not on the up-and-up. You may recall he was sentenced to ten years and lingers in federal lockup. That sentence...
Garrett Holeve, an MMA Fighter With Down Syndrome, Is Changing the Sport

By Chris Sweeney
Dec 20, 2012

Garrett Holeve, an MMA Fighter With Down Syndrome, Is Changing the Sport
Kratom Comes to Florida: Is the Next Big Drug Craze Dangerous?

By Chris Sweeney
Nov 29, 2012

The busty clerk at Grateful J's head shop in Boca Raton holds out a small brown vial. The label reads "Lucky," and she promises the stuff packs a punch. "You'll want to throw it to the back of your throat," she suggests. "I'd say drink the whole thing. Maybe drink...
Naomi Wilzig: Ms. Come Hither

By Chris Sweeney
Nov 22, 2012

It doesn't have to have penetration for it to be erotic," explains 77-year-old Naomi Wilzig. She's standing next to an illuminated glass container that covers a white statue of Adam rising from the dust of the earth. "The expression on his face, the come-hitherness, is what makes it erotic." Wilzig,...
Two Activists Infiltrate a Center Where Illegal Immigrants Are Held

By Chris Sweeney
Oct 25, 2012

Two Activists Infiltrate Broward Transitional Center, Where Illegal Immigrants Are Held

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