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A Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office arresting deputy has been arrested and suspended without pay after he tried to pay for sex with someone he believed to be a minor, authorities said. Marvin Vasquez, 24, was off-duty when St. Petersburg police arrested him Saturday. He faces charges of human trafficking: commercial sexual activity and unlawful use of a two-way communications device. “I am extremely disappointed that a person sworn to serve and protect is now facing charges related to such egregious behavior,” Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister said in a news release. “It will not be tolerated by anyone, and certainly…

History links UConn Athletic Communications / August 14, 2022 STORRS – With less than two weeks to go until the UConn football team’s season opener at Utah State (Aug. 27), the Huskies’ four-way quarterback competition continues in full swing. And with the team’s practice time evolving this week from fall camp mode to season mode, the intensity is about to ramp up exponentially for Ta’Quan Roberson, Tyler Phommachanh, Zion Turner and Cale Millen . “The first attribute I’m looking for is, ‘Is the guy a good decision maker?’ ” UConn coach Jim Mora said when asked what the four-man race…

The Taliban regime in Afghanistan has asked India to end the development projects it had started in that country, Foreign Ministry spokesman Abdul Qahar Balkhi said on Sunday. “We hope that with the update of the diplomatic mission, we will advance from the humanitarian aspect to the development aspects. And in this area, our priority which we have also transferred to the Indian side is the completion of some of the incomplete projects that India has done, as a first step,” Balkhi said in an interview with The Indian Express, a day before the first anniversary of the Taliban takeover…

Little has been released by the Justice Department about the decision to retrieve White House records in an unannounced search of Mar-a-Lago on Monday. Attorney General Merrick Garland revealed on Friday that he had “personally approved” the extraordinary step of seeking the warrant, and the Justice Department made the warrant public on Friday, revealing that the government is investigating Trump for a possible violation of three statutes criminal charges, including the Espionage Act. The former president was outraged that the FBI had conducted a surprise search of Mar-a-Lago and suggested that his team had been complying with government requests. “[T]”There…

AVON — A family of bears visited an Avon family Sunday, spending a few minutes playing in the family’s backyard. The bears, including some cubs, fell into the hammock and climbed onto the chairs placed in the yard. Justin Mathews, who sent a video of the encounter, said he and his family were sitting at the kitchen table, enjoying a morning cup of coffee, when the bears were spotted. “It was interesting to watch them play from a distance,” Mathews said. “It’s great to see them enjoying themselves.” Mathews said bears were not particularly common in New York City, where…

STRATFORD – Despite strict regulations limiting tattoo studios, Barnum Avenue could soon be home to a new place to get inked. Stratfour Ventures LLC is seeking Zoning Commission approval to open the studio in a 1,000-square-foot store at 1345 Barnum Ave., according to an application filed with the city. If approved, the studio would be the second tattoo parlor to get the backing of city officials since they gave the green light plans last year to move Forest to Shore Gallery and Tattoo Studio on the former Little Red School of Art and Music property. “We believe this location is…