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We want to hear from you. What questions do you have about education this election year?

We asked our readers what issues matter most to them in Florida this election year. We heard you and now want you to tell us what questions you have about education. That includes issues like charter schools, teacher pay and school safety. This will help guide our coverage this year and help direct the questions we ask our influencers.

A new study from Southern Methodist University ranks 48 states and the District of Columbia based on psychopathic tendencies, and found Washington D.C. to have the highest rate of psychopathy, followed by Connecticut and California.

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D.C. is full of psychopaths, new study says. See where your state falls on the list

A new study from Southern Methodist University ranks 48 states and the District of Columbia based on psychopathic tendencies, and found Washington D.C. to have the highest rate of psychopathy, followed by Connecticut and California.

It takes a village to release a sea turtle: Bortie books it to the Gulf

Local

Capturing nesting sea turtle was a once-in-a-lifetime event. Sleeping next to it wasn't easy

Bortie, named after Bortell's Lounge in Anna Maria, was released Tuesday morning. Her movements will be tracked as part of the Turtle Conservancy's Tour de Turtles that raises awareness for different issues that threaten sea turtles.

It takes a village to release a sea turtle: Bortie books it to the Gulf

Bortie the loggerhead sea turtle was caught overnight Monday, tagged then released the next morning on Coquina Beach.

After a big success in the first-ever footrace over the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, raising $560,000 for the Armed Forces Families Foundation, there will be a second race in 2019.

Local

After successful debut, you'll get another chance to run across the Sunshine Skyway

Organizers have announced a second race date for the Skyway 10K race across the Sunshine Skyway Bridge

Senators Dan Soucek, left, and Brent Jackson, right, review historical maps during The Senate Redistricting Committee for the 2016 Extra Session in the Legislative Office Building at the N.C. General Assembly on Tuesday, February 16, 2016.

National

Supreme Court gerrymandering decision signals more legal challenges to come

The U.S. Supreme Court's handling of two cases alleging partisan gerrymandering is expected to spur even more legal action over the constitutionality of crafting electoral maps that tend to favor one political party.

Man viciously kicks sleeping homeless man in the face on sidewalk

National

Savage kicks at homeless man sleeping on S.F. sidewalk send man to jail, cops say

San Francisco police say Samuel Youmtoub, 58, was caught on video May 24 kicking a homeless man sleeping on the sidewalk in the head. He’s also accused of beating a bus rider in an unrelated attack.

Jovon Dawson, 23, of Uniontown, led police and Ohio State troopers on a chase while naked, cops say. It ended in a crash.

National

The driver thought a deer ran into his van. It was actually a 'butt-naked' man

Jovon Dawson, 23, of Uniontown, Ohio, led Stow Police and Ohio State Patrol troopers on a chase while naked. It ended in a crash. The man ran into a minivan and was taken to the hospital. The driver of the van thought he had hit a deer.

Chicago Police explain the decision to cover shooting victim with white sheet

National

Paramedics thought teen was dead, but he was still alive. He died the next day, medical examiner says

A 17-year-old boy identified as Erin Carey died Tuesday, June 19, 2018, one day after he was mistaken for dead after a shooting, according to Chicago media reports. Paramedics had placed a white sheet over his body and tended to another gunshot victim.

Child-rape victim to be deported after failing marijuana test

Crime

Raped as a child in Miami, he's facing deportation after testing positive for weed

As a boy, Axel Noguera was raped by a family friend and allowed to stay in the country under a visa for victims. But he's slated for deportation to Argentina after a series of low-level arrests.

Three-star offensive tackle Carter Colquitt commits to Ole Miss.

College Sports

Ole Miss Rebels three-star recruit makes commitment decision

Three-star offensive tackle Carter Colquitt (Buford, Georgia) committed to Ole Miss. The 6-5, 300-pound Colquitt chose the Rebels over the likes of N.C. State and Auburn. Colquitt is considered the 98th-best player in Georgia, per 247Sports

Police say Jared Razzano, 35, used a sword to attack another man, who was armed with just a 4-foot contractor's level, during an argument about a parking spot in Somerset County, New Jersey. He is charged with aggravated assault.

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Men duel with sword and 4-foot contractor's level in argument over parking spot, police say

Police say Jared Razzano, 35, used a sword to attack another man, who was armed with a 4-foot contractor's level, during an argument about a parking spot in Somerset County, New Jersey. Razzano is charged with aggravated assault.

Politics & Government

Trump continues to blame Democrats for separation of children at border

President Trump continued his assertion that Democrats are to blame for children being separated at the U.S.-Mexico border. He said that changes to immigration laws could be made quickly if they were willing to negotiate with him.

Politics & Government

Nancy Pelosi speaks after visiting migrant children in San Diego detention facility

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi spoke with House Democrats on Monday after visiting a San Diego detention facility for children taken from their parents as a result of President Donald Trump's immigration policy.

Pets

Man has tearful reunion with dog 3 months after the pit bull was kidnapped

Prak Dara and his girlfriend Kara Hills were reunited with their dog, Titan, on June 3 after he had been kidnapped from his home in Katy, Texas, three months prior. Titan was found almost 1,000 miles away in Greenville, SC thanks to his microchip.

National

Wendy's worker finds dead mouse, feces in hamburger buns

Sky Frame, a Wendy's employee in Catoosa, Okla., posted video to Facebook that shows a dead mouse and mouse feces inside a bag of burger buns at the restaurant. She says management has not done anything to address a recurring mouse issue.

XXXTentacion performs during the second day of the Rolling Loud Festival in downtown Miami on Saturday, May 6, 2017.

National

Rapper XXXTentacion shot dead outside South Florida motorcycle shop

South Florida rapper XXXTentacion, real name Jahseh Dwayne Onfroy, was shot dead while shopping for a motorcycle in Pompano Beach, an apparent robbery victim.

Victor Andrew Apodaca, 28, Aaron Davis Clark, 31, and Ricky Ramon Sena, 24, are still at large after escaping from Curry County Detention Center in Clovis, N.M. Friday, according to the Curry County Sheriff's Office.

National

They escaped from a N.M. jail in their boxers. Now one of their guards is behind bars

Three escapees from the Curry County Detention Center in Clovis, New Mexico, are still at large after escaping in boxers, but Sarina Dodson, the detention officer who helped orchestrate the escape, was arrested in Lubbock, Texas, authorities say.

Aaron Hernando Talifarro Holder, 39, of Waynesboro, Va., is accused of trying to rob a Papa John's on Sunday, then biting three police officers and an ambulance attendant while being transported to jail.

National

He tried to rob Papa John's — then sank his teeth into broken glass and three cops, police say

Aaron Hernando Talifarro Holder, 39, of Waynesboro, Virginia, is accused of trying to rob a Papa John's on Sunday, then biting three police officers. Police say he kicked out a window of a police transport vehicle and ate the broken glass.

Misty Michelle Brock told police someone driving a semi-truck abducted her children from a gas station in Cottondale, Florida — but she hallucinated the kidnapping while on

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Mom told cops her kids were taken at a gas station. That was the meth talking, police say

Misty Michelle Brock told police someone driving a semi-truck abducted her children from a gas station in Cottondale, Florida — but she hallucinated the kidnapping while on "high-grade" meth, police say. The kids were safe at their dad's.

Local

Juneteenth celebration focuses on literacy

The anniversary of ending slavery is celebrated in a variety of ways across the country, but in Manatee County, the focus is on literacy.

National

Border Patrol releases video showing detainees in cages inside a detention center in Texas

The U.S. Border Patrol released video of a brief tour they gave reporters inside a detention facility in McAllen, Texas, where it holds families arrested at the southern U.S. border. The video shows adult and children housed in cages.

High school students line up just before their graduation ceremony.

The Florida Influencer Series

Florida Influencers rank inequality and education as most pressing 2018 election issue

The yawning gap between rich and poor and lack of quality education for all are the most pressing issues facing Florida — and together they represent the top issue candidates should be discussing this election year, according to the first in a series of new Miami Herald surveys of the state’s influential voices.

Opinion

On the border, 2,000 reasons to dump President Trump

In op-ed column, Bradenton rabbi Michael Sternfield writes about child separations on U.S.-Mexico border: "Even those who support the president in other matters should be able to see that this policy is unconscionable."

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We want to hear from you. What questions do you have about education this election year?

D.C. is full of psychopaths, new study says. See where your state falls on the list

Capturing nesting sea turtle was a once-in-a-lifetime event. Sleeping next to it wasn't easy

It takes a village to release a sea turtle: Bortie books it to the Gulf

After successful debut, you'll get another chance to run across the Sunshine Skyway

Supreme Court gerrymandering decision signals more legal challenges to come

Savage kicks at homeless man sleeping on S.F. sidewalk send man to jail, cops say

The driver thought a deer ran into his van. It was actually a 'butt-naked' man

Paramedics thought teen was dead, but he was still alive. He died the next day, medical examiner says

Raped as a child in Miami, he's facing deportation after testing positive for weed

Ole Miss Rebels three-star recruit makes commitment decision

Men duel with sword and 4-foot contractor's level in argument over parking spot, police say

Trump continues to blame Democrats for separation of children at border

Nancy Pelosi speaks after visiting migrant children in San Diego detention facility

Man has tearful reunion with dog 3 months after the pit bull was kidnapped

Wendy's worker finds dead mouse, feces in hamburger buns

Rapper XXXTentacion shot dead outside South Florida motorcycle shop

They escaped from a N.M. jail in their boxers. Now one of their guards is behind bars

He tried to rob Papa John's — then sank his teeth into broken glass and three cops, police say

Mom told cops her kids were taken at a gas station. That was the meth talking, police say

Juneteenth celebration focuses on literacy

Border Patrol releases video showing detainees in cages inside a detention center in Texas

Florida Influencers rank inequality and education as most pressing 2018 election issue

On the border, 2,000 reasons to dump President Trump

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