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U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown’s attorneys asked a judge Thursday to let them quit representing her, just two days after they filed paperwork committing to handle her federal fraud trial.
“Irreconcilable differences exist and the relationship is strained where effective representation is compromised,” attorneys Mark NeJame and David Haas wrote in a filing to U.S. Magistrate James R. Klindt.
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U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown and Democrats trying to replace her will face off Thursday night in a Jacksonville University debate over who should represent the 5th Congressional District in Washington.
Former state Sen. Al Lawson and health-care advocate LaShonda “L.J.” Holloway both want to oust Brown, a 12-term incumbent facing federal fraud charges.
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A plan for City Hall to continue paying the nonprofit that manages downtown’s Hemming Park secured a crucial vote Wednesday and is now set for final approval by the Jacksonville City Council.
The council Finance Committee voted to pay Friends of Hemming Park $58,000 for the group to continue operating for the next two months. That money is now set for a final vote next Tuesday.
Spotted Slideshow: Hemming Park Beer Festival

The top four candidates squaring off in the Aug. 30 Republican primary for the 4th Congressional District spent most of a low-key debate Wednesday sharing broad agreement on a slate of conservative policy issues and making it clear there is little daylight between them and GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump.There was some sparring among the competitors, but for the most part the questions offered them little opportunity to mix it up.

By Dana Treen
Capt. Sean Patrick Haley, a U.S. Naval Academy graduate and executive officer of Jacksonville Naval Air Station, takes command of the base Thursday.
The largest Navy installation in the Southeast and the third largest in the service, the base includes 14 squadrons and employs thousands of sailors and civilians.
Haley takes command from retiring base commander Capt. Howard Wannamaker, who has held the post since February 2015.

A plan for City Hall to continue paying the nonprofit that manages downtown’s Hemming Park secured a crucial vote Wednesday and is now set for final approval by the Jacksonville City Council.
The council Finance Committee voted to pay Friends of Hemming Park $58,000 for the group to continue operating for the next two months. That money is now set for a final vote next Tuesday.
Spotted Slideshow: Hemming Park Beer Festival

Capt. Sean Patrick Haley, a U.S. Naval Academy graduate and executive officer of Jacksonville Naval Air Station, takes command of the base Thursday.
The largest Navy installation in the Southeast and the third largest in the service, the base includes 14 squadrons and employs thousands of sailors and civilians.
Haley takes command from retiring base commander Capt. Howard Wannamaker, who has held the post since February 2015.
Rear Adm. Mary Jackson, commander of Navy Region Southeast, will be the guest speaker.

The top four candidates squaring off in the Aug. 30 Republican primary for the 4th Congressional District spent most of a low-key debate Wednesday sharing broad agreement on a slate of conservative policy issues and making it clear there is little daylight between them and GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump.There was some sparring among the competitors, but for the most part the questions offered them little opportunity to mix it up.

Jacksonville-based Crowley Maritime Corp. is expanding its shipping service to Costa Rica.
In a prepared statement Wednesday, the company said its launching the new weekly container shipping service to Puerto Limon, Costa Rica. The ships will take cargo containers from JaxPort’s Talleyrand terminal every Thursday and will sail on to Port Everglades in South Florida before cruising to Costa Rica.
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A fifth-grade teacher at Biltmore Elementary School in Jacksonville died Tuesday after she collapsed in front of students in a classroom, according to Duval County Public Schools.
Mildretta Chapple, 43, was an employee at the school for four years and had worked in the school district for 10 years, said schools spokeswoman Laureen Ricks. It was only the second day of classes.
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