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Tornado near Port St. Lucie? Jensen Beach videos surface as Stuart, Walton under warning

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Severe weather in Port St. Lucie, Florida. (UnSplash)

Videos allegedly showing conditions near Port St. Lucie and Jensen Beach, Florida, have surfaced on social media. The videos appear to show a possible funnel cloud or severe thunderstorm in the area as a tornado warning was issued for parts of St. Lucie and Martin counties on Sunday. Severe weather in Port St. Lucie, Florida. … Read more

In 1831, Thornton and Lucie Blackburn escaped slavery in Kentucky and fled to Canada; 154 years later, archaeologists uncovered their lost home

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In 1831, Thornton and Lucie Blackburn escaped slavery in Kentucky and fled to Canada; 154 years later, archaeologists uncovered their lost home

On a summer day in 1831, Thornton and Lucie Blackburn left Louisville with little certainty about what awaited them. They were enslaved, newly married and facing the possibility that Lucie could be sold away from her husband. Their escape began on a steamboat and took them through Cincinnati and into Michigan, where they tried to … Read more