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ByJane Musgrave Palm Beach Post StaDWriter IN THE NEWS WEST PALM BEACH — With one glaring exception, a feder- al judge on Thursday cleared Obama touts the Palm Beach County Sher- iff’s Office of allegations that it ACA’s success intentionally destroyed or hid President says 20 evidence to thwart a multimil- million more people lion-dollar lawsuit filed by the have health insurance parents of Seth Adams, who under the law. A3 was shot and killed by sheriff’s Sgt. Michael Custer four years ago. NATION & WORLD While attributing most of the agency’s lapses to negli- ‘Brexit’ fallout would gence or technological glitch- be major, France says es, U.S. District Judge Dan- Britain’s exit from EU iel Hurley said he was “deep- ly concerned” that it allowed could mar cooperation West Palm Beach Fire Rescue personnel respond to a wall collapse Thursday morning at Alexander Lofts on Custer’s cellphone to disap- on migrants, terrorism Fern Street in downtown West Palm Beach. Bricks peeled off the 90-year-old building, crashing onto a one- pear. and the economy. A4 story law oFce, injuring four people and forcing both buildings to close. LANNIS WATERS / THE PALM BEACH POST “I’m disturbed that it was treated so carelessly as it came Slaying: A nanny says down the line,” Hurley said she killed 4-year-old Alexander Lofts closure least three days. WATCH VIDEO at the conclusion of an all-day as payback for Putin’s is forcing residents in 76 At least three of the four For video and a photo gallery of hearing that featured testi- attacks in Syria. A4 injuries happened inside the Thursday’s building wall collapse, mony about why the Sheriff’s apartments to relocate. law offices of William W. Price, go to PalmBeachPost.com. Office destroyed Custer’s lap- P.A., at 320 Fern St., whose top, didn’t promptly provide LEGISLATURE ByTony Doris roof was smashed by the ava- emails about Adams’ death and Hannah Winston lanche of bricks at 11:20 a.m., would have to remain vacant and waited months before House passes bill Palm Beach Post StaDWriters causing severe damage to for at least three days, pend- revealing the GPS locations of widening pot access three rooms and a hallway, ing inspections and repairs, Custer and six other officers The new measure would WEST PALM BEACH — A section city officials said. No further because of the threat of fall- on the night of the May 2012 let terminally ill get full- of the brick skin of the Alex- information was available on ing bricks. Fern Street will be shooting. strength marijuana. A10 ander Lofts peeled off the the injured. blocked between Dixie High- Before deciding whether the 90-year-old downtown apart- Forty firefighters responded way and Olive Avenue. phone’s disappearance war- ment building and crashed to the scene, where bricks lit- City officials attributed rants sanctions against the LOCAL four stories onto a one-story tered the sidewalk. the accident to rusted met- agency, Hurley said he want- law office Thursday morning, Firefighters evacuated peo- al tie rods that attached the ed to do additional research. Stadium packed for causing minor injuries to four ple and pets from the build- decades-old brick facade to He said he was torn between spring training game people and leading firefighters ing and escorted residents the structure. That’s not some- whether it acted in bad faith to close both buildings, block back in one-by-one to retrieve thing West Palm Beach build- or was “extraordinarily negli- The Cardinals and off a section of Fern Street and essentials and leave. Assis- ing inspectors normally would gent.” He promised to issue a Marlins face off in halt construction of apart- tant Fire Chief Diana Matty Jupiter as baseball ments across the street for at said the apartment building Building continued on A8 Adams continued on A9 season opens. B1 Lake O: Discharges into estuaries to be cut in ELECTION 2016 REPUBLICAN DEBATE half as rain eases. B1 Voting: Early balloting GOP feud runs hot in 11th clash of rivals for March 15 starts Saturday. 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The Palm Beach Post, Washington Post Throughout his 35-year political career, everything call 561-820-4663 There he was, trotting up about Sanders conveyed the Copyright 2016 The Palm Beach Post the stairs of the New Hamp- persona of rebel with a cause Vol. 108, Number 23, 5 sections shire secretary of state’s office — in his case, a decades- surrounded by cheering sup- long crusade against income porters. Bernie Sanders, best inequality. known as America’s unapol- He was the mayor and con- ogetic socialist, was about to gressman who had remained w(h28041*LKKKKr(w register as a presidential can- didate in the nation’s first pri- Sanders continued on A4 TG| FRIDAY, MARCHIF 4, 2016 WHY IS THIS 12-YEAR-OLD Jazz whiz kid Joey Alexander plays A YOUTUBE Festival of the Arts Boca SENSATION? 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The adults, who might feel By Leslie Gray Streeter Arts Boca Raton.The venue was so big, and this underestimated? Palm Beach Post StaMWriter F2-year-old jazz star is a new experience for A: Well, first of all, I’m will play at the Mizner me. I prayed to the Lord. not “great” and I would What were your mid- Park Amphitheater Q: What was it that first say to them, “never feel dle school performanc- at 7:30 p.m. Friday, drew you to piano, and underestimated,” even es like? Did they involve March FF. For tickets, especially to jazz? though it sounds and some sort of group sing- visit Festivalof A: I love the sound of a looks like it. My dad gave ing of “Jingle Bells?” Some theArtsBoca.org.