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MSU football offers elite 2025 ATH DJ Pickett of Tampa, Fla.

Michigan State is joining the mix of big-time programs showing interest in 2025 athlete DJ Pickett from Tampa, Fla

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Feds say Jan. 6 defendant held old secret military documents

TAMPA, Fla. — A retired U.S. Army Special Forces soldier who is among those accused in the Jan. 6, 2021, riots at the U.S. Capitol faces new charges that he held onto secret national defense documents from his time in the service.

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Astronaut slated to become first Black woman to stay long-term on space station

ORLANDO, Fla — A couple of space rookies are joining a couple of veterans on a trip to the International Space Station this week, but one of them will open a new door of diversity as the first Black woman assigned for long-term duty on board.

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Orlando Free Fall operators altered safety features before teen’s death, report says

ORLANDO, Fla. — An engineering firm hired by the state found that the operator of the Orlando Free Fall drop tower manually changed sensors on specific seats on the ride, “resulting in it being unsafe,” Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried said Monday in Orlando.

Orlando Sentinel

Nancy Pelosi endorses Charlie Crist in race for Florida governor

TAMPA, Fla. — As the Democratic primary for Florida governor heats up, U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist announced an endorsement Monday from one of the most notable, and controversial, names in national politics: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

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Democrats condemn DeSantis congressional district map’s reduction in Black representation as ‘racist tactic’

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — One of Florida’s most prominent Black elected Democrats, state Sen. Shevrin Jones, said Monday that Gov. Ron DeSantis’ plan to cut in half the number of Florida congressional districts with boundaries crafted to maximize the chance of electing Black representatives is a “racist tactic.”

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Bank records shed light on dark-money group in Florida ‘ghost’ candidate scandal

ORLANDO, Fla. — Hundreds of thousands of dollars a month moved through a dark-money nonprofit key to Florida’s “ghost” candidate scandal in the nine months before the 2020 elections, passing between operatives and entities involved in races across the state, according to newly released documents.

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Actor Dave Bautista opens tattoo marvel in Florida

TAMPA, Fla. — On busy Kennedy Boulevard across the street from the University of Tampa athletic fields, three tall black flags with “Tattoo” emblazoned on them flap in the wind outside of a nondescript building. It’s the only indication that inside the shop, one of the world’s most famous movie…

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A (figurative) dive into SeaWorld’s pools for National Dolphin Day

ORLANDO, Fla. — SeaWorld Orlando visitors frequently see the theme park’s dolphins in midair, showing off their athletic skills. But that presentation is only a sliver of the dolphins’ everyday routine. In honor of National Dolphin Day, which was April 14, we spent time with the animals and Michael Hunt,…

Orlando Sentinel

WATCH: Highlights of latest MSU football commit, 3-star CB Eddie Pleasant III

Check out highlights of Michigan State football's latest commit three-star CB Eddie Pleasant of Tampa, Fla.

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NASA nails down Astrovan successor for Artemis astronaut transport to launch pad

ORLANDO, Fla. — Astronauts during the space shuttle era got their rides to the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center for the most part from a classic converted Airstream dubbed the Astrovan. For the next generation, NASA has determined what its Artemis astronauts will ride in before blasting off to…

Orlando Sentinel

John Romano: How not chasing the money has made Tom Brady a very wealthy man

TAMPA, Fla. — For the most part, we are accustomed to, and accepting of, outlandish contracts in sports. A hundred million over here, a quarter-billion over there? Been there, marveled at that.

Tribune News Service

Lightning reach 100-point mark with win over Jets

TAMPA, Fla. — An emotional night and top-line production were key to the Lightning recording another 100-point season with Saturday night’s 7-4 win over Winnipeg at Amalie Arena.

Tribune News Service

No Pseudonymity in Challenge to Denial of Religious Exemption from Military Vaccine Mandate

From Chief Judge Beryl Howell (D.D.C.) in Officer in the U.S. Space Force v. Austin, decided yesterday (contrary to decisions in M.D. Fla., N.D. Ill. and D. Colo., but consistently with Chief Judge Howell's decision in another case, and with this nonprecedential Seventh Circuit order): Plaintiff is "an officer in…

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Coast Guard search for man overboard from Carnival’s Mardi Gras cruise ship

ORLANDO, Fla. — The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a passenger Saturday who Carnival Cruise Line said jumped off its Mardi Gras cruise ship on the way back to Port Canaveral.

Orlando Sentinel

Down, up, down: 3 SpaceX Crew Dragons making 2 landings, 1 launch in 2 weeks

ORLANDO, Fla. — The International Space Station is turning into a bit of a drive-thru with the goings and coming on three SpaceX Crew Dragons in the next two weeks.

Orlando Sentinel

Florida needs more mature QB Anthony Richardson off field, too

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — To become a better quarterback Florida redshirt sophomore Anthony Richardson plans to become a better teammate and leader.

Miami Herald

Jonathan Huberdeau builds Hart Trophy case with 2 goals, assist in Panthers’ rout of Jets

SUNRISE, Fla. — Jonathan Huberdeau flashed a smile while his second shot of the game found the back of the Winnipeg Jets’ net and he crashed into the boards behind the goal. Less than five minutes were gone and the All-Star forward already had two goals to start the Florida…

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Florida education agency rejects math books it claims contain Critical Race Theory

ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida rejected 42 math textbooks publishers wanted to sell to the state’s public schools, claiming the books contained “critical race theory” or other “prohibited topics” and “unsolicited strategies,” the Department of Education said Friday.

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Florida researcher predicts 22 named storms, 5 major hurricanes in 2022

SARASOTA, Fla. — Tampa Bay residents have a tendency to brush aside concerns about hurricane season as annual forecasts arrive each spring.

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DeSantis nominee for Florida wildlife commission was fined for manatee violation

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A Coral Gables health care executive who had been fined for speeding in a boat in a manatee-protection zone was named this week to the Florida board in charge of protecting wildlife.

Tribune News Service

The suicide hotline soon will be 3 digits. But Florida is unprepared, advocates say

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Florida is scrambling to prepare for the flood of calls expected when the country rolls out a three-digit suicide hotline this summer.

Tribune News Service

High school students hospitalized after military ball, and overdose suspected, reports say

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Six Northeast High School students were hospitalized Thursday night because of what could be overdoses at an Air Force JROTC Military Ball at the Signature Grand in Davie, Florida, according to Broward County Public Schools.

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How have college football’s 2020 opt-outs fared in the NFL?

TAMPA, Fla. — Last year’s NFL draft featured the only-in-a-pandemic wrinkle of evaluating prospects who opted out of an entire season because of coronavirus concerns. Nine first-rounders, including the Bucs’ Joe Tryon-Shoyinka, skipped all or part of their final college season.

Tribune News Service

Lightning rally to beat Ducks in overtime, clinch playoff berth

TAMPA, Fla. — The Lightning’s early lead went away quickly Thursday night, then goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy disappeared down the tunnel.

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