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Gulliver Prep 4-star QB Davi Belfort: Virginia Tech ‘felt like the place for me’

Gulliver Prep (Fla.) four-star quarterback prospect Davi Belfort commits to Virginia Tech.

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Florida passes on millions of dollars in federal gun violence prevention funds

ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida is leaving up to $15 million in federal money on the table that could be used to fight gun violence.

Orlando Sentinel

Plot twist: Activists skirt book bans with guerrilla giveaways and pop-up libraries

This year is expected to set a record for the number of book bans by public school libraries, so many people are finding creative ways to make banned books available to young readers outside schools.

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Something in the water? Researchers studying high amounts of late-stage breast cancer in Florida county

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Broward County, Florida’s rate of advanced breast cancer exceeds the state and national average, and researchers want to learn why.

Tribune News Service

Where is Gov. DeSantis traveling on state business? Florida Legislature wants to make it a secret

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Citing an increase in public records requests for the governor’s travel schedule, Florida legislators are advancing a bill that would shield from the public any information about how and where Gov. Ron DeSantis and other state officials go.

Miami Herald

Ranger Suárez setback leaves Phillies scrambling for starters. Taijuan Walker to the rescue?

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The good news is that Taijuan Walker says he’s ready to give the Phillies some serious innings. The bad news? They’re probably going to need more than he can offer.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Bianca Andreescu gets past ‘insane’ game in crazy set to defeat Emma Raducanu, advance in Miami Open

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Bianca Andreescu, the 2019 U.S. Open champion from Canada, refused to let an “insane” 25-point, 22-minute, six-break-point game define her Wednesday at the Miami Open.

Miami Herald

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Florida rule could restrict class instruction on sexual orientation through 12th grade

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida middle school and high school teachers would be further restricted from teaching about sexual orientation or gender identity under a proposed rule backed by the DeSantis administration that, if approved, would go beyond what state law currently requires.

Miami Herald

Florida high school student club’s ‘drag & donuts’ event canceled after criticism by board member, state leaders

ORLANDO, Fla. — A Boone High School LGBTQ student club’s plans for a “drag & donuts” meeting after school Thursday was canceled after criticism from a conservative member of the Orange County School Board and Florida’s Education Commissioner.

Orlando Sentinel

‘Everybody has that hunger’: Miami looks to knock off top-seeded Houston in Sweet 16

CORAL GABLES, Fla. — The Miami Hurricanes are hoping history repeats itself this week.

Tribune News Service

Florida lawmaker introduces, then quickly withdraws, measure allowing people to openly carry weapons

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Legislation allowing Floridians to carry concealed weapons without a permit is set for consideration Thursday in the Florida House of Representatives — minus an attempt to allow open carrying of firearms.

Tribune News Service

La Velle E. Neal III: Buxton will start season as DH after smashing spring training debut

FORT MYERS, Fla. – Byron Buxton announced his arrival to spring training on Tuesday with a loud crack of the bat, rifling a double to the right-center field wall in his first plate appearance in a major league spring training game this season.

Tribune News Service

The Fed raises interest rates again despite the stress hitting the banking system

The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by a quarter percentage-point in an effort to curb high inflation. Some had called for the Fed to wait after two recent bank failures.

WEKU

2023 USA TODAY Sports/AVCA boys volleyball regional rankings

The best volleyball teams in the West, Midwest, South, and Northeast regions as the 2023 season nears the end of March.

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John Romano: Hey Baker Mayfield, good luck in Tampa Bay. You’re going to need it.

TAMPA, Fla. — So, let’s be honest with ourselves:

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Bryce Harper ‘doing great’, could be back before the end of May, Phillies believe

CLEARWATER, Fla. — For most of the offseason, the Phillies have acted as if their 2023 lineup will need to be judged in two distinct halves, the first of which will not have a two-time MVP hitting in the middle of it.

Tribune News Service

Dave Hyde: A campus walk with Jim Larrañaga is evidence of Miami Hurricanes’ Sweet 16 success

CORAL GABLES, Fla. — It’s just after noon and a soft sunshine plays across the University of Miami campus as Jim Larrañaga leaves his basketball office for his daily walk.

Tribune News Service

House Republican leaders work to fuse support for energy package

ORLANDO, Fla. — House Republicans spent the last day of their annual issues conference discussing their top legislative priority, an energy package dubbed HR 1, that will test the new majority’s ability to unite around major legislation when it hits the floor next week.

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Florida rule would expand so-called ‘don’t say gay’ to 12th grade

ORLANDO, Fla. — The DeSantis administration next month could effectively bar all public school teachers from providing classroom instruction on sexual orientation or gender identity, a move that would expand Florida’s controversial 2022 law and go even further than the legislation Republican lawmakers are pushing in Tallahassee this spring.

Tribune News Service

Florida’s century-old Sunshine Laws under duress as DeSantis tries to redefine them

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Two years ago, Orlando television reporter Mike DeForest requested some routine travel and budget expenses from a state agency that had given him contractor license records within days, but this request took more than three months. He decided to ask why, so he asked for more records.

Tribune News Service

No Longer ‘Gun Shy,’ Willie Calhoun Makes His Case for the Yankees’ Roster

TAMPA, Fla. – After a few injury-plagued and unproductive seasons, Willie Calhoun knew he needed to hit the ground running this spring.

Miami Herald

Restricting pronoun use in schools gets early backing in Florida Senate

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Republican lawmakers say Florida school employees should not be allowed to call students by pronouns that differ from those given to them at birth — even in cases when a parent is OK with it.

Tribune News Service

Rap star XXXTentacion was murdered 5 years ago. The 3 men accused of ambushing and robbing him have been found guilty

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Three men accused of ambushing, robbing and murdering rising rap star XXXTentacion in Deerfield Beach nearly five years ago were found guilty Monday by a Broward County jury.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

David Murphy: Phillies’ best bench bets include Darick Hall as DH and Scott Kingery in the minors. Who knows from there?

CLEARWATER, Fla. — It shouldn’t surprise anybody if the final member of the Phillies’ Opening Day roster is currently wearing another jersey. In fact, it’s one of the strongest conclusions you can draw once you consider their limited range of options to fill their one obvious hole. With 10 days…

Tribune News Service

Bucs’ Baker Mayfield: I want to compete, and I want to win’

TAMPA, Fla. — The new face of the Bucs at quarterback arrived with a confident smirk.

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