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Abortion views differ for Tampa area Latinos. How will it play out at the polls?

RIVERVIEW, Fla. — For Maria “Lalita” Tooley, abortion was never an option.

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As new omicron subvariant dominates in Florida, uncertainty abounds

ORLANDO, Fla. — As a new strain of COVID-19′s omicron variant dominates the virus in Florida, the state’s statistics are showing mixed signals, leaving uncertainty about what’s to come for the remainder of the summer.

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Millions in grant money headed to UCF for space research

ORLANDO, Fla. — An army of Knights is among the researchers charging their way into final frontier with innovative projects shaping the future of space travel.

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Former Florida tax official Joel Greenberg set for December sentencing in federal sex trafficking case

ORLANDO, Fla. — Joel Greenberg — Seminole County’s former tax collector who pleaded guilty to sex trafficking and other federal crimes more than a year ago — is scheduled for a sentencing hearing on Dec. 1, according to federal judge’s order signed Friday.

Orlando Sentinel

Attacks on DeSantis go national as 2024 presidential talk grows

ORLANDO, Fla. — A semi-secret fundraising trip to Utah and an ad from The Lincoln Project are just the latest developments suggesting Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis plans to seek the GOP nomination for president in 2024, even if former President Donald Trump runs again.

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Democratic gubernatorial hopefuls Nikki Fried and Charlie Crist double down on outreach in Florida

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Nikki Fried and Charlie Crist are making their pitches to Broward County voters as they enter the final stretch of their campaigns to win the Democratic nomination for Florida governor.

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Florida wants to severely restrict prisoners’ visitation hours

ORLANDO, Fla. — Visiting hours to prisoners in Florida are a crucial way they connect with loved ones, but a new rule being proposed by the Florida Department of Corrections could cut those hours in half.

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Florida teen survives shark attack, takes first steps after having leg amputated

ORLANDO, Fla. — The Florida teen girl whose leg was amputated after a shark attack last week took her first steps post amputation at a hospital Thursday.

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Florida emergency management accused of stiffing contractor for COVID test kits

ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida’s Division of Emergency Management stiffed a private contractor for some $4.4 million in COVID-19 test kits during the state’s first weeks of the coronavirus pandemic, a new lawsuit claims.

Orlando Sentinel

Florida college student tracking Elon Musk’s jet doesn’t plan to stop

CLERMONT, Fla. — Here, where the Florida Citrus Tower offers panoramic views of big-box retailers and backyard pool cages built atop the former orange groves, the 19-year-old college student vexing the world’s richest man chose to meet at a Panera Bread. He dug into a bowl of macaroni and cheese.

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He’s a guy, selling pizza, from a boat. ‘Damn, I’m on to something.’

TAMPA, Fla. -- Sean Ferraro angles his skiff toward several boats full of people in swimsuits and whips out his megaphone.

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Judge limits access to gruesome Parkland murder photos and video

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — As the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School mass shooting case inches closer to trial, the judge overseeing it is setting down strict rules to protect sensitive crime scene photos and videos from leaking to the general public.

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Orlando airport wins $50 million federal grant, one of biggest in US

ORLANDO, Fla. — Orlando International Airport will receive $50 million in grant funds from the Federal Aviation Administration as part of airport assistance flowing out of last year’s infrastructure act.

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More than 1,000 invasive giant African snails captured in Florida

TAMPA, Fla. — Agriculture officials say they’ve captured more than 1,000 giant African land snails from Pasco County since the invasive pest — “one of the most damaging snails in the world” — was first detected around New Port Richey in late June.

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Judge limits access to gruesome Parkland murder photos and video

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Cape Canaveral launch marks SpaceX’s 50th Starlink mission

ORLANDO, Fla. — SpaceX got back to expanding its Starlink satellite constellation with another batch launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Thursday.

Los Angeles Times

More than half of Floridians oppose abortion bans. Will they push back at the polls?

ORLANDO, Fla. — For Wendy Vargas, the recent elimination of a constitutional right to abortion — and the banning of the procedure in many Republican-controlled states — is an affront to her values as both a woman and an American.

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Rebuilding an island: Project in Lake Worth Lagoon relies on nature for coastline protection

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The Nature Conservancy’s Joseph Schmidt envisions a future for the Lake Worth Lagoon. In it, American oystercatchers forage the shoreline, mangroves and oysters filter pollution, and kayaks glide from restored island to restored island. In turn, those islands help protect human development.

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Florida congressional candidate James Judge is raffling off AR-15-style rifles tied to fundraising

TAMPA, Fla. — James Judge has had a busy few weeks. First, the Tampa Republican was tossed off the ballot for paperwork issues when he filed to run in the 14th Congressional District Republican primary, before he was reinstated by a judge.

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These law students see Supreme Court Justice Jackson as an ‘inspiration’

TAMPA, Fla. -- For the first time in its 232-year history, a Black woman holds a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Jeffrey Springs returns, Rays rebound to beat Red Sox

BOSTON — Jeffrey Springs had been going through a lot over the past week, with his 5-month-old son, Stetson, hospitalized in St. Petersburg, Fla., for undisclosed reasons.

Miami Herald

Decades after WWII, Chinese-American vet gets Congressional Gold Medal for his Army service

DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. — More than 75 years after his service in World War II, a 98-year-old Chinese-American veteran in Deerfield Beach received a Congressional Gold Medal to honor his service to the United States.

Orlando Sentinel

Mike Bianchi: UCF AD: Big 12 will be ‘aggressive’ in battle with Pac-12

ORLANDO, Fla. — Terry Mohajir doesn’t seem worried in the least about the most recent upheaval in college football and what it could mean for his athletic program as it gets ready to enter a new conference.

Orlando Sentinel

Florida teen attacked by shark will have leg amputated, hospital says

ORLANDO, Fla. — A 17-year-old Florida girl who was attacked by a 9-foot shark last week learned she will have her leg amputated Tuesday.

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Florida’s 15-week abortion ban blocked, then reinstated

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida’s 15-week abortion ban was temporarily halted Tuesday morning, then quickly restored, after lawyers for the state appealed a Leon County circuit judge’s injunction he promised last week.

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