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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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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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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.

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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.

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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.

Miami Herald

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.

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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.

Orlando Sentinel

Newsom’s attack ad on DeSantis could be 2024 presidential preview

ORLANDO, Fla. — Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s $100,000 Fox News ad on Monday urging Floridians to “join the fight” against Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis “or join us in California” has drawn a muted response from state Democrats and dismissals from Republicans.

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Florida’s 15-week abortion ban temporarily blocked

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida’s 15-week abortion ban was temporarily halted Tuesday morning when a Leon County circuit judge issued the injunction he promised last week.

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Saving Florida’s Gopher Tortoises: Group rescues reptiles from death by development

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Though gopher tortoises have persisted for millions of years, they now face a barrage of threats from loss of habitat and developers with permits that allow the reptiles to be buried alive.

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Shark bites surfer on foot off Florida beach

ORLANDO, Fla. — A 28-year-old surfer was bitten on his foot, “presumably by a shark,” off New Smyrna Beach Sunday, Volusia County Beach Safety said.

Orlando Sentinel

Florida man charged with taking R2-D2 from Disney World resort after posing as security guard

ORLANDO, Fla. — A Kissimmee man with a self-stated “pending application” for Walt Disney World Security is being accused of stealing and tampering with Disney resort property, including a Star Wars R2-D2 statue worth up to $10,000.

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‘We’re going to be flying people north’: How some patients will travel due to Florida’s 15-week abortion law

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Florida’s new 15-week ban on abortions will likely mean more patients traveling out of state for the procedure — prompting a string of organizations to raise funds for trips hundreds of miles away, anywhere from North Carolina to New York.

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Tampa tradition of baking Cuban bread with palmetto leaves at risk

TAMPA, Fla. — For as far back as anyone can remember, Tampa bakers have used palmetto leaves to make Cuban bread.

Orlando Sentinel

‘It’s a feast!’ Preparing whole fish for a stunning summer dish

ORLANDO, Fla. — A whole fish, says Wendy Lopez, is a showstopper.

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Lightning’s Ryan McDonagh traded to Nashville for cap relief

TAMPA, Fla. — Just three days after the Lightning lost out on a third straight Stanley Cup to the Colorado Avalanche, general manager Julien BriseBois was forced to have one of those unpleasant offseason conversations with a valued player.

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