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‘We are changing lives.’ 12th graders laud teachers with sweet thank you letters

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Dagmar Kilp was doing a math review with her fifth-grade class preparing them for annual state exams. She was trying to make it engaging for students with an “amazing math race,” but she was also feeling worn down.

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Senators talk expanded gun background checks, red flag laws

A bipartisan group of senators is considering how Congress should respond to the horrific shooting of 19 children and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas

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Rays fail first test vs. majors-best Yankees

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Ryan Yarbrough went into the sixth inning Thursday night with a no-hitter. Four batters later, he was out of the game.

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Lightning look to play long enough to get Brayden Point back

TAMPA, Fla. — Steven Stamkos knows what it’s like having to watch while teammates chase greatness.

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Yankees call up reliever Manny Banuelos more than a decade after signing

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Manny Banuelos knew that eventually, his journey would end with him wearing a Yankees uniform in the big leagues. It just took a lot longer for it to happen. In 2008, Banuelos was signed out of his native Mexico and was considered one of the brightest…

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Lightning’s Corey Perry finds success in different role on power play

TAMPA, Fla. — The Lightning’s power play has been known as a threat throughout the NHL for years.

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Yankees sign veteran infielder Matt Carpenter

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Yankees, who are currently without Josh Donaldson and DJ LeMahieu, signed veteran infielder Matt Carpenter Thursday.

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Senators debate red flag law grants after Texas shooting - Roll Call

A bipartisan group of senators is considering legislation to provide states grants to implement so-called red flag laws.

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How red flag gun control laws work and what lawmakers are saying about them

Nineteen states have red flag laws, including in GOP-controlled states such as Florida and Indiana.

Axios

NBA mock draft: Who will Magic take with No. 1 pick?

ORLANDO, Fla. — With the NBA draft combine and lottery in the rearview mirror, teams around the league have a better idea of where they stand ahead of the June 23 draft.

Orlando Sentinel

Those spiking gas prices have Meals On Wheels hurting for volunteer drivers

TAMPA, Fla. — Retired teacher Kitty Wallace, 75, has been a Meals on Wheels volunteer for 17 years, delivering hot food to elderly, disabled and homebound people around the neighborhood.

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Rays sweep Marlins, and it’s time for ‘a battle’ with Yankees

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Rays have done well, especially given a slew of injuries, to this point. With Wednesday’s 5-4 win over the Marlins, they improved their record to 26-17, moving to a season-best nine games over .500 and on pace for 98 wins.

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Boeing’s Starliner back on Earth to complete redo of test flight to space station

ORLANDO, Fla. — NASA’s astronauts could soon officially have a new ride to the International Space Station as the Boeing CST-100 Starliner finally completed its long-delayed reflight of its uncrewed test mission arriving back on Earth on Wednesday.

Orlando Sentinel

Rays’ Brooks Raley has personal connection to Texas shootings

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Tuesday’s tragic shootings of 19 students and two teachers at an Uvalde, Texas, school struck particularly close to home for Rays pitcher Brooks Raley.

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Tom Brady says he’s done more this offseason, a year after MCL surgery

TAMPA, Fla. — First things first. How are you feeling physically, Tom Brady?

Orlando Sentinel

‘Ghost’ candidate Jestine Iannotti booked into Seminole jail, bonds out

ORLANDO, Fla. — Jestine Iannotti, the former Seminole County substitute teacher whose independent 2020 bid for Florida Senate District 9 was central to the statewide “ghost” candidate scandal, was booked into the Seminole County Jail on Wednesday morning.

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Offensive jolt comes from a couple of unlikely sources in Pirates' series-clinching win over Rockies

PITTSBURGH — When the Pirates reported to Bradenton, Fla., back in February, Jack Suwinski was a well-regarded prospect new to the 40-man roster — but still seemingly a year or so away. Josh VanMeter played for the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Pirates didn’t acquire him until the end of spring.

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‘I’m in physical pain with what they’re going through.’ Parkland father reacts to Texas massacre

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Parkland families have become spokespeople for a cause they didn’t sign up for.

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Omar Kelly: Tyreek Hill didn’t come to Dolphins to retire, he’s still pushing for greatness

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — It doesn’t matter how many defenders you send Tyreek Hill’s way, or how much attention you give the Miami Dolphins’ new playmaker, blink at the wrong time and he’s gone.

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Rays look more like themselves in beating Marlins

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Rays needed something to get over their hot and miserable weekend in Baltimore, getting walked off twice in extra innings, while looking bad in doing so.

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John Romano: Little by little, this Lightning team will steal your heart

TAMPA, Fla. — All these years later, how do they do it?

Los Angeles Times

School shootings have increased recently; the violence in Texas is among the deadliest

School shootings have been on the rise recently, but the scale of carnage Tuesday at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, is by far the worst since the 2018 attack at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla.

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John Romano: The Rays still miss Willy Adames, but they are a better team today

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — By now, we know better than to immediately pounce on the wisdom/insanity of any trade made by the Rays. Today’s inexplicable deal can turn out to be tomorrow’s saving grace.

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Tom Brady, Rob Gronkowski working out together again

TAMPA, Fla. — Rob Gronkowski is catching balls from Tom Brady again. How long before the tight end announces he’s back with the Bucs for another season?

Orlando Sentinel

Central Florida ‘ghost’ candidate, other figures tied to scandal charged

ORLANDO, Fla. — Jestine Iannotti, one of three “ghost” candidates who ran as independents for Florida Senate seats in 2020, has been arrested on several criminal charges, alongside a political consultant involved in launching her campaign and Seminole County’s Republican Party chairman.

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