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Anti-DeSantis protesters demonstrate outside Miami hotel amid meeting of governor’s donors

Protest came hours before Florida governor announced bid at chaotic Twitter event

The Independent UK

DeSantis Miami event draws protests and attacks from 2 rivals: Democrats and Trump

MIAMI — The Ron DeSantis donor event at a luxury Miami hotel brought an unwelcome amenity: noisy protesters outside denouncing the Republican presidential candidate.

Miami Herald

Elon Musk's 'historic' Twitter event with Ron DeSantis struggles with technical glitches

Elon Musk’s Twitter Spaces event with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis started off with technical glitches the Twitter owner said was due to “straining” servers because so many people were trying to listen to the audio-only event

The Independent UK

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Florida Supreme Court issues two opinions from May 15-21

The Florida Supreme Court issued two opinions from May 15-21. As of May 21, the court issued 38 opinions in 2023 — 13 fewer than this point a year ago. Both of the opinions are below:

Ballotpedia

DeSantis enters presidential race, Trump showdown looms

Florida's Governor Ron DeSantis has officially entered the 2024 presidential race.

The New Daily

Does Florida Governor Ron DeSantis stand a chance against Donald Trump?

It was one of Washington’s worst-kept secrets and on Wednesday it finally became official: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has joined the field of Republican presidential candidates challenging Donald Trump for the 2024 nomination. But will DeSantis, who has cast himself as a more electable version of Trump, be able to…

France 24

Trump welcomes ‘Rob’ DeSantis to presidential race

Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he wanted to “personally congratulate” Ron DeSantis for formally entering the presidential primary, hours after the Florida governor filed paper work with the Federal Election Commission launching his candidacy.

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Ron DeSantis joins White House race, tripped up by chaotic Twitter launch

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis suffered a chaotic start to his 2024 presidential election race on Wednesday when glitches marred an online forum hosted by Twitter owner Elon Musk that was meant to showcase DeSantis' fitness for the job.

Reuters

Ron DeSantis 2024 launch with Elon Musk derailed by tech issues amid awkward jokes about ‘melting servers’

The Florida governor is joining the increasingly crowded Republican primary field

The Independent UK

Justin Leonard saw a lot of Tiger Woods in Charlie during a recent Florida junior golf club championship

Luke Leonard and Charlie Woods were recently paired up in a junior club championship in Florida.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Loading and Openly Carrying Gun in Own Yard Isn't Criminal Use of Deadly Force Under Florida Law

"[O]ne [tree-cutting] crew member made sexually suggestive gestures towards his fiancée and another waved a running chainsaw towards his dogs with the apparent threat to dismember them ...."

Reason

So Ron DeSantis is running for president. Here are 5 things you should know about him

On Wednesday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis filed paperwork to run for president, formalizing his thinly veiled presidential aspirations, which have already taken him across the globe and made him one of the best-known politicians in the United States.

Tribune News Service

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announces 2024 Republican bid after tech glitches derail plans — as it happened

Ron DeSantis has officially entered the 2024 presidential race after his formal campaign announcement was marred by technical glitches on Twitter.

ABC News

US elections 2024: Who is the Republican contender Ron DeSantis?

A look at rise of Florida governor, who is seen as Trump’s most serious challenger for party’s presidential nomination.

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The Independent UK

DeSantis for President? This is what the polls say

The florida governor poses the most credible threat to Trump, but his numbers have declined

The Independent UK

Amanda Gorman ‘gutted’ her acclaimed poem banned for elementary students at Florida school

Poet’s ‘The Hills We Climb’ now only accessible to middle school students at Bob Graham Education Center

Orlando Sentinel

Hurricane center tracks new system off Florida coast with chance to develop

ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center updated its tropical outlook warning of a new system with the chance to become more organized into a threatening storm.

Tribune News Service

South Carolina’s Haley calls DeSantis an ‘echo’ of Trump as Florida’s governor starts presidential bid

The 2024 Republican presidential battle between former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is underway.

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Al Jazeera

DeSantis launches US presidential bid in glitch-filled broadcast

DeSantis is seen as the most formidable opponent against former President Donald Trump for the Republican nomination.

Los Angeles Times

Florida’s Ron DeSantis launches 2024 bid for White House

WASHINGTON — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis entered the race for the Republican presidential nomination on Wednesday — a diminished figure in his party after a steady fall in polls in recent months, but still the top rival to former President Donald Trump.

The Guardian - US

Ron DeSantis: 10 things to know about the Republican White House hopeful

The Florida governor claims ‘blue-collar roots’ and an Ivy League education but has pursued hard-right policies as he seeks to take on Trump

The Independent UK

What's on DeSantis' agenda? A look at the laws he passed as Florida governor, from abortion to guns

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has cemented himself as a conservative standard-bearer in the lead-up to his 2024 presidential announcement

WEKU

1 complaint led a Florida school to restrict access to Amanda Gorman's famous poem

One week after a parent complained, Gorman's The Hill We Climb was moved. The NAACP chapter in Miami says it wants "to ensure that it takes more than one form to remove our history and heritage."

Tribune News Service

Commentary: California teaches Florida and Texas a lesson in ESG

Back in 2015 when California had the seventh-largest economy in the world, outperforming the rest of the US, economist Irena Asmundson attributed her native state's trajectory to a government increasingly in harmony with the diversity of its constituents. The cost of clean energy will “continue to fall” because of the…

The Guardian - US

‘All hat, no cattle’: Ron DeSantis, the ‘anti-woke’ Florida governor running for president

The rightwing culture warrior has been called ‘Trump 2.0’ – but what, if anything, is driving him to attain the highest office in the land?

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