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Ron DeSantis is flaming out – and Trump is on course for a Republican coronation

The Florida governor’s flaws are glaringly apparent. Right now, it’s hard to see the nominee as anyone other than Trump

The Guardian - US

The N.C. man accused of shooting a 6-year-old and her parents was arrested in Florida

Authorities say Robert Singletary turned himself in to the sheriff's office in Tampa on Thursday, two days and some 600 miles away from the shooting. One victim is still in the hospital.

WEKU

Heartbroken dad who lost wife and three kids in Florida holiday crash shares story

Alan Atkinson tragically lost his wife and kids in a car crash while the family was on a dream holiday to Florida in 1981. Now 80, he has written a book about his experience.

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Niche Retirement Communities Are Growing — Are They Right for You?

Niche retirement communities, where people come together over shared affinities, are becoming more abundant.

Kiplinger

DeSantis to meet UK foreign secretary with eye on US presidential bid

Florida governor lines up four-nation tour in attempt to boost credentials as credible leader on world stage

The Guardian - UK

Republicans need to learn this hard lesson: You can’t legislate sexuality

In one state after another, sex-obsessed authoritarians in the party are proposing laws regulating Americans’ private lives. Basically, they’ve lost their minds, Gene Lyons writes.

Chicago Sun-Times

Joe Battenfeld: Ron DeSantis 2024 campaign looks over before it’s even started

Ron DeSantis can’t even beat Mickey Mouse. How is he possibly going to beat Donald Trump?

Boston Herald

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Dad's horror after wife and three kids killed in 'a heartbeat' after crash on dream trip

Alan Atkinson has told how "everything was fantastic" as his family enjoyed a holiday in Florida but it turned to tragedy as he lost his wife and three children in a crash on the way to the airport

Daily Mirror

Man accused of shooting girl, parents in North Carolina is arrested in Florida

A man allegedly fired a weapon after a basketball rolled into his yard. A 6-year-old girl suffered a graze wound, her father was badly hurt and her mother was struck in the arm.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘It’s a 2-way race’: Rep. Massie says congressional support coming to DeSantis

WASHINGTON — Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie, an early endorser of Ron DeSantis’ undeclared presidential candidacy, said more congressional support for the Florida governor would be forthcoming, framing the 2024 Republican primary as a “2-way race.”

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Man who allegedly shot girl, 6, and parents after basketball rolled into yard is apprehended

Police say that Robert Singletary handed himself into authorities two days after the alleged shooting

The Independent UK

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Biden aims to unveil China investment curbs with G-7 backing

Tribune News Service

How Casey DeSantis became a force in Florida politics

MIAMI — Attendees of a Hernando County Republican Party dinner paid up to $350 each to hear the governor speak ahead of his 2022 reelection. But their cheers turned into wolf whistles and shrieks as Casey DeSantis stepped out in a surprise appearance.

Tribune News Service

Moody tells Disney its records could be open to the public in Florida

ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody advised Disney on Thursday that some of its company records could be subject to the state’s public records law and available to any Floridian who wants to see them.

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Miami Central getting 3 big transfers from California

Three high school football players from California are transferring to Florida powerhouse Miami Central.

The Independent UK

DeSantis to travel overseas ahead of looming White House bid

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has announced he will travel to Japan, South Korea, Israel and the United Kingdom as part of an international trade mission

Tribune News Service

DeSantis signs bill giving Florida lowest death penalty threshold in US

TAMPA, Fla. — People in Florida can now be sent to death row with an 8-4 jury vote, instead of a unanimous requirement, after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the bill into law Thursday morning.

Reason

Ron DeSantis Signs Florida Law Setting Lowest Threshold for Death Penalty Sentences in the Country

Florida will now only require an 8–4 majority for a jury to recommend a death sentence. Alabama is the only other state that allows split juries to recommend death sentences.

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The Independent UK

Florida eases path for death penalty after Parkland verdict

A Florida bill ending the unanimous jury requirement in death penalty sentencing is now law after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed it in a private ceremony Thursday

Kiplinger

What the Retirement Community Property Market is Like

A look at the retirement community property market for investing in a 55+ community.

The Independent UK

Outrage as Florida Republicans pass ‘fascist’ bill to remove trans kids from parents’ custody

‘These bills directly threaten transgender Floridians’ fundamental human rights and safety,’ an ACLU official says

Daily Mirror

Evil dad murdered seven-week-old baby daughter by repeatedly throwing her against a wall

Steven Michael Strahm, from Florida, pretended he had accidentally dropped his baby daughter Scarlet while investigators determined he'd repeatedly thrown her into a wall

Tribune News Service

DeSantis’ tour hits South Carolina: Here’s what GOP voters thought

SPARTANBURG, S.C. — As she queued up for a Gov. Ron DeSantis speech at a Baptist church in this town of 40,000, Alice Convertino sized up a few Republican contenders for the presidency.

Tribune News Service

Early morning alert test rouses Floridians, raises questions and tempers

TAMPA, Fla. — An early morning test of Florida’s emergency alert system that roused people from sleep on Thursday — and raised questions and tempers — wasn’t supposed to go to phones, state officials said.

Tribune News Service

DeSantis touts Florida in 1st public 2024 message to SC GOP voters

SPARTANBURG, S.C. — In Ron DeSantis’ first public 2024 test in front of South Carolina Republican voters, the Florida governor on Wednesday spent most of his remarks touting his own state and its response, or blueprint, to combat what he called “toxic ideologies.”

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