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U.S. issues fresh charges over alleged Moscow influence campaign

The U.S. Justice Department announced new charges on Tuesday against four Americans in Florida and three Russians for allegedly working on behalf of Moscow "to conduct a multi-year foreign malign influence campaign in the United States."

Reuters

Disney is planning an LGBTQ event amid a growing feud with DeSantis prompted by his 'Don't Say Gay' bill

Disney’s planned LGBTQ celebration in California risks increasing tension with the Florida governor over his “Don’t Say Gay” law.

Fortune

Chris Christie derides Ron DeSantis for being outfoxed by Disney

Florida governor’s campaign against entertainment giant shows he is no conservative, says former New Jersey governor

The Guardian - US

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Trump says DeSantis is getting 'destroyed' by Disney in political feud

Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday trashed Ron DeSantis for “getting absolutely destroyed” in his escalating feud with Disney.

Tribune News Service

Ron DeSantis floats building a state prison near Disney World as he vows to bring the theme park under his control

Trailing ex-President Donald Trump heavily in the polls, the Florida governor is once again attacking his favorite political punching bag to shore up support.

Fortune

Coachella 2023: Blackpink’s success has K-pop fans hoping for more Asian music and representation

ANAHEIM, Calif. — When Xander Benitez learned that Blackpink was headlining the Coachella Valley Arts and Music Festival this year the decision for him and two friends to travel from their small town near Sarasota, Florida, was a simple one.

The Orange County Register

Ron DeSantis Thinks You Shouldn’t Drink Bud Light. Does that make BUD a Sell?

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is boycotting Bud Light because the beer maker promotes transgender personality, Dylan Mulvaney. Anheuser-Busch stock has lost $5 billion in value since announcing the promotion. Does that make BUD stock a sell?

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What to know about the Gillum corruption trial in Florida

Former Florida Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum is on trial in federal court on charges of corruption and lying to the FBI

The Independent UK

SpaceX Starship launch could harm South Texas birds, advocacy group says

SpaceX is set to launch its Starship spacecraft from a coastal town in Texas, but an environmental advocacy group says Florida would be the better choice.

Space

Trump, other potential 2024 rivals slam DeSantis over Disney feud

Christie said Tuesday that he doesn't think DeSantis is a conservative based on his actions towards Disney.

Axios

DeSantis seeks to control Disney with state oversight powers

Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida lawmakers ratcheted up pressure on Disney World by announcing a bill that would allow the state to exert unprecedented oversight on the park resort's rides and monorail.

WEKU

Why are volunteerism rates uneven? Florida, Wyoming explain

The share of Americans who volunteer their time to help charities build houses, serve food, do environmental cleanup, and much else has been on the decline nationwide but nowhere as sharply as in Florida, where only 16% of residents donate their free hours to local organizations, according to the latest…

The Independent UK

Climate change could make freak events like Fort Lauderdale’s rain bomb more common

MIAMI — Fort Lauderdale’s flood was worse than any hurricane in local memory, unmatched by anything on the record books and happened faster and harder than anyone planned or prepared for.

Miami Herald

Commentary: Republicans won’t win back the youth vote with a culture war

Last week, the Missouri House of Representatives passed a budget that eliminated aid to local libraries amid a dispute over the constitutionality of a state ban on “explicit material” in public schools. Last month, legislators in Tennessee approved a law restricting drag performances on public property or anywhere minors might…

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Los Angeles Times

Gustavo Arellano: Can an anti-immigrant bill turn Florida blue the way Prop. 187 did for California?

LOS ANGELES — When I heard about Florida's plan to crack down on immigrants who lack legal status, I immediately thought of California's Proposition 187.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Yet another scheme to make it harder to vote in Florida

Here we go again. Like the dogwoods that bloom every spring in Tallahassee, the Legislature’s annual obsession with making it harder to vote has returned — just as we all knew it would.

Tribune News Service

Commentary: Where was DeSantis when Broward needed him?

Jeb Bush would have stood in the middle of State Road 84, right in front of Lester’s Diner, helping a motorist get out of her stranded Subaru.

Chicago Sun-Times

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis seeks to control Disney with state oversight powers

The governor and lawmakers will introduce a bill that would end an exemption that allows Disney to inspect its own rides for safety and assign inspections to a state agency.

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Orlando Sentinel

DeSantis wants the state to regulate Disney rides. Here’s what that could mean

A proposal to strip Disney World of its ability to self-inspect its rides and monorails could also alter its participation in an agreement that allows major theme parks to self-report injuries on their attractions.

The Guardian - US

Ron DeSantis threatens prison near Disney theme park in latest retaliation

After being humiliated by its outgoing board, the Florida governor has hit upon another idea to punish the company

The Independent UK

'I feel manipulated,' daughter says at mother's murder trial

The daughter of a woman accused of killing her stepson in Colorado, putting his body in a suitcase and dumping it off a bridge in Florida says she never suspected his body was in the van they drove in together across the country

The Independent UK

Ron DeSantis threatens to build prison next to Disney World as he continues vendetta against company

Florida governor has been feuding with the company after it publicly opposed the state’s so-called ‘Don’t Say Gay Bill’

The Independent UK

DeSantis seeks to control Disney with state oversight powers

Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida lawmakers are ratcheting up pressure on Walt Disney World

Axios

DeSantis ramps up power struggle with Disney World

Disney's restrictive development agreement undercut the Florida governor's talking point that he defeated "woke corporatism" in Florida.

Los Angeles Times

Janet Jackson begins tour with this epic set list — and Sheinelle Jones as dancer

Janet Jackson kicked off her highly anticipated Together Again tour this weekend in Florida with an epic, 40-plus-song set list and a guest appearance from "Today" co-host Sheinelle Jones.

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