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Florida couple kidnapped and being held for ransom in Haiti, family says

Jean Dickens Toussaint and Abigail Toussaint were reportedly abducted on a bus on 18 March while visiting ailing relatives

The Guardian - US

US State Department monitoring reports of kidnapped couple in Haiti

A U.S. State Department spokesperson said Saturday the government is aware of reports of two U.S. citizens missing in Haiti, after media outlets said a Florida couple had been kidnapped.

Reuters

In Florida, parents are always right – even when they think a Michelangelo is porn

A principal was fired after a Renaissance art class was shown David in the latest example of the state’s censorship crusade

The Guardian - US

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Editorial: Republicans need to get their story straight on Ukraine

Since describing the war in Ukraine as a “territorial dispute” that’s not a vital national interest, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has received criticism from leading Republicans — including some of his rivals for the 2024 presidential nomination — and rightly so. DeSantis’s comments echo a faction of the party eager…

Tribune News Service

Florida couple kidnapped off bus in Haiti

Family says kidnappers are demanding a huge ransom which they can’t afford

The Independent UK

Editorial: Gov. Ron DeSantis’ travel is not a state secret

Why should Florida taxpayers fund a secret airline and travel agency for the governor and the state’s political elites? That’s the question raised by a patently ludicrous bill that would shield any public information about how and where Gov. Ron DeSantis and other state officials go. Florida’s open-government laws may…

Tribune News Service

Massive 12ft great white shark spotted lurking as Spring Breakers head to coast

The enormous predator, 'Scot', was pinged off Key West in Florida and has sparked concern as thousands of college students head to the state's beaches for their annual spring break holiday

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Permitless carry bill passes Florida House; firearm training requirement removed

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A bill that would let people carry concealed firearms without a permit and without training passed out of the House on Friday, putting the bill just a step away from the governor’s desk.

Tribune News Service

Dozens of Florida Highway Patrol troopers deployed to Miami Beach to stem spring break violence, officials say

MIAMI — Gov. Ron DeSantis is sending dozens of Florida Highway Patrol troopers to Miami Beach to re-enforce local officers patrolling spring break crowds.

Miami Herald

Florida Legislature moving quickly on DeSantis priorities

From expanding gun rights to going after “woke” investors, the Florida Legislature is quickly moving on a list of bills that will give Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis conservative-pleasing policy successes as he prepares to launch a presidential campaign

The Independent UK

Principal resigns after complaints on 'David' statue nudity

A Florida charter school principal has been forced to resign after a parent complained sixth graders were exposed to pornography during a lesson on Renaissance art that included Michelangelo’s “David” sculpture

The Independent UK

Trump's Anti–First Amendment Skylarking Is DeSantis' Anti–First Amendment Action

The former president wanted to "open up" defamation laws. The governor of Florida is about to try.

Reason

Teen stabbed 13-year-old classmate 114 times in 'painful and horrifying' murder

Aiden Fucci was found guilty of first-degree murder, with a Florida judge condemning him for the 'painful, horrifying death' he inflicted upon 13-year-old cheerleader Tristyn Bailey on May 9, 2021

Daily Mirror

‘Executive guy’ DeSantis doesn’t want to be Trump 2024 running mate

Florida governor, who trails former president in Republican polls, says he would not accept an offer to join Trump’s ticket

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Florida teen gets life in prison for killing young classmate

A Florida judge has sentenced a 16-year-old Florida boy to life in prison for fatally stabbing a 13-year-old classmate

Advnture

Florida nature photographer stumbles across cannibal alligator

Skilled wildlife Barbara D'Angelo set out to capture a stunning sunset, but got something very different

The Independent UK

Florida firefighter speaks out after being blinded in one eye by bacteria in recalled eyedrops

The firefighter is suing the eyedrop company while he awaits surgery he hopes will restore vision to his left eye

Tribune News Service

Fla. lawmakers threaten to defund St. Petersburg over plan to pay for abortion travel

TAMPA, Fla. — Two Florida state representatives have sent a letter to the city of St. Petersburg threatening to cut off all of its state funding until council members drop a plan to allocate $50,000 to the Tampa Bay Abortion Fund.

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DeSantis wants to expand "Don't Say Gay"

"It was never about 'protecting children,'" opponent says

Marie Claire

Periods Are Under Attack in America

New legislation in the U.S. is designed to persecute women for managing their reproductive health. But the "Don't Say Period" bill just proposed in Florida is the most dangerous yet.

Salon

Principal axed over "pornographic" David

The Florida public charter school that forced former principal to resign has far-right connections

USA Today Sports Media Group

Gardner Minshew, Anthony Richardson working out together?

Colts QB Gardner Minshew and Florida QB Anthony Richardson may have been working out together. Coincidence?

The Independent UK

Trump attorney in documents case appears before grand jury

A lawyer for Donald Trump is back in court in Washington after being ordered to answer questions before a grand jury investigating the possible mishandling of classified documents at the former president’s Florida estate

The Guardian - US

‘Parents’ rights’: Republicans wage education culture war as 2024 looms

Republicans hail policies they say will give parents a say in their children’s schooling – but critics say it’s a guise to advance a rightwing education agenda

Irish Mirror

Dee Devlin shares loved up snaps with Conor McGregor as she poses in Minnie Mouse ears in Disneyland

The couple jetted off to Florida with Conor Jr, Croia and Conor Jr

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