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Boy, 12, catches 11ft great white SHARK on family trip as mum holds on for dear life

Campbell Keenan, 12, said he "always thought I would catch some like decent fish, but not a great white, ever" after he fished out the predator off Florida's east coast

Daily Mirror

Judge says DeSantis was wrong, but declines to restore Andrew Warren to office

TAMPA, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis violated the Florida Constitution and the First Amendment when he suspended Hillsborough State Attorney Andrew Warren, but a federal judge has concluded that he does not have the power to restore Warren to office.

Tribune News Service

911 audio reveals delivery driver saw congressman plunge 25 feet as lawmaker remains in hospital

Greg Steube has represented Florida since 2019

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Avatar inspired by stunning real world 'floating' mountains and towering cliffs

A taste of Pandora, the world in Avatar, can not only be had at Disney's Animal Kingdom theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort in Bay Lake, Florida, but also in China's Zhangjiajie National Forest Park

Daily Mirror

First Thing: Nikki Haley accuses Pompeo of lies after VP plot claim

Former UN ambassador hits back at ex-secretary of state as jockeying for Republican presidential primary hots up. Plus, the radical power of hanging out

The Guardian - UK

DeSantis v NHL: Florida governor taps unlikely foe in ‘anti-woke’ crusade

What does the Florida governor and Republican presidential hopeful look to gain from attacking North America’s whitest sports league as ‘woke’?

The Guardian - US

Commentary: Ron DeSantis symbolizes that it’s Richard Nixon’s Republican Party now

Commentators portray Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis as a more organized and calculating Donald Trump. In reality, DeSantis most resembles Richard Nixon — disciplined, stiff and intense. Both lack Trump’s charisma and ease before voters. Also unlike Trump — but very much like Nixon — DeSantis effectively deploys powers of the…

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‘Landmark’ Jaden Rashada ordeal could prove transformational in college football landscape

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The Miami Hurricanes have been one of college football’s poster children for name, image and likeness deals since the NCAA began allowing players to capitalize on their popularity in 2021, but one of the seismic moments in this new era of college sports happened farther to…

Tribune News Service

Angler, 12, tells of joy at catching great white shark off coast of Florida

Campbell Keenan caught 450-pound great white shark when visiting Fort Lauderdale

Evening Standard

A Florida taxidermist takes clients nobody else will: grieving pet owners

INVERNESS, Fla. — Allison Doty has washed her cat, Cakes, twice.

Tribune News Service

Michael Hiltzik: A cowardly NHL bows down to a bullying DeSantis

Most children, probably by the age of 10, have learned the lesson that the worst way to placate bullies is to give them what they want.

Los Angeles Times

US couple who bid for pig at auction to rescue it find they were buying its meat

Owners of animal sanctuary bought swine at South Florida Fair used to teach teens animal husbandry but could not stop slaughter

The Guardian - US

Florida judge fines Trump, lawyer for 'frivolous' lawsuit

A Florida Judge has sanctioned former President Donald Trump and one of his attorneys, ordering them to pay nearly $1 million for filing a bogus lawsuit against Trump’s 2016 rival Hillary Clinton

The Independent UK

Ron DeSantis bans African American studies class from Florida high schools

Move by the Republican governor is the latest in a series of actions to stop conversations about race and gender in public schools

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The Independent UK

DeSantis lambasted for ‘authoritarian’ ban on African American studies course in Florida high schools

Education Department claims AP course ‘lacks educational value’ – but fails to explain what is supposedly wrong with it

Tribune News Service

‘Maximum Vantage’ gathers 20 years of incisive columns by Bill Maxwell

For 25 years, Bill Maxwell wrote a column for the then-St. Petersburg Times and the Tampa Bay Times. His award-winning columns were also syndicated, appearing in more than 200 newspapers worldwide.

Reason

Florida Legislature May Impose Penalties on Local Legislators Who Illegally Impose Gun Control Laws

So the Florida Supreme Court held today.

Orlando Sentinel

Florida refuses to offer new AP African American studies course to students

ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida will not allow its public high school students to enroll in a new Advanced Placement African American studies course because the state claims its content is “contrary to Florida law and significantly lacks educational value.”

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The Independent UK

Florida blocks high school African American studies class

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration has blocked a new Advanced Placement course on African American studies from being taught in high schools

Salon

Ron DeSantis' crusade against "woke" NHL

The Florida governor thinks the NHL’s push for diversity is an example of “wokeness”

The Independent UK

Public memorial planned for Parkland school school victims

A nonprofit organization in Florida is planning a public memorial dedicated to the 17 people who died during a 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School

Reason

The Vote-by-Tweet Memes Prosecution Can Go Forward, Court Rules

Here's the opening of what I wrote about the case in Tablet Magazine two years ago [UPDATE: just to be clear, it's just the opening; I go into a lot more detail in the article itself]: In 2016, a Florida man named Douglass Mackey (using the online alias "Ricky Vaughn")…

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PredictIt markets show Joe Biden and Ron DeSantis at even odds in the 2024 presidential election

As of January 17, 2023, PredictIt’s 2024 presidential market shows incumbent Joe Biden (D) tied with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) at $0.31. At this time last week, Biden led DeSantis by $0.03. Former President Donald Trump’s (R) share price has risen over the last week, going from $0.16 to…

The Independent UK

Soccer player Anton Walkes dies at 25 in Florida accident

Former Tottenham player Anton Walkes has died after an accident in Florida

The Independent UK

Florida congressman Steube injured in accident at his home

The office of Florida congressman Greg Steube says he sustained several injuries in an accident at his home on Florida’s Gulf Coast

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