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DeSantis to expand law critics call 'Don't Say Gay' into HS

The administration of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is moving to forbid classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in all grades

The Independent UK

Aggressive 10ft alligator captured after being spotted creeping up on playing children

Police were called to a city pond in St. Petersburg, Florida, US, to trap the aggressive 10ft alligator after it was spotted getting close to children at a local park

Daily Mirror

Ron DeSantis proposed a bill to ban CBDCs. A trade policy professor calls that 'a little ludicrous'

With his eyes on the 2024 presidential election, the Florida governor's proposal "is largely a political gesture."

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DeSantis increases lead in PredictIt’s 2024 Republican presidential primary market

As of March 20, 2023, PredictIt’s 2024 presidential market shows President Joe Biden (D) leading at $0.42, followed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) at $0.28, and former President Donald Trump (R) at $0.25. Biden has held the lead in this market since Jan. 22, 2023. No other candidate has…

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DeSantis says he would have fired Dr Fauci in dig at Trump

‘I would have fired somebody like Fauci. I think he got way too big for his britches, and I think he did a lot of damage,’ Florida governor says

The Independent UK

Florida lawmaker behind ‘Don’t Say Gay’ pleads guilty to wire fraud and money laundering

Joseph Harding resigned from office last year after federal indictment in Covid-19 relief fraud case

The Independent UK

Ex-Florida lawmaker behind the 'Don't Say Gay' law pleads guilty to COVID relief fraud

Joseph Harding, who resigned after his December indictment, pled guilty in federal court to wire fraud, money laundering and making false statements on small business loans.

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Report: Titans showing ‘extensive interest’ in Florida LB Ventrell Miller

The Titans are reportedly showing extra interest in Florida LB Ventrell Miller.

USA Today Sports Media Group

After DeSantis tussle, Disney World will host a major summit on gay rights

The Walt Disney Company will host a major conference promoting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights in the workplace in Central Florida this September, gathering executives and professionals from the world’s largest companies in a defiant display of the limits of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ campaign against diversity training.

Miami Herald

Tekashi 6ix9ine rushed to hospital after brutal attack in gym bathroom

The controversial rapper was assaulted by a group of men in Florida

Evening Standard

Uh-oh. A new tropical mosquito has come to Florida. The buzz it's creating isn't good

Little is known about the mosquito species known as Culex lactator. But it belongs to a group of mosquitoes known to carry diseases and researchers are worried about what will happen.

WEKU

What’s red tide doing to Florida’s marine life? ‘We really need to get our act together.’

New surveys of seagrass on Florida’s Gulf Coast shows the vital marine plant is continuing to lose ground at a rapid pace in Tampa and Sarasota Bay.

Miami Herald

Could Ron DeSantis stop Trump’s arrest?

Despite what Trump’s MAGA allies say, the Florida governor likely has little authority to stop the former president’s extradition from their mutual home state. Eric Garcia and Andrew Feinberg write

The Independent UK

Tristyn Bailey’s family share heartbreaking new photos as classmate killer sentenced to life

Youngster was stabbed more than 100 times in May 2021 by her classmate Aiden Fucci, who is now 16

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DeSantis doubles down on Trump criticism in rare Piers Morgan interview

The Florida governor is finally punching back.

Orlando Sentinel

Florida rule would expand so-called ‘don’t say gay’ to 12th grade

ORLANDO, Fla. — The DeSantis administration next month could effectively bar all public school teachers from providing classroom instruction on sexual orientation or gender identity, a move that would expand Florida’s controversial 2022 law and go even further than the legislation Republican lawmakers are pushing in Tallahassee this spring.

The Independent UK

Ron DeSantis doubles attacks on ‘dramatic and chaotic’ Trump

Florida governor seen as biggest rival to former president for 2024 GOP presidential nomination

Zenger

Letter From America Finally Arrives In UK – 80 Years After It Was Mailed

When the letter came at The Sands Meadows nursing facility, manager Kevin Beattie, 39, found it to be dated October 5, 1942.

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Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen recovering from attack outside hotel

Allen, who was in South Florida to perform a show at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, was attacked while taking a smoke break outside the the Four Seasons hotel.

The Independent UK

Donald Trump Jr unloads on Ron DeSantis after he failed to back his father: ‘Owned by the billionaire donors’

Former president Donald Trump Jr’s son Donald Trump Jr blasted Florida Governor Ron DeSantis for not defending his father enough as the former president faces indictment and potential extradition from the state.

Fortune

Deadly drug-resistant fungus has spread to most U.S. states

Cases have been recorded in more than half of U.S. states over the past 12 months, with Nevada, California and Florida reporting the most infections.

WEKU

Former President Trump claims he will be arrested today, calls for protests

What Trump's 'arrest' claim says about his hold on politics and the 2024 election

Reason

The FTC Is Closing In on Amazon

Plus: "No such thing" as a "harmless drag show" says university president, aggressive code enforcement in Florida, and more...

Tribune News Service

Florida’s century-old Sunshine Laws under duress as DeSantis tries to redefine them

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Two years ago, Orlando television reporter Mike DeForest requested some routine travel and budget expenses from a state agency that had given him contractor license records within days, but this request took more than three months. He decided to ask why, so he asked for more records.

WEKU

What Trump's 'arrest' claim says about his hold on politics and the 2024 election

Donald Trump claimed on social media that he will be arrested on Tuesday and called for mass protest. His unfounded claims showed his continued influence on the Republican Party.

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