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How judges in Florida stop teens from having abortions

TAMPA, Fla. — A new report from Human Rights Watch found that Hillsborough County judges denied abortion requests for teens at a higher rate than anywhere else in Florida.

Tribune News Service

Mexico: Ex-security chief stole $745 million from contracts

Mexican authorities say former top security official Genaro Garcia Luna embezzled about $745 million from government technology contracts

The Independent UK

About 100 Haitians arrive in the Florida Keys on overloaded boat

MIAMI — An overloaded migrant sailboat with at least 100 people from Haiti on board arrived Thursday morning in the Florida Keys.

Miami Herald

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Trump gains lead in PredictIt’s Republican primary market for first time since November

As of February 6, 2023, PredictIt’s 2024 presidential market shows President Joe Biden (D) leading at $0.34, followed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) at $0.30, and former President Donald Trump (R) at $0.26. No other candidate has more than a $0.10 share price. The share price, which rises and…

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Florida Supreme Court issues four opinions from Jan. 30-Feb. 5

The Florida Supreme Court issued four opinions from Jan. 30-Feb. 5. As of Feb. 5, the court issued nine opinions in 2023—six fewer than this point a year ago. The four opinions are below:

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Tiger Woods announces latest PopStroke venue in Tampa, Florida, will open later this month

Venue includes two 18-hole putting courses, a full-service restaurant, playground and ice cream parlor.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Biden says he’s Republicans’ ‘nightmare’ over social spending cuts – as it happened

President visits Tampa and denounces Republican proposals to cut spending

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As Ron DeSantis remakes education, many look to the long-term impact it’ll have on Florida

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis’ multifaceted reshaping of education in Florida is accelerating, with implications that could last for generations.

Tribune News Service

Florida’s struggle to teach Black history has become a battle over who controls the past

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — For 71 years, the survivors of Rosewood controlled their history. They guardedly discussed their stories only at family gatherings, haunted by the threat of retaliation in their rural Central Florida communities.

Tribune News Service

In Florida, Biden aims at seniors with Social Security message

U.S. President Joe Biden traveled on Thursday to Florida and positioned his Democratic party as the sole protector of Social Security and Medicare in an aim to reclaim the state, which has a large population of retirees who rely on the programs.

Reuters

Ron DeSantis’ academic restrictions show he hopes to change history by censoring it

Florida’s Stop Woke Act and ban on African American studies will only deprive students of the right to think and learn

The Guardian - US

Fabiola Santiago: Florida parents who push for government intrusion in education are failing their kids

Dear Florida parents destroying education,

Miami Herald

Editorial: Is it a good idea for Florida to make it easier to execute people?

The governor and many Florida lawmakers want to make it easier to sentence murderers to death. But will their plan live up to their expectations or will it just deepen the legal quagmire that already envelops state-sanctioned executions?

Tribune News Service

Focused on 2024, Biden sees opportunity in GOP-held Florida

With an eye toward the 2024 campaign, President Joe Biden is venturing to Florida

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Missing Florida Lyft driver found dead as car surfaces in North Carolina

Gary Levin’s car found across state lines in North Carolina

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Trump’s escalating criticisms force early political dilemma for DeSantis

WASHINGTON — Ron DeSantis on Wednesday shot back at the latest barrage of criticisms from Donald Trump, arguing that he was focused on delivering results for Florida and not trying to “smear other Republicans.”

Miami Herald

Doctors raise concerns over Florida possibly requiring student athletes’ menstrual information

MIAMI — While a change in diet, medication, exercise and stress can all affect a girl’s menstrual flow, doctors say cycle irregularities don’t affect their ability to play sports and are raising privacy concerns over a state board proposing to mandate that information for Florida students to play high school…

The Independent UK

Ron DeSantis say he’s too busy ‘delivering results’ to respond to ‘defamatory’ Trump claim

In a series of statements on Truth Social, Trump responded to a post from a user showing a low-quality photo of a man with a resemblance to DeSantis

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Trump Accuses DeSantis Of “Grooming” High School Students With Alcohol

Despite Trump's claims, the photo was taken after DeSantis left the school.

The Independent UK

‘I felt true rage’: How anti-vaxxers hijacked the story of a woman who lost her legs from Covid complications

Florida woman says Covid and congenital heart issue lead to complications, not vaccine

The Independent UK

Florida GOP advances Disney district, migrant flight bills

Florida lawmakers have advanced proposals to strip Disney of its self-governing status, expand a controversial migrant transportation program and strengthen prosecutions tied to the state’s election police unit

USA Today Sports Media Group

Full list of 2023 NFL draft prospects invited to combine

Here is the full list of prospect invites for the 2023 NFL combine.

Salon

"Fake abortion clinic" ads target poor

"Lower-income women are being targeted, and they're the ones that are going to suffer the most," researcher warns

The Independent UK

Republicans erupted at Biden’s SOTU remarks on Social Security and Medicare. But these lawmakers have proposed cuts

Biden’s remarks reference legislation from Republican Senator Rick Scott of Florida.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Florida at Alabama Prediction, College Basketball Game Preview

Florida at Alabama preview, prediction, and breakdown for the college basketball game on Wednesday, February 8

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