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Florida's AP African American studies ban should raise alarm elsewhere, lawmaker says

Florida state Sen. Shevrin Jones, a Democrat, says the proposed course "wasn't indoctrination, it wasn't ideology, it was facts." He fears blocking it will harm students in Florida and beyond.

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Editorial: Academic freedom for all: Hamline University, the University Florida and other attempts to control what professors teach

As a wronged lecturer sues a small Minnesota liberal arts college, the school’s leaders have at long last admitted: “sometimes we misstep.” By that, they mean that they shouldn’t have branded an art history instructor’s actions “Islamophobic” when she dared to show a 14th-century image of the Prophet Muhammad. Adjunct…

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Commentary: Florida students should stage boycott to save African American course

The Florida Department of Education is right. The new Advanced Placement course in African American studies probably violates the state’s Stop W.O.K.E. Act, which restricts what schools can teach about race.

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Some health risks from climate change in Florida may surprise. This one affects millions

Some of the health impacts of climate change are obvious and already apparent in Florida, such as more cases of heat stress and mosquito-borne tropical diseases. But it may be surprising that as climate conditions intensify, health experts say it also will increase the risk of sickness and death for…

Miami Herald

‘We will not back down’: Vice President Harris spotlights abortion, challenges GOP in Florida speech

WASHINGTON — In a direct challenge to Republicans, Vice President Kamala Harris traveled to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ home turf on Sunday to proclaim the Democratic Party’s commitment to restoring abortion rights for every American.

Los Angeles Times

On 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, Kamala Harris urges federal abortion protections

In a speech delivered on Sunday, the vice president advocated for Congress to take action to protect abortion rights.

WEKU

Ghislaine Maxwell calls Prince Andrew photo with Virginia Giuffre ‘a fake’

Former girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein questions authenticity of infamous 2001 photograph during interview from Florida prison

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California vs. Florida: A tale of 2 Americas

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has spent the weeks since his reelection warring with “woke” enemies: picking a $2 billion fight with the world’s largest money manager over its environmental policies and vowing to go to court to defend a new law that blocks teaching about racial oppression and white privilege.

Los Angeles Times

Florida says AP class teaches critical race theory. Here's what's really in the course

Florida rejected an Advancement Placement course on African American studies, saying it's "filled with" critical race theory. But scholars who helped create the course say it's not in lesson plans.

WEKU

Teenage jockey, 19, killed in horrific training accident after two horses collide

Daniel Quintero was working at Tampa Bay Downs racecourse in Florida when the tragic incident occurred on Saturday morning, with the other jockey and two horses not suffering injuries

Daily Mirror

As Florida Democrats sink into political quicksand, the party gears up for a new leader

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — After Florida Democrats suffered massive setbacks in November — even worse than their usual election losses — the search was on for someone to blame.

Tribune News Service

Florida Rep. Steube out of hospital after accident at home

A U.S. congressman from Florida who was seriously injured in a tree-trimming accident in Sarasota says he has been discharged from the hospital and is recovering at home

The Independent UK

OSHA proposes $60,000 more in fines for New York, Chicago and Florida Amazon facilities

OSHA proposed a fine of $60,269 for Amazon after finding injury lists at three warehouses put workers at “high risk for lower back injuries and musculoskelatal disorders.”

Miami Herald

‘We are not going down without a fight.’ Abortion advocates rally as more restrictive laws likely in Florida

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Floridians will rally this weekend in solidarity with abortion rights advocates across the country to mark the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court ruling that made access to an abortion a federal right in the United States

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Ron DeSantis moves to permanently ban Covid mandates in Florida

Governor proposes legislation to ban mask requirements and outlaw ‘discrimination based on vaccine status’

Orlando Sentinel

Florida cites CRT, ‘Black Struggle,’ and communism in rejected African American course

ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida rejected an Advanced Placement African American studies course because it contains critical race theory and state leaders objected to its lessons on “Black queer studies,” Black feminist thought and “the Black Struggle in the 21st Century,” according to the Florida Department of Education.

Daily Record

Fastest shark in world mauls screaming diver in disturbing Facebook video footage

Chad Patti was attacked by a 10ft shortfin mako shark while he was spearfishing with his friend around 70 miles off of Florida's coast in the US.

The Independent UK

Brazil’s right-wing movement persists without Bolsonaro

Brazil’s defeated former president, Jair Bolsonaro, was in Florida this month when his supporters tried — but failed — to overthrow the country’s young democracy

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Daily Mirror

Couple rescue pig at auction only to discover they were bidding for its meat

Animal lovers Meg and Eric Weinberger were at West Palm Beach fair in Florida, US, and fell in love with a pig so much they bid $4,700 to take it back to their animal sanctuary

Orlando Sentinel

DeSantis keeps waging culture wars as more GOP critics emerge

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Instead of easing up on a two-year culture war in Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis is doubling down on his anti-"woke" agenda as potential rivals for the GOP presidential nomination target him.

Miami Herald

Creating a safer fentanyl. How UF researchers are making the deadly drug less addictive

MIAMI — A group of scientists say they’ve created a safer version of fentanyl that could potentially diminish the drug’s addictive side effects, which have resulted in annual deaths of tens of thousands of people across the United States.

Daily Mirror

World’s fastest shark mauls diver as he screams in chilling attack caught on camera

A diver was spearfishing 70 miles off the coast in Florida, US, on New Year's Day when he was savagely attacked by the world's fastest shark, the shortfin mako

Chronicle Live

Jeremy Kyle records TV interview with sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell inside her prison

The controversial Talk TV show host gained access to Florida’s FCI Tallahassee female prison

Tribune News Service

In 3M military earplugs case, attention now moves to mediation in bankruptcy court

The federal judge in Florida presiding over a mountain of earplug lawsuits against 3M has terminated efforts to mediate a settlement.

Sports Illustrated

There Are No Winners in the Jaden Rashada Florida Saga

The quarterback from California was let down by many people around him in the messiest name, image and likeness fiasco to date.

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