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DeSantis signs bill to move out-of-state migrants to blue states

Florida officials will now be able to relocate migrants from any state in the country, not just Florida.

Axios

Matt Gaetz apologises for ‘unintended consequences’ after inviting accused murderer to lead Pledge of Allegiance

The Florida congressman honoured a combat veteran accused of killing a Michigan man in 2019

The Independent UK

Fabiola Santiago: A hot mic is latest sign that Biden may make big changes in U.S.-Cuba relations, but . . .

Joe was here — in Florida — again.

Miami Herald

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Inside eerie abandoned Osama Bin Laden's $7.5million family mansion in Florida

An eerily abandoned mansion on Johns Lake in Oakland, Florida, US was home to Osama Bin Laden's family, who was the world's most wanted man since the 9/11 terror attacks

Daily Mirror

DeSantis preps 2024 bid behind scenes while waiting to declare

WASHINGTON — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is actively preparing a run for president in 2024, even as he delays a formal announcement to keep Republican voters’ attention on his aggressively conservative record in Florida, according to people familiar with the plans.

Tribune News Service

DeSantis campaign wanted guns banned at election night event in Tampa, city employee says

TAMPA, Fla. — Emails suggest that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ campaign made two requests of the Tampa Convention Center, the downtown venue that hosted the governor’s November election night celebration: no guns and no fingers pointing at the campaign for seeking such a prohibition.

Tribune News Service

Mother finally granted temporary visa to visit daughter left fighting for her life in Florida hospital

Hellen Pachon, 21, suffered life-threatening injuries during a vehicle crash on 26 January in Broward County, Florida

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Florida judge warns rapper Drake to show up for deposition in XXXTentacion murder trial

MIAMI — A Florida judge is threatening rapper Drake with a contempt charge if he doesn’t show up for a deposition in the trial of three men accused of murdering XXXTentacion, a South Florida rapper who was an emerging star until his death in 2018.

Miami Herald

Florida to ban care for transgender youth — even in clinical trials

TAMPA, Fla. — Transgender youth in Florida seeking to begin puberty blockers and hormone therapy will have no access to treatment in the state once a pending ban goes into effect — not even in clinical trials.

Tribune News Service

Feud between McConnell and Scott boils as Biden applies heat

WASHINGTON — The feud between Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Florida Sen. Rick Scott isn’t exactly new, but it boiled hotter this week as President Joe Biden amplified his use of Scott as a campaign-style foil.

Tribune News Service

A librarian’s frontline view of Florida’s ‘vetting’ process for school books, and the titles being banned

A vetting process to comply with Florida guidelines to school books has caused chaos for students and teachers, writes Richard Hall

The Independent UK

Florida doctors' board tightens ban on gender-affirming care

A prohibition against puberty blocking hormones and gender-affirming surgeries for minors in Florida was tightened further after a board overseeing doctors eliminated an exception for research at the request of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration

The Independent UK

Florida Legislature turns Disney's Reedy Creek reins over to DeSantis

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida Legislature wrapped up a special session Friday passing bills to allow Gov. Ron DeSantis to take over Disney’s Reedy Creek Improvement District and fix previous actions that have led to lawsuits and charges being dismissed against people accused of voter fraud.

Orlando Sentinel

Florida school district pulls book on Roberto Clemente over passage that he faced racism

The pulling of "Roberto Clemente: The Pride of the Pittsburgh Pirates" is part of a larger purge of books happening nationally.

Axios

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Antique Jaguars, Land Rovers roar back to life in Florida workshop

KISSIMMEE, Florida – Staring down an empty dead-end street, I press the gas to the floor. The Tesla engine makes an otherworldly hum, even more uncanny coming out of an antique British farm vehicle.

Al Jazeera

Florida passes bill backing DeSantis push to relocate migrants

Republican lawmakers create $10m programme to fund governor’s push, which critics say treats people as ‘chess pieces’.

The Independent UK

Florida GOP gives DeSantis control of Disney district

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will soon take control of Walt Disney World’s self-governing district

Miami Herald

Legislature votes to give DeSantis authority to relocate migrants anywhere in the US

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Republicans in the Legislature on Friday gave final approval to the expansion of a secretive immigration program that will authorize Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration to relocate migrants anywhere in the country in whichever way it “sees fit.”

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After Martha's Vineyard, lawmakers give DeSantis $10 million more to move migrants

As Florida dedicates more money to transport migrants from other states, advocates say there isn't enough oversight to make sure transport is done legally and that migrants are relocated voluntarily.

Salon

McConnell rips Scott plan: "Bad idea"

"It’s clearly the Rick Scott plan. It is not the Republican plan," McConnell said

Sports Illustrated

Sources: Florida NIL Amendment to Give Schools More Power

The state is following others who have changed or repealed their NIL laws.

Salon

Anna Paulina Luna is "new George Santos"

Relatives dispute newly-elected Florida congresswoman's claims about her father and her family background

Roll Call

Feud between McConnell and Scott boils as Biden applies heat - Roll Call

A feud between Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Florida Sen. Rick Scott boiled hotter this week.

Daily Mirror

Twin sisters defy one-in-700 million odds to celebrate 99th birthday together

Sisters Era Luckie Daniell and Vera Rozier, from Florida, America, celebrated their 99th birthdays on Wednesday - saying they 'feel the same as they did when they were younger'

Tribune News Service

They sold the land under their Pinellas County mobile homes. Now they regret it

Nancy DeCamp can no longer bear to enter the home on lot 257.

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