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All candidates for Orange County School Board District 3 in Florida complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

Both of the candidates running in the November 8, 2022, general election for Orange County School Board District 3 in Florida — Michael Daniels and Alicia Farrant — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for…

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New satellite mapping with AI can quickly pinpoint hurricane damage across an entire state to spot where people may be trapped

Hurricane Ian left an extraordinarily broad path of destruction across much of South Florida. That was evident in reports from the ground, but it also shows up in satellite data. Using a new method, our team of spatial and environmental analysts was able to quickly provide a rare big picture…

The Conversation

What To Do When Returning Home After A Hurricane

A week after southwestern Florida was pummeled by Hurricane Ian, the people who had decided to or had to be evacuated.

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Romeo Beckham training with Brentford B after end of US season

Romeo Beckham, the 20-year-old son of David who was with Arsenal up to age 13, is contracted to Inter Miami II in Florida

The Guardian - UK

Editorial: Hold the condescending lectures. Give hurricane aid to everyone in need.

Southwest Florida is filled with Chicagoans. In Naples, Chicago philanthropists such as the late Raymond Lutgert transformed those communities, supporting their museums and galleries. The founding CEO of the Naples Philharmonic Center for the Arts was a former Chicago advertising executive. Plenty of real estate developers from this city turned…

Chicago Tribune

Campaign finance deadline today in Florida

Candidates and organizations involved in Florida’s statewide elections must file campaign finance information by October 7, 2022. The general election will take place in Florida on November 8, 2022.

Ballotpedia

Will Hurricane Ian force Ron DeSantis to confront climate reality?

The Florida governor initially touted his green credentials, but seems to have shifted his position as talk of a 2024 White House run swirls

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Hurricane Ian is now Florida's deadliest in nearly a century

Ian is the second-deadliest storm to strike the mainland U.S. this century.

Axios

After Hurricane Ian, a low-lying Florida city starts to rebuild. Should it?

CAPE CORAL, Fla. — A home on the water's edge. That was the dream.

Los Angeles Times

Which states have the highest and lowest crime rates?

Between 2021 and 2022, New York’s violent crime rate rose 39.2%, while its property crime rate rose 64.3%.

USAFacts

Ian deaths span Central Florida to Keys, include drownings, post-storm accidents and suicides

MIAMI — Hurricane Ian is one of the deadliest storms in Florida’s history, with more than 115 fatalities confirmed by state and county authorities. But the hurricane’s magnitude is also reflected in the geographic area in which those deaths occurred, spanning the peninsula from north of Daytona Beach to the…

Miami Herald

Their father, 87, evacuated for Hurricane Ian. Rattled by storm surge, he died in his car

The day Hurricane Ian hit Florida, Tom Cummiskey, 87, had evacuated his Fort Myers trailer and was driving about 35 miles east from the coast, fielding calls on his flip phone from friends and family urging him to get off the road.

Miami Herald

University of Florida’s finalist for president is Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse

In a highly anticipated announcement following a year of tumult on campus, the University of Florida said Thursday it has zeroed in on a national political figure to be its next president: Republican U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska.

Tribune News Service

Homes Deemed ‘unlivable’ As Cleanup Efforts Continue In Florida

Florida's residents are only beginning to pick up the pieces after the havoc wreaked by Hurricane Ian

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The Independent UK

Men charged with defrauding Florida school shooter's brother

The head of a Virginia company accused of exploiting immigration detainees seeking bail has now been charged with defrauding the brother of Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz

WEKU

Florida officials are scrambling to limit Hurricane Ian's impact on the election

Election officials in Florida say they are meeting a Thursday deadline to send out mail ballots, despite the hurricane. But in-person voting sites remain a concern.

The Independent UK

After Ian, Florida island residents return to assess damage

Residents of Florida’s Gulf Coast barrier islands are returning to assess the damage from Hurricane Ian, despite limited access to some areas

Daily Mirror

Girl stolen aged 4 with fake Disney offer miraculously reunited with UK family 53 years on

Susan Gervaise vanished in 1969 when a traveller family offered to take her on holiday to Disney World in Florida, US, with their children and never brought her back

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The Guardian - US

Hurricane Ian: residents return to battered homes as death toll rises

Ian is the second-deadliest storm to strike the US in the 21st century

The Independent UK

School shooter chose Valentine's Day to ruin it forever

Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz calmly told a psychologist he picked Valentine’s Day for his massacre to ruin the holiday for Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students forever

The Independent UK

Florida drop tower will be taken down after teen's death

A towering amusement ride in central Florida’s tourism district where a Missouri teen fell to his death will be taken down because of the accident

The Independent UK

Florida theme park to demolish 430ft high ride after teenager fell to death

The FreeFall ride at Orlando’s ICON Park has been closed since March accident

Roll Call

Sasse expected to leave Senate to run University of Florida - Roll Call

Two-term Republican Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska is expected to resign to become president of the University of Florida.

WEKU

When flooding from Ian trapped one Florida town, an airboat navy came to the rescue

After Hurricane Ian dumped record levels of rain across Florida, rivers flooded, leaving thousands stranded on newly created islands.

Orlando Sentinel

Ian shakes up election preparations, could hurt Florida turnout

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Running an election in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian is going to be a monumental challenge for elections officials in the Florida counties hit hardest by the storm as they face poll worker shortages, damaged polling places and voters who lost their homes.

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