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The Next Frontier for Drones: Letting Them Fly Out of Sight

For years, there's been a cardinal rule for flying civilian drones: Keep them within your line of sight. Not just because it's a good idea - it's also the law. But some drones have recently gotten permission to soar out of their pilots' sight. They can now inspect high-voltage power…

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Florida shark victim will have leg amputated, hospital says

Tribune News Service

Deadly listeria outbreak traced back to Florida ice cream company

A deadly, multi-state listeria outbreak in Florida has been tied to Big Olaf Creamery, an ice cream brand sold only in that state.

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Busted for illegally practicing law, Miami man says he’s ‘Rosa Parks’ for mentally ill

MIAMI — Ian Anthony Medina boasted online of his legal skills — graduating Emory Law school, working with high-level prosecutors and gaining valuable “legal experience” in Florida. He even posted a photo of his Florida Bar card.

Miami Herald

Florida restores state abortion ban beyond 15 weeks after temporary halt

A judge had ruled that the ban violated the privacy protections in the state’s constitution, pausing the restrictive measure

The Guardian - US

Abortion bans in Florida, Mississippi allowed to take effect

Florida's ban on abortions past 15 weeks of pregnancy is now in effect after a court order blocking its enforcement was put on hold on Tuesday, and a Mississippi judge declined to prevent a near-total ban from being implemented later this week.

Reuters

Florida teen attacked by shark will have leg amputated, hospital says

ORLANDO, Fla. — A 17-year-old Florida girl who was attacked by a 9-foot shark last week learned she will have her leg amputated Tuesday.

Orlando Sentinel

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Will Joe Rogan Welcome Donald Trump On His Podcast?

Some things go together in the most copacetic manner imaginable, like peanut butter and jelly or vodka and tonic. And some things create wreckage and ruin when paired, such as King Kong and Godzilla or Florida Gov.

Benzinga

Florida’s 15-week abortion ban blocked, then reinstated

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida’s 15-week abortion ban was temporarily halted Tuesday morning, then quickly restored, after lawyers for the state appealed a Leon County circuit judge’s injunction he promised last week.

Tribune News Service

Giant African land snails that can grow to size of RATS put town in quarantine

Deadly land snails that are native to Africa were found in an area of Florida, as worried authorities had to eradicate the pest that is known to cause meningitis in humans

Daily Mirror

Newsom’s attack ad on DeSantis could be 2024 presidential preview

ORLANDO, Fla. — Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s $100,000 Fox News ad on Monday urging Floridians to “join the fight” against Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis “or join us in California” has drawn a muted response from state Democrats and dismissals from Republicans.

Orlando Sentinel

Florida’s 15-week abortion ban temporarily blocked

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida’s 15-week abortion ban was temporarily halted Tuesday morning when a Leon County circuit judge issued the injunction he promised last week.

Tribune News Service

World's shark attack capital where 17 people were bitten last year in bloody encounters

Shark attacks at Florida's Smyrna Beach in Volusia County are 10 times more likely than anywhere else on the planet and the number is creeping up with another surfer's foot being gored just this week

Daily Mirror

Florida teen who ‘socked 9-foot shark in the face’ describes harrowing encounter: ‘Didn’t know exactly what to do’

Addison Bethea says she ‘couldn’t get around to punch him in the nose’

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Saving Florida’s Gopher Tortoises: Group rescues reptiles from death by development

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Though gopher tortoises have persisted for millions of years, they now face a barrage of threats from loss of habitat and developers with permits that allow the reptiles to be buried alive.

The Guardian - US

Newsom airs Florida ad urging people to fight for freedom – or move to California

‘Freedom is under attack in your state,’ California governor says in ad paid for by his re-election campaign that aired on Fox News

The Independent UK

City in Florida apologises for saying many people won’t want to ‘celebrate’ 4th of July

The city noted that ‘division, hate and unrest’ have permeated American society

Orlando Sentinel

Florida man charged with taking R2-D2 from Disney World resort after posing as security guard

ORLANDO, Fla. — A Kissimmee man with a self-stated “pending application” for Walt Disney World Security is being accused of stealing and tampering with Disney resort property, including a Star Wars R2-D2 statue worth up to $10,000.

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‘We’re going to be flying people north’: How some patients will travel due to Florida’s 15-week abortion law

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Florida’s new 15-week ban on abortions will likely mean more patients traveling out of state for the procedure — prompting a string of organizations to raise funds for trips hundreds of miles away, anywhere from North Carolina to New York.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Twitter reacts: 4-star Florida DB commits to UGA football

Georgia football now has commitments from three players with the last name Harris

The Independent UK

Governor Gavin Newsom trashes Ron DeSantis in campaign ad urging Florida residents to ‘join us in California’

California Governor Gavin Newsom is considered to be a future Democratic presidential contender by many pundits

Tribune News Service

Florida springs protection rule is overdue and underwhelming, critics say

Legislators left no doubt how they felt when they passed one of the first bills in the 2016 session.

Axios

Gavin Newsom encourages Floridians to move to California in GOP attack ad

"I urge all of you living in Florida to join the fight or join us in California where we still believe in freedom."

The Independent UK

'Join us in California': Newsom targets GOP in Florida ad

Gov. Gavin Newsom is running for reelection in California, but his latest television ad is airing in Florida

Los Angeles Times

‘Join us in California’: Newsom running a reelection ad — in Florida

LOS ANGELES — Gov. Gavin Newsom is launching his first television ad of the general election on Monday, but not in California. The ad will air thousands of miles away, in Florida, further fueling speculation that he wants to run for president — or, at a minimum, to troll the…

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