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Florida Department of Education aims to avoid critical race theory and social justice in social studies textbooks

Florida’s Department of Education issued guidance to textbook publishers informing them on the instructional materials that can and cannot be included in K-12 social studies textbooks. The guidance notes that “Critical Race Theory, Social Justice, Culturally Responsive Teaching, Social and Emotional Learning, and any other unsolicited theories that may lead…

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DeSantis threatens drag show crackdown

“We have child protective statutes on the books," the governor said. "We have laws against child endangerment"

Salon

LGBTQ outrage over DeSantis visit to NYC during Pride Month

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is set to appear before a conservative Jewish leaders in New York City, despite efforts by gay rights advocates to get the event canceled

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Sick details emerge after waitress saves boy, 11, from parents' abuse with secret sign

Flaviane Carvalho was serving the family of the accused at her restaurant Mrs Potato in Orange County, Orlando, Florida when she noticed parents Timothy Lee Wilson and Kristen Swann treating one son differently

Daily Mirror

Don't Call Child Services on Families Who Take Their Kids to Drag Shows

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis thinks drag shows represent "child endangerment."

Reason

2 Red-Hot Dow Jones Stocks With More Room to Run

Recessionary concerns and the Fed’s hawkish policy measures to combat high inflation are expected to extend the market correction. However, certain Dow Jones constituents with solid financials and bright growth prospects have been outperforming the benchmark index. So, Verizon (VZ) and Amgen (AMGN) could be solid investments now.

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Police: Man who died in lake with gators missing 3 limbs

Police say a man found dead in a Florida lake while searching for Frisbees and other flying discs was missing three limbs after a likely encounter with alligators

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Boise Cascade Acquires Coastal Plywood Operations For $512M

Boise Cascade Co (NYSE:BCC) has agreed to acquire Coastal Plywood Company, including two manufacturing locations, from Coastal Forest Resources Company for $512 million. Coastal Plywood provides quality plywood, lumber, and treated wood products throughout the eastern U.S. The purchase agreement includes locations in Havana, Florida, and Chapman, Alabama, which employ ~750 people.…

Benzinga

‘We should definitely be concerned.’ Miami-Dade’s COVID-19 cases, positivity rates soar

MIAMI — With a new wave of omicron COVID cases surging in Miami-Dade County, the percent of local positive tests, known as the positivity rate, has soared, representing a fourfold increase since April and likely an undercount due to at-home testing.

Miami Herald

Baby who disappeared with murdered parents 42 years ago found alive and well

Holly Marie disappeared along with her mum Tina Clouse and dad Harold Dean Clouse shortly after they moved state from Florida to Texas in 1980.

Daily Record

4,000-mile journey to see Ed Sheeran saved by kind-hearted police constable

Denise Buie and her daughter Alyssa Midence, from Florida, nearly missed the Sunderland show when their car broke down.

The Independent UK

Mum and daughter who travelled 4,000 miles from Florida to see Ed Sheeran rescued by police after car broke down

Excitement soon turned to despair for Denise Buie and daughter Alyssa Midence as their hire car broke down on the way to see Ed Sheeran at the Stadium of Light

Chronicle Live

Le Mans Virtual Series Returns For More Elite esports Competition Including Award-Winning 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual

The five-round series has a US $250,000 prize fund at stake and more flexible regulations for pro drivers.

Motor1

Editorial: Florida’s DeSantis is a politically savvy power player. And he’s beating Trump at his own game

He’s younger, prettier and speaks in complete, comprehensible sentences. And he speaks directly to former President Donald Trump’s rock-solid base — which is showing a few cracks.

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Florida’s manatees are dying in record numbers – but a lawsuit offers hope

US wildlife agency agrees to review protection for habitats after conservationists sue over mass die-offs from poor water quality

Tribune News Service

Pa. senators to introduce legislation similar to Fla.'s 'Don't Say Gay' bill

A legislative proposal that resembles the so-called "Don't Say Gay" bill enacted earlier this year in Florida is expected to soon be submitted to the Pennsylvania state Senate.

Orlando Sentinel

International travel still lags amid COVID, inflation and gun worries

International tourists are gradually returning to Florida and the rest of the United States, but some potential travelers aren’t booking vacations because of COVID testing requirements, inflation and gun violence, experts at a travel trade show in Orlando said this week.

Daily Mirror

Baby who vanished with her murdered parents 42 years ago found alive and well

Holly Marie went missing shortly after moving from Florida to Texas with her parents, whose remains were identified last year four decades after they were murdered

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Matt Gaetz Bashes Democrats Over Cannabis Banking Reform, Quotes Benzinga In His Podcast 'Firebrand'

In a recent episode of his “Firebrand” podcast, Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz (R) criticized Democrats for failing to enact cannabis banking reform and blocking his marijuana amendment.

Benzinga

Parallel Expands In Florida, Opens New Surterra Wellness Medical Cannabis Dispensary In Miami

Parallel is opening of a new Surterra Wellness medical marijuana dispensary in Miami, Florida, becoming the third Surterra location in the Magic City.

The Independent UK

Mexican President shares video of Ted Cruz, mocking him as an NRA stooge, at press conference

Florida Republican accuses Obrador of handing ‘over sections of his country to drug cartels’ and being ‘an apologist for tyranny in Cuba’

The Independent UK

Seller of monkey to LA celebrity sentenced to probation

The owner of a Florida pet breeding business got five years' probation and must pay a $90,000 fine for illegally selling a monkey to a celebrity in Los Angeles

Orlando Sentinel

2 Florida children arrest after stealing 22 guns from store, police say

Two Florida children were arrested Wednesday after authorities said they burglarized a business stealing 22 guns and ammunition, according to authorities.

Benzinga

Disney Fined $12K After Employee Breaks Both Arms In Workplace Accident

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has fined the Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) $12,431 after an employee broke both arms in a laundry facility in Kissimmee, Florida.

Daily Record

Scots family in 55-mile fundraising kayak bid for Florida trip to convention on rare genetic condition

Del Craig, from Cowie, Stirling, will travel between Aberfoyle and the Kincardine Bridge by kayak to raise funds to send Calum McPherson and his family to Florida for a convention for those with the rare CHAMP1 genetic condition.

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