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'God’s gift to lawyers': DeSantis' culture war laws get him sued a lot

ORLANDO, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis hasn’t had any problem pushing his firebrand conservative agenda through the Florida Legislature, scoring national headlines that have propelled him to the top of potential GOP contenders for president in 2024.

Orlando Sentinel

Editorial: Take pride in police: San Francisco’s mayor takes an important stand; New York’s leaders should follow her lead

On Sunday, June 26, New York City’s Pride Parade returns for its first in-person celebration in three years. At a time when Florida is barring teachers from mentioning sexuality in classrooms, even when wholly appropriate, and a gay high school class president there was forced into using a code word…

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Trump-appointed judge slams Florida’s attack on the First Amendment. That’s a relief

In their frenzy to protect Donald Trump’s “free speech” rights to spread falsehoods on social media, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Republicans appear to have misunderstood — or flat-out ignored — the First Amendment.

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1st Tropical System Of Atlantic Season Looms, May Track Toward Florida

AccuWeather sees a high chance of a powerful storm forming in the warm waters from Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula to Florida.

Zenger

Man dies in alligator-infested lake in Florida while looking for Frisbees

A man has died in a suspected alligator attack while looking for Frisbees in a lake in Florida.

Evening Standard

Man savaged and killed by alligator after wading into lake to fetch lost Frisbee

Police in Florida believe the man was bitten and later died after attempting to retrieve a frisbee-like disc from an alligator-infested lake

Daily Mirror

US Coast Guard returns 223 migrants back to Haiti, Cuba. Some stopped off Florida Keys

MIAMI — The U.S. Coast Guard returned 223 U.S.-bound migrants back to Haiti and Cuba on Tuesday after detaining eight migrant boats at sea during the Memorial Day weekend.

Miami Herald

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Woman killed and two children injured when parasail hits bridge in Florida

Captain cut tether line when parasail ‘pegged’ in strong winds, say officials

The Independent UK

Captain cut parasailing cable before mom and kids slammed into Florida Keys bridge, police say

MIAMI — A parasailing cable tethering a young mother and two children to a boat was intentionally cut by the vessel’s captain on Memorial Day, plunging them into the water and dragging them across the surface before they hit a Florida Keys bridge, according to police investigating the case.

Miami Herald

Atlantic’s first named storm now has 70% chance of forming in Gulf of Mexico by week’s end, forecasters say

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — It’s looking increasingly likely that the Atlantic’s first named storm of 2022 could form this week in the Gulf of Mexico, possibly affecting Florida by week’s end.

Tribune News Service

Florida Sheriff Arrests 10-Year-Old, Releases Mug Shot and Perp Walk, Then Uses Media Tour To Brag About It

“Scared straight” juvenile policing programs have a history of not working. They’re not the solution to school shootings.

Reason

Atlantic’s first named storm could form in Gulf of Mexico, affect Florida by week’s end, forecasters say

It’s looking increasingly likely that the Atlantic’s first named storm of 2022 could form this week in the Gulf of Mexico, possibly affecting Florida by week’s end.

Tribune News Service

Nuts! That’s Going To Hurt: Seige Gunman Hit In Groin With Police Rubber Bullet

Deputies arrived at the residence around 1:30 p.m. to find Francioni barricaded in his home.

Zenger

Police snipers surround alligator-infested Florida pond after deadly car crash

Beloved gas station mechanic dies after his car flipped over before crashing into pond with his 80-year-old mother inside

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Daily Mirror

Snipers aim at alligator-infested pond as mum and son are rescued from waters

Nieves Matos, 80, was driving with her son, Mario Laza, 56, along the Florida Turnpike in Miami, US, on Friday when she lost control of the blue Toyota minivan and veered into a pond off the highway

Salon

Now the far right is coming for college

Republicans are channeling tax dollars to right-wing institutes at colleges across the nation. What's the endgame?

The Independent UK

Florida principal who fought DeSantis over weakening Covid rules in schools dies from virus

Jimbo Jackson fought against reopening schools after the death of two school employees

Tribune News Service

State courts could overturn abortion bans in red states

If the federal right to abortion is erased by the U.S. Supreme Court in a few weeks as expected, the legal spotlight will shift immediately to state courts, where experts say judges in some conservative states could surprise everyone and uphold the right to abortion.

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Editorial: Surfside collapse could’ve been another missed opportunity. Lawmakers proved us wrong

Florida lawmakers wrapped up their regular legislative session in late March under a cloud of disappointment.

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Florida man, 18, arrested for threatening school shooting

Copycat threats are abounding in the wake of the deadly shooting barely a week ago in Uvalde, Texas – and at least two of them have come from Florida.

Tribune News Service

La Nina, Loop Current and other factors put Florida in crosshairs of another active hurricane season

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The six-month hurricane season begins Wednesday, and outlooks from three respected entities — NOAA (the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration), Colorado State University and AccuWeather, the independent forecasting service — predict above-average activity for the third consecutive year.

Tribune News Service

Florida boy, 10, arrested over threat of mass shooting after Texas school tragedy

A 10-year-old Florida boy is under arrest for allegedly threatening by text to conduct a mass shooting, police in Lee County said Sunday.

The Independent UK

Deputies arrest Florida man who threatened a school shooting

Detectives arrested an 18-year-old Florida man after receiving a tip that he threatened a mass shooting at a school in a social media post

The Independent UK

Boyhood home of Lynyrd Skynyrd's Ronnie Van Zant for sale

The Florida house where Lynyrd Skynyrd rock legend Ronnie Van Zant and his brothers Donnie and Johnny grew up is on the market for $629,000

Axios

Cities in Arizona, Texas and Florida lead population boom

The U.S. is spreading out, heading South and West and creating new boomtowns, tech hubs and rising power centers.

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