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West Lothian company to help create 'spectacular' balloon display in Orlando, Florida

The local balloon artists have been selected to work alongside a team of balloon artists in America

Daily Record

DeSantis takes the fight to school boards with rare endorsements

Other GOP governors may follow as school board kingmakers in their states. For now, Florida is driving the trend.

Axios

DeSantis stays quiet on abortion’s future in Florida as Republicans strategize

Florida is accustomed to Gov. Ron DeSantis volunteering his opinions on the political issues of the day, often telegraphing his plans for future state policy decisions during news conferences.

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Five reasons why California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Florida ad is a big deal

WASHINGTON — Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Independence Day Florida ad has vaulted him deep into the national conversation about the 2024 presidential race as Democrats on social media hail him as a tell-it-like-it-is stalwart.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

UGA, Bama offer 4-star Grayson athlete Kylan Fox

Georgia, Alabama, Florida, and Ohio State have all recently extended a scholarship to four-star Grayson athlete Kylan Fox.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Virgin Atlantic announces new Florida route to top theme park destination

The service between London Heathrow and the sunshine destination begins on November 3 with return fares from £436

Wales Online

Editorial: GOP’s ideological wars begin in Florida’s classrooms, and DeSantis, so far, is winning

A Republican running for reelection to Congress in Colorado recently told a Christian congregation: “I’m tired of this separation of church and state junk.”

Miami Herald

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Brickbat: Surfing U.S.A.

The Pinellas County, Florida, Sheriff's Office has fired Deputy Joshua Sacino for violating his duties and responsibilities and committing acts unbecoming of members of the agency. An investigation found Sacino spent four hours one day parked in his patrol vehicle surfing the Internet. When asked to document his activities, Sacino…

Reason

After the long wait, US parents seeking under-5s’ vaccine face yet more hurdles

Some local officials are unsure of how to order Covid vaccines or when they will arrive, while others are aiming to ignore federal guidelines completely

The Guardian - US

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…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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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.

Tribune News Service

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

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Reuters

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.

Orlando Sentinel

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.

Benzinga

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.

Tribune News Service

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.

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Daily Mirror

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

Orlando Sentinel

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.

Tribune News Service

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.

Daily Mirror

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

The Independent UK

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’

Orlando Sentinel

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

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