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Florida rejects 54 math textbooks over ‘prohibited topics’ including critical race theory

Move follows a series of hardline measures by Republicans in the state to alter teaching in schools as governor welcomes news

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Mangroves vs. seawalls? Mix may be ‘best of both worlds’ to take on South Florida sea rise

MIAMI — Along most of the historic South Florida coast, mangroves were nature’s way of protecting the coast from waves and hurricanes. As development inched closer to the water, seawalls became the method of choice to separate land and sea.

Miami Herald

Manhunt for three men caught on doorbell camera carrying dead body out of Airbnb

Polk County Sherriff's Office homicide detectives are asking the public to help identify three men after Xavier Johnson was gunned down in a property in St Petersburg, Florida

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Mum-of-22 Sue Radford astonished at kids spend at waterpark on dream holiday

Sue Radford, 47, and her husband Noel, who live with 18 of their 22 children in a 10-bedroom house in Morecambe, Lancashire, have flown to Florida for a family trip.

Edinburgh Live

Cruise ships at centre of dispute in Florida's idyllic Key West

KEY WEST, United States: The island-city of Key West off the southern tip of Florida invites visitors to stroll slowly, enjoy turquoise waters and take in the sunset. But according to some residents, that idyllic peace is endangered -- by lumbering, tourist-filled cruise ships.

Bangkok Post

Florida rejects dozens of math textbooks over "prohibited topics" like critical race theory

41% of submitted math textbooks were rejected, Florida's education department said.

Axios

Coast Guard returns 109 Haitian migrants who were stopped at sea days earlier

MIAMI — Another large group of Haitian migrants was stopped at sea this week on an overloaded sailboat heading for South Florida.

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Passenger jumps overboard Carnival cruise ship off coast of Florida

Search for man set to continue through the night

The Independent UK

Mum-of-22 Sue Radford stunned at kids' lunchtime spend on waterpark holiday

Sue Radford and her husband jetted off to Florida with their massive brood for a family getaway in the sun.

Daily Record

David Beckham eats carrot with Harper's bunny Coco after son Brooklyn's Florida wedding

David Beckham celebrated Easter weekend as he posted a video of himself sharing a carrot with Harper's rabbit Coco, after flying back to the UK after his eldest son's wedding last weekend

Daily Mirror

UF QB Richardson Addresses Citation for Driving Over 100 MPH

The Florida quarterback called the incident “a mistake” and said he felt ashamed after the news broke.

Sports Illustrated

Mum-of-22 Sue Radford stunned at how much cash kids spend at waterpark on holiday

Sue Radford, 47, who is the mum of Britain's biggest family, took to Instagram as the sprawling family enjoy a holiday to Florida, with the brood currently visiting a water park

Daily Mirror

Florida in critical race theory panic

The books were "not appropriately aligned with Florida standards"

Salon

Murder, motive and mystery: Why the US is trying to find answers to a Haitian assassination

Haitian investigations into the killing of president Jovenel Moise have so far hit dead ends – but in America, efforts are moving forward, reports Widlore Merancourt

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Orlando Sentinel

Florida education agency rejects math books it claims contain Critical Race Theory

ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida rejected 42 math textbooks publishers wanted to sell to the state’s public schools, claiming the books contained “critical race theory” or other “prohibited topics” and “unsolicited strategies,” the Department of Education said Friday.

The Independent UK

Investigation launched after body of dolphin found impaled with spear on Florida beach

Since 2002 at least 27 dolphins found after being shot with guns, arrows or having been impaled with sharp objects

Tribune News Service

Florida researcher predicts 22 named storms, 5 major hurricanes in 2022

SARASOTA, Fla. — Tampa Bay residents have a tendency to brush aside concerns about hurricane season as annual forecasts arrive each spring.

Tribune News Service

DeSantis nominee for Florida wildlife commission was fined for manatee violation

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A Coral Gables health care executive who had been fined for speeding in a boat in a manatee-protection zone was named this week to the Florida board in charge of protecting wildlife.

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The Independent UK

Gabby Petito’s parents will come face to face with Brian Laundrie’s at civil jury trial in Florida

The trial is scheduled to begin next year, but the Laundrie family attorney has moved to have the case dismissed

The Independent UK

This Florida teen went viral for a classroom lesson on LGBT+ history after ‘Don’t Say Gay’ became law

A generation of young students is leading opposition to targeted legislation across the US, Alex Woodward reports

Tribune News Service

The suicide hotline soon will be 3 digits. But Florida is unprepared, advocates say

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Florida is scrambling to prepare for the flood of calls expected when the country rolls out a three-digit suicide hotline this summer.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Dallas Baptist women’s golf overtakes No. 1 spot in Mizuno WGCA Coaches Poll for Division II

The DBU Patriots most recently played in the Lynn Invitational in Boca Raton, Florida, taking home first place.

The Independent UK

Florida husband says wife killed in hit-and-run was rescuing turtle from busy road

‘She was doing something that she had done numerous times before, rescuing a turtle,’ said Virginia Celli-Olivo’s husband

The Independent UK

Confusion reigns as school shooter's jury selection moves on

Confusion reigned as jury selection in the death penalty trial of Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz concluded its second week with no immediate end in sight

Tribune News Service

High school students hospitalized after military ball, and overdose suspected, reports say

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Six Northeast High School students were hospitalized Thursday night because of what could be overdoses at an Air Force JROTC Military Ball at the Signature Grand in Davie, Florida, according to Broward County Public Schools.

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