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DeSantis tests limits of his combative style in Disney feud

In taking on Disney, Florida’s Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is testing the limits of his combative leadership style while sending an unmistakable message to his rivals

The Independent UK

Small Gateshead shop goes TikTok viral after zookeeper in Florida gives sweets to animals

The TikTok has so far had over 3m views after it went viral in Florida

Chronicle Live

Florida atheist pushes for Bible ban

"If they're gonna ban books, then the whole library should be in play."

Salon

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Disney’s $578 million tax break left untouched in DeSantis feud

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis may have put a bull’s-eye on special perks that Walt Disney Co. has enjoyed in his state for more than 50 years, but he’s keeping his hands off hundreds of millions of dollars in tax breaks recently lavished on the entertainment giant.

Tribune News Service

Florida’s COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations are up; reported deaths are down

ORLANDO, Fla. — There were 36,371 new coronavirus cases recorded over the last two weeks among Florida residents, bringing the cumulative total to 5,899,188. With 292 more fatalities on record, 73,830 Florida residents have died.

Orlando Sentinel

‘Golden Girls’ Shows Little Age at Inaugural Fan Convention

TV shows about sci-fi or comic book fare usually inspire fan conventions - not a sitcom about four women of a certain age living together in Florida. But sisters Hillary Wasicek, 37, and Melissa Gluck, 43, took this weekend's inaugural "The Golden Girls" convention at Chicago's Navy Pier to heart.…

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Florida bride and caterer charged after serving marijuana-laced food at wedding

Police arrived at the venue to find wedding guests being treated for ‘symptoms consistent with that of someone who has used illegal drugs’

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MÜV Cannabis Dispensary Goes Up In Flames, Did Firefighters Get Blazed Putting Out The Blaze?

The fire broke out at the MÜV Medical Cannabis Dispensary in Clearwater, Florida, disrupting traffic on the highway and prompting at least a dozen firefighters to the building.

Benzinga

Fitness with Averee: Trap bar deadlift (and how it will help your game)

Averee Dovsek, Golfweek's fitness guru, is once again reporting from Xymogym in Orlando, Florida, with an exercise to strengthen your back.

USA Today Sports Media Group

'Golden Girls' shows little age at inaugural fan convention

TV shows about sci-fi or comic book fare usually inspire fan conventions — not a sitcom about four women of a certain age living together in Florida

The Independent UK

Ron DeSantis' Disney stunt backfires

Florida Republicans' rush to dissolve the Reedy Creek Improvement District might also contravene state law

Salon

Editorial: Unneeded guidance on transgender issues in Florida

The governor of what he declares “the freest state in these United States” is once again sticking his nose where it doesn’t belong. On Wednesday, Gov. Ron DeSantis’ health department issued guidance advising against gender identity treatment for children and teenagers outside of counseling. It was another mean-spirited effort to…

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Disney ‘punishment’ could blow up in DeSantis’ face

The Facebook post from last Saturday is comedy gold. A man in a DeSantis 2020 hat topped with a mouse-ear headband poses in front of a few cars with their hoods up. The caption: “Patriot Convoy just did a BLOCKADE @ the Entrance of Disney. Car Trouble. No one visiting…

Orlando Sentinel

Editorial: Why do Florida Republicans hate critical race theory? Because they engage in the racist behavior it exposes

Florida’s Republicans sure have a way with words. LGBTQ residents are “groomers” out to subvert innocent children. Protesting peacefully can get you arrested in the “free” state of Florida.

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Miami Herald

Ron DeSantis get any more anti-gay, anti-trans? Oh, yes. He can

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ health department has once again dismissed the best minds in medical science to play Republican Party politics with people’s lives.

The Independent UK

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‘Democracy in Florida is not functioning.’ Governor’s rigged maps rob Black voters of power

Governor Ron DeSantis’s redistricting gambit means ‘for all intents and purposes, there’s currently … one-man rule’, says one former GOP strategist

Miami Herald

Is Florida’s rapid-fire smackdown of Disney even legal? Experts raise questions

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The Independent UK

Afraid to fly with unmasked passengers? Call your airline

Some airlines say they will consider refunds or credits for passengers who don't want to fly now that the mask mandate has been dropped

Tribune News Service

DeSantis’s Disney action marks new culture war phase ahead of 2024 election

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s move against Walt Disney Corp. this week shows he’s willing to take the Republican Party’s culture war to new heights — with a frontal assault on one of his state’s biggest and most iconic employers — as he jockeys for position in a potentially crowded 2024…

The Independent UK

Florida bride and wedding caterer charged with spiking food with cannabis

Some guests hospitalised after chaotic February incident

The Independent UK

Florida Gov. DeSantis signs bill to limit discussion of race

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed into law new guidelines involving race-based discussions in businesses and school, part his campaign against critical race theory

Tribune News Service

Continuing culture war focus, Florida Gov. DeSantis signs law restricting teaching of race-related issues in schools, private-sector employee training

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis imposed restrictions Friday on the way race-related issues are taught in public schools and in private workplaces in Florida. Lessons that might make some people uncomfortable would be banned.

Salon

Anti-gay panic turns violent in Florida

The Makarenko family faces life in prison for charges of attempted murder, battery and kidnapping

Orlando Sentinel

DeSantis signs bill eliminating Walt Disney World’s Reedy Creek district; Fitch warns of bond downgrade

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law two bills targeting The Walt Disney Co. on Friday, eliminating the company’s special Reedy Creek district and stripping its exemption from the “Big Tech” social media bill.

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