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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

The Independent UK

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.

Orlando Sentinel

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

The Independent UK

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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.

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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.

Tribune News Service

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

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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.

Tribune News Service

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.

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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

The Independent UK

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.

Tribune News Service

Authorities seek info after dolphin found impaled on Florida beach

Officials are asking for the public’s health to find who was responsible after the body of a dolphin was found on a Florida beach that had been impaled with a spear-like object when it was still alive.

Orlando Sentinel

Florida Voters in Charge outraises every other Florida PAC with $75.56 million

In Florida, Florida Voters in Charge has raised more than any other non-candidate political action committee (PAC) in the 2022 election cycle so far. According to the most recent campaign finance reports filed with the Florida Department of State, Florida Voters in Charge raised $75.56 million and spent $73.84 million…

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NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

Social media users shared a range of false claims this week

Los Angeles Times

In Disney's DeSantis feud, echoes of a culture war that never died

LOS ANGELES — The weeks-long feud between the Walt Disney Co. and conservatives over Florida's Parental Rights in Education legislation — nicknamed the "Don't Say Gay" bill by LGBT activists — recently escalated into a full-blown imbroglio that has played out on cable news and social media.

Daily Mirror

Inaugural Miami GP in jeopardy as residents file last-minute lawsuit over noise pollution

Many residents in Florida have been defiant in their attempts to prevent the Miami Grand Prix from taking place, launching a last-ditch to get the event cancelled due to 'noise pollution'

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Palm Beach International Raceway In Florida Could Be Demolished

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Dan Rodricks: Baltimore attorney decries ‘absence of simple human decency’ in House vote rejecting honor for Black judge

“In my life,” Eric Schuster said, “except for my father and father-in-law, there has been no man I respected more than Judge Joseph W. Hatchett.”

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: A canceled flight was a nightmare for my family and many others. We deserve better

Our flight home to Chicago from Sarasota, Florida, was one of thousands that were canceled during the first weekend of April. Sarasota’s airport is small. It grew hotter, louder and more crowded as we worried and waited.

The Independent UK

‘Disney Dad’ Anthony Todt found guilty of murdering his wife and children and living with their bodies

After more than six hours of deliberations, the jury uninanimously convicted him of killing his wife Megan Todt, 42, their children Alek, 13, Tyler, 11, and Zoe, 4, and their dog Breezy

Tribune News Service

Texas may soon enact its own 'Don't Say Gay' law. What exactly did Florida's law do?

FORT WORTH, Texas — Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says he intends to pursue Texas legislation that mimics Florida's new "Parental Rights in Education" legislation, called by critics the "Don't Say Gay" law.

The Independent UK

Man guilty of killing wife, 3 kids, pet dog in Florida

A physical therapist from Connecticut has been convicted of killing his wife, three young children and the family’s dog two years ago in central Florida

Orlando Sentinel

DeSantis' redistricting map is ‘overtly racist,’ Black lawmaker says

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The latest congressional redistricting plan submitted by Gov. Ron DeSantis is a blatant attempt to give Republicans a political edge while diminishing Black and minority representation in Florida, Black lawmakers said.

Orlando Sentinel

Florida Gov. DeSantis signs law that bans most abortions after 15 weeks, with no rape or incest exception

KISSIMMEE, Fla. — With no exceptions for rape or incest, most abortions in Florida will be banned after 15 weeks of pregnancy under a bill signed into law by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday.

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