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Walgreens reaches $683m settlement with Florida over role in opioid crisis

The company settled over claims that it exacerbated the opioid crisis in the Sunshine State.

The Independent UK

Florida no longer a haven for abortion access: ‘We cannot rest on any amount of protection that exists today’

Until now, Florida had been considered a safe haven for abortion access. Women traveled here from more restrictive places, seeking the services of health clinics statewide.

Tribune News Service

Schumer announces Senate abortion rights vote: ‘America will be watching’ – as it happened

Senate to vote on legislation codifying abortion rights into federal law but measure has next to no chance of passing in divided chamber

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Walgreens Announces $683M Opioid Settlement With Florida

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA) has reached a $683 million settlement with Florida to resolve claims that the pharmacy chain exacerbated an opioid epidemic in the state. The settlement includes $620 million to be paid to Florida over 18 years, plus $63 million for legal fees. The settlement ends a trial that began…

Benzinga

Florida art teacher says she was fired after discussing sexual identities in the classroom

The Florida art teacher also revealed to her students, after they asked, that she was pansexual

The Independent UK

Florida Residents File Lawsuit To Preserve Disney's Special Tax District Status

The feud between the Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis detoured into litigation as three state residents filed a lawsuit to block the newly-passed law that will dismantle Reedy Creek Improvement District, Disney’s special tax district.

Benzinga

Walgreens agrees to pay Florida $683 million to settle opioid lawsuit

Walgreens has agreed to pay the state of Florida $683 million to settle a lawsuit claiming the drugstore chain helped fuel the state’s opioid crisis, the company announced Thursday.

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Walgreens, Florida settle opioid costs lawsuit for $683M

The Walgreens pharmacy chain has reached a $683 million settlement with the state of Florida in a lawsuit accusing the company of improperly dispensing millions of painkillers that contributed to the opioid crisis

The Independent UK

Warning after woman left covered in bites after photoshoot on beach

Chelsie Gold spent her birthday on the beach but a month after the event she remains covered in bites, scabs and scars

Wales Online

Paula Reto, Bianca Pagdanganan among five from U.S. Women’s Open qualifier in Florida

Reto had 5-under 31s on the front nine in both rounds, and made four straight on Nos. 3-6 in the first round.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Goldman Sachs-Backed Rental Fund Buys Entire Community Of 87 Single-Family Homes In Central Florida

A joint venture between two Fundrise-sponsored funds has acquired a community of 87 detached, single-family rental homes in Palm Bay, Florida.

Benzinga

Alligator tries to take bite out of man's camera in terrifying face-off caught on film

Wildlife photographer Bobby Wummer managed to capture the dramatic stand-off between his camera and a peckish alligator at the Big Cypress National Preserve in Florida

Daily Mirror

Not enough houses: a look at why South Florida is suffering from a severe lack of inventory

A severe shortage of housing has plagued South Florida home buyers, helping fuel the insane real estate market.

Tribune News Service

TUI to restart long haul flights from Newcastle to Orlando and Cancun ahead of summer

TUI’s long-haul flights from Newcastle International operate between May and October

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Miami Herald

Fabiola Santiago: What’s behind the Supreme Court's bid to overturn Roe v. Wade? A hidden GOP agenda against women

What’s behind the manipulated and blatantly partisan U.S. Supreme Court bid to overturn a critical landmark decision that allowed women in this country the right to make the most important decision of their lives — whether or not to become mothers?

Miami Herald

Editorial: Supreme Court may have handed Florida Democrats a gift. Will they fumble their chance?

It was Florida Democrats’ worst nightmare materializing. With the party’s chances of winning elections looking bleaker, out-of-state donors began writing the state off, the Miami Herald reported last week.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Floridians expect sensible gun laws. This is insanity

Want to carry a gun? Go ahead. No background check. No training. No registration. Take it anywhere you like. Hide it or carry it openly. Your call.

Tribune News Service

Here’s who owns every 2022 Kentucky Derby horse and the road they took to Churchill Downs

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Just getting a contender into the 20-horse Kentucky Derby field is a tall order, much less winning the race.

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Leader of Haiti’s 400 Mawozo gang indicted in US, along with 3 Florida residents

MIAMI — At first blush, the oversized blue plastic barrels appeared to be shipments of simple household items like clothing, bottles of Gatorade and shoes for use in Haiti.

Orlando Sentinel

US Senate candidate leads first lawsuit challenging dissolution of Disney World’s Reedy Creek district

ORLANDO, Fla. — Three Central Florida taxpayers represented by a lawyer running for U.S. Senate are suing Gov. Ron DeSantis over the dissolution of Disney World’s Reedy Creek Improvement District.

Tribune News Service

Charlie Crist hones message a year into campaign trail for Florida governor

TAMPA, Fla. — U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist on Wednesday continued to hone his messaging as he faces a competitive Democratic primary for Florida governor, attacking Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis as “the worst governor in Florida’s modern era” and avoiding any mention of his primary opponents.

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Ballot Bulletin: New York Court of Appeals overturns congressional, state Senate district maps

Welcome to The Ballot Bulletin, where we track developments in election policy at the federal, state, and local levels. In this month’s issue:

Motorsport

How the Miami F1 GP has prepared for Florida’s natural hazards

Miami International Autodrome, the home of Formula 1’s new Grand Prix on the American East Coast, has taken precautions against the natural hazards that South Florida can provide.

Miami Herald

Will debate over abortion affect Florida governor’s race? Democrats hope so

MIAMI — Lily Kalandjian, a 19-year-old University of Florida junior, was checking her social media Monday night when she got a notification about the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion suggesting the court will strike down Roe v. Wade.

Autosport

How the Miami GP has prepared for Florida’s natural hazards

Miami International Autodrome, the home of Formula 1’s new Grand Prix on the American East Coast, has taken precautions against the natural hazards that South Florida can provide.

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