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Joe Biden weighs appeal as judge’s lifting of travel mask mandate sows confusion – as it happened

Ruling by district court judge in Florida that Covid-19 measure was illegal is opposed by 49% of Americans, poll shows

The Guardian - US

Alarming mountains of fertilizer waste

The U.S. houses hundreds of millions of tons of phosphogypsum in open-air stacks, but regulation is inconsistent

Salon

‘A racist move’: Florida’s DeSantis threatens Black voter power with electoral maps

Proposed map would chop up the fifth district into four new ones where Black voters would comprise a much smaller share of the vote – a visual guide

The Guardian - US

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Florida Governor Calls to End Disney's Self-governing Status at Theme Park

Florida governor Ron DeSantis asked the US state's congress Tuesday to vote to eliminate a statute that allows entertainment giant Disney to act as a local government in Orlando, where it has its theme park. The move is the latest episode in a dispute between DeSantis' administration and Disney, after…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Woman attacked by goose in Florida as she walks too close to nest

Angry bird chases woman and flies straight into her

The Independent UK

Brickbat: Out of Control

Miami-Dade County, Florida, police officer Alejandro Giraldo faces up to five years in prison after a jury found him guilty of felony battery and official misconduct in the arrest of a woman who had called police to report a neighbor had pointed a shotgun at her. Giraldo pushed Dyma Loving…

Reason

Editorial: Tolerance at 30,000 feet needed as face masks are no longer required on planes

On Monday, a Florida federal judge, Kathryn Kimball Mizelle, struck down the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention mandate requiring masks while traveling on planes, trains and automobiles, assuming the last of those is an Uber or a cab. She declared the regulation an overreach of government power.

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Editorial: Masks are no longer mandatory on public transit, but they can still help reduce COVID’s spread. Choose wisely

Americans could scarcely be blamed for feeling confused about whether or not to wear a mask right now. A week ago, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention extended into May a nationwide mask mandate for travel on airplanes, trains, buses and other forms of public transportation. Then on Monday,…

Tribune News Service

Panthers run winning streak to 11 behind Barkov's hat trick, clinch home ice for first round of playoffs

Tuesday turned out to be a great day for the Florida Panthers.

Miami Herald

Republicans embrace DeSantis’ congressional map as opponents call it illegal, racist

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The first day of the special session on congressional redistricting exposed how raw and divisive the next few months may be in Florida politics as the congressional map drawn by the governor was advanced by two Republican-controlled committees Tuesday, while Democrats and minority voting advocates blasted the…

Miami Herald

Florida Governor attacks Disney over opposition to 'don't say gay' law

A bitter dispute between Florida's Governor and Disney is escalating, with the Governor asking the state's legislature to repeal a law that allows the entertainment company to operate a private government over its properties.

ABC News

New Yorkers must mask up for mass transit despite end of national COVID travel mandate

NEW YORK — New York officials are taking matters into their own hands to keep masks mandated on public transit in the city after a Florida judge struck down a federal face-covering requirement as unconstitutional this week.

Tribune News Service

Florida man pleads guilty to threatening Rep Ilhan Omar

David Hannon, 67, of Sarasota, pleaded guilty in Tampa federal court to one count of threatening a federal official

The Independent UK

Disney World: Face masks optional for all areas of resort

Walt Disney World has lifted the last of its mask requirements, meaning face coverings will be optional for visitors at all locations on the central Florida Disney property

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Florida man charged with inhumane killing of free-roaming donkey

A Florida man faces charges after killing a free-roaming donkey.

Reuters

Canada to keep mask mandate after judge strikes down U.S. rule

Canada's government said on Tuesday it has no plans to stop requiring masks on planes after a Florida judge struck down a U.S. version of the law.

Tribune News Service

Spirit flight attendants picket at Detroit Metro after 'sleeping on floors'

DETROIT — Unionized flight attendants with Spirit Airlines Inc. on Tuesday picketed outside Detroit Metropolitan Airport, demanding the Florida-based low-cost carrier uphold its end of their contract by providing hotel accommodations and better communications in the event of cancelled flights.

Miami Herald

Florida seeing increase in COVID-19 cases

MIAMI — What is the COVID-19 situation like in Florida?

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Childhood poverty in Florida far worse than federal data show, report says

TAMPA, Fla. — Far more children face financial hardship than federal data used to measure poverty shows, according to a recently published United Way study.

Salon

Mask mandate ruling is "a political act"

A federal judge in Florida ruled that the CDC only had authority to issue regulations related to "sanitation"

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: What happens in the post-mask world of travel?

A ruling by a judge in Florida means the federal requirement to wear masks on airplanes and public transportation is gone

Reason

DeSantis Calls for End of Walt Disney World's Self-Rule

Culture war conservatism leads to less private industry freedom for the pettiest of reasons.

The Independent UK

DeSantis and Florida’s Republicans move to repeal Disney’s governing plan after ‘Don’t Say Gay’ opposition

Governor’s administration and GOP allies escalate campaign against state’s largest employer

The Independent UK

The long, bitter fight to restore voting rights for 1.5 million former prisoners in Florida

Ahead of the American Workforce and Justice Summit 2022, backed by The Independent, Josh Marcus talks to activists trying to overcome the obstacles to voting faced by thousands of Floridians

Tribune News Service

In new ads, Florida's Broward County counters the law dubbed ‘don’t say gay’

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A new ad campaign is putting diversity at the forefront as Florida draws attention over its controversial Parental Rights in Education law, nicknamed by critics as the “don’t say gay” law.

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