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Newlyweds Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz give first glimpse of glitzy wedding bands

Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz tied the knot earlier this month, with the newlywed couple having got married in a glamorous and star-studded ceremony in Florida a few weeks ago

Daily Mirror

This 90-year-old Florida golf course that hosted Gene Sarazen and Sam Snead expected to be turned into 1,400 homes

One of Central Florida's oldest golf courses has been sold to possibly make way for development.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Bill Maher on "sexy Disney"

On "Real Time," the host talks about "Mickey and Pluto going at it" and how DeSantis & Cruz may be on to something

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Disney Communications Chief Geoff Morrell Resigns After Three Months

Geoff Morrell, the Walt Disney Co.’s (NYSE: DIS) chief corporate affairs officer who crafted the company’s public response to Florida’s so-called “Don’t Say Gay” legislation, has left the company after three months on the job.

Benzinga

The top 10 Florida candidates raised 20.8% of all donations

In Florida politics, state-level candidates and PACs raised $532.2 million between Jan. 1, 2021, and Feb. 28, 2022. More than $110.7 million or 20.8 percent of all donations was raised by the 10 individuals at the top of the list.

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'They Just Took Me Away'

Adults declared "incapacitated" by the courts can lose everything—their homes, their savings, their freedom—to Florida's sprawling guardianship system.

Reason

As US abortion access wanes, this doctor travels to fill a void

Dr Shelly Tien, a maternal-foetal medicine specialist, travels across state lines to provide abortions in places with limited abortion access

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Ayr Wellness Opens 46th Cannabis Dispensary In Tampa, Florida

Ayr Wellness Inc. (OTCQX:YRWF) (CSE:AYR.A) announced the opening of its 46th Florida dispensary, located in southern Tampa.

Benzinga

Curaleaf Opens Two New Cannabis Dispensaries In Pembroke Park And Englewood, Florida

Curaleaf Holdings, Inc. (OTCQX: CURLF) (CSE: CURA) announced plans to open two new dispensaries in Florida. Curaleaf Pembroke Park (2900 Country Club Ln.) is open, with Curaleaf Englewood (1930 S McCall Road) to follow on May 5th, pending regulatory approvals.

Benzinga

A closer look at Florida’s rejected math textbooks

It’s been two weeks since Gov. Ron DeSantis declared that nearly half the state’s proposed new math books weren’t fit for Florida classrooms. He offered few details about his claims of “indoctrination” then, and the Department of Education hasn’t provided specifics since, beyond posting four passages without explanation.

Tribune News Service

DeSantis promises Florida permitless carry gun law before he leaves governor’s office

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday promised to push for a bill allowing Floridians to carry firearms even if they have not previously taken a training course or gotten a permit.

Tribune News Service

How the pandemic became a bonanza for Florida’s medical marijuana industry

The pandemic has triggered a medical marijuana boon in Florida.

Tribune News Service

South Florida prison guards charged with murder in beating death of 60-year-old inmate

Three corrections officers face charges of second-degree murder over death of 60-year-old

The Independent UK

Ron DeSantis misses the days when cartoons didn’t make everyone so horny

The Florida governor is longing for the chaste characters of his childhood, like Jessica Rabbit.

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Orlando Sentinel

Axing Disney World’s Reedy Creek could hurt Florida government finances, analysts say

ORLANDO, Fla. — Dissolving the Reedy Creek district could hurt Florida government finances and potentially strengthen The Walt Disney Co.’s balance sheet at taxpayers’ expense if leaders don’t solve a complex set of legal problems, according to industry analysts following the showdown.

Benzinga

DeSantis Says Disney Got A 'Wake-Up Call' By Losing Reedy Creek Special Status

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis took a fresh swipe at the Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS), claiming his push to eliminate the company Disney's Reedy Creek special district should be seen as a “wake-up call” to a company that veered away from its original corporate mission.

Tribune News Service

Just what exactly will be banned by the Florida law dubbed ‘don’t say gay’? A closer look at the new restrictions

For more than a decade, many Florida schools have relied on “student support guides” to help teachers navigate the delicate issues of LGBTQ+ students in class and after-school clubs.

Zenger

Buzz Off: Fury As Gene Hacked Franken-Mozzies Released Into The Wild

Many fear that the altered insects will hybridize with native mosquitos and produce a more aggressive fast-breeding strain.

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Benzinga

Verano Opens 45th Florida MÜV Medical Cannabis Dispensary In Hobe Sound

Verano Holdings Corp. (OTCQX: VRNOF) (CSE: VRNO), is opening MÜV Hobe Sound, its 45th Florida location and 96th nationwide. MÜV Hobe Sound, located at 10455 SE Federal Highway, is open Monday through Saturday from 9:00 a.m.

Reason

Stop Using Legislation To Virtue Signal

Both Republicans and Democrats are abusing states' police powers to achieve performative political goals. They should stop.

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Abolish the courts’ wanton use of nationwide injunctions

One federal district court judge should not be able to halt a federal government policy for the entire country. Yet that is exactly what happened when Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle, in Tampa, Florida, ended the mandate for masks on airplanes, in airports, and on other forms of mass transportation. Within…

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‘Hurtful and insulting’: Florida teachers react to the ‘don’t say gay’ bill

Educators fear the wave of anti-gay laws threaten the supportive environments they try to build for LGBTQ students

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Many questions and few answers on math textbook ban

On the website of Houston-based Accelerate Learning is a group photo of young people, lined up and holding hands.

Benzinga

SpaceX's Falcon 9 To Launch Another 53 Starlink Satellites On Friday

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk-owned SpaceX is targeting Friday to launch yet another batch of 53 Starlink satellites to earth’s low orbit from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

Orlando Sentinel

Judge grants secrecy for some messages gathered in Florida's ‘ghost’ candidate probe

ORLANDO, Fla. — Communications between former Florida state Sen. Frank Artiles and roughly two dozen individuals and organizations, which were obtained by Miami prosecutors investigating an alleged vote-siphoning scheme in 2020′s state Senate races, will not be released publicly, a South Florida judge ruled Thursday.

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