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Florida’s ‘don’t say gay’ bills, explained

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A provision tucked into two education bills moving through the Florida Legislature is causing a major stir this legislative session.

Tribune News Service

Bob Saget cause of death revealed to be head trauma

The 65-year-old star of "Full House" and "America’s Funniest Home Video" was found unresponsive in his room at the Ritz-Carlton Orlando on Jan. 9.

Chicago Sun-Times

Florida State House leaders back $200 million punishment against schools that required masks

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — South Florida and Orlando school districts say they were trying to keep students and their families safe when they required students to wear masks on campus last year.

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GOP scrutiny of Black districts may deepen after court move

Civil rights activists worry that a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling could embolden Republicans to take aim at splitting majority-Black districts and ultimately reduce Black voters’ influence on Capitol Hill

The Independent UK

NFL invites 324 to Scouting Combine: The A-to-Z of players

Who are the 324 players to receive invites to the 2022 NFL Scouting Combine?

USA Today Sports Media Group

Benzinga's Unprecedented Psychedelics Investing Conference Lands In Miami On April 19th

The first Benzinga Psychedelics Capital Conference, the premier gathering of psychedelics industry leaders and forward-thinking investors, is coming to the Fontainebleau Miami Beach on April 19, 2022, in Miami, Florida.

Benzinga

Snowbird kitty: Lost cat heads home to Maine — from Florida

A Maine family that long ago gave up on a lost family cat is being reunited more than six years and 1,500 miles later

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Florida retirement community hides 'sinister' truth within its 'paradise' neighbourhood

The Villages is a sprawling development for over-55s in Central Florida, where residents sip cocktails with neighbours, live in homes with manicured lawns and travel on golf carts

Daily Mirror

Man shot, paralyzed by Florida cop who thought he was using Taser, police say

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A police officer meant to grab his Taser but mistakenly grabbed his gun and shot a man in the back while trying to subdue him, Hollywood, Florida, police said.

Tribune News Service

Biden tells LGBT+ children they are ‘accepted as they are’ as DeSantis backs ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill

Comes as Florida considers legislation restricting discussion of LGBT+ identity

The Independent UK

Florida father fatally shoots his two children in domestic murder-suicide

Mother’s screams heard in surrounding area as three bodies discovered outside apartment building

The Independent UK

Trulieve Opens New Cannabis Dispensary In Riverview, Florida - 112th In The Sunshine State

Trulieve Cannabis Corp. (CSE: TRUL) (OTCQX: TCNNF) is opening its 112th cannabis dispensary in Florida, marking the company's 161st nationwide.

Benzinga

Out for a Florida hike and see a wild animal? Here’s what you should do.

I was out wandering around Riverview’s Alafia Scrub Nature Preserve with my 3-year-old German Shepherd, Thor, in April. It was the middle of the afternoon, the sun was shining — but I was alone.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Partisanship on the Supreme Court is damaging. A code of conduct could help

Supreme Court justices adamantly declare they are above the grubby machinations of partisan politics. But that narrative is contradicted by events like last week’s speech by Justice Neil Gorsuch to a closed-door gathering of the conservative Federalist Society that also included such Republican luminaries as former Vice President Mike Pence…

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Miami Herald

Fabiola Santiago: You know what’s ‘disgusting,’ Gov. DeSantis? Your heartless policy toward immigrant children

You have to be devoid of a soul to attack, in a quest for political glory, immigrant children looking for safety in this troubled world — and to do so in a city like Miami, Florida’s Ellis Island.

Los Angeles Times

Michael Hiltzik: These pundits and pols say they're 'done with COVID.' But COVID's not done with us

At a certain level, it's understandable that nearly two years of pandemic-related restrictions have people fed up and desperate to get back to some semblance of normal life.

The Independent UK

Florida's top doctor refuses to say if he's vaccinated

Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo declined to disclose whether he has received a coronavirus vaccine during a contentious confirmation hearing where Democrats pressed the state’s top doctor to promote the shots

The Independent UK

Oversight panel chair vows investigation of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago document stash

Boxes of documents still being returned from Trump’s Florida abode

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Miami Herald

Omicron causes record-high cases in Florida nursing homes, but deaths remain low

Florida’s omicron winter hit nursing homes hard, with the number of weekly infections reported among residents and staff reaching record highs in mid-January.

Orlando Sentinel

Florida surgeon general defends support of fringe group that touted false COVID ‘cure’

Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo defended his involvement Tuesday with a group of doctors that touted a false and unproven COVID-19 “cure” favored by former President Donald Trump.

Orlando Sentinel

Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo declines to say if he got the COVID shot, moves toward final confirmation vote

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Dr. Joseph Ladapo, Florida’s controversial surgeon general, is one vote away from being confirmed by the Florida Senate, despite strong opposition from Democrats who say he has failed to promote COVID-19 vaccines, masks and other measures to slow the spread of the virus.

Miami Herald

‘Water, rest, shade’: The fight to protect Florida’s outdoor workers from extreme heat

When Pedro Trejos was in his early 20s, the Nicaraguan-born construction worker was on the second-floor of a job site in Miami when he lost his footing in a spell of dizziness.

The Independent UK

White House denounces Florida GOP over 'Don't Say Gay' bill

The White House is slamming Florida Republicans over a proposal to ban discussions of sexual orientation or general identity in the state’s schools

Salon

Alleged GOP scam preys on elderly voters

Elderly Florida residents say canvassers in GOP hats changed their voter registrations — without their knowledge

Orlando Sentinel

Editorial: A recipe for disaster for voting by mail in Florida

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