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SG Blocks To Build Manufacturing Campus In St. Marys, Georgia

The Camden County Joint Development Authority (JDA) has approved SG Blocks Inc's (NASDAQ:SGBX) real estate transaction for roughly 33 acres with plans to build a 114,000 square foot manufacturing facility. The manufacturing campus will be located at the former St. Marys airport site, which will now be known as the St. Marys Commerce…

Benzinga

How a hurricane fueled wildfires in the Florida Panhandle

The wildfires that broke out in the Florida Panhandle in early March 2022 were the nightmare fire managers had feared since the day Hurricane Michael flattened millions of trees there in 2018. It might sound odd – hurricanes helping to fuel wildfires. But Michael’s 160 mph winds left tangles of…

The Conversation

VIDEO: Florida Man Filmed By Cop Chopper Crashing Into Cars And Fence After Being Rammed In Chase

Suspect allegedly got in a fight and fled on a carjacking spree.

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Florida GOP lawmakers ask Biden to keep sanctions against Venezuela’s Maduro

Florida Republican lawmakers asked President Joe Biden and two of his Cabinet secretaries in a letter Thursday to commit to maintaining current sanctions against Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro and his associates following the administration’s recent outreach to Venezuela.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Ron DeSantis’s war on Disney's Reedy Creek Improvement District is both dumb and self-defeating

His constituents are the ones who will foot the bill for his MAGA posturing.

Mic

Voting rights advocates decry Florida’s new office for election crimes

State legislature approves $3m for team of 25 to investigate voting crimes experts say are vanishingly rare

The Guardian - US

A 'Don't Say Gay' bill emerges in Georgia

ATLANTA — Days before a key legislative deadline, Georgia Republican state senators introduced a proposal modeled after Florida's so-called "Don't Say Gay" bill that aims to deter teachers from discussing sexual orientation and gender identity in the classroom.

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DeSantis gets his own election police

No other state has an election crimes unit

Salon

Defense lawyer pitches virtual reality as the next dimension of expert testimony

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A Broward County, Florida, jury may be among the first in the country to experience a new dimension in expert testimony, if a former prosecutor has his way.

Tribune News Service

LGBTQ Group Rejects Disney's $5M Donation, Demands More Action From The Company

The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), an LGBTQ-focused advocacy group, has rejected a proposed $5 million donation offered by Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) CEO Bob Chapek by calling into question the company’s commitment to supporting LGBTQ rights.

Benzinga

Coco Gauff Speaks Out Against Florida’s Anti-LGBTQ Bill

The American star criticized a bill that would prohibit classroom discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity.

Sports Illustrated

Up to $50,000 now available for pandemic-related homeowner assistance

Homeowners who fell behind on their mortgage payments and other expenses during the pandemic can now apply for help through the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity’s website.

Tribune News Service

Curaleaf's Cannabis Brand Select Expands Product Offerings With Live Rosin Solventless Extracts

Curaleaf Holdings, Inc. (CSE: CURA) (OTCQX: CURLF) has launched Select Live Rosin, its first line of solventless extracts, to patients across Florida.

Benzinga

Disney's political drama

The worlds of entertainment and politics are more intertwined than ever before.

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Mark Bradley: If Tom Crean is out as Georgia coach, who should be in? Jonas Hayes, Bulldogs alum.

ATLANTA — Tom Crean won the Big Ten. He’d coached at Indiana and Marquette, programs of national profile. He’d coached big-time players. His Florida neighbor — name of Dick Vitale — insisted Crean really wanted the Georgia job. His opening statement at his introductory press briefing ran 27 minutes. He…

Miami Herald

Antiviral pills being rolled out, but you won’t be able to just walk up and get one

Pharmacies were key to rolling out vaccines to millions of Americans quickly, and under a new pandemic response plan promoted by President Joe Biden, drugstores will be deployed once again to deliver a powerful tool against COVID-19 — an antiviral pill that can reduce the chances of hospitalization and death…

Tribune News Service

Florida Legislature sends voting bill to Gov. Ron DeSantis’ desk

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Fueled by their base’s concerns about voter fraud, Republicans in the Florida Legislature on Wednesday approved a contentious slate of elections reforms that would create a first-of-its-kind office to investigate election crimes.

Tribune News Service

Plane carrying Donald Trump makes emergency landing due to engine trouble

A plane carrying Donald Trump back to his Florida home reportedly made an emergency landing in New Orleans Saturday night when one of its engines failed.

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The Independent UK

Florida House set to pass election police bill backed by gov

Florida lawmakers are set to pass a voting law package that would create a police force dedicated to pursuing election crimes, a priority of Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis

Orlando Sentinel

Rubio, otros republicanos ponen a Biden en un aprieto por los precios del petróleo y el gas rusos

El senador estadounidense de Florida, Marco Rubio, y otros republicanos han estado presionando al presidente Biden para que detenga las importaciones de petróleo ruso debido a la invasión de Ucrania. Pero también lo culparon por el aumento de los precios de la gasolina que se espera que suban aún más…

Wales Online

Trump plane makes emergency landing after engine failure

The former US president was traveling on a donor’s private plane from a Republican National Committee donor retreat in New Orleans back to his Florida estate

Tribune News Service

John Clay: John Calipari says nine SEC teams should make the NCAA Tournament. Is he right?

Selection Sunday is finally in sight, which will thankfully halt all the projecting, speculating, and (ugh) lobbying concerning who's in and who's out of the first "normal" NCAA men's basketball tournament in three years.

The Independent UK

Florida OKs bill aimed at keeping immigrants out of state

All Florida government agencies will be prohibited from doing business with transportation companies that bring immigrants who are in the country illegally into the state

The Independent UK

A drunk driver was headed toward a 10K race, police say. A trooper used her patrol car to protect the runners

Court records show her blood alcohol level was 0.094; the legal limit for drivers in Florida is 0.08

Los Angeles Times

Disney's Bob Chapek opposes Florida LGBTQ school bill, will meet with DeSantis

Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Bob Chapek on Wednesday expressed concerns about Florida's controversial bill meant to limit classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity, after taking substantial heat for staying neutral.

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