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Poll finds Floridians divided over new ‘parental rights,’ ‘don’t say gay’ law

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Floridians are roughly evenly divided over the new state law restricting lessons on sexual orientation and gender identity, according to results of a Florida Atlantic University poll.

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Florida poll: 67% want abortion legal in most or all cases, just 12% want complete ban

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — As Florida and much of the U.S. impose major restrictions on access to abortion, Florida residents don’t like the trend.

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Tropical Storm Agatha, located in the eastern Pacific, could head toward South Florida next week

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A broad area of low pressure, which would be the remnant of a tropical storm, is expected to form in the southwest Gulf of Mexico by the middle of the week and it could gradually develop and drift eastward toward South Florida, according to the National…

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Dave Matthews Band cancels weekend performances in South Florida due to COVID

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The Dave Matthews Band has canceled its West Palm Beach concerts for this weekend after a band member came down with COVID-19.

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Obsession with guns. Dysfunctional families. Many parallels exist between Parkland and Uvalde shooters

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A young man with a troubled home life, who felt bullied at school and developed an obsession with guns, easily walked onto a school campus where he murdered students and staff with a legally purchased AR-15 style rifle.

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El Al, Israel’s national airline, relocating U.S. headquarters from NYC to Broward

El Al, the national airline of Israel, is moving its U.S. headquarters from New York to Margate in Broward County, according to the county mayor and the Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance.

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‘I’m in physical pain with what they’re going through.’ Parkland father reacts to Texas massacre

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Parkland families have become spokespeople for a cause they didn’t sign up for.

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NOAA predicts above-average 2022 hurricane season, with up to 21 named storms

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Expect an active hurricane season in 2022.

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First disturbance of the 2022 hurricane season moves over Florida Panhandle

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The first tropical disturbance of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season moved through the Gulf of Mexico and inland over the Florida Panhandle early Monday.

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Officers aweigh: Law enforcers learn tricks of their trade from the deck of a boat

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Although last Tuesday was a beautiful day for boating — sunny skies, little wind, calm water — it was an unsettling day of boating for Darren Brodsky, assistant chief for the Wilton Manors Police Department.

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‘Stay Woke, Go Vote’ rally stirs spirited emotions, heartfelt pleas

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The takeaway messages were spirited, heartfelt, and hard-hitting at Saturday’s “Stay Woke, Go Vote” rally at Miramar City Hall.

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Jeb Bush urges removal of ‘toxicity’ from politics in speech to South Florida business leaders

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, who now heads a private investment firm based in Coral Gables, appeared before the midyear meeting of the Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance on Friday and urged a halt to toxic politics in America.

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All of South Florida moves into high COVID risk category after ‘processing error‘ in state’s data

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — All three South Florida counties have high COVID-19 community levels, despite the most recent data from the Centers for Disease Control showing the region having medium levels.

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Florida faces a big summer of travel and tourism. The ‘people had to come,’ governor says

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Florida is experiencing yet another boom in tourism well into May this year — with the slow days of summer long gone, industry experts say.

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Could Black voters’ frustration with DeSantis’ politics awaken a ‘sleeping giant?’

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Inflamed by what they regard as repeated political assaults by Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Republican-controlled state Legislature, African American and Caribbean American Democrats in South Florida are vowing to channel their frustration into action aimed at the November elections.

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Don’t take a rapid COVID test too soon: how and when to swab

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — With new COVID cases in Florida on the rise, taking an easy-to-get rapid test can give you quick results.

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Parkland shooting trial gets new start date

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. —The official start date for testimony in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas mass shooting trial has been pushed back to account for the two-week delay caused by a key lawyer’s apparent illness this month.

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‘Anyone from 8 to 80 can play:’ Over 1,000 seniors compete in national pickleball tournament

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- About 1,500 pickleball players, all 50 years old and older, are competing this week in a national championship in Fort Lauderdale. An additional 1,000 people have attended to watch and cheer on their friends, family and favorite teams. The oldest player this year is 92 years…

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Jury selection in trial of confessed Parkland school shooter enters second phase

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Jury selection in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting case entered the second of three phases Monday, with lawyers looking to weed out those whose views on the death penalty are too inflexible to be part of a fair trial.

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How some students are protesting law dubbed ‘don’t say gay’ as graduation nears

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Some high school seniors are looking to leave their last mark as they go off to live new lives as college students or go out into the workforce.

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68,200 home insurance policies to be canceled as hurricane season begins

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Florida’s property insurance crisis is about to hit home for tens of thousands of policyholders.

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‘Erratic’ driver shot and killed after crashing through gate and fleeing onto West Palm Beach school campus

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A man drove a van through a locked chain-link gate at the school and jumped out, ran around the campus and eventually made it into a building with students and teachers inside.

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‘Erratic’ driver shot, killed after crashing through gate and fleeing onto Florida high school campus

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A man driving a van erratically crashed through the gates onto the campus of the Dreyfoos School of the Arts about noon in downtown West Palm Beach, where he was shot and killed by police.

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Van crashes onto West Palm Beach school campus; driver shot and killed

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A person driving a van erratically crashed through the gates onto the campus of the Dreyfoos School of the Arts about noon in downtown West Palm Beach, where he was shot and killed by police.

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Robot bartender aboard Wonder of the Seas won’t flirt with your date, but you still have to tip

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — As if you needed another reason to order drinks on a cruise, soon you’ll be able to buy a cocktail made by a robot bartender aboard Royal Caribbean’s Wonder of the Seas.

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