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‘A silent surge’: While the newest omicron subvariant drives up COVID cases in Florida, effects are mild

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A subvariant of omicron is spreading rapidly in Florida, and health experts say it will likely become the dominant strain of the virus in the state before the summer.

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‘I have no idea how to fly the airplane’: Air traffic controller helps passenger safely land at Palm Beach International Airport

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A plane landed safely at Palm Beach International Airport after “a possible pilot medical issue in the air,” on Tuesday, according to the Federal Aviation Administration, thanks to the help of an air traffic controller who instructed the passenger of the single-engine Cessna 208 on how…

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The IRS dropped its demand to upload selfies, so why is Florida still requiring them?

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Taxpayers, lawmakers and digital privacy advocates rebelled earlier this year when the IRS announced plans to require taxpayers to upload selfies if they wanted online access to their tax records. The selfies were needed by an identity verification service, ID.me, to compare with applicants’ government-issued ID…

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Parkland mass shooting trial jury selection postponed again

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Jury selection in the penalty phase of the Parkland mass shooting case was postponed for another week Monday after the lead defense attorney was unable to come to court.

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3 wildfires in Florida Everglades that burned more than 35,000 acres are no longer burning

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — After nearly five days of spreading without containment, the three wildfires that erupted after lightning strikes last Wednesday were no longer burning, Florida Forest Service officials said Monday.

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New startup airline offering fares as low as $149 from Fort Lauderdale and Orlando to Europe

A new Norway-based startup airline is offering flights from Orlando and Fort Lauderdale to Oslo this summer starting at $149 one-way.

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Jury selection postponed in Parkland mass shooting case

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Jury selection in the Parkland mass shooting case was postponed Monday until next week, after the lead defense attorney and two other lawyers could not make it to court.

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Spirit Airlines rejects JetBlue buyout bid on antitrust concerns, will stick with Frontier offer

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — South Florida-based discount carrier Spirit Airlines announced Monday it has rejected a $3.6 billion buyout bid by JetBlue Airways, saying its suitor failed to sufficiently address antitrust concerns.

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Fort Lauderdale cops who claimed bias promoted, but union cries foul

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Just weeks after taking over as Fort Lauderdale’s new top cop, Patrick Lynn has promoted four veteran officers who filed federal discrimination complaints six months ago. The officers claim they were passed over for promotion by former Chief Larry Scirotto because they had the wrong skin…

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Teacher escapes losing job for discussing student’s gender identity

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A South Florida high school teacher who almost lost her job for discussing a student’s gender identity in class should be able to stay in the classroom, a state judge ruled this week.

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Florida approves more math books but provides no explanation

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A series of elementary school math textbooks previously rejected by Florida won state approval this week and can now be purchased by school districts that want books to match state standards.

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In reversal, judge salvages 2 weeks of jury selection in Parkland mass shooting trial

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The judge in the Parkland mass shooting case reversed course Wednesday, preserving the first two weeks of jury selection after tossing them earlier this week.

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Prosecutors and defense clash over motion to block the death penalty in Parkland mass shooting case

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A judge’s willingness to strike more than 200 jurors from consideration in the Parkland mass shooting trial was an error so significant, according to lawyers for the defendant, that the state should no longer be permitted to seek the death penalty.

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South Florida rents top New York area after tri-county region sees highest rent increases in the country

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The South Florida region saw the highest rent increases in the country in the past year, with some rents more than doubling.

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Roger Stone won’t run against DeSantis for Florida governor — but says he might challenge ‘RINO’ Rubio

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Roger Stone said Monday he won’t run against Gov. Ron DeSantis, but he said he’s contemplating a Republican primary challenge to U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio.

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Judge scraps 2 weeks of jury selection in Parkland mass shooting trial

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The judge in the Parkland mass shooting trial pulled the plug on jury selection Monday, then started over with a new panel of potential jurors to decide the fate of confessed killer Nikolas Cruz.

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Did judge just scrap two weeks of jury selection in Parkland mass shooting trial?

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The judge in the Parkland mass shooting trial appeared to start the jury selection process from scratch Monday, scrapping two weeks of work and telling more 200 jurors who survived the first round of screening that their services will no longer be required.

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Jury selection in Parkland mass murder trial is about to get more interesting

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The judge in the Parkland mass shooting trial has screened more than 1,200 potential jurors to decide the fate of confessed gunman Nikolas Cruz, focusing on a single question — who has time to sit on a four-month trial without suffering some kind of hardship, financial…

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Chef returns to South Florida and honors Jamaican roots with new memoir, ‘My Ackee Tree’

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Chef Suzanne Barr’s comfort food is an orange fruit with big black seeds that thrives in South Florida back yards.

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11 prematurely dismissed jurors in Parkland trial are supposed to come back to court Monday. Has anyone told them?

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Nearly a dozen prematurely dismissed jurors are supposed to return to court Monday to be screened for the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School mass shooting trial. There’s just one problem — it appears no one has officially told them to show up.

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Continuing culture war focus, Florida Gov. DeSantis signs law restricting teaching of race-related issues in schools, private-sector employee training

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis imposed restrictions Friday on the way race-related issues are taught in public schools and in private workplaces in Florida. Lessons that might make some people uncomfortable would be banned.

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Florida teen charged in a 151 mph crash that killed 6. Deputies say he recorded himself driving 182 mph weeks before

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Two weeks before a teen was involved in a 151 mph crash that killed six people in West Delray, he was going even faster in his luxury car on Interstate 95 — reaching speeds of 182 mph, authorities say in newly released court documents.

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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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The old man and the high-rise: His tiny home surrounded, he battles developer over dying garden

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- On Fifth Avenue in the rapidly changing Flagler Village, a humble house surrounded by a forest of tropical trees looks like it’s about to be swallowed by a five-story wall of pale gray concrete.

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Democrats condemn DeSantis congressional district map’s reduction in Black representation as ‘racist tactic’

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — One of Florida’s most prominent Black elected Democrats, state Sen. Shevrin Jones, said Monday that Gov. Ron DeSantis’ plan to cut in half the number of Florida congressional districts with boundaries crafted to maximize the chance of electing Black representatives is a “racist tactic.”

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