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Live in Florida and prefer to vote by mail? Many are surprised that all must now reapply

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Whether it’s convenience for time-starved people, wanting to avoid haranguing by political activists outside polling places, or more time to study their choices — or a combination — Florida voters love casting their ballots from their couches or kitchen tables.

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Heirs can help elders protect themselves against becoming victims of growing property fraud trend

Robert Felder, 91, says he didn’t learn that the house he has owned since 1963 wasn’t in his name anymore until he tried to renew his homeowner insurance last summer.

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Coast Guard searching for nine people off Florida after Cuban migrant boat capsizes

The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for nine people from Cuba who are missing after their migrant vessel overturned off Lake Worth Beach in Palm Beach County early Sunday morning.

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Is the South Florida real estate market crashing?

2021 was a record year for real estate in South Florida, yet the last eight months of 2022 have been about the market slowing. Questions linger as to how bad the decline in the market is and whether it’s headed for a crash.

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Trump’s Jan. 6 lawsuit lands before one of his judicial nominees — once again

Former President Donald Trump’s new lawsuit against the Jan. 6 House committee was assigned to one of his judicial nominees in Florida, the latest case to highlight the former president’s influence over the courts.

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Subtropical Storm Nicole puts parts of South Florida under tropical storm warning and hurricane watch

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — South Florida may not come through the end of the 2022 hurricane season without a direct hit as a rare November storm heads for the state’s east coast.

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‘Threat is increasing for South Florida’: Counties under state of emergency ahead of potential Hurricane Nicole

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Just weeks before the end of the 2022 hurricane season, South Florida could feel the impacts of potential Hurricane Nicole, and experts said that the threat to the region is increasing.

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DeSantis issues state of emergency for 34 counties across Florida ahead of potential Hurricane Nicole

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis issued a state of emergency in 34 Florida counties — including Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach — on Monday due to the potential of an approaching Hurricane Nicole.

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Mail voting tops 1.2 million in Florida with more than two weeks to midterm elections

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — More than 1.2 million Florida voters have already cast their midterm election ballots, before the candidates for governor face off in their only debate. It reflects a continuing desire by many to vote from the comfort of their homes, rather than lining up at an early…

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‘Money talks’: DeSantis goes after small-scale voter crimes, is silent on FPL and Matrix

SOUTH BAY, Fla. — Leo Grant Jr. couldn’t stomach the bologna sandwich that guards offered him at a Palm Beach County jail on the morning of Aug. 18.

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Eleventh Circuit Opinions on the First Amendment and Bans on "Conversion Therapy" for Minors

In November 2020, a 2-1 Eleventh Circuit panel decision in Otto v. City of Boca Raton concluded: Boca Raton and Palm Beach County prohibit therapists from engaging in counseling or any therapy with a goal of changing a minor's sexual orientation, reducing a minor's sexual or romantic attractions (at least…

Reason

Lawsuit claims PGA Tour fans cheated because group won't allow LIV golfers to enter PGA events

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The PGA Tour is robbing fans by preventing LIV Golf participants from playing in PGA Tour events, according to a lawsuit filed in Palm Beach County.

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Florida deputies shoot black bear after hours-long 'standoff'

ROYAL PALM BEACH, Fla. — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said they were letting the bear go. The deputies said they had no choice but to shoot it.

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Tentative Thoughts On The Jewish Claim To A "Religious Abortion"

Recently, Congregation L'Dor Va-Dor, a synagogue in Palm Beach County, Florida, challenged the constitutionality of Florida's new abortion restriction. I think there are many procedural problems with the complaint, including standing and the scope of the proposed remedy. (See my post here.) But here I'd like to address the merits…

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Conservative Republican Joe Budd hopes to capture South Florida congressional seat

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Conservative Republican activist Joe Budd is running for Congress, hoping to pick up a Broward-Palm Beach county district held for decades by Democrats.

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VIDEO: Good Samaritans: People Work Together To Help Unwell Driver On Busy Intersection

The incident was filmed on Woolbright Road in the city of Boynton Beach in Palm Beach County in the US state of Florida on May 5.

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Florida school district pulls 2 books about transgender kids, including ‘I Am Jazz’

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Two books about transgender kids, including Broward resident Jazz Jennings’ “I Am Jazz,” have been removed from Palm Beach County classrooms and libraries in response to a new Florida law.

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Florida’s feuding over education laws is in national spotlight. GOP seizes the moment

MIAMI — Amanda Silvestri, a mother of two elementary school children, traveled from Palm Beach County to Tallahassee in January to tell state lawmakers she was concerned about what her kids were being taught in school.

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Only a few days are left to get a COVID vaccine for free in South Florida. Many testing and treatment sites will close soon

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — With demand low and federal funds running out, dozens of COVID testing, vaccination and treatments sites will be closing in South Florida within the next 10 days.

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Family of slain motorist wants police lawsuit to go forward now that Supreme Court deadline has lapsed

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The family of slain Palm Beach County motorist Corey Jones is asking a federal court to revive its lawsuit against the city of Palm Beach Gardens and former police officer Nouman Raja, arguing that the criminal case is over, Raja is serving a 25-year sentence and…

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Bernie Madoff’s sister and her husband dead in murder-suicide in Florida home, authorities say

MIAMI — Sondra Wiener and Marvin Wiener, who reportedly lost millions in the investment scam run by Sondra’s brother, Bernie Madoff, were found in their home dead of gunshot wounds Thursday afternoon, Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office said.

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Palm Beach County clerk seeks to punish newspaper for pursuing Jeffrey Epstein records

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Despite insisting he wants the public to know why serial molester Jeffrey Epstein escaped serious punishment 15 years ago, Palm Beach County Clerk of Courts Joe Abruzzo wants to punish The Palm Beach Post for trying to open secret records that could do just that.

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Woman who drove past Secret Service barricades at Mar-a-Lago found not guilty by reason of insanity

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A Connecticut woman charged with driving a rented SUV through barriers at Mar-a-Lago in January 2020, prompting the Secret Service and Palm Beach County sheriff's officers to fire at her vehicle, was temporarily insane at the time of the incident, a judge ruled Tuesday.

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