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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis suspends Orlando state attorney. He says she neglected her duties

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has suspended the top prosecutor in Orlando, saying she had neglected her duty to prosecute criminals

The Independent UK

Ron DeSantis removes another elected Democratic state prosecutor from office

The governor announced the suspension of Monique Worrell after removing Andrew Warren last year

The Independent UK

Mega Millions ticket sold in Florida wins $1.58 billion jackpot

No one had won the Mega Millions jackpot since April 18, enabling the prize to grow to the third-largest in U.S. history.

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Local News Close-Up: Jacksonville is Hot, and We’re Not Talking Weather

Florida market’s WJXT is the rare independent station that rules ratings

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The heroic effort to save Florida’s coral reef from devastating ocean heat

Armed with scrub brushes, young scuba divers took to the waters of Florida’s Alligator Reef in late July to try to help corals struggling to survive 2023’s extraordinary marine heat wave. They carefully scraped away harmful algae and predators impinging on staghorn fragments, under the supervision and training of interns…

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Here are the Mega Millions numbers for August 8, 2023 that won someone in Florida $1.58 billion

Here are the Mega Millions numbers from August 8, 2023.

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Generational shift ushers in new era for Senate earmarks split - Roll Call

The retirement of key senators last year is reflected in the state-by-state distribution of earmarked dollars in fiscal 2024 spending bills.

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‘The rest is silence’: Florida schools to censor Shakespeare over ‘raunchy’ content

‘I think the rest of the nation – no, the world, is laughing us,’ one teacher against the idea said

The Independent UK

The winning $1.58 billion Mega Millions ticket is sold in Florida

Someone in Florida won a $1.58 billion Mega Millions jackpot Tuesday night, ending a stretch of lottery futility that had stretched for nearly four months.

WEKU

Florida golfer’s hole-in-one lands him under arrest for parking lot assault

Robert Moore is currently out of jail on a $30,000 bond after arrest in Florida

The Independent UK

Florida boater washed out to sea was ‘scared to death’ as he endured baking heat and jellyfish stings

Lost fisherman Charles Gregory was spotted from Coast Guard plane

The Independent UK

Judge is asked to block Florida law making it a crime to drive people who are in the US illegally

Civil rights groups are asking a federal judge to stop Florida officials from enforcing a section of a new state immigration law that criminalizes transporting someone who has entered the United States unlawfully

The Independent UK

Shakespeare and penguin book get caught in Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' laws

Students in a Florida school district will be reading only excerpts from William Shakespeare's plays for class rather than the full texts under redesigned curriculum guides.

WEKU

Tampa mayor catches $1.1m worth of cocaine on fishing trip

Jane Castor made discovery as she fished in Florida Keys with family

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Divers find 32 submerged cars believed to be tied to cold case crimes in lake close to Miami airport

Doug Bishop and Ken Fleming are amateur sleuths who were diving in a Florida lake near Miami International Airport when they stumbled upon dozens of vehicles

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Artemis 2 astronauts eager to prep Orion spacecraft for more moon missions

Artemis 2 will be a shakedown mission for humans to go around the moon on the new Orion spacecraft. Its crew says they want to pave the road for moon landing missions.

Salon

Expert: Smith needs Cannon to "butt out"

Special counsel may need to push back on Trump-appointed judge for "crossing into" his lane, says Barb McQuade

The Guardian - US

Florida schools plan to use only excerpts from Shakespeare to avoid ‘raunchiness’

DeSantis law that clamps down on LGBTQ+and gender issues also says material sexual in nature should not be used in classes

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The Independent UK

DeSantis replaces campaign manager as he continues reset of presidential bid

Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis is replacing his campaign manager as the Florida governor continues to reset his stagnant presidential campaign

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Ron DeSantis replaces campaign manager as 2024 bid falters

James Uthmeier, chief of staff in governor’s office, set to take on top role at presidential campaign

The Independent UK

Florida school board reverses decision nixing access to children's book about a male penguin couple

Months after access to a popular children’s book about a male penguin couple hatching a chick was restricted at school libraries because of Florida’s so-called Don’t Say Gay law, a central Florida school district says it has reversed that decision

The Independent UK

Will Donald Trump go to prison?

Former president Donald Trump is at the centre of several federal investigations and criminal cases, with some stemming back to the 2020 election

The Independent UK

Trump-appointed Judge Aileen Cannon sides with Trump again in classified documents case

Judge Aileen Cannon was appointed to the bench during Mr Trump’s final days in office

The Independent UK

DeSantis says he would not support punishing women who avoid abortion bans

‘We will be a pro-life president and we will support pro-life policies’

Zenger

DeSantis Helps Get Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion Banned From Disney World

The feud between Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and The Walt Disney Company rages on.

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