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Long-held myth says Hurricane Andrew sparked Florida's Burmese python problem. Is it true?

The 1992 storm destroyed a python breeding facility, potentially setting hundreds of pythons free. But it's likely the invasive species had gained a foothold in the Everglades long before the hurricane hit.

LiveScience

Trump trolls DeSantis with ‘awkward’ video of Florida governor wiping his nose with hand

Comes as DeSantis’s lags in the polls behind Mr Trump

The Independent UK

DeSantis fatigue grows among Florida Republicans as 2024 campaign falters

Governor trails Trump for his party’s presidential nomination but there are signs that support is tailing off in his home state

The Guardian - US

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Weak, small and reckless: how Ron DeSantis, Republican Napoleon, met his Waterloo

The Florida governor tried to outflank Trump on the right. Bad idea. Next to the former president, the devil with the best Republican tunes, DeSantis is a minor fiend at best

The Guardian - US

Donald Trump’s defamation lawsuit against CNN over ‘the Big Lie’ dismissed in Florida

A judge dismisses Donald Trump’s suit against CNN claiming network hosts defamed him when they called statements that he won the 2020 election ‘the Big Lie.’

Chicago Sun-Times

Donald Trump's defamation lawsuit against CNN over 'the Big Lie' dismissed in Florida

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit Donald Trump filed against CNN

The Independent UK

Why Ron DeSantis’s Florida slavery curriculum is so dangerous

By denying the true ills of slavery, DeSantis is working to release the government from the obligation of fixing inequality today

The Guardian - US

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‘I’m not wanted’: Florida universities hit by brain drain as academics flee

Ron DeSantis’s slew of laws attacking teaching of race and gender issues sees state’s colleges struggle to fill faculty posts

The Guardian - US

Most of Florida work group behind controversial new guidelines on African American history did not agree, report says

‘Most of us did not want that language,’ working group member says

The Independent UK

Historically Black fraternity drops Florida for convention because of DeSantis policies

The oldest historically Black collegiate fraternity in the U.S. says it is relocating a planned convention in two years from Florida because of what it described as Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration’s “harmful, racist and insensitive” policies towards African Americans

The Independent UK

Alligator squeezes through backyard fence in defensive act

A man in Florida was shocked to find an alligator entering his backyard via a narrow fence, and captured it on video.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Moving to Florida? Arizona? Join the Crowd

Americans are moving to Florida, Arizona and disaster-prone counties across the country.

Kiplinger

States’ rights make a comeback as Republicans rush to defy Washington

Several red states are rejecting the authority of not just the federal government – but also the conservative supreme court

The Guardian - US

‘I don’t know how long I can do this’: adult trans healthcare is under attack in Florida

As bans on gender-affirming care for youth proliferate, Republicans impose harsh restrictions on adult care too

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The Independent UK

Water is refreshing in the heat, right? In parts of Florida this past week, not so much

When the ocean gets really hot, it's less refreshing

The Independent UK

Judge blasts prosecutors' handling of Venezuela case against ex-Miami congressman

A federal judge in Miami blasted prosecutors for an attempt to undercut a court order and try to take control of an oceanside condo belonging to a former Republican Congressman ahead of a high-profile trial connected to a $50 million consulting contract with Venezuela’s government

The Independent UK

DeSantis cornered on his Bud Light boycott after threatening legal action over stock drop

Florida’s governor wants to investigate the hit to state pension funds after he joined anti-trans backlash

The Independent UK

Judge refuses to dismiss lawsuit against Disney’s efforts to neutralize governing district takeover

A judge in Florida has refused to dismiss a lawsuit brought by Gov. Ron DeSantis appointees against Disney’s efforts to neutralize a takeover of Disney World’s governing district by the Florida governor

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Kiplinger

High Earners Are Fleeing the Northeast for the South

High taxes and soaring business costs have big income earners pulling up stakes.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Poachers in Florida nabbed with gross over limits of lobster

Three fishermen were cited in Florida on Wednesday after they were caught in possession of 102 lobsters over the legal limit.

Zenger

‌La Junta De DeSantis Sopesa Drásticos Recortes Presupuestarios En El Distrito De Florida‌

‌Disney busca desestimar el caso del distrito estatal para centrarse en el caso federal contra DeSantis.

Zenger

DeSantis’ Board Reportedly Weighs Drastic Budget Cuts In Mouse House’s Florida District

Disney is seeking to dismission the state district case in order to focuse on the federal case against DeSantis.

Texas Observer

The Difficulties of Tracking Maternal Mortality After ‘Dobbs’

Doctors and medical experts warn limiting access to abortion will be dangerous, but changes to maternal mortality can be hard to track.

The Guardian - US

Arthur children’s book faces potential Florida ban over claim it ‘damaged souls’

School district member files challenge to Arthur’s Birthday, 1989 book by Marc Brown, which is among 45 titles pending review

USA Today Sports Media Group

‘Cool as ice’ swimmers face down 1,000-pound hammerhead shark

A Florida videographer has captured footage showing a 14-foot great hammerhead shark approaching within feet of waders who, remarkably, seemed unfazed by the encounter.

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