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A sick child, Munchausen suspicions and mother’s suicide: How one ER visit ripped a family apart

A Florida family sought help when their nine-year-old daughter, Maya, started suffering from debilitating and mysterious symptoms in 2015. An ER visit set off a horror chain of events including Munchausen by proxy claims, loss of custody and her mother’s suicide. Sheila Flynn writes

The Independent UK

No AP course changes to appease DeSantis

"We learned from our mistakes in the recent rollout of AP African American Studies"

Salon

Cleanup begins after tornadoes hit in Texas and Florida, killing 4 and destroying homes

Cleanup efforts were beginning Friday morning after severe storms spawned tornadoes that left at least four dead, three in the Texas Panhandle and one in the Florida Panhandle as another series of fierce storms carved its way through Southern states

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World champion Renfrew dancers to perform at Braehead XSite this weekend

The talented youngsters from Jazzle Dazzle will be showing off the skills that earned them their victory in Florida.

Daily Record

Editorial: China and Cuba are getting closer. Now is the time for Biden to reengage with Havana

Few countries in the Western Hemisphere have evoked for Americans the spirit of the Monroe Doctrine as much as has Cuba. For years, the Soviets used the island nation 103 miles off the coast of Florida as a listening post, and, in 1962, they brought the world to the brink…

Chicago Tribune

Traveling to Florida a felony? Georgians could be impacted by new law

ATLANTA — Andrea Hinojosa is an aid worker embedded in rural South Georgia’s immigrant farmworker communities.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Florida is slow-rolling public records about migrant flights. What’s DeSantis hiding?

Gov. Ron DeSantis must know he’s risking voter backlash over his reckless and irresponsible insistence on spending Florida taxpayers’ dollars to ferry migrants from other states around the country.

Tribune News Service

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Commentary: Is racism making us too tired to fight it?

June already has its share of monthly observances, including Pride, ALS awareness and African American Music Appreciation. Let me add one more to the list: It should be National Vigilance Month.

Los Angeles Times

Editorial: Here’s how a new immigration law works against Florida’s interests

Florida’s newest crackdown on illegal migrants doesn’t take effect for weeks, but already the legislation is uprooting families and unsettling key pillars of Florida’s economy. It’s another reminder of how poorly we treat the powerless who take some of the most difficult jobs, and of the price that communities, employers…

Tribune News Service

Suarez backs 15-week federal abortion ban, says he has 'credibility' on immigration conversation

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, the newest candidate in the Republican presidential field, is drawing some distinctions between himself and his rivals, suggesting that the six-week abortion ban signed into law by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is too severe and showing an openness to changing the country’s immigration system

The Independent UK

Bears sign last two rookies in draft class

Thursday, Florida defensive tackle Gervon Dexter and former Miami cornerback Tyrique Stevenson signed their four-year rookie contracts. Both were second-round picks in April.

Chicago Sun-Times

Duane Owen: Death row killer who murdered babysitter, 14, and mum-of-two executed

Duane Owen, of the longest-held inmates on Florida’s death row is set to be executed tonight after killing a babysitter & mother of two while children slept nearby in 1984

Daily Mirror

DeSantis Blocks Direct-To-Consumer Car Sales For Most Brands, But Not Tesla [UPDATE]

Florida has passed a law prohibiting most automakers from selling directly to consumers, but companies without prior dealership agreements are excluded.

InsideEVs

‘State-sanctioned kidnapping’: Texas sheriff aids probe into new DeSantis migrant flights

The Texas sheriff who last week recommended criminal charges for those behind Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ so-called migrant relocation program is collaborating with California authorities who announced a similar criminal investigation following recent flights that brought migrants from El Paso to Sacramento.

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‘Stop pussyfooting around’: DeSantis taunts Newsom over 2024 run as California Gov celebrates Disney Pride

‘Are you going to throw your hat into the ring and challenge Joe?’ DeSantis asks

WEKU

A Florida condo tower's collapse may have begun on its pool deck

The accident in Surfside, Fla., killed 98 people two years ago. Now a federal team says the condo's concrete columns and pool deck were constructed improperly and didn't meet building codes.

Reason

Florida Doubles Down on Anti-Competitive Car Dealership Law

Automobile dealers say the law will preserve and protect the "competitive nature" of the business, by removing their competitors.

Tribune News Service

College Board refuses to drop gender topics from AP psychology course

TAMPA, Fla. — The national nonprofit that runs Advanced Placement classes has declined to alter its popular psychology course to meet Florida’s restrictions on teaching about gender identity and sexual orientation.

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The Independent UK

DeSantis ratchets up feud with Newsom and dares California governor to take on Biden in 2024

Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida is escalating his feud with California's Democratic governor, Gavin Newsom

USA Today Sports Media Group

Watch: No. 1 basketball recruit in Kansas commits to Florida’s 2024 class

This past weekend he announced his commitment to Florida.

Los Angeles Times

California officials urged to help migrants flown to Sacramento secure visas for crime victims

More than four dozen immigrant rights groups sent a letter Wednesday to California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta, urging him to help 36 migrants who were flown to Sacramento by Florida contractors secure visas to remain in the U.S.

The Independent UK

Florida deputy didn't follow extensive training during Parkland school massacre, supervisor says

A supervisor testified that a former Florida sheriff’s deputy didn't follow his extensive training on how to stop an active shooter when he failed to confront the killer who murdered 17 people at a Parkland high school

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Five vacancies announced in state supreme courts in second quarter of 2023

State supreme courts saw five new announced vacancies in the second quarter of 2023. The vacancies occurred in Connecticut, Florida, New York, Hawaii, and Idaho. Added to the eight announced vacancies from the first three months of 2023, the total announced state supreme court vacancies so far this year is…

The Independent UK

Who's running for president? See a rundown of the 2024 candidates

With roughly a year and a half until the 2024 presidential contest, the field of candidates is largely set

Tribune News Service

Florida-based dental insurer sued after hackers steal info about 8.9 million people

It doesn’t take long after announcing a data breach for companies to become targets of class-action lawsuits.

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