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Judge who presided over Parkland school shooting trial announces resignation

The Florida judge who oversaw the penalty trial of the Parkland mass murderer is resigning

The Independent UK

Spartans offer 2024 3-star Florida edge rusher Elias Williams

Michigan State football has extended a scholarship offer to a three-star edge rusher from the state of Florida

USA Today Sports Media Group

Angry parents sue McDonald's claiming hot chicken nugget left four-year-old 'disfigured'

The parents, from Broward, Florida, said their local branch of McDonald's served a chicken nugget that was too hot and left their daughter with a scarring burn after it dropped on her leg

Daily Mirror

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'Cash Is Independence': Ron DeSantis Slams the Government's Plan for Centrally-Controlled Digital Money

"If you don't trust central authority, then you should see this immediately as something that is very problematic," says the Florida governor.

Reason

DeSantis signs immigration overhaul ahead of expected White House run

With Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' signature, a sweeping immigration bill that bolsters his migrant relocation program and limits social services for immigrants lacking permanent legal status is now law

The Independent UK

Trans woman taking HRT tracks changes in face with selfie-a-day for eight months

Brendan McCann took a photograph every day since they started HRT in August last year - documenting the changes in their face across 266 images

Daily Mirror

Disney Q2 2023 Earnings Call Live Blog: Bob Iger Talks Disney World's Florida Lawsuit, Disney+, Layoffs, And More

Bob Iger will likely address ongoing battles with Florida and the ongoing Disney layoffs in the quarterly earnings report.

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This lakeside Georgia home headlines our list of golf properties available now (May 2023)

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Governors issue 26 executive orders from May 1-7

Nationally, governors issued 26 executive orders from May 1-7. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) led the field with 16, followed by Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D) with three. Governors in 41 states issued the fewest orders with zero.

Ballotpedia

Florida rejects some social studies textbooks and pushes publishers to change others

In one case, references to the killing of George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter movement were removed. The list of rejected materials included books on U.S. history, the Holocaust and psychology.

WEKU

"Cruel" Fla. GOP bill targets immigrants

This bill "appears to be cruelty for cruelty's sake,” attorney says

Salon

Election legislation roundup: Florida State Legislature

As of May 7, members of the Florida State Legislature, which includes the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida State Senate, have passed seven bills related to election administration since the beginning of the year. Of those seven bills, legislators passed four during the week of May 1-7. This…

Ballotpedia

Florida Gov. DeSantis to hit Peoria this week — and how he’ll play depends entirely on which party you ask

Organizers of the downstate Lincoln Day Dinner say DeSantis will “speak on his successful Florida Blueprint,” as Republicans “fight the radical Progressive Left’s Marxist agenda here in Illinois.” But Gov. J.B. Pritzker said, “DeSantis’ views are not what we call freedom in Illinois.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Florida governor signs bill opposing ESG

Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of the developments in corporate activism; corporate political engagement; and the Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) trends and events that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics.

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UF commit, 4-star RB Kahnen Daniels to take official visit to MSU in early June

Michigan State will be looking to flip a big-time running prospect committed to Florida next month

Ballotpedia

Trump leads PredictIt’s 2024 Republican presidential primary market

As of May 8, 2023, PredictIt’s 2024 presidential market shows President Joe Biden (D) leading at $0.49, followed by former President Donald Trump (R) at $0.32, and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) at $0.16. Biden has held the lead in this market since Jan. 22, 2023. No other candidate has…

Cinemablend

Disney Just Amended Its Lawsuit To Troll Florida Governor Ron DeSantis

Disney's battle with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis just went in a petty direction.

The Guardian - US

DeSantis signs bills banning Chinese citizens from buying land in Florida

Republican governor says bills are meant to ‘counteract’ the ‘malign influence of the Chinese Communist party’ in the state

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Why there will be no winners in the never-ending war between Disney and DeSantis

Every governor in the country, Republican or Democrat, would be thrilled to have Disney make these investments in their state–except Ron DeSantis.

Daily Mirror

UK's biggest Disney fan gives sneak peek inside invite-only Cinderella castle suite

Kathryn Chung, from Hackney in London, has been crowned the biggest fan of Disney after a lengthy competition battled out in Disneyland Paris, Walt Disney World, Florida, and on the Disney Wish cruise ship

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: family and friends identify victims of Texas mall shooting

A Korean American family, a security guard and two young sisters are among those killed in Saturday attack near Dallas. Plus, how one man survived being struck by lightning

Roll Call

Trump’s Hill backers often voted like DeSantis on entitlements - Roll Call

Trump’s has targeted DeSantis’ congressional votes that endorsed changes in seniors' benefits. Some Trump backers voted the same way, however.

WEKU

Florida lawmakers want to use radioactive material to pave roads

Phosphogypsum, a byproduct in the fertilizer industry, contains uranium and radium — and as the EPA notes, it also forms radon, "a cancer-causing, radioactive gas."

The Guardian - US

Disney v DeSantis: what’s at stake for Florida as legal tug-of-war ramps up?

Eventual outcome will have profound implications for Sunshine state overall and the regional economy in particular

The Independent UK

Pro-DeSantis super PAC ramps up hiring into Super Tuesday

The super PAC promoting Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis plans to have dozens of staff in place in the first 18 states on the GOP presidential primary calendar in the coming weeks

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