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DeSantis lays out Florida as blueprint for Republican success in Michigan speech

MIDLAND, Mich. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis touted recent GOP victories in the sunshine state as a roadmap for national Republican wins as he spoke Thursday to a packed crowd of Michigan Republicans.

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Florida lawmakers try ‘accountability’ measures for insurance reforms

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — After years of giving Florida’s homeowners insurance companies largely what they wanted in an effort to stem rapidly rising premiums and insurer insolvencies, state lawmakers introduced a new approach this week: “insurer accountability.”

Miami Herald

Florida plane crash: Four killed as aircraft plunges into sea offshore in Venice

Two married couples from Indiana flew to Venice, Florida, to meet some friends and eat dinner at a local restaurant but shortly after the foursome - including an associate director at aerospace giant Raytheon - took off their plane crashed about half a mile offshore

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Wildfire threat grows as Florida drought gets steadily worse

State and federal officials say the threat of wildfires is growing in Florida over the coming weeks as more than half the state is experiencing severe to extreme drought conditions likely to persist until rainy season resumes around mid-May

The Independent UK

Florida’s brutal drought worsens; Orlando has hottest start to year on record

ORLANDO, Fla. — With less than 2 inches of rain this year, Orlando is enduring its second driest stretch from Jan. 1 to April 5 since the late 1800s and also its hottest on record for that period.

Orlando Sentinel

Hearst To Acquire WBBH-TV from Waterman

The NBC Affiliate in Fort Myers/Naples TV market will expand Hearst’s Florida TV presence

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Ant and Dec gift heroic Bristol tanker driver trip to Florida after saving woman from burning house

Neil Luton had just cleared a septic tank for a client in Wiltshire when he "happened to be in the right place at the right time and acted instinctively"

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Ant and Dec 'stitched up' at Universal ahead of Saturday Night Takeaway series finale

The Geordie duo have jet-setted away to Florida with a handful of lucky viewers for a one week stay at Orlando's Universal park

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Hiker's video shows alligator noisily munching on python in Florida Everglades

Katina Boychew came across the two reptiles on a hike in the National Park last week

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Ant and Dec halt Saturday Night Takeaway finale preparations in Florida to see Newcastle win

Ant and Dec didn't let the fact they were in Florida stop them watching Newcastle hammer West Ham on Wednesday

Chronicle Live

Sue Radford admits she’s 'freaked out' by disturbing sight amid furious family feud

Amid her 'feud' with daughter Millie, Sue Radford has been focusing on enjoying her holiday in Florida with some of her grandchildren this week - with an unwanted visitor making an appearance by the pool

Daily Mirror

Can kids see ‘Mrs. Doubtfire’? How DeSantis’ anti-drag war is affecting the performing arts

MIAMI — Before there was “RuPaul’s Drag Race” and drag brunch in Wynwood, there was Shakespeare.

Miami Herald

Editorial: How Medicaid purge will hurt Floridians

The federal government’s temporary expansion of Medicaid during the pandemic helped millions of Floridians weather the public health crisis. With that coverage ending, Florida needs to carefully draw down the rolls, ensuring that those eligible continue to receive uninterrupted care, that health providers don’t suffer financial shock and that community…

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Florida concealed carry goes permitless, and gun instructors hope for the best

BRANDON, Fla. — Firearms instructor Brent Adair entered the windowless room behind the modest gun shop and greeted all three students waiting for his 11:30 a.m. concealed carry class.

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In rush to fight climate change, cities coordinate to battle heat with trees

From Seattle to Palm Beach, Florida, city leaders agree that urban areas need more trees to alleviate the effects of climate change. Amid the growing attention to tree canopy — and an infusion of federal funding — more than a dozen cities are convening to share ideas and plan the…

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Why more Floridians are taking care of someone with dementia

TAMPA, Fla. -- They bonded over a shared love of small business and baseball games in their quiet Iowa town.

Daily Mirror

Boy, 4, found dead in alligator's mouth 'thrown ALIVE in lake by dad who killed mum'

A father in St Petersburg, Florida is accused of stabbing his partner over 100 times and throwing his son into a lake with alligators. Thomas Mosley, 21, has been charged with two counts of first degree murder

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Texas, Florida Have Highest Number Of Fatal Crashes From Distracted Driving: Study

But two other states are likely even more dangerous when it comes to distracted driving.

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The Independent UK

Family of Florida toddler ‘fed to alligator by his father’ after mother’s brutal stabbing break silence

‘I would have never, in a million years, when this week started, ever thought that something like this would happen’

The Independent UK

GOP's DeSantis visits Whitmer's Michigan, the 'anti-Florida'

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is going to the northern Michigan community of Midland for a county GOP event Thursday before heading to speak at Hillsdale College

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Could Florida curb parades with drag performers? Here’s what a new bill proposes

A bill under consideration in Florida’s Legislature could curb gay pride parades in public places statewide if such events were deemed to be “lewd” and children were watching, say gay advocates who worry about the proposal’s chilling effect.

Miami Herald

California governor sympathizes with New College of Florida students, takes shots at DeSantis

MIAMI — After months of protesting the takeover of their school by conservative trustees appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, students and faculty at New College of Florida found an empathetic ear from an unlikely source: California Gov. Gavin Newsom.

The Independent UK

On DeSantis turf, Newsom decries conservative education push

Appearing on Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ turf, California Gov. Gavin Newsom decried what he called a conservative attempt to reshape education in the U.S., most notably at progressive institutions like New College of Florida

The Independent UK

Delivery driver gets life for killing woman, setting fire

An appliance delivery man has been sentenced to life in prison for beating a 75-year-old woman to death and setting her on fire at her Florida home

Daily Mirror

Risky operation to move killer whale Lolita trapped in captivity misery could take YEARS

Lolita the killer whale has been held captive at Miami Seaquarium in Florida, US, since 1970 after she was dragged from the waters in Washington when she was just 4-years-old

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