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Parents raise concerns as Florida bans gender-affirming care for trans kids

Florida's medical boards have voted to ban gender-affirming care for transgender youth. Families with trans children and medical providers who care for them are worried about the impact.

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Harry and Meghan were ‘invited’ to Brooklyn Beckham’s wedding

Billionaire heiress and David Beckham’s son tied the knot in lavish bash in Florida last year

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Commentary: How repeat exposure to shootings like Michigan State’s traumatizes young people — and what we can do about it

Yet again this week we are grappling with the news of another mass shooting on school grounds, this time at Michigan State University. Last Monday’s shooting took place on the eve of the fifth anniversary of the attack that killed 17 students and staffers at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School…

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School 'suspends boy', 7, after finding his mom’s adult site content, sparking lawsuit

Sara Blake Cheek, who lives in a million dollar ranch in Florida, had already been axed from her kids' sports matches after joining the kinky site when her business shut during lockdown

Daily Mirror

Accountability or surveillance? Palm Beach County deputies can now livestream from body cameras

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office recently became one of the last departments in South Florida to equip its deputies with body cameras. Now, it is one of the first in the state to use cameras that livestream.

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Trump claims he will never call Ron DeSantis ‘Meatball Ron’

Ex-president tests new nickname for Florida governor, chief rival in 2024 polls, by saying he would not use it

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DeSantis is trying to turn Trump’s biggest win into a liability

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is betting he can use one of Donald Trump's biggest successes to turn voters against the former president.

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Christian Ziegler selected as new Florida GOP chair in Orlando

ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida Republicans elected Christian Ziegler as their new party chair in Orlando Saturday.

Orlando Sentinel

4 things to know about Ron DeSantis’ idea to slash AP courses in Florida

TAMPA, Fla. — Once upon a time, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was an Advanced Placement fan.

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Florida couple unable to get abortion will see baby die after delivery

Doctors’ interpretation of state law prevents procedure, family tells Washington Post, despite baby’s fatal illness

The Guardian - US

Sheriff: Gunman fatally shot, 2 wounded near barn fire

A Florida sheriff’s deputy fatally shot an armed man who had wounded two people and set a barn on fire before barricading himself inside a house

The Independent UK

Nikki Haley says Ron DeSantis didn’t go ‘far enough’ with Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill

Haley told the crowd at a town hall in New Hampshire that conversations about gender should be banned in elementary schools altogether

The Independent UK

British teenagers have VIP access to Florida satellite launch

The pair were at the Kennedy Space Centre on as the Inmarsat I-6 F2 satellite launched successfully into orbit.

The Independent UK

Florida teacher fired over viral video Ron DeSantis branded ‘fake narrative’

Teachers and librarians have shared images of empty bookshelves following a directive from Duval County Public Schools

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How Florida’s Republican supermajority handed Ron DeSantis unfettered power

The governor – expected to mount a 2024 White House bid – is ramping up an extremist crusade

Miami Herald

Floridians held in Haiti assassination say they did not know plot had morphed into a murder

MIAMI — Two of the Florida men who were charged this week in connection with the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel MoIse will be spending more time behind bars after a federal magistrate judge decided she didn’t feel it was safe to let them loose on bond.

Chicago Sun-Times

Florida Gov. DeSantis now a factor in Chicago’s mayoral race

The GOP governor will be headlining an event for police in Elmhurst on Monday. Mayoral candidate Paul Vallas distanced himself from the Chicago Fraternal Order of Police, which endorsed him, after it promoted the event.

Orlando Sentinel

Orlando FreeFall operator to pay $250,000 fine to state of Florida following death of 14-year-old on ride

ORLANDO, Fla. — Orlando Eagle Drop Slingshot, the company operating the drop tower at ICON Park where 14-year-old Tyre Sampson was killed, settled with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services by agreeing to close down the ride and pay a $250,000 fine, according to documents released Friday evening.

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Florida Sen. Rick Scott backtracks on GOP plan to sunset Social Security that Biden blasted at State of the Union speech

Republican Sen. Rick Scott Friday backtracked on his plan to sunset Social Security and Medicare that President Joe Biden called out during his fiery State of the Union speech.

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DeSantis 2024 bid takes shape as he enlists aides, woos donors

WASHINGTON — Ron DeSantis’s 2024 campaign team is quickly taking shape with the Florida governor lining up trusted aides to helm an expected presidential bid, according to people familiar with his plans.

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Florida education officials discuss SAT alternative focused on ‘Western tradition’

Miami Herald

Florida education officials discuss SAT alternative focused on ‘Western tradition’

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — As Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida Republican leaders explore alternatives to the College Board’s AP classes and tests, top state officials have been meeting with the founder of an education testing company supporters say is focused on the “great classical and Christian tradition.”

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State officials in Georgia call for nurses to surrender licenses in diploma scam

ATLANTA — A federal investigation into three Florida-based nursing schools that allegedly sold fake nursing degrees has begun to have repercussions, as Georgia state officials asked almost two dozen nurses to surrender their licenses.

Daily Mirror

Dad says he has the body of a 22-year-old by swerving one type of food for THREE decades

Derik Fay from Florida has been lifting weights in the gym since he was a teenager and has eaten a disciplined diet of protein shakes while dodging desserts ever since

Daily Record

'Kind' schoolboy dies from flesh-eating bacteria after 'twisting ankle on treadmill'

The 11-year-old from Florida, US was an active youngster but his health quickly went downhill after he suffered an ankle injury.

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