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Sen. Ben Sasse chosen as University of Florida president in unanimous vote of trustees

The University of Florida’s board of trustees voted unanimously Tuesday to name U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse as the flagship school’s 13th president after weeks of growing criticism over his views on LGBTQ issues and a national search conducted largely in secret.

Tribune News Service

Ian ruins man-made reefs, brings algae bloom to Florida

Hurricane Ian not only ravaged southwest Florida on land but was destructive underwater as well

The Independent UK

Architect of Capitol abused government car privileges, IG report finds - Roll Call

A report suggests J. Brett Blanton drove to Florida on the government’s dime and let his child use the office’s “free gas” for Walmart runs.

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Brock Bowers, Christopher Smith lead Week 9’s top performers list

Who stood out in Week 9? Our SEC editorial team on the College Wire weigh in.

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Nikolas Cruz sentencing: A timeline of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting

Former student sentenced to life in prison for attack that killed 17 people and wounded 17 others in Parkland, Florida, on 14 February 2018

The Independent UK

Content Moderation, Social Media, and the Constitution

Two sets of cases - one already before the Supreme Court, one about to be - will go a long way towards defining the role of social media companies

Reason

David Beckham has already given verdict on Lionel Messi transfer to Inter Miami

Lionel Messi has been strongly linked with a move to join Manchester United legend David Beckham and his MLS project in Florida after the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

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How a 2013 US Supreme Court ruling enabled states to enact election laws without federal approval

Since 2019, legislators and election officials in Florida have revised, passed and enforced restrictive voting laws that make it harder for poor people, former felons and people of color – who traditionally favor Democrats in elections – to vote.

The Conversation

Biden aims to drive GOP contrast in Florida 1 week out

President Joe Biden is heading to Florida to blast the Republican Party over proposals to undo prescription drug price caps and change Social Security and Medicare

The Independent UK

Waterlogged wheat, rotting oranges: five crops devastated by a year of extreme weather

Crops are struggling to grow – and produce the same yields – as they would under normal weather conditions

The Guardian - US

States opting out of a federal program that tracks teen behavior as youth mental health worsens

Colorado, Florida, and Idaho will not participate in a key part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Youth Risk Behavior surveys that reaches more than 80,000 students. Over the past 30 years, the state-level surveys, conducted anonymously during each odd-numbered year, have helped elucidate the mental health stressors…

Tribune News Service

Editorial: DeSantis hides abuse of power behind ‘executive privilege’

“Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely” — Lord Acton, British historian, parliamentarian and philosopher, 1887.

Tribune News Service

‘Chaos and confusion’: The campaign to stamp out ballot drop boxes

In 2020, ballot drop boxes were a sturdy, metallic symbol of increased voter access amid a pandemic. Absentee and mail voting surged across the country, and voters used drop boxes to return 41% of those ballots.

Tribune News Service

Sentencing hearing set for Parkland school mass murderer

The two-day sentencing hearing for Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz is about to start

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Football teams condemn pro-Kanye antisemitic message shared at game

‘Kanye is right about the Jews,’ the message projected onto Jacksonville stadium read

The Independent UK

Who is Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ wife Casey?

Casey DeSantis, 42, has been married to Florida Gov Ron DeSantis for more than a decade and was declared breast cancer free in March 2022

The Independent UK

Oath Keepers member: Capitol riot was historic, spontaneous

A Florida man who stormed the U.S. Capitol with other members of the far-right Oath Keepers has testified that he believed they were participating in a historic event reminiscent of the French Revolution

Miami Herald

Florida man accused of beating Republican canvasser now faces additional felony charge

MIAMI — Prosecutors on Monday added a second charge against Javier Lopez, the man accused of beating up a Republican canvasser in Hialeah, a case that has garnered national attention after U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio claimed the attack was politically motivated.

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Florida DL Brenton Cox Jr. dismissed from team

Florida Gators defensive lineman Brenton Cox Jr. has been dismissed from the football team

Tribune News Service

After voter fraud arrests, Florida issues new forms that could bolster future cases

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A week after Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the arrests of 20 people for alleged voter fraud, his administration quietly made a change that some say could help the state go after more people.

Daily Mirror

Scream film was inspired by real serial killer - but true story is far more terrifying

Danny Rolling, aka the Gainesville Ripper, was a serial killer who preyed on university students and his sickening crimes went on to inspire the hit horror film Scream

Tribune News Service

Firsthand look: Massive MSC Meraviglia calling Port Canaveral home for the winter

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — When the MSC Meraviglia made its Florida debut in Miami in 2019, it was the seventh-largest cruise ship in the world.

Miami Herald

Surfside father’s nonprofit helping to provide therapy to families, first responders

Jonah Handler, 17, was one of only three survivors pulled from the rubble of the Surfside, Florida, condominium collapse that killed 98 people on June 24, 2021.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Doug Mastriano ally Toni Shuppe has a plan to ‘stop the steal of 2022.’ It’s full of misinformation

PHILADELPHIA — A Florida man with the username “Lone Raccoon” is carpet-bombing election officials around the country with requests for voting records. Hired by My Pillow founder Mike Lindell, the man says he has been “led by God” to try to prove that the 2020 presidential election was stolen.

Sports Illustrated

Florida, Georgia Release Joint Statement on Antisemitic Hate Speech

A message in support of Ye’s recent antisemitic comments was projected onto the stadium facade after the Bulldogs beat the Gators in Jacksonville.

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