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Cocktail of drugs taint bonefish in Biscayne Bay and Keys, study finds. Blame sewage

A cocktail of prescription drugs — from blood pressure medications to opioids — has found its way into the flesh of South Florida’s population of bonefish, one of the state’s most sought-after game fish, according to a study released this week.

Miami Herald

Ex-supervisor wouldn't endorse Ladapo as FL's top doctor

A former supervisor of Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo declined to recommend Ladapo to lead the state’s health department during a background check, records show

The Independent UK

Baltimore's top prosecutor pleads not guilty in federal case

Baltimore’s top prosecutor has pleaded not guilty to charges that she made false statements on financial documents to withdraw money from her retirement savings and to purchase two Florida vacation homes

The Independent UK

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SeaWorld ramps up care for threatened Florida manatees

The SeaWorld theme park in Orlando is opening new pools to care for Florida manatees that are dying because of starvation due to poor water quality in their normal habitat

The Independent UK

Many Florida counties, towns had fewer murders in 2021, going against the national trend

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Some of Florida’s biggest municipalities went against the national trend in 2021 by reducing their murder numbers, or keeping them practically the same, from 2020, according to statistics from medical examiners.

Tribune News Service

Pillow fighting could be the next great combat sport – no, seriously

The Pillow Fight Championship, or PFC, is trying to turn pillow fighting into a professional sport – but unlike MMA, ‘anyone can compete, and anyone can win’

The Guardian - US

Editorial: In the abortion debate, Florida Republicans tell rape and incest victims ‘tough luck’

There was a time when men who were anti-abortion didn’t bother to hide their lack of empathy for women who end up pregnant as the result of rape or incest.

Miami Herald

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Video shows Florida middle school teacher arrested after being accused of kissing student on the lips

Carlos Aguirre Rendon, 29, booked and released on $12,500 bond

The Independent UK

Wainwright still putting in work as lockout keeps players away from Jupiter

Adam Wainwright normally would have left on Thursday for Jupiter, Florida, site of Cardinals spring training, where he has spent the past 17 springs.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Florida Legislature approves its own redistricting maps as DeSantis seeks court ruling

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Legislators finished work on their legislative redistricting maps on Thursday as a unanimous Senate approved a Florida House map and gave final approval to a Senate map. The new configurations position Republicans to be able to remain in control of the Legislature for the next decade.

Miami Herald

Florida woman sues David’s Bridal over unwanted automated text messages

New Florida law makes it illegal to send telemarketing texts without permission

The Independent UK

Flood of COVID-19 home foreclosures didn’t happen in US

After fears that an end to the pandemic-induced moratorium on foreclosures would lead to a wave of homelessness, 2021 had the fewest foreclosures on record, and experts are saying they aren’t likely to rise much this year.

Orlando Sentinel

Florida's ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill draws protest and rally from LGBTQ advocates

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — South Florida educators rallied on Tuesday to show state legislators that while the odds may not be in their favor, they won’t go down without a fight regarding anti-LGBTQ bills in schools.

Tribune News Service

Missouri Republican lawmaker pushes gun bill that would ‘make murder legal’, prosecutors say

Missouri initiative falls in line with states such as Florida, where people can invoke self-defense and similarly be immune from criminal or civil prosecution

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Florida seeks death penalty for church music director accused of killing his wife and two adult children

William Broyles allegedly shot and killed his family in their Jacksonville home before calling 911 and confessing to crimes

USA Today Sports Media Group

Former Ohio State quarterback JP Andrade joining Deion Sanders at Jackson State

In case you missed it - JP Andrade finds a new home in Florida with Neon Deion.

The Independent UK

Hunter under fire for catching and killing near-record giant Florida gator

‘What an incredibly cowardly thing to do. Did anyone not think of moving it’ says critic of hunter

Orlando Sentinel

‘Ghost’ candidates, dark money wouldn’t be focus of DeSantis’ election security office

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis’ proposed election security office would have no authority to clamp down on “ghost” candidates or the dark money groups that support them, according to a Senate proposal that outlined the responsibilities of the new office.

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Daily Record

Two Honduras players taken off with hypothermia in -17C qualifier as manager rages at US national team

The US hosted their Central American opposition in Saint Paul, Minnesota instead of a warmer venue such as California or Florida.

Wales Online

Doomsday Glacier - massive iceberg blocks scientific mission

Scientists want to study the Florida-sized glacier by land, sea and below for the brief time the remote ice is reachable during the Antarctic summer

Miami Herald

Cubans who arrived through ‘Operation Peter Pan’ oppose DeSantis’ immigration orders

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A group of Florida business leaders and immigration advocates, including some who came to the U.S. from Cuba as unaccompanied children under “Operation Pedro Pan,” are asking Gov. Ron DeSantis to reverse a new rule that targets shelters licensed to house unaccompanied migrant children.

Reuters

Rollout of NASA's new moon rocket to launch pad delayed at least a month

The highly anticipated rollout of NASA's big new moon rocket to its launch pad in Florida for final tests before a first flight has been delayed by at least a month, until March at the earliest, the U.S. space agency said on Wednesday.

Sports Illustrated

Winners and Losers from National Signing Day 2022

So much for the 'boring' National Signing Day.

Orlando Sentinel

Florida Senate panel votes down exceptions for rape, incest in 15-week abortion ban

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A Florida Senate committee voted Wednesday against including exceptions for rape, incest and human trafficking in a bill that would ban most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy.

Tribune News Service

Manatees still starving to death, despite government intervention

A catastrophic die-off of manatees has continued this winter, despite the unprecedented intervention of state and federal wildlife agencies to save one of Florida’s most beloved animals.

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