Today: September 12, 2024
Today: September 12, 2024

Florida

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In victory for Trump, Florida GOP won't require signing loyalty oath to run in presidential primary

The Republican Party of Florida is removing a loyalty oath as a condition for getting on the presidential primary ballot

In victory for Trump, Florida GOP won't require signing loyalty oath to run in presidential primary
Sports

AP Top 25 Reality Check: Florida, Florida State, Miami ranked together for 1st time since 2017

The state of Florida’s big three is back in the AP Top 25

AP Top 25 Reality Check: Florida, Florida State, Miami ranked together for 1st time since 2017
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Florida jury pool could give Trump an advantage in classified documents case

The classified documents prosecution of Donald Trump would seem, on paper at least, to be the most straightforward of the four criminal cases the former president is facing

Florida jury pool could give Trump an advantage in classified documents case
News

First private US passenger rail line in 100 years is about to link Miami and Orlando at high speed

For the first time in a century, a private passenger rail service will launch new operations in the U.S. and this time it involves high-speed trains

First private US passenger rail line in 100 years is about to link Miami and Orlando at high speed
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Florida agriculture losses between $78M and $371M from Hurricane Idalia, preliminary estimate says

Florida agriculture losses from Hurricane Idalia are estimated at between $78 million and $371 million, with producers also suffering widespread damage to such infrastructure as irrigation rigs and fences

Florida agriculture losses between $78M and $371M from Hurricane Idalia, preliminary estimate says
Business|News

High-speed trains begin making trip between Orlando and Miami

A privately owned high-speed passenger train service has been launched between Florida’s two biggest tourist hubs

High-speed trains begin making trip between Orlando and Miami
Political

Both parties want to win South Florida. Here's one Cuban activist's view of the political fight

Soon after Felix Llerena arrived in Miami in 2017, the Cuban activist was drawn to then-President Donald Trump by the Republican's aggressive approach toward Cuba’s communist government

Both parties want to win South Florida. Here's one Cuban activist's view of the political fight
News

Florida high-speed train headed to Orlando fatally strikes pedestrian

Florida's high-speed passenger train service has suffered its first fatality on its new extension to Orlando

Florida high-speed train headed to Orlando fatally strikes pedestrian
Business|Entertainment|News|Political

Disney, DeSantis legal fights ratchet up as company demands documents from Florida governor

The legal fights between Disney and Gov. Ron DeSantis ratcheted up this week

Disney, DeSantis legal fights ratchet up as company demands documents from Florida governor
News

Suspect in police beating has ruptured kidney, headaches; his attorneys call for a federal probe

Attorneys for a drug suspect who was repeatedly punched, elbowed and kneed by officers in northeast Florida during a traffic stop say that they are petitioning the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate the case

Suspect in police beating has ruptured kidney, headaches; his attorneys call for a federal probe
News

Man who killed 2 women he met a day apart in north Florida bars in 1996 is put to death

A man who killed two women he met a day apart at north Florida bars in 1996 has been executed

Man who killed 2 women he met a day apart in north Florida bars in 1996 is put to death
Entertainment|News

Judy Blume, James Patterson and other authors are helping PEN America open Florida office

Judy Blume, James Patterson and Michael Connelly are among 24 prominent writers who have raised more than $3 million to help PEN America open a center in Miami and expand it efforts to counter Florida’s surge in book bannings in recent years

Judy Blume, James Patterson and other authors are helping PEN America open Florida office
Entertainment|News

Prosecutors accuse rapper YNW Melly of witness tampering as his murder retrial looms

Florida prosecutors have charged rapper YNW Melly with witness tampering ahead of his retrial on double murder charges

Prosecutors accuse rapper YNW Melly of witness tampering as his murder retrial looms
News

Florida sues White House over funding tied to new state labor law

Florida sued the Biden administration on Wednesday, accusing it of threatening to withhold more than $800 million of funding for transportation infrastructure because

Florida sues White House over funding tied to new state labor law
Entertainment|News

YNW Melly murder trial delayed after defense attorneys accuse prosecutors of withholding information

Defense attorneys for rapper YNW Melly say South Florida prosecutors committed felony obstruction of justice by not revealing that the lead detective in the rapper’s double-murder case had been previously accused of being willing to lie as he gathered evidence

YNW Melly murder trial delayed after defense attorneys accuse prosecutors of withholding information
News

Swans in Florida that date to Queen Elizabeth II gift are rounded up for their annual physicals

A flock of swans that grew from a gift from Queen Elizabeth II nearly 70 years ago is being rounded up in Florida to ensure they are all healthy

Swans in Florida that date to Queen Elizabeth II gift are rounded up for their annual physicals
Business|Environment|News

Florida citrus forecast improves over last year when hurricanes hit state

Florida's citrus production is expected to improve in the upcoming season compared to last year when twin hurricanes battered the state

Florida citrus forecast improves over last year when hurricanes hit state
Entertainment|News

Prosecutor removed from YNW Melly murder trial after defense accusations of withholding information

A South Florida judge has removed the lead prosecutor in the double murder retrial of rapper YNW Melly

Prosecutor removed from YNW Melly murder trial after defense accusations of withholding information
Education|News

Stoneman Douglas High shooting site visited one last time by lawmakers and educators

Florida lawmakers and education leaders from several states have taken what is likely to be the final tour of a building at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland

Stoneman Douglas High shooting site visited one last time by lawmakers and educators
Business|Entertainment|News

Disney attorneys want to question former administrator in lawsuit with DeSantis appointees

Disney attorneys want to question a previous administrator of the Walt Disney World governing district as part of its defense against a lawsuit brought by a board made up of appointees of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis

Disney attorneys want to question former administrator in lawsuit with DeSantis appointees
Sports

Beamer Break: South Carolina football coach injures his foot in a frustrated, postgame kick

Add coach Shane Beamer to South Carolina's injury list with a broken bone in his right foot following his team's 41-39 loss to Florida

Beamer Break: South Carolina football coach injures his foot in a frustrated, postgame kick
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Fewer Californians are moving to Texas, but more are going to Florida and Arizona

The number of former Californians who became Texans dropped slightly last year, but some of that slack was picked up by Arizona and Florida

Fewer Californians are moving to Texas, but more are going to Florida and Arizona
News|Political

Trump co-defendant in classified records case says he wants to keep lawyer despite possible conflict

A valet to former President Donald Trump and a co-defendant in the federal classified documents case against him has told a judge that he wants to keep his lawyer despite a potential conflict of interest

Trump co-defendant in classified records case says he wants to keep lawyer despite possible conflict
Political

Trump announces Florida rally as he prepares to skip yet another GOP debate

Former President Donald Trump will hold a rally in Florida as counter-programming to the third Republican presidential primary debate, which he is once again choosing to skip

Trump announces Florida rally as he prepares to skip yet another GOP debate
Education|News|Political

Florida orders state universities to disband pro-Palestinian student group, saying it backs Hamas

Florida’s state university system is disbanding chapters of a pro-Palestinian student group it says is violating state law by aligning themselves with Hamas in the wake of an attack on Israeli citizens

Florida orders state universities to disband pro-Palestinian student group, saying it backs Hamas

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