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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Democratic gubernatorial candidate Nikki Fried said Tuesday she’d like to see a massive effort to “change the culture of America when it comes to guns,” along the scale of the efforts that turned cigarette smoking into something that’s less glamorous — and thus less popular —…

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TAMPA, Fla. — The Lightning dropped the first two games of the the Eastern Conference final in part because they struggled to possess the puck.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Rays won Tuesday’s game in the bottom of the 10th inning when Taylor Walls hit a three-run walkoff home run off the rightfield foul pole with two outs, beating the Cardinals 4-2.

ORLANDO, Fla. — The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the disappearance of several members of the Haitian Special Olympics soccer team participating in this year’s USA Games.

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Miami Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel spoke to the media ahead of Tuesday’s practice of organized team activities, the final session open to media.

ORLANDO, Fla. — The 10-year-old girl who last week shot and killed a woman who was fighting with her mother was arrested Tuesday on a second-degree murder charge, the Orlando Police Department announced Tuesday.

TAMPA, Fla. — Only a half-hour or so had elapsed in the inaugural practice of the Bucs’ three-day mandatory minicamp when Tom Brady appeared to overthrow second-year receiver Jaelon Darden on a downfield route.

TAMPA, Fla. — Shiine and Angel Thompson met at a sorority event and had their first date at a Brandon, Florida, bowling alley.

TAMPA, Fla. — Cuban dissident Daniel Llorente came to the United States last year seeking political asylum after a long and dangerous journey through Central America and Mexico.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The Parkland mass shooting trial became the scene of a tense standoff Monday pitting the defense, missing a critical team member due to COVID, against a Broward County judge who has grown openly tired of delays that have pushed jury selection into its third month.