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Universal theme park in Florida plans to open new DreamWorks land

The Universal Orlando Resort theme park in Florida plans to open a new land next year based on characters from DreamWorks Animation

The Independent UK

Yes, tourism has slowed in Orlando, but don’t blame Disney vs. DeSantis

This hasn’t been the most sizzling of summers for Central Florida’s theme parks. Rising costs, searing heat and the shifting of post-pandemic travel to international locations and cruise ships are putting a damper on attendance, experts say.

Orlando Sentinel

Here Is Why Trump's 'Contingent' Electors Say They Did Nothing Illegal

Republicans who participated in the scheme say they relied on legal advice grounded in historical precedent.

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Universal theme park in Florida plans to open new DreamWorks land with Shrek, Trolls

The Universal Orlando Resort theme park in Florida plans to open a new land next year based on characters from DreamWorks Animation

The Independent UK

Florida school guidelines can punish trans students and teach how slavery ‘developed skills’ for Black people

Civil rights groups, lawmakers and educators blast ‘inaccurate and a scary’ African American history standards

The Independent UK

A Parkland father returned to the scene where his son died. He left with a bullet-torn poem and even more pain

Max Schachter lost his 14-year-old son Alex in the 2018 Valentine Day’s shooting at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Five years after the horrific carnage that claimed 17 lives, Mr Schachter returned to the classroom where his son was killed. Andrea Blanco reports

The Independent UK

‘A prisoner in your own home’: AC is a lifesaving but costly ordeal during heatwaves

As the US sizzles from record-breaking heat, air conditioning is crucial for health – but it can empty the pocketbook

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Former Trump Ally Turns Against Him, Funds PAC Supporting DeSantis For 2024

Jim Lamon, former Arizona senate hopeful, backs Florida Governor amid Trump's legal woes.

Zenger

Florida rulings ease concerns about drag performers at Pride parades, drag queen story hours

Librarians in Florida who feared fines for hosting drag queen story hours, and Pride parade organizers who worried about citations for including drag performers, can breathe easier now

The Independent UK

Floridians to DeSantis: Come home and fix housing crisis, other woes

TALLAHASSEE — While Gov. Ron DeSantis barnstorms the country campaigning for president, a growing chorus of Floridians are urging him to come home to deal with the state’s soaring housing costs and other problems.

Orlando Sentinel

Showtime feared ‘political consequences’ of airing documentary on DeSantis record at Guantanamo, report says

The network reportedly buried a Vice investigation about the Florida governor’s service at the military base

The Independent UK

Florida family convicted of selling bleach as fake cure for Covid-19 via online church

Prosecutor says family ‘created a fake church to make it harder for the Food and Drug Administration and government to stop them from selling snake oil’

The Independent UK

Florida school shooting reenactment set for Aug. 4 using live ammunition, judge told

The reenactment of a 2018 mass shooting at a Florida high school will take place early next month as part of a civil lawsuit and will use live ammunition

The Independent UK

Atlanta law enforcement readies for a possible Trump indictment

ATLANTA -- Downtown Atlanta over the years has played host to a plethora of high-profile sporting, music and cultural events, as well as huge protests and rallies. But the expected indictment of former President Donald Trump in Fulton County presents unique political, logistical and public safety challenges for law enforcement.

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Florida’s CFO blames wokeness for insurers leaving the state: 'I do call them the Bud Light of the insurance industry'

Four insurers have reduced their exposure in the state following series of disasters.

Tribune News Service

Florida mother charged for seeking hitman to kill 3-year-old son

A young Florida mother was arrested after she allegedly used a parody website to hire a hitman to kill her 3-year-old son, police said.

Salon

Families fleeing anti-trans states

Draconian laws banning trans care are forcing some families to flee to more progressive states

LiveScience

'Cocaine sharks' off Florida may be feasting on dumped bales of drugs

Shark Week show delves into whether sharks off the coast of Florida are coming into contact with the huge quantities of cocaine that get dumped in these waters.

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The Guardian - US

Judge orders Florida to stop putting children in nursing homes

State rebuked in 79-page ruling for ‘systemic institutionalization’ of medically fragile children

Tribune News Service

Editorial: On higher education, remember that Gov. DeSantis’ laws will outlast him

Amid the growing but anecdotal evidence that Florida’s new laws might be chasing university faculty away lies a real, deeper concern. Because incontrovertible proof is hard to come by, people can argue about how real the effects are. But they can’t dismiss an important reality, one that hasn’t been central…

Evening Standard

Florida girl, 8, awarded $800,000 after McDonald’s chicken nugget left her with second-degree burns

Olivia Caraballo’s thigh was badly burned after the chicken nugget became wedged between her car seat and leg

Tribune News Service

The Bible will stay in Florida's Palm Beach County schools, board decides

A rabbi, a Baptist church pastor, a born-and-raised Catholic and an atheist walked into a Palm Beach County School Board meeting Wednesday.

Orlando Sentinel

Federal judge refuses to limit drag show ruling to just Hamburger Mary’s

A federal judge won’t limit his previous ruling that temporarily blocked a Florida law he has determined violated the constitutional rights of drag performers.

The Independent UK

Injunction blocking Florida law targeting drag shows applies to all venues, judge says

A federal judge says that his order blocking a Florida law targeting drag shows doesn’t just apply to the restaurant that brought a lawsuit challenging it but other venues in the state

The Independent UK

Jan. 6 charges against Trump would add to his mounting legal peril as he campaigns for 2024

Already facing criminal cases in New York and Florida, former President Donald Trump faces increasing legal peril as investigations into his efforts to cling to power after his election loss appear to be coming to a head

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