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A new era for Florida’s phosphates: rare earth minerals for EVs instead of fertilizers

The periodic table you may remember from chemistry class had two additional rows of elements below the main table. In the top added row are rare earth elements, metals critical in everyday technologies like cell phones and flat-screen TVs. Their global demand has skyrocketed for use in renewable energy technologies…

Miami Herald

Far-right pundits and lawmakers evangelise and crown Trump and Tucker at Turning Point’s Florida conference

The activist group’s event was anti-Ukraine, anti-trans and fully behind the former president and ex-Fox News host

The Independent UK

Ron DeSantis Campaign Lets Go Of Staff Amid Heavy Spending

Florida Governor DeSantis and team let go of some staffers in cost-cutting measures months after the competitive 2024 GOP

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DeSantis reduces staff as campaign struggles to meet fundraising goals – report

Fewer than 10 staffers were laid off, Politico reports, as more shake-ups within campaign are expected in coming weeks

The Guardian - US

‘Stoned’ DeSantis canvasser’s lewd rant caught on doorbell camera as 2024 campaign rushes to cut costs

Ron DeSantis has struggled to gain traction in the GOP primary as Donald Trump has ramped up his attacks

The Independent UK

Teenager detained at Florida airport and accused of ‘skiplagging’ travel hack

Skiplagging isn’t illegal, but that doesn’t mean it’s without risks

The Independent UK

Lionel Messi finalises signing for Inter Miami, commits until 2025

Major League Soccer (MLS) side Inter Miami on Saturday announced that Argentina legend and World Cup winner Lionel Messi has finalized his move to the club. The deal secures his presence in Florida until 2025, according to the club.

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Young conservatives at Turning Point’s South Florida conference say they favor Trump

MIAMI — Turning Point, a conservative organization known for organizing young voters, came to South Florida this weekend for a political convention featuring Republican presidential candidates and some of the country’s leading right-wing pundits.

Miami Herald

Donald Trump brands US a ‘third-world hellhole’ run by ‘perverts’ and ‘thugs’

Former president claimed American dream ‘dead’ under Joe Biden during Turning Point Action Conference

The Independent UK

DeSantis campaign spent $1.5 million a week, entered July with $12 million on hand

Ron DeSantis’ presidential campaign entered July with $12.2 million on hand, according to documents filed Saturday with the Federal Election Commission, a sizable sum of money the Florida Republican hopes will help him make up lost ground in his race to defeat former President Donald Trump in the 2024 GOP…

Tribune News Service

DeSantis would consider Iowa's Reynolds as running mate, calls Trump's attack of her 'out of hand'

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says he would consider Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds as a potential running mate, should he win the 2024 Republican presidential nomination

The Independent UK

Woman gets 6 years for assaulting sergeant with flagpole, pushing officers down stairs during Capitol riot

A Florida woman was sentenced Friday to six years in federal prison for her actions during the storming of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Tribune News Service

Florida rocked by home insurance crisis: ‘I may have to sell up and move’

Soaring hurricane-cover premiums are bad news for the state’s homeowners – and Ron DeSantis is accused of dragging his feet

The Guardian - US

Francis Wilkinson: Why can’t Republicans quit Trump?

After starting the year polling almost even with former President Donald Trump, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis began losing ground in March and continued sinking through the spring. Notably, the decline began before Trump’s first indictment. A July Economist/YouGovAmerica poll shows Trump at 49% and DeSantis at 20% in a multicandidate…

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The Guardian - US

Invasive snake wrestled into submission by hunters is Florida’s longest

Video of capture of Burmese python measured at 19ft – as long as an adult giraffe is tall – was posted on Instagram

Space

These 3 Orion spacecraft will carry Artemis astronauts to the moon (photo)

Three NASA Orion spacecraft for the agency's Artemis moon program are coming together at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Tribune News Service

Conor Sen: Maine is the new Florida for climate migrants

Millions of Americans have moved to the Southeast over the past few years, bringing immense wealth and transforming real estate markets in places like the suburbs of Dallas and Atlanta. This Sun Belt migration has created a longer-term opportunity in parts of the north as well.It's long been common for…

Tribune News Service

DeSantis makes play for evangelical voters to chip away at Trump

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said signing a law restricting abortion in his state had cost him donors and support, defending the decision as he sought to burnish his credentials with evangelical voters in Iowa.

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Chicago Sun-Times

Snake eyes? Arlington Heights man helps capture 19-foot Burmese python — a Florida state record

Recent college graduate Andrew Sokolowski and his buddies headed to Florida to vacation, but ended up helping a friend go python hunting. They caught the record-length snake while driving through the Big Cyprus National Preserve.

Miami Herald

DeSantis spent over $15 million in six months on ‘illegal migration’ in Texas, Keys

Gov. Ron DeSantis has spent at least $15.2 million in the first half of the year to address “illegal migration,” tapping a $500 million state fund that was made available to him to use for emergencies, records show.

The Independent UK

Trump snubbed as major evangelical group declines to invite him to conference

Florida Gov Ron DeSantis, former Vice President Mike Pence and former UN ambassador Nikki Haley, however, will reportedly be in attendance

Tribune News Service

Lionel Messi already doing Florida things. He was spotted at a Miami-area Publix.

Lionel Messi is officially a Florida man.

The Independent UK

Rehabilitated sea turtle released in Florida Keys to join Tour de Turtles

A juvenile green sea turtle rehabilitated at the Florida Keys-based Turtle Hospital has been fitted with a satellite-tracking transmitter and released to join an online race that follows long-distance migrations of sea turtles

The Independent UK

‘Walmart Melania’, ‘America’s Karen’ or ‘Tacky Onassis’: Why Casey DeSantis matters to the 2024 race

One source says the woman who could be America’s next first lady is making her husband ‘seem more like a three dimensional person’, writes Kelly Rissman

USA Today Sports Media Group

This 4-star DT recruit from Florida has over 60 college offers

Nowhere is that more apparent than in the popularity of Jones (Fla.) four-star defensive tackle D'Antre Robinson.

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