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DeSantis launches US presidential bid in glitch-filled broadcast

DeSantis is seen as the most formidable opponent against former President Donald Trump for the Republican nomination.

Al Jazeera

Florida’s Ron DeSantis launches 2024 bid for White House

WASHINGTON — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis entered the race for the Republican presidential nomination on Wednesday — a diminished figure in his party after a steady fall in polls in recent months, but still the top rival to former President Donald Trump.

Los Angeles Times

Ron DeSantis: 10 things to know about the Republican White House hopeful

The Florida governor claims ‘blue-collar roots’ and an Ivy League education but has pursued hard-right policies as he seeks to take on Trump

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What's on DeSantis' agenda? A look at the laws he passed as Florida governor, from abortion to guns

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has cemented himself as a conservative standard-bearer in the lead-up to his 2024 presidential announcement

The Independent UK

1 complaint led a Florida school to restrict access to Amanda Gorman's famous poem

One week after a parent complained, Gorman's The Hill We Climb was moved. The NAACP chapter in Miami says it wants "to ensure that it takes more than one form to remove our history and heritage."

WEKU

Commentary: California teaches Florida and Texas a lesson in ESG

Back in 2015 when California had the seventh-largest economy in the world, outperforming the rest of the US, economist Irena Asmundson attributed her native state's trajectory to a government increasingly in harmony with the diversity of its constituents. The cost of clean energy will “continue to fall” because of the…

Tribune News Service

‘All hat, no cattle’: Ron DeSantis, the ‘anti-woke’ Florida governor running for president

The rightwing culture warrior has been called ‘Trump 2.0’ – but what, if anything, is driving him to attain the highest office in the land?

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Florida governor Ron DeSantis announces 2024 presidential bid

Republican seen as Trump’s top challenger launches campaign with glitch-riddled Twitter event

The Guardian - US

It’s official: Florida Gov. DeSantis files paperwork for his presidential campaign

Ron DeSantis filed paperwork Wednesday to run for president in 2024, making a long-awaited entrance to a race that will test whether a Republican governor who rewrote Florida’s political rulebook — and often infuriated critics — can overcome the challenges of a race for the nation’s highest office.

Miami Herald

Ron DeSantis officially files to run for president in 2024

Florida governor is only Republican polling in double digits against Donald Trump

The Independent UK

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, top rival to Trump, jumps into the race for president

He made the announcement on Twitter. "I'm running for president to lead our Great American Comeback," he tweeted, along with a video.

WEKU

The War on Terror turned Ron DeSantis into Florida’s anti-woke warrior. Will that win him the White House?

Yale-educated governor is the highest profile Republican seeking to dethrone Donald Trump, writes John Bowden

The Independent UK

Florida governor Ron DeSantis announces entry for US 2024 presidency race - rivalling Trump

Florida governor Ron DeSantis, 44, has entered the 2024 presidential race and is considered to be Mr Trump’s strongest Republican rival

Daily Mirror

Twitter's candidate? DeSantis launches presidential bid on Musk's platform

There is the age-old question of what makes someone want to run for president. And then there is the question of how the candidate announces. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is opting for Twitter: not a tweet but a live discussion hosted by none other than the boss of that social…

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In some states, hundreds of thousands dropped from Medicaid

As states begin to require people to requalify for the free health insurance, many who are eligible are losing coverage because of administrative snafus.

The Independent UK

Everything we know about Ron DeSantis’ policies as he launches 2024 campaign

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is expected to announce his campaign for president on Wednesday evening

Axios

Ron DeSantis declares 2024 candidacy in glitchy Twitter Spaces event

The Florida governor's expected announcement comes after months of speculation about his ambitions.

Daily Mirror

'I had a baby using my ex-husband's sperm - after leaving him for my new lover'

Linda Fruits, 33, from Sunrise, Florida, has given birth to baby Arlo - who was fathered by her ex-husband Christopher after she got into a relationship with Maddy Gross, 36

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The Independent UK

Can Ron DeSantis beat Donald Trump? These Florida political veterans aren’t so sure

The Florida governor is poised to launch a presidential campaign, but many Sunshine State veterans tell Andrew Feinberg and Eric Garcia they aren’t sure he can best Donald Trump

The Independent UK

Florida school bans poem recited by Amanda Gorman at Biden inauguration

The poem will not be available to elementary school students at the Bob Graham Education Center in Miami Lakes

The Independent UK

Amanda Gorman's poem for Biden's inauguration banned by Florida school

A poem written for President Joe Biden’s inauguration has been placed on a restricted list at a South Florida elementary school after one parent's complaint

Cinemablend

After Canceling Relocation Amidst Governor DeSantis Lawsuit, Disney Discusses Additional $17B It Had Planned To Spend In Florida

Disney has already ended one major investment in Florida, but an even bigger one had been planned before a legal battle began.

Miami Herald

‘The power of the Black dollar.’ NAACP travel advisory in Florida a reminder of ’90s boycott

MIAMI -- The snub of Nelson Mandela was the last straw.

The Independent UK

Ron DeSantis mocked over bizarre video of roaring laughter: ‘A faulty robot’

Florida governor howled with apparent amusement at car show in Iowa

Tribune News Service

Republican lawmaker warns Broward libraries’ ‘I read banned books’ effort could prompt retaliation

A Florida public library system’s “I Read Banned Books” library cards are drawing concern from a Republican lawmaker who said the county agency is engaging in “a political stunt” with taxpayer money and warned it could generate financial retaliation by the state.

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