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Commentary: How the aesthetics of drag drive the bigots mad

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is a local politician with national aspirations. Like many MAGA Republicans, he learned from former President Donald Trump that jamming as many culture war hot buttons as possible is a surefire bet to draw the attention of tabloid-hungry press, plus the giant social media outrage machine.…

Los Angeles Times

Journalist, child killed near site of fatal shooting in Florida

Police say the 19-year-old suspect shot dead a woman before returning to the scene and killing two other people.

Al Jazeera

Florida shootings: TV journalist covering murder and girl, 9, shot dead near Orlando

Suspect Keith Melvin Moses, 19, was arrested shortly after the attacks

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Television reporter and nine-year-old girl shot dead in Florida

A 19-year-old suspect is apprehended after a US TV journalist and a young girl are fatally shot in central Florida just hours after another deadly shooting nearby.

ABC News

Florida TV journalist and girl, 9, killed near scene of earlier fatal shooting

The girl's mother and a TV crew member were critically injured.

Axios

Orlando shooting – live: Suspect pretended to be asleep during police interview, sheriff says

Shooter returned to scene and killed Spectrum News 13 reporter covering earlier homicide as well as young girl before being taken into custody

The Independent UK

Journalist, 9yo girl killed when shooting suspect returns to scene

A nine-year-old girl and a TV journalist have been fatally shot by a suspected killer who returned to the scene of a shooting in Florida.

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A girl and a TV journalist were fatally shot near the scene of another shooting

Authorities in Florida don't immediately have a motive for any of the shootings. A TV crewmember and the girl's mother were also wounded and in critical condition at the hospital.

WEKU

After legislative fix, court dismisses lawsuit against DeSantis over migrant flights

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — In a seven-minute hearing, a Leon County Circuit Court judge dismissed a case against Gov. Ron DeSantis Wednesday brought by a state senator over flights funded by Florida that took migrants to Martha’s Vineyard from Texas last year.

Miami Herald

TV journalist and girl, 9, shot dead at scene of previous homicide crime scene in Florida

Gunman allegedly attacked Spectrum News 13 personnel covering crime scene

The Independent UK

Authorities: TV reporter, girl fatally shot in Florida

Authorities say a central Florida television journalist and a little girl were fatally shot near the scene of a fatal shooting from earlier in the day

The Independent UK

Florida seeks to reinstate law blocking state funding for Planned Parenthood

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Citing the Supreme Court case that reversed Roe v. Wade, Florida’s attorney general on Wednesday filed a motion to reinstate part of a 2016 law that would have blocked state funds from going to Planned Parenthood and other organizations that perform abortions.

Tribune News Service

Bad New Idea From Florida: Ban Dogs From Sticking Their Heads Out of Car Windows

It’s ruff going for the state’s canines.

Reason

Libel Suit by Gen. Michael Flynn's Sister Against CNN Dismissed

I'm too slammed today to comment in detail on it, but I just thought I'd note the decision handed down today by Judge Mary Scriven (M.D. Fla.) in Valerie Flynn v. CNN: Plaintiff, a citizen of Florida, is a private individual and sister to Retired General Michael Flynn. Plaintiff's suit…

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Ron DeSantis Wants To Rewrite Defamation Law

"The bill is an aggressive and blatantly unconstitutional attempt to rewrite defamation law in a manner that protects the powerful from criticism by journalists and the public," said one attorney.

Fortune

A Florida boy’s gym injury turned deadly due to strep A

While cases of invasive strep A are rare, “these things can pop up very quickly—so quickly that you don’t have time to wait and see the doctor the next day,” one expert tells Fortune.

The Independent UK

Pregnant woman argues her unborn baby is being illegally detained at Florida jail

Natalia Harrel, 24, is accused of fatally shooting 28-year-old Gladys Borcela during an argument inside an Uber last summer

The Independent UK

Florida college students planning statewide walkout in protest of Ron DeSantis’s ‘attacks’ on education

The walkout is scheduled for Thursday afternoon on the state’s college and university campuses

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Daily Mirror

Protesters gathering as US state set to execute its first inmate in four years

Donald David Dillbeck, 59, is scheduled to die tomorrow, February 23, for the 1990 murder of Faye Vann in Tallahassee, and advocates are preparing to protest the capital punishment in Florida, US

Asharq Al-Awsat

Djokovic Hopes to Play in US despite Being Unvaccinated

Novak Djokovic has asked American authorities for special permission to enter the United States to play tennis tournaments in California and Florida despite being unvaccinated against the coronavirus, the top-ranked Serb said Wednesday. The Transportation Security Administration has said the requirement for foreign air travelers to be fully vaccinated against…

USA Today Sports Media Group

2023 NFL draft: Seattle a ‘fantastic spot’ for Florida QB Anthony Richardson

Then again, anyone who has watched Jimmy Garoppolo perform could tell you that raw stats can be deceiving.

Ballotpedia

Biden holds lead in PredictIt’s 2024 presidential election market

As of February 21, 2023, PredictIt’s 2024 presidential market shows President Joe Biden (D) leading at $0.36, followed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) at $0.29, and former President Donald Trump (R) at $0.27. Biden has held the lead in this market since January 22, 2023. No other candidate has…

Daily Mirror

Man pronounced dead by paramedics after cardiac arrest - but he was still BREATHING

Thomas Maxwell, 65 was found unresponsive on the floor of his him in Pinellas County, Florida, US, but his daughter, Phebe Maxwell, insisted he was still alive

The Independent UK

Djokovic hopes to play in US despite being unvaccinated

Novak Djokovic says he has asked American authorities for special permission to enter the United States to play tennis tournaments in California and Florida despite being unvaccinated against the coronavirus

Tribune News Service

Florida might legalize fentanyl test strips to help reduce drug overdoses and deaths

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Zach Creighton was headed to bed the night of Dec. 12, after a long day of work. Unreachable all the next day, his parents rushed from their Boynton Beach home to Creighton’s place in West Palm Beach.

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