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The Fight Over Kids at Drag Shows Is a Classic Moral Panic

Florida threatens a venue for letting minors attend a sexualized holiday cabaret performance with their parents.

Reason

Police officer caught on camera dragging handcuffed woman across concrete floor

The methods used by Officer Gregory Damon went directly against Tampa Police Department, Florida, US, policy despite the suspect telling him 'I want you to drag me'

Daily Mirror

Trump began tweeting conspiracy theories about Joe Scarborough at urging of Matt Gaetz, Jan 6 transcripts reveal

Mr Gaetz’s seat representing Florida’s first congressional district was once held by Scarborough, who is now the host of MSNBC’s Morning Joe programme

The Independent UK

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I'm Mexican American. But the LA City Council audio leak reminded me that I'm Oaxacan too

LOS ANGELES — As a Mexican American, I love being from two worlds. I feel lucky to have been born in Florida, growing up in a beachside city in all the state's humid glory. I feel proud knowing how to make tamales and enchiladas and rooting for two soccer teams…

Los Angeles Times

Republicans ramp up anti-ESG campaign for 2023

The investing strategy known as ESG is under attack, and virtually no one expects the backlash to die down.

Tribune News Service

Where is Scientology’s David Miscavige? Opposing lawyers want to know

TAMPA, Fla. — The process servers showed up to 10 Church of Scientology properties in Clearwater, Florida, and California with legal documents in hand.

Tribune News Service

Man opens up on moment alligator tore off his arm after stalking him through lake

Eric Merda, 43, says he would now think twice about wading into Florida's Lake Manatee, which was where he nearly died in July this year.

Daily Mirror

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Canaveral National Seashore, Playalinda Beach smashed by Hurricane Nicole are ‘not going to be the same’

What makes Canaveral National Seashore so revered in Florida is that visitors can commune with the wildest nature, some two-dozen miles of Atlantic surf rolling onto beaches never reconstructed, far from T-shirt shops and conjuring a sense of before European conquest.

Orlando Sentinel

Florida is the fastest-growing state in the nation, census estimates show

It’s not your imagination: People really are flocking to Florida.

Tribune News Service

Florida investigating ‘Drag Queen Christmas’ show. It was billed as ‘adult content’

Florida’s top business regulators are investigating complaints against “A Drag Queen Christmas” annual event in Fort Lauderdale that, according to the organizer, required attendees who were minors to be accompanied by a parent and warned about “adult themes and content.”

Miami Herald

Disneyland issues ‘Courtesy’ warning after increase in fights at Disney theme parks

Disneyland has followed the lead of Walt Disney World in issuing a new “Courtesy” warning after a string of fights, brawls and screaming matches in recent months have damaged the family-friendly reputation of Disney’s theme parks in Anaheim and Florida.

The Orange County Register

Inmate planned to use stimulus check to pay hit man to kill Florida judge, feds say

A Florida prison inmate pleaded guilty to engineering a murder-for-hire plot that would have used federal stimulus money to pay for killing a judge and his family, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Middle District of Florida.

Tribune News Service

Bob Marley's grandson Joseph 'Jo Mersa' Marley dies at 31 in Florida

Joseph "Jo Mersa" Marley, a reggae singer-songwriter and grandson of Bob Marley, was found dead in Miami-Dade County on Dec. 26, according to reports.

Los Angeles Times

Florida police officer filmed dragging handcuffed woman on the ground is fired

Officer Gregory Damon violated Tampa Police Department’s policies, an internal investigation found

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Boxer Gervonta Davis jailed on domestic violence charge

Authorities say professional boxer Gervonta Davis has been jailed in Florida after he struck a woman in the face

The Independent UK

Hero Florida teacher helps reunite travellers with missing bags amid Southwest luggage chaos

In a nightmare line with her husband trying to retrieve their luggage, Brittany Loubier-Vervisch had a eureka moment

USA Today Sports Media Group

Vikings vs. Packers: 5 things to know about Week 17’s opponent

The Packers are in an interesting place currently

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Why did John Cena start following dozens of journalists? We have some theories

From Charlottesville, Virginia, to Jacksonville, Florida, John Cena wants to make sure he’s covered on his local news.

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The Independent UK

Florida police officer drags woman into jail, is fired

The police department in Tampa, Florida, has fired an officer who was videotaped dragging a handcuffed woman from a patrol car to a jail entrance

Evening Standard

Jo Mersa Marley dead: Bob Marley’s grandson dies aged 31

Political figures in Jamaica have paid tribute to the Jamaican-American musician, whose father is reggae pinoeer Bob’s son Stephen Marley

Tribune News Service

The case of the two Grace Elliotts: A medical billing mystery

Earlier this year, Grace Elizabeth Elliott got a mysterious hospital bill for medical care she had never received.

Miami Herald

The culture wars have their day in court: Where DeSantis has won and lost

The DeSantis administration has been engaged in legal battles over more than a dozen policies and administrative actions linked to the Florida governor’s “culture wars.”

Miami Herald

Here are the top law firms paid to defend DeSantis’ culture war policies

As Gov. Ron DeSantis has waged an aggressive war on what he considers “woke” culture, his ideas have come under fierce legal fire, with more than 15 lawsuits challenging his policies.

Miami Herald

DeSantis’ culture wars grabbed headlines — and legal challenges that cost $17 million

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis’ political strategy has won national attention for his ability to shrewdly select culture war issues and use a compliant Florida Legislature to advance them.

Miami Herald

Florida man, 41, impregnated a 13-year-old, cops say. He blames the rape on voodoo

A West Palm Beach, Florida, man accused of the incestuous rape and impregnation of a 13-year-old child didn’t deny the charge, authorities say.

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