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Legislative fight brews in Alaska over Gov. Dunleavy's 'parental rights' measure

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The day after Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy unveiled a controversial "parental rights" bill that would limit LGBTQ policies in Alaska schools, lawmakers began to hint at the battle that awaits.

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Ron DeSantis wallops Donald Trump in Florida presidential poll — but right-wing state legislative agenda is unpopular

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis leads former President Donald Trump by a nearly 2-to-1 margin in a new poll of potential Sunshine State Republican presidential primary voters.

Tribune News Service

Florida GOP lawmakers take aim at defining sex and gender

ORLANDO, Fla. — Republican bills aimed at preventing transgender children from transitioning have led to a firestorm of criticism from Democrats and the LQBTQ community. One proposal would allow the state to take a child away from a parent even “at risk” of doing so.

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Trackers spot 1200lb great white shark off Florida coast

“Over the past two seasons, Maple has spent much of her winter in the Gulf of Mexico,” non-profit OCEARCH says

The Independent UK

State attorney in Florida says Gov. DeSantis is building a case to suspend her from office

ORLANDO, Fla. — Orange-Osceola State Attorney Monique Worrell on Thursday said she has complied with Gov. Ron DeSantis’ request for information in the past cases against shooting suspect Keith Moses and accused the governor of seeking to justify suspending her from office.

Orlando Sentinel

Eleventh Circuit Upholds Restriction on Gun Purchases by 18-to-20-Year-Olds

The opinion, just handed down today, is Jones v. Bonti, written by Judge Robin Rosenbaum, and joined by District Judge Anne Conway (M.D. Fla.); Judge Charles Wilson concurred in the judgment, because he would have preferred to wait until the Florida Legislature finishes considering a bill that would lower the…

Reason

Florida lawmakers exclude open carry from gun legislation

TAMPA, Fla. — Legislation that would allow Floridians to carry concealed weapons without a permit or training is ready to be taken up by the full House and Senate — without a change to allow people to openly carry guns in public.

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Home values in South Florida jump 13%, despite the slowing market

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Homeowners across South Florida saw their homes values rise over the past year, despite the market taking a turn, new data shows.

Tribune News Service

Owl accidentally gets treated to two-week Caribbean cruise after stowing away on ship

The nine-inch burrowing owl was eventually caught by staff at Florida Fish and Wildlife having found itself on the Royal Caribbean’s Symphony of the Seas voyage to Mexico

Daily Mirror

Florida governor offers to 'run' Novak Djokovic a boat from Bahamas so he can enter US

The 22-time Grand Slam champion is currently unable to enter the US but a governor of a southern state is desperate for him to feature in an upcoming tennis event

Daily Mirror

Enormous 11ft great white shark with chunk bitten out of it spotted stalking coast

Maple, a 11ft-long great white shark, was spotted 43 miles off the coast of St George's island in Florida, US, on Monday as she continues to be tracked by conversation group Ocearch

Daily Mirror

With households cash-strapped, here’s what’s it like at a Florida pawn shop

LARGO, Florida – Inflation, no inflation, recession, stimulus, pandemic, whatever may come: “In here it always stays the same,” said Tim’s Trading Post & Pawn team member Rita Casillas. “There are always people who need cash and have nowhere else to go.”

Tribune News Service

All available free-agent TEs for Colts in 2023

Here's a look at all the available tight ends for the Colts in free agency.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Meet Me @ the Altar: Past//Present//Future review – pop-punk debut lacks raw appeal

The Florida trio have funny and relatable lines, so it’s a shame that their songs aren’t distinct enough to give them impact

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Meth-addicted mum who lost custody of son shows incredible transformation

Natalee King, from Florida, America, was sent into a spiral after her first husband, John King, died in a work training accident in 2013 - but has now quit drugs and alcohol after getting the help she so desperately needed

France 24

'My mission is not over yet': Brazil's Bolsonaro teases political comeback

Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro has often been called the Trump of the Tropics, and this week he made an appearance at the Conservative Political Action Conference in the US. The former Brazilian president has been living in Florida following his defeat to leftist leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva…

The Independent UK

Players Championship 2023: Odds, tips and prediction as Rory McIlroy battles Jon Rahm

Everything you need to know ahead of the tournament in Florida

The Independent UK

Players Championship 2023 live stream: How to watch PGA Tour event online and on TV

Everything you need to know ahead of the tournament in Florida

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Brickbat: Trust Us. He's Not Breathing

Two Clearwater, Florida, paramedics, who weren't named by media, have been suspended after pronouncing a man dead when he wasn't actually dead. Phebe Maxwell called for help when her father went into cardiac arrest. When the paramedics arrived, they took his pulse and pronounced him dead even as Phebe pointed…

Orlando Sentinel

Editorial: Will the real Ron DeSantis please stand up?

Smiling and relaxed, Gov. Ron DeSantis made a serious effort to present a warmer and more reasonable likeness of himself in his State of the State address Tuesday.

Evening Standard

Great white shark prowling near Florida coast ahead of US spring break

An 11-foot long, 1,200 pound shark is being monitored off the Florida coast as thousands of young Americans head to the state’s coastlines for spring break.

Tribune News Service

DeSantis isn’t running for president yet. But it looks like it in Tampa Bay

PINELLAS PARK, Fla. — Standing before a giant screen emblazoned with “The Florida Blueprint,” Gov. Ron DeSantis took his presidential campaign dry run to Tampa Bay on Wednesday, speaking to several hundred supporters about his leadership philosophy and why Florida is the most “free” state in the nation.

Miami Herald

Florida judge appointed by Trump slaps down Biden’s immigration parole policy

A federal judge in Florida on Wednesday ordered President Joe Biden’s administration to vacate and review a policy that has granted parole to tens of thousands of undocumented migrants arriving at the U.S. southern border.

Orlando Sentinel

New Disney Reedy Creek board chair vows ‘broader representation’

Members of the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District, which replaced Disney’s Reedy Creek, agreed Wednesday to work with the district’s firefighters to resolve their union contract impasse and help award death benefits to the widow of a firefighter who died in 2017.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Farmer Wants A Wife cast guide: Meet the 32 women and 4 farmers

Meet the 32 women looking for love on the rebooted reality show 'Farmer Wants A Wife.'

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