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Donald Trump’s attacks might be hurting — or helping — Ron DeSantis

DeSantis isn’t even running yet, but he’s got Trump, the press and voters acting as if he is. Talk about an auspicious start to a presidential campaign.

Chicago Sun-Times

Students at Florida university want to keep diversity programs and classes, survey shows

MIAMI — Students at one Florida public university say that they have had positive experiences with diversity programming and classes at their university and feel that shutting them down would make them feel unsafe or hinder their education, according to recent survey results shared with the Miami Herald.

Miami Herald

FBI pushes back on Trump’s claims he ‘sent’ feds to help DeSantis stop election fraud in 2018

Ex-president claimed in November that he sent US attorneys and FBI agents to stop ballot fraud in Broward County

The Independent UK

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Man jailed for 400 years released after 34 years for crime he didn't commit

Sidney Holmes, 57, was sentenced to 400 years in prison for an armed robbery which took place in 1988, but he was found innocent in a reinvestigation of the case in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US

Daily Mirror

Ukraine invites Ron DeSantis after Florida governor calls war with Russia ‘territorial dispute’

The prospective presidential candidate has said that supporting Ukraine is not in the ‘national interest’

The Independent UK

Florida Starbucks customer goes viral for homophobic video rant at lesbian couple

TikTok of incident in Coral Gables has been watched more than 7 million times

The Independent UK

Florida man guilty in 2019 fatal shooting of 5 women at bank

A Florida man has pleaded guilty to fatally shooting five women at a small-town bank branch in 2019 and will face either life in prison or a death sentence during the penalty phase next year

The Independent UK

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DeSantis trapped between Trump and MAGA

It is kind of like being stuck between a rock and a hard place

Salon

Trump-appointed judge to rule ‘as soon as possible’ after hearing in abortion pill case – as it happened

Federal judge in Texas holds hearing on status of mifepristone, which a far-right group claims is unsafe despite FDA approval

The Guardian - US

Meet the sargassum belt, a 5,000-mile-long snake of seaweed circling Florida

Since 2011, a fleet of seaweed patches double the size of the contiguous U.S. has cycled from West Africa to Florida, threatening beaches from Martinique to Miami. This year, it could grow bigger.

WEKU

The U.S. has a high rate of preterm births, and abortion bans could make that worse

The rates of premature birth in the U.S. are high, especially in certain states. Experts worry that states restricting abortion have fewer maternal care providers than those with abortion access.

WEKU

How Al Horford has quietly been the Boston Celtics’ X-factor this season

As the Celtics gear up for the 2023 NBA Playoffs in the stretch run of their 2022-23 campaign, the Florida alum has looked almost a decade younger than his 36 years.

USA Today Sports Media Group

First look: Young and unaffiliated Latino voters surge across U.S.

Recent elections signaled Latinos are becoming less loyal to parties.

Axios

Jack Draper and Emma Raducanu crash out to No1 seeds in Indian Wells

Jack Draper and Emma Raducanu both faced the unenviable task of facing the No1 seeds in Indian Wells in order to continue their impressive runs in Florida.

Evening Standard

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Miami Herald

Another drag show showdown: Florida targets prominent Miami hotel’s liquor license

MIAMI — Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration is seeking to revoke the Hyatt Regency Miami’s liquor license because one of its facilities hosted a Christmas-themed drag queen show in which the state claimed minors were present.

The Independent UK

Florida Starbucks customer goes viral for homophobic video rant at lesbian couple

TikTok of incident in Coral Gables has been watched more than 7 million times

The Independent UK

Divide on Ukraine support emerges in early 2024 GOP field

Former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis are emerging as leading rivals for the Republican presidential nomination, but when it comes to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, they are united in arguing that stopping the aggression isn’t a vital U.S. strategic interest

The Independent UK

Florida advances bills on gender identity, defamation

Florida Republicans are advancing a proposal to ban classroom lessons on sexual orientation and gender identity through the eighth grade, expanding the controversial law critics call “Don’t Say Gay.”

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Al Jazeera

US Republican DeSantis calls Ukraine war a ‘territorial dispute’

Florida governor and other leading conservative US presidential hopefuls express scepticism of Washington’s aid to Kyiv.

The Independent UK

How to explore Wynwood, Miami’s coolest neighbourhood

For a bright, bold art fix along with taquerias, sushi joints and rooftop cocktail bars, Wynwood is worth a couple of nights of your time in Florida’s flashiest city, says Lucy Thackray

Miami Herald

Coming soon to Florida beaches: Massive, messy and maybe record mounds of seaweed

MIAMI — A giant blob of seaweed, spanning 5,000 miles and weighing an estimated 6.1 million tons, threatens to blanket Florida beaches and Caribbean islands with smelly piles of decaying brown goop.

The Guardian - US

Ron DeSantis says US should not get ‘further entangled’ in Ukraine war

Florida governor’s remarks align with Trump’s view and are likely to shift sentiment in Republican party away from Ukraine support

The Independent UK

Ron DeSantis dismisses Ukraine war as ‘territorial dispute’ as he downplays need for US aid

The Florida governor criticises the Biden administration’s ‘blank check’ for Ukraine and says it ‘distracts from our country’s most pressing challenges’

Fortune

Conservatives blame Silicon Valley Bank failure on 'woke' policies

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis blamed Silicon Valley Bank's focus on diversity for its failure.

USA Today Sports Media Group

2023 NFL draft: Updated TE rankings post-combine

Here's a look at Draft Wire's updated TE rankings following the NFL combine.

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