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How will DeSantis govern Florida? Presidential run could dictate next moves

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — With a landslide victory and a Republican supermajority in the Legislature, Gov. Ron DeSantis is guaranteed the ability to continue his conservative culture wars agenda against the “woke ideology’' that helped earn him a second term.

Orlando Sentinel

Climate change comes to prisons

Florida lacks a comprehensive policy to protect people locked in increasingly sweltering prisons

Salon

Film crew discovers wreckage of an tragic spaceflight off the coast of Florida

NASA isn't sure yet what it will do with the latest piece of debris from the 1986 space shuttle disaster.

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DeSantis rewrote the political map in Florida. Will the changes be permanent?

MIAMI — In his victory speech Tuesday, Gov. Ron DeSantis said that his victory over Democrat Charlie Crist had “rewritten the political map.”

Miami Herald

‘Ron DeSanctimonious’: angry Trump lashes out at Republican rival

Former president, who is still expected to announce candidacy, posts diatribe against possible White House contender and others

The Guardian - US

Hurricane Nicole unearths Native American burial site on Florida coast

Hurricane Nicole unearthed what is likely an ancient Native American burial ground on Chastain Beach in the town of Stuart, Florida.

Tribune News Service

Watch Florida Cops Arrest a Legally Blind Man After Confusing His Walking Stick for a Gun

The two sheriff's deputies have been disciplined, and the sheriff called the arrest "unacceptable."

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Trump lashes out against Glenn Youngkin: "He couldn't have won without me"

Trump has been claiming responsibility for the political rise of potential competitors in the 2024 GOP presidential primary, including Youngkin and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Axios

Nicole leaves 'unprecedented' building damage along part of Florida coast

The soaking remains of Hurricane Nicole brought heavy rains to Georgia and the Carolinas on Friday after it left a trail of destroyed and teetering beachside homes and damaged hotels and condos along Florida's Atlantic coast and killed at least four people.

Reuters

Biden, DeSantis get midterm jump on Trump as 2024 White House race begins

The 2024 presidential race is taking shape following midterm elections that gave an early boost to President Joe Biden and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, while leaving Donald Trump on the defensive.

Tribune News Service

Hurricane Nicole horror as human skulls and bones wash up on beach after storm

Beachgoers were left stunned to find six skulls and small bones washed up on Chastain Beach in Florida, US, as police have warned the public to stay away from the remains or face criminal charges

Daily Mirror

Ford F-150 Lightning Powers Through Hurricane-Related Outages

An F-150 Lightning owner in Florida ensured that his wife could have a "normal" morning, complete with power, coffee, and food, thanks to the electric truck.

InsideEVs

Question for Our Florida Readers About Gov. DeSantis

As many have pointed out, Ron DeSantis won the Florida Governor's race in 2018 in a squeaker, 49.6%-49.2%, and in 2022 in a blowout, 59.4%-40%. What's your sense, based on your knowledge of your fellow Floridians, of why this happened? Note that I'm not asking here whether DeSantis is in…

Reason

Neighbors in this Florida community aren’t too pleased with plans to turn golf course into 300-unit development

"The county has specific guidelines for converting a golf course. They aren't being followed at all here."

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The Independent UK

Trump claims he used the FBI to help DeSantis win 2018 election – prompting calls for investigation

GOP has turned on Mr Trump following the party’s disappointing midterms performance – and thrown support behind Mr DeSantis

The Conversation

Ron DeSantis: the Florida governor who may steal the Republican nomination from under his mentor Donald Trump's nose

Is Ron DeSantis the heir apparent to Donald Trump? It sure looked like it on Tuesday. In a US midterm election that saw his Republican party underperform nationally, DeSantis was the spectacular outlier, turning in a dominant performance in Florida’s governor race that turned heads among friends and foes alike.

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Election: Trump Tears into Rising Republican Rival DeSantis

Ex-US President Donald Trump has lashed out at Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, as the simmering rivalry between the two top Republicans boiled over. Trump belittled his former political apprentice as an "average" governor, lacking in "loyalty", BBC reported. DeSantis, 44, won re-election in a landslide in Tuesday's midterms, sealing his…

The Independent UK

‘Professional mermaid’ saves scuba diver’s life after finding him ‘foaming at the mouth’

Elle Jimenez, 33, of Miami, Florida, found the diver at sea without a pulse

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WEKU

A piece of the wrecked 1986 Challenger space shuttle was found off Florida's coast

A documentary crew with the History Channel initially made the discovery during a dive looking for World War II-era wreckage.

Tribune News Service

Florida doctors use saliva test to reveal someone’s future risk for Alzheimer’s

Florida doctors are using a new test to determine someone’s future risk for Alzheimer’s disease from a few drops of spit.

Tribune News Service

Commentary: The ‘red wave’ fizzled, but Greg Abbott and Ron DeSantis showed the GOP how to win

FORT WORTH, Texas — Though the House and Senate are still hanging in the balance, it’s clear Republicans did not sweep the nation with the “red wave” of conservative wins like they hoped. If anything, it was more of a red trickle.

Evening Standard

Donald Trump lashes out at Republican rival calling him ‘average’ and claims he ‘fixed’ his losing campaign

Ron DeSantis, 44, was re-elected as Florida governor with almost 60% of the vote

WEKU

Tropical Depression Nicole causes problems as it moves through Georgia

The storm could dump as much as 6 inches of rain over the Blue Ridge Mountains, forecasters say. Flooding is possible as the rain spreads into the eastern Ohio Valley, Mid-Atlantic and New England.

The Independent UK

Tropical Depression Nicole moves through Georgia

Tropical Depression Nicole was moving through Georgia Friday morning after a day of causing havoc through Florida as a hurricane and then tropical storm

The Independent UK

Newsom, DeSantis both claim 'freedom' as election mandates

California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis are both claiming the mantle of freedom in their election day victories

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