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Florida man leads chase with authorities on lawn mower

ORLANDO, Fla. — A Florida man was arrested over the weekend after trying to outrun deputies on a John Deere lawn mower, according to the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office.

Orlando Sentinel

Student claims Florida college blocked her application because she’s gay

University allegedly wanted a meeting over a ‘recent Instagram post’

The Independent UK

Jerry Jeudy attends Lamar Jackson’s youth football camp in Florida

Jerry Jeudy and Lamar Jackson both grew up in Broward County in Southeast Florida.

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Alarm over DeSantis' election chief

DeSantis picked Cord Byrd, a Florida legislator who won't acknowledge Biden's 2020 win, to run Florida elections

Salon

NIL a year later: A good idea marred by poor execution and leadership

Oliver Luck was a two-time All-American quarterback who guided West Virginia to a win over the Florida Gators in the 1981 Peach Bowl.

Orlando Sentinel

Flipping Heroes: Rescuers Save Florida Woman After She Crashes Into Canal

The rescue was filmed on Maytown Road in the city of Oak Hill, which is located in Volusia County, in the U.S. state of Florida, on July 5.

Zenger

Editorial: Florida sets up a witch hunt for liberal professors

College isn’t what it used to be, that’s for sure. Compared with a decade or two ago, it’s way more expensive and students are shunning liberal arts in favor of majors with more immediate and obvious relevance to jobs such as engineering or environmental science. And although long-ignored voices of…

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US Coast Guard has intercepted more than 3,000 Florida-bound Cuban migrants since October

MIAMI — The U.S. Coast Guard has stopped at sea more than 3,000 Cuban migrants fleeing deteriorating economic, safety and political conditions in the island nation who were heading to the coast of Florida since October — more than the last five fiscal years combined, according to the agency.

Miami Herald

The Coast Guard rescued 9 boaters who fled a sinking vessel off the Florida coast

Less than 10 minutes after getting a mayday call from the 50-foot recreational vessel, the Coast Guard arrived on the scene to recover all passengers without injury, officials said.

WEKU

Florida woman accused of hiding mother’s body in freezer so she could keep receiving her disability checks

Autopsy revealed Marie Hoskins died from natural causes and was dead for around two weeks before her body was placed inside the freezer

The Independent UK

Florida woman kept mother’s body in freezer so she could collect disability checks, police say

A Florida woman allegedly kept her dead mother’s body on ice for weeks so she could keep cashing the elderly woman’s disability checks.

Tribune News Service

Roe’s end could mean more pregnant women behind bars. Are Florida’s prisons prepared?

ORLANDO, Fla. — Prison reform activists worry the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark ruling that established a federal right to abortion, could lead to more pregnant people behind bars — a scenario some lawmakers in Florida have been trying to curb for years.

Orlando Sentinel

Trump calls Elon Musk ‘another bulls*** artist’ for cancelling Twitter deal and not voting for him

Tesla boss has also praised Florida governor Ron DeSantis

The Independent UK

As new omicron subvariant dominates in Florida, uncertainty abounds

ORLANDO, Fla. — As a new strain of COVID-19′s omicron variant dominates the virus in Florida, the state’s statistics are showing mixed signals, leaving uncertainty about what’s to come for the remainder of the summer.

Orlando Sentinel

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Glasgow Live

East Dunbartonshire sex predator raped young girl, 12, on holiday in Florida hotel

Former soldier Matthew Mackie, 68, from Twechar, East Dunbartonshire was jailed for 12 years after jurors found him guilty of the horrific crime against the young girl 20 years ago.

Daily Record

Scots family hit out after British Airways lose luggage with child's medication

The Dundee family flew from Edinburgh to London in order to get the long haul flight to Florida, only for nine suitcases to go missing.

Chicago Sun-Times

Tony Sirico, starred as ‘Paulie Walnuts’ on ‘The Sopranos,’ dies at 79

Sirico died at an assisted living facility in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, according to his manager. There was no immediate information on the cause of death.

The Independent UK

Sopranos cast lead tributes to ‘truly irreplaceable’ Tony Sirico

The actor, known for his portrayal of Paulie ‘Walnuts’ Gualtieri, died at an assisted living facility in Florida on Friday, aged 79.

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The Independent UK

NHTSA to investigate Florida Tesla crash that killed 2

The U.S. government’s auto safety watchdog is sending investigators to another Tesla crash

Miami Herald

Feds bust stolen outboard ring in Florida. Miami company accused of exporting engines

A stolen outboard engine — it’s the bane of boaters.

Tribune News Service

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Florida wants to severely restrict prisoners’ visitation hours

Orlando Sentinel

Former Florida tax official Joel Greenberg set for December sentencing in federal sex trafficking case

ORLANDO, Fla. — Joel Greenberg — Seminole County’s former tax collector who pleaded guilty to sex trafficking and other federal crimes more than a year ago — is scheduled for a sentencing hearing on Dec. 1, according to federal judge’s order signed Friday.

Orlando Sentinel

Attacks on DeSantis go national as 2024 presidential talk grows

ORLANDO, Fla. — A semi-secret fundraising trip to Utah and an ad from The Lincoln Project are just the latest developments suggesting Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis plans to seek the GOP nomination for president in 2024, even if former President Donald Trump runs again.

Tribune News Service

Democratic gubernatorial hopefuls Nikki Fried and Charlie Crist double down on outreach in Florida

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Nikki Fried and Charlie Crist are making their pitches to Broward County voters as they enter the final stretch of their campaigns to win the Democratic nomination for Florida governor.

Orlando Sentinel

Florida wants to severely restrict prisoners’ visitation hours

ORLANDO, Fla. — Visiting hours to prisoners in Florida are a crucial way they connect with loved ones, but a new rule being proposed by the Florida Department of Corrections could cut those hours in half.

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