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In Florida, Publix is a big player in COVID vaccines — but it won’t give them to kids younger than 5

MIAMI — Since COVID-19 vaccines first became available, Publix has played a major role in tackling the public health emergency in Florida by offering vaccines to adults and, later, children as young as 5.

Miami Herald

DeSantis on Roe decision: ‘The prayers of millions have been answered’

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis praised the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade on Friday, saying, “The prayers of millions have been answered.”

Tribune News Service

Chiefs assistant DL coach Terry Bradden Jr. hosting free coaching clinic

#Chiefs assistant DL coach Terry Bradden Jr. is hosting a coaching clinic in his hometown of Rivera Beach, Florida over the weekend.

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Manning Not the Only Major QB Recruiting Domino to Drop

Top quarterback recruits set to take final visits and make verbal commitment soon.

Sports Illustrated

Why Florida isn’t losing the right to an abortion … yet

While the overturn of Roe v. Wade dramatically alters the landscape of abortion rights nationally, in Florida, the decision has no immediate effect on the legality of abortion.

Tribune News Service

Largest ever snake weighing 98kg and reaching 18ft captured with 122 eggs in belly

Biologists wrestled the 18ft and 98kg female Burmese python - a species "wreaking havoc" and considered a pest in Florida's Everglades - for 20 minutes after luring it into a trap in December 2021

Daily Mirror

Biggest python on record found in Florida carrying 122 eggs

The female python weighed a whopping 215 pounds

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Editorial: Andrew Gillum’s indictment is just more bad news for Florida Democrats

He was a rising Democratic star who, in 2018, came close enough to being Florida’s governor to trigger a statewide machine recount.

Miami Herald

Matt Baker: Why Billy Napier’s personality is vital to Florida’s success

TAMPA, Fla. — Talk to almost anyone with the Florida Gators about first-year coach Billy Napier, and you’ll hear comments like this one from offensive line coach Darnell Stapleton.

Tribune News Service

A year on, Surfside remembers 98 victims of condo collapse

Friday marks the anniversary of the oceanfront condo building collapse that killed 98 people in Surfside, Florida

The Independent UK

Going to Disney World: No sour grapes in billionaire Griffin’s exodus to Sunshine State as Illinois election clouds loom?

The announcement came rather awkwardly just five days ahead of the June 28 primary — a primary in which Griffin has contributed $53 million to the campaign of Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin, who is dropping in the polls.

Chicago Sun-Times

Florida Sens. Rubio, Scott reveal how they’ll vote on bipartisan gun bill

WASHINGTON — Florida Republican Sens. Rick Scott and Marco Rubio each said on Thursday that they would vote against a bipartisan gun-control bill in the Senate, opposing the measure even though both men have shown a willingness in the past to support additional gun restrictions.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

GOP House members sought blanket pardon from Trump after Jan. 6 riot, committee says

WASHINGTON — Reps. Matt Gaetz of Florida and Mo Brooks of Alabama were among a handful of Republican members of Congress who sought pardons for their actions in connection with President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, according to testimony from former White House officials…

Los Angeles Times

Griffin’s move to Florida only latest blow to local philanthropy

“Many of the major funders ... are checking out. And they’re in Florida. When they leave, their charitable dollars leave,” said a source close to the world of philanthropic and charitable giving in Chicago and Illinois.

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Only 8% of households can afford a single-family home in Broward County, Florida

Only about 8% of households in Broward County, Florida can afford a single-family home at the median sale price, according to a new study.

Miami Herald

Judge gives final approval to ‘remarkable’ $1 billion Surfside condo collapse settlement

MIAMI — One day before the one-year anniversary of the Surfside condominium collapse that killed 98 people, Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Michael Hanzman made his deadline and gave final approval to a $1 billion settlement of the second-largest class-action lawsuit in Florida history, which he praised in court on Thursday…

Orlando Sentinel

DeSantis said legislatures could give election to Trump, a month before Eastman

Ex-Donald Trump attorney John Eastman’s comments to Georgia legislators in December 2020 that the Florida Legislature had been prepared to adopt its own slate of presidential electors came a month after Gov. Ron DeSantis was among the first Republicans to float the idea.

The Independent UK

Florida meningococcal disease outbreak in gay and bisexual men ‘worst in US history,’ killing at least 6

The disease is spread through close contact and can affect anyone

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The Independent UK

Florida meningococcal disease outbreak in gay and bisexual ‘worst in US history,’ killing at least six

Six people have died in Florida due to "one of the worst outbreaks of meningococcal disease among gay and bisexual men in US history," according to the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention.

Ballotpedia

$106.8 million raised in the race for Florida governor

The general election for Governor of Florida will take place on Nov. 7, 2022. In total, candidates running for Florida governor have raised $106.8 million, received no loans, and spent $9.2 million between Jan. 1, 2021, and Mar. 31, 2022. The Democratic and Republican primaries are on Aug. 22, 2022.

Roll Call

At the Races: Not too pumped - Roll Call

The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns nationwide, sharing the best stories, with some extras, in the At the Races newsletter.

The Independent UK

Publix supermarkets not offering COVID vaccine to young kids

The Publix supermarket chain isn't offering the COVID-19 vaccine to children younger than 5

WEKU

One year after Surfside condo collapse in Florida, a legal settlement is approved

The $1.2 billion settlement is for unit owners and families of those who died in the condo tower. It was finalized one day before the anniversary of the disaster in which 98 people died.

Benzinga

Citadel Moving Headquarters To Miami As Florida Captures 'New Moment In America'

On Thursday, Citadel announced it would move its headquarters from Chicago to Miami.

Daily Mirror

Mum finds missing son's body after psychic 4,500 miles away tells her where to search

Rachel Holland claimed the police refused to search the area of water where her son's body was highlighted by renowned psychic Mary Lawton Johnson, from Florida

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