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Disney had a tight-lipped employee culture. Then Florida happened

A group of Walt Disney Co. employees has organized a series of walkouts to protest the Burbank entertainment giant’s response to Florida’s controversial bill limiting classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity.

Los Angeles Times

Florida men accused of hacking gas pumps with ‘homemade’ gadgets to cut costs

Cost of fuel reach highest prices on record in Florida

The Independent UK

Parallel Expands Retail Footprint In Florida With New Surterra Wellness Cannabis Dispensary In Crestview

Parallel is opening a new Surterra Wellness medical cannabis dispensary in Crestview, Florida, the first dispensary welcomed by the city.

Benzinga

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What is Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill?

Controversial new legislation would ban teachers from discussing sexual orientation and gender issues with students in classroom

The Independent UK

Clementines — the darlings of the citrus fruit world — are delicious and nutritious

Clementines were brought to the U.S. and grown in Florida in starting in 1909 and California in 1914.

Chicago Sun-Times

DeSantis threatens Black districts

The Republican governor running for reelection in November threatens to call back the Florida legislature

Salon

Editorial: Anti-woman extremism grows, but Florida won’t add gender to hate-crime law

On the long list of work that remained undone by state lawmakers during the 2022 legislative session, we must not forget about Maura Binkley and Nancy Van Vessem.

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With walkout threat, Disney finds itself in balancing act

With some workers across the U.S. threatening a walkout, The Walt Disney Co. finds itself performing a high-wire act of balancing the expectations of a diverse workforce with demands from an increasingly polarized and politicized marketplace

The Independent UK

Normally a master of messaging, DeSantis outmaneuvered by ‘Don’t Say Gay’ catchphrase

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis has sold himself as a warrior against “COVID theater,” championed and got the Legislature to pass his “Stop WOKE Act,” and pushed the narrative that his leadership has produced the “free state of Florida.”

Tribune News Service

Ashley Biden, Project Veritas and NYT

A tangled tale: Prosecutors say Ashley Biden's "stolen" diary was sold to Project Veritas after a Trump event

Salon

Black woman voices fury over young daughter's racist birthday card

Shavonya Poole, 34, from Florida, US, has taken TikTok to share the heartbreaking card her young daughter was given on her birthday, which had 'Gorillas rock' scribbled inside

Daily Mirror

Miami jail officer faces rare prosecution under ‘revenge porn’ law

MIAMI — A Miami-Dade corrections officer has been relieved of duty after he was arrested for allegedly posting explicit images of his ex-wife on Twitter.

Miami Herald

Resetting Top Contenders for Elite QBs Following Iamaleava to Tennessee

After Nico Iamaleava's Monday commitment to Tennessee, the quarterback market is reset

Sports Illustrated

Ron DeSantis ‘Stop Woke’ Act could bar Disney from diversity trainings

Florida's new ‘Stop Woke’ act will stop private companies from doing diversity training

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Miami Herald

Vince Vaughn is a Florida man now — and spending quality time at the beach

MIAMI — Someone buy this man a guayabera.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Golfers make way for massive gator in ‘Jurassic Park’ moment

A number of Florida golfers ceased play briefly over the weekend to allow a giant alligator to cross the fairway.

Tribune News Service

Fentanyl test strips could reduce overdoses, deaths. Florida Legislature said no to legalizing them

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — With overdoses and deaths caused by fentanyl surging several of South Florida’s most prominent elected officials sought a change in state law to legalize inexpensive test strips that can detect its presence, a step they said could save thousands of lives.

The Guardian - US

Disney faces backlash over LGBTQ controversy: ‘It’s just pure nonsense’

The company’s tone deaf mishandling of Florida’s ‘don’t say gay’ bill has revealed a long-gestating conflict

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Starving manatees will face another rough winter next season

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — When manatees on Florida’s east coast gather next winter, they’re likely to face another season of starvation.

The Independent UK

What is Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill?

Controversial new legislation would ban teachers from discussing sexual orientation and gender issues with students in classroom

Reason

10 Million Ukrainians Have Been Displaced By the War. The U.S. Has Taken in 690 Ukrainian Refugees.

Plus: A Florida arms manufacturer is donating weapons to Ukraine's defense effort, China eases up on its "COVID Zero" policies, and Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson's confirmation hearings begin today...

The Conversation

6 wildfire terms to understand, from red flag warning to 100% containment

Wildfires fueled by dry, windy conditions have destroyed dozens of homes in Texas and threatened hundreds of others there and in Oklahoma and Florida this March. They’re a sharp reminder to be prepared for what forecasters warn is likely to be a risky spring for wildfires, particularly in the southern…

Reason

Who Decides What Is Taught in Government-Run K-12 Schools?

Various states have enacted laws limiting the teaching of "critical race theory" by various government institutions. Florida has recently limited "classroom instruction by school personnel or third parties on sexual orientation or gender identity … in kindergarten through grade 3 or in a manner that is not age appropriate or…

Miami Herald

This historic Florida bar has the only underwater burlesque show in the US

MIAMI — The feeding frenzy begins before the mermaids swim into view.

Tribune News Service

Mount Dora is the perfect weekend getaway in Central Florida

Mount Dora is often called “the New England town of the South,” and it doesn’t take much imagination to see why. This charming, artsy little city just 110 miles from the Tampa Bay area sits amid gentle hills reminiscent of Connecticut. A popular restaurant proudly touts its Maine lobster rolls.…

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