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Caesars, NYRA Bets Launch New Horse Racing App

Caesars Entertainment Inc's (NASDAQ:CZR) online gaming division Caesars Sportsbook and NYRA Bets LLC, the official online wagering platform of the New York Racing Association, have launched a new horse racing account wagering app. The Caesars Raceboo app is officially live in Florida and Ohio, with plans to add additional states throughout the…

Benzinga

Radio presenter Diane Knox announces gender of baby with sweet video

The former Clyde 1 DJ, who now resides in Florida, is expecting her first child with American husband Garret Balas.

Daily Record

The Death of Walt Disney's Private Dream City?

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis wants to end a wildly successful half-century experiment in municipal governance.

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Former Pacific hurricane has 80% odds of reforming; 2nd potential system appears east of Florida

The first day of hurricane season is off to a rousing start all around Florida with a former Pacific hurricane having very likely odds of reforming and a second system developing just off Florida’s east coast, the National Hurricane Center said Wednesday morning.

Orlando Sentinel

With 'Showing Up,' Kelly Reichardt steps up at Cannes Film Festival

CANNES, France — Last month, Kelly Reichardt became the 20th filmmaker, the sixth American and the fourth woman to receive the Carrosse d'Or (or the Golden Coach), presented annually by France's Society of Film Directors. Accepting the award onstage here in Cannes, the 58-year-old Reichardt said that when she was…

Los Angeles Times

Abortion medication is legal in Florida. But for how much longer?

TAMPA, Fla. — There is an abortion method that doesn’t require surgery or anesthesia and federal regulators say it can be safely performed at home: abortion medication.

Tribune News Service

Historian Gary Mormino looks at Florida’s recent past in ‘Dreams in the New Century’

"Dreams in the New Century: Instant Cities, Shattered Hopes, and Florida’s Turning Point" by Gary R. Mormino; University Press of Florida (559 pages, $34.95)

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Florida police under fire for perp-walking child who threatened school: ‘None of that makes anyone safer’

The child allegedly sent text saying ‘get ready for water day’ and image of assault rifle to classmate

The Independent UK

Editorial: Take pride in police: San Francisco’s mayor takes an important stand; New York’s leaders should follow her lead

On Sunday, June 26, New York City’s Pride Parade returns for its first in-person celebration in three years. At a time when Florida is barring teachers from mentioning sexuality in classrooms, even when wholly appropriate, and a gay high school class president there was forced into using a code word…

Tribune News Service

'God’s gift to lawyers': DeSantis' culture war laws get him sued a lot

ORLANDO, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis hasn’t had any problem pushing his firebrand conservative agenda through the Florida Legislature, scoring national headlines that have propelled him to the top of potential GOP contenders for president in 2024.

Orlando Sentinel

Editorial: Trump-appointed judge slams Florida’s attack on the First Amendment. That’s a relief

In their frenzy to protect Donald Trump’s “free speech” rights to spread falsehoods on social media, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Republicans appear to have misunderstood — or flat-out ignored — the First Amendment.

Tribune News Service

1st Tropical System Of Atlantic Season Looms, May Track Toward Florida

AccuWeather sees a high chance of a powerful storm forming in the warm waters from Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula to Florida.

Zenger

Man dies in alligator-infested lake in Florida while looking for Frisbees

A man has died in a suspected alligator attack while looking for Frisbees in a lake in Florida.

Evening Standard

Man savaged and killed by alligator after wading into lake to fetch lost Frisbee

Police in Florida believe the man was bitten and later died after attempting to retrieve a frisbee-like disc from an alligator-infested lake

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Miami Herald

US Coast Guard returns 223 migrants back to Haiti, Cuba. Some stopped off Florida Keys

MIAMI — The U.S. Coast Guard returned 223 U.S.-bound migrants back to Haiti and Cuba on Tuesday after detaining eight migrant boats at sea during the Memorial Day weekend.

The Independent UK

Woman killed and two children injured when parasail hits bridge in Florida

Captain cut tether line when parasail ‘pegged’ in strong winds, say officials

Miami Herald

Captain cut parasailing cable before mom and kids slammed into Florida Keys bridge, police say

MIAMI — A parasailing cable tethering a young mother and two children to a boat was intentionally cut by the vessel’s captain on Memorial Day, plunging them into the water and dragging them across the surface before they hit a Florida Keys bridge, according to police investigating the case.

Tribune News Service

Atlantic’s first named storm now has 70% chance of forming in Gulf of Mexico by week’s end, forecasters say

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — It’s looking increasingly likely that the Atlantic’s first named storm of 2022 could form this week in the Gulf of Mexico, possibly affecting Florida by week’s end.

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Florida Sheriff Arrests 10-Year-Old, Releases Mug Shot and Perp Walk, Then Uses Media Tour To Brag About It

“Scared straight” juvenile policing programs have a history of not working. They’re not the solution to school shootings.

Tribune News Service

Atlantic’s first named storm could form in Gulf of Mexico, affect Florida by week’s end, forecasters say

It’s looking increasingly likely that the Atlantic’s first named storm of 2022 could form this week in the Gulf of Mexico, possibly affecting Florida by week’s end.

Zenger

Nuts! That’s Going To Hurt: Seige Gunman Hit In Groin With Police Rubber Bullet

Deputies arrived at the residence around 1:30 p.m. to find Francioni barricaded in his home.

The Independent UK

Police snipers surround alligator-infested Florida pond after deadly car crash

Beloved gas station mechanic dies after his car flipped over before crashing into pond with his 80-year-old mother inside

Daily Mirror

Snipers aim at alligator-infested pond as mum and son are rescued from waters

Nieves Matos, 80, was driving with her son, Mario Laza, 56, along the Florida Turnpike in Miami, US, on Friday when she lost control of the blue Toyota minivan and veered into a pond off the highway

Salon

Now the far right is coming for college

Republicans are channeling tax dollars to right-wing institutes at colleges across the nation. What's the endgame?

The Independent UK

Florida principal who fought DeSantis over weakening Covid rules in schools dies from virus

Jimbo Jackson fought against reopening schools after the death of two school employees

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