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In Florida, a federal jury awarded Susan Khoury $520,000 in damages after finding that a Miami-Dade Schools Police officer did not have cause to have her involuntarily institutionalized for a psychological examination. Khoury is a resident of a neighborhood near a school where she and neighbors have for years complained…

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Florida orders Orange County schools to reveal who bought ‘Gender Queer’ book for libraries

ORLANDO, Fla. — A state investigator who looks into teacher misconduct demanded to know who in Orange County Public Schools authorized the purchase of the book “Gender Queer,” a controversial memoir the district pulled from several high school libraries in late October, according to emails between the employee and the…

Orlando Sentinel

Marco Rubio slams Miami Heat’s call for fans to demand ‘common sense’ gun reforms after Texas school shooting

In the aftermath of the elementary school massacre in Uvalde, Texas, the Miami Heat used a pre-game moment to urge fans to contact U.S. Sens. Marco Rubio and Rick Scott, both Florida Republicans, “demanding their support for common sense gun laws” — and telling them they can “make change at…

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Central Florida farmers’ fertilizer, fuel and feed costs soar, just like grocery prices

The price of corn to feed the thousands of chickens at Dale Volkert’s Lake Meadow Naturals in Ocoee, Florida, has doubled from $4 or $4.50 a bushel a year ago to $8 or $9 in May.

Orlando Sentinel

Senators debate red flag law grants after Texas shooting - Roll Call

A bipartisan group of senators is considering legislation to provide states grants to implement so-called red flag laws.

Roll Call

Four years after nearly winning national title at Auburn, Brandon Mancheno returns to NCAA Championship as key member of North Florida’s team

Mancheno took some time away when his once-reliable game off the tee began to desert him.

USA Today Sports Media Group

How red flag gun control laws work and what lawmakers are saying about them

Nineteen states have red flag laws, including in GOP-controlled states such as Florida and Indiana.

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Five Glasgow-built satellites launched into orbit aboard Space rocket in Florida

The launch, which took place at Cape Canaveral Space Station in Florida, helps to further cement Glasgow's status as Europe's number one satellite manufacturing hub.

Glasgow Live

Editorial: Bad news, Tallahassee: Florida students are already awake

History. Sociology. Geography. Civics. Political Science. Economics. Anthropology. These disciplines — often grouped together under the heading of “social studies” — were developed to foster a deeper understanding of the world we all inhabit. The best educators work hard to take their students outside of boundaries on a map, lists…

Orlando Sentinel

How the NRA evolved from backing a 1934 ban on machine guns to blocking nearly all firearm restrictions today

The mass shootings at a Buffalo, New York, supermarket and an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, just 10 days apart, are stirring the now-familiar national debate over guns seen after the tragic 2012 and 2018 school shootings in Newtown, Connecticut, and Parkland, Florida.

The Conversation

‘Ghost’ candidate Jestine Iannotti booked into Seminole jail, bonds out

ORLANDO, Fla. — Jestine Iannotti, the former Seminole County substitute teacher whose independent 2020 bid for Florida Senate District 9 was central to the statewide “ghost” candidate scandal, was booked into the Seminole County Jail on Wednesday morning.

Orlando Sentinel

Florida passes condominium safety bill in wake of Surfside

A bill has been sent to Florida's governor that would require statewide recertification of condominiums over three stories tall, in response to the Surfside building collapse that killed 98 people

The Independent UK

EXCLUSIVE: Cannabis Business Awards Returns To Honor Cannabis Industry, Adds Psychedelics And Sports Awards

The Cannabis Business Awards are turning 10 years old and returning this June 2nd to the breathtaking Sacred Space in Wynwood, Miami, Florida, to celebrate it.

Benzinga

Sandy Hook and Parkland families react to Texas shooting as father shares pain outside Florida court

‘They f*****g failed our kids again, okay? I’m done. I’ve had it. You know, how many more times?’

The Independent UK

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Georgia vs. Florida: Kickoff time, TV announced

The WLOCP has TV/ kickoff details...

The Independent UK

Texas school shooting invades trial of Parkland murderer

The mass shooting at a Texas elementary school have invaded jury selection at the penalty trial of Florida’s campus killer

Benzinga

Arcimoto Accepts Vehicle Reservations From Hawaii

Arcimoto Inc (NASDAQ:FUV) said it has started to accept vehicle reservations from customers in Hawaii. With the move, Hawaii has become the seventh state in Arcimoto's nationwide expansion plan. Arcimoto plans to open its first experience center in Waikiki in August, enabling customers to test drive and rent vehicles. First Hawaii vehicle deliveries are…

The Independent UK

Florida wildlife officials say some manatee food growing

Wildlife officials working to prevent Florida manatees from starving to death say they’re encouraged that some of the marine mammals’ favorite food is growing naturally in a key area

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After the Uvalde School Shooting, Politicians and Pundits Search for Panaceas

Plus: Florida social media law violates First Amendment, against populist antitrust action, and more...

Evening Standard

The deadliest mass shootings in the US, from Columbine to Sandy Hook

The US has broken the record for the most mass shootings in single year after weekend murders

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Florida’s new elections chief won’t bury the 'big lie'

Gov. Ron DeSantis’ new chief elections official, Cord Byrd, could have saved himself a whole lot of justifiable criticism Tuesday if he had simply acknowledged what most Americans know is true — that Joe Biden won the presidency fair and square in 2020.

Miami Herald

Greg Cote: No excuse or consolation: Panthers swept out of playoffs in 2-0 loss a crushing way to end

MIAMI — Where do you look for belief when there doesn’t seem to be any? How do you claim confidence when the words feel hollow even as they leave your lips? Where do you find resilience when the world is laughing at your chances?

Tribune News Service

John Romano: Little by little, this Lightning team will steal your heart

TAMPA, Fla. — All these years later, how do they do it?

Orlando Sentinel

Central Florida ‘ghost’ candidate, other figures tied to scandal charged

ORLANDO, Fla. — Jestine Iannotti, one of three “ghost” candidates who ran as independents for Florida Senate seats in 2020, has been arrested on several criminal charges, alongside a political consultant involved in launching her campaign and Seminole County’s Republican Party chairman.

Daily Mirror

David Beckham plotting Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez reunion to dominate MLS

David Beckham wants to transform Inter Miami into a global brand and it's believed he's interested in bringing Barcelona legends Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez to Florida

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