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Fabiola Santiago: You know what’s ‘disgusting,’ Gov. DeSantis? Your heartless policy toward immigrant children

You have to be devoid of a soul to attack, in a quest for political glory, immigrant children looking for safety in this troubled world — and to do so in a city like Miami, Florida’s Ellis Island.

Miami Herald

Michael Hiltzik: These pundits and pols say they're 'done with COVID.' But COVID's not done with us

At a certain level, it's understandable that nearly two years of pandemic-related restrictions have people fed up and desperate to get back to some semblance of normal life.

Los Angeles Times

Florida's top doctor refuses to say if he's vaccinated

Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo declined to disclose whether he has received a coronavirus vaccine during a contentious confirmation hearing where Democrats pressed the state’s top doctor to promote the shots

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Oversight panel chair vows investigation of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago document stash

Boxes of documents still being returned from Trump’s Florida abode

The Independent UK

Omicron causes record-high cases in Florida nursing homes, but deaths remain low

Florida’s omicron winter hit nursing homes hard, with the number of weekly infections reported among residents and staff reaching record highs in mid-January.

Miami Herald

Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo declines to say if he got the COVID shot, moves toward final confirmation vote

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Dr. Joseph Ladapo, Florida’s controversial surgeon general, is one vote away from being confirmed by the Florida Senate, despite strong opposition from Democrats who say he has failed to promote COVID-19 vaccines, masks and other measures to slow the spread of the virus.

Orlando Sentinel

Florida surgeon general defends support of fringe group that touted false COVID ‘cure’

Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo defended his involvement Tuesday with a group of doctors that touted a false and unproven COVID-19 “cure” favored by former President Donald Trump.

Orlando Sentinel

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‘Water, rest, shade’: The fight to protect Florida’s outdoor workers from extreme heat

When Pedro Trejos was in his early 20s, the Nicaraguan-born construction worker was on the second-floor of a job site in Miami when he lost his footing in a spell of dizziness.

Miami Herald

White House denounces Florida GOP over 'Don't Say Gay' bill

The White House is slamming Florida Republicans over a proposal to ban discussions of sexual orientation or general identity in the state’s schools

The Independent UK

Alleged GOP scam preys on elderly voters

Elderly Florida residents say canvassers in GOP hats changed their voter registrations — without their knowledge

Salon

Editorial: A recipe for disaster for voting by mail in Florida

How many envelopes does it take to return a mail ballot in Florida?

Orlando Sentinel

Scott Maxwell: Targeting Disney: Florida’s anti-‘woke’ law is for whiny snowflakes. It’s also unconstitutional

Republican State Rep. Bryan Avila says he read somewhere that Disney offered an employee program on diversity that said America’s founding involved “systemic racism.”

Orlando Sentinel

Woman plummets 50ft to her death after drawbridge opens as she walked crossed

An woman was caught on a bridge in Palm Beach, Florida, when the drawbridge began to open and she fell to her death more than 50 feet below in front of horrified witnesses

Daily Mirror

DeSantis weighs in on seniors’ voter fraud complaints in Miami-Dade

Florida won’t tolerate any “election shenanigans” and will look into recent complaints of voter fraud in Miami-Dade County, where elderly Democrats are complaining their party affiliations were changed to Republican without their knowledge, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Monday.

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YouTube divers find missing woman’s car with body inside submerged in Florida pond

Margaret Shupe Smith was last seen in Lakeland Florida, in April last year

The Independent UK

Armed Florida man tries to rob bank wearing Sonic the Hedgehog mask

The man reportedly hit the teller’s window with the hammer several times while demanding cash

Miami Herald

Florida Democrats show a united front in launching voter registration campaign

MIAMI — Florida Democrats announced a new effort to try to bring more voters into the fold as they trail Republicans in the number of registered voters for the first time in state history.

Salon

DeSantis wants to "investigate" GoFundMe

Florida governor sides with Canadian truckers who've paralyzed Ottawa for a week, want all COVID rules lifted

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The Independent UK

Florida man steals car; train sends it crashing into house

A Florida sheriff's office says a man stole a car but abandoned it seconds before it was struck by a train

The Independent UK

Bicyclist falls to her death from rising Florida drawbridge

Police say a bicyclist fell to her death when a drawbridge connecting Palm Beach to the Florida mainland began rising before she could reach the other side

Orlando Sentinel

Editorial: Abortion bill hits hardest at the most vulnerable

As an anti-abortion bill moves through the Legislature, it’s becoming clear that Florida lawmakers are all too willing to play politics with the bodies of vulnerable women.

Orlando Sentinel

Coaster rollout in Florida accelerating in 2022

ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida’s theme parks are plunging into a record year for roller coasters. At least four of the rides will debut in 2022, the most active period in almost two decades.

Tribune News Service

At travel convention, pandemic-weary visitors are in a buying mood

PITTSBURGH — All hail Mickey Mouse. According to AAA, the No. 1 destination for Pittsburgh travelers remains Orlando, Florida, the home of Walt Disney World.

Tribune News Service

Sparse yet inspirational, Fort Mose is site of nation's first legally sanctioned free Black settlement

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — Behind every state park, there is a story. Sometimes it’s a crazy story, really, like that of Fort Mose, almost hidden away in a tangled forest of scrub palmetto, oak and pine along U.S. Highway 1 just north of St. Augustine. Crazy, in that not many…

The Guardian - UK

Norwegian Airlines won’t refund £2,676 cash for tickets to Florida

A reader wanted a dream trip to Disneyland but the airline announced it no longer flies to the US

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