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Too young to retire but at risk for Covid, older Americans struggle to find work

Despite reports of US worker shortages, people who are less than five years from retirement are facing a lack of employment options

The Guardian - US

Shark attacks increased in 2021 following three years of decline, Florida scientists say

Scientists say there were 73 unprovoked attacks in 2021

The Independent UK

GOP lawmakers look to crack down on companies that bring migrants to Florida

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Republicans in a Florida Senate committee on Monday pushed through a bill that would bar the state from doing business with companies that transport undocumented migrants into the state, giving a nod to a controversial but key part of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ election-year agenda.

Miami Herald

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Researchers: Shark attacks increase after 3 years of decline

Officials say shark attacks increased around the world in 2021 following three consecutive years of decline, though beach closures in 2020 caused by the COVID-19 pandemic could be making the numbers seem more dramatic than they are

The Independent UK

Para acabar con el sufrimiento de su esposa, le disparó. ¿Fue misericordia o asesinato?

TAMPA, Florida – Cuando visitó a su esposa aquel día, ella estaba agitada y enojada, más testaruda que nunca.

Tribune News Service

Human smuggling suspect from Florida released without bond

A Florida man arrested for human smuggling after the bodies of four people were found near the Canada and U.S. border during a blizzard has been released from jail without having to pay bond

The Independent UK

Florida reaches highest seven-day average for COVID deaths since November

MIAMI — Florida on Monday reported 44,010 COVID-19 cases and 426 new deaths to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to Miami Herald calculations of CDC data.

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Volusia remains world shark bite capital as Florida attacks up in 2021

ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida is once again the shark bite capital of the world as numbers jumped globally after three years of declines, according to the annual update from the International Shark Attack File.

Orlando Sentinel

Long-awaited medical marijuana debate reaches SC Senate

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Senate will start its long-awaited debate this week over a proposal that would legalize some forms of medical marijuana for people living with serious illnesses and conditions.

Tribune News Service

Judge: Jurors can see school shooter's Instagram photos

A judge says the gunman who killed 17 at a Florida high school four years ago had no expectation of privacy when he posted disturbing photographs to a public Instagram account before his rampage

The Independent UK

Florida district cancels seminar over race theory concerns

School administrators in a central Florida county canceled a seminar for history teachers on the U.S. civil rights movement, in part, because it hadn’t been screened to make sure it was free of critical race theory

The Independent UK

Florida: Republican panel advances bill to ban LGBTQ+ discussion in schools

Critics condemn ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill, which seeks to ban discussion of sexuality and gender identity in Florida schools

The Guardian - US

Review: Killer gives the Florida Keys condo lifestyle a try

In “Mermaid Confidential,” Tim Dorsey’s 25th slapstick-noir novel featuring obsessive-compulsive serial killer Serge Storms, the anti-hero tries condo life in the Florida Keys

The Independent UK

A Florida woman thought she was divorced. She didn’t know her attorney was a forger

A former Jasper, Florida, attorney has 22 counts of criminal charges over her head, two names by which she’s known and had 11 Florida Bar discipline cases open against her.

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Redistricting map updates: proposals, advancements, and enactments between Jan. 12 and Jan. 19

Between Jan. 12 and Jan. 19, officials in at least seven states either proposed, advanced, or enacted new redistricting maps.

The Independent UK

Police investigate antisemitic fliers left at hundreds of South Florida homes overnight

Police in Miami Beach and nearby Surfside Florida said they increased patrols in neighbourhoods and at religious institutions in response

Salon

Florida schools now censoring history

Florida county cancels civil-rights seminar for teachers over CRT "red flags" as educators face climate of fear

Daily Mirror

Family's dream trip to Florida ruined after baggage with medication ends up in NYC

The MacDonald family booked to travel with Aer Lingus from Dublin to Orlando for a dream getaway - but when they arrived they realised their four bags were not there

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The Philadelphia Inquirer

Has your COVID rapid test expired? Here's how to tell

More than 800,000 rapid COVID-19 tests passed their expiration date recently in a Florida warehouse, prompting concerns that they would go to waste.

Reuters

Canadian hospitals strain as Omicron hits health workers

After a year as an emergency department nurse at a busy Toronto hospital in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic, Aimee Earhart called it quits last week. She is moving to Florida for a short contract before getting work as a travel nurse for what she hopes will be double…

Orlando Sentinel

Deaths of Florida’s starving manatees surge amid winter chill

ORLANDO, Fla. — Chilly temperatures are rekindling a manatee die-off in Central Florida’s Indian River.

Tribune News Service

‘They’re going to fail’: Here’s why canal systems need fixes to prevent floods in South Florida

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — More than two dozen canals across South Florida face a mounting risk of spilling over during heavy rains as sea level rise looms in the coming years.

Edinburgh Live

Scottish family fuming at Aer Lingus after luggage mistake 'ruins dream Florida trip'

The MacDonald family flew out to Orlando on a dream getaway on December 18 - but Stuart, 60, was left bereft when he realised his baggage didn't seem to travel with them.

The Guardian - US

Florida man pleads guilty to threatening to kill Ocasio-Cortez and Pelosi

Paul Vernon Hoeffer, 60, also pleads guilty in federal court to threats against Kim Foxx, a prominent district attorney in Illinois

USA Today Sports Media Group

Florida city’s council reaffirms their commitment to a cherished course

The golf course made $2.9 million last year while the average municipal golf course makes $1.1 million.

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