Former President Donald Trump will be spending his birthday at the country's largest Trump fan club, based in his hometown in Palm Beach County, Florida. Club 47 is expecting about 5,000 people in …
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By STEPHANY MATAT
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6/14/24
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Now that Disney and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ appointees to a governing district have reached a deal on how Walt Disney World will be developed over the next two decades, the company plans to ask …
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER
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6/13/24
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A tropical disturbance has brought a rare flash flood emergency to much of southern Florida. Floridians prepared to weather more heavy rainfall on Thursday and Friday. Wednesday’s downpours and …
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By FREIDA FRISARO and CURT ANDERSON
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6/13/24
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ appointees have given final approval to an agreement that buries the hatchet between Disney and the governing district for Walt Disney World. The governor took over the …
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER
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6/12/24
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is being quiet about the nearly $1 billion he vetoed from the state budget sent to him three months ago. He spent more than an hour talking about what is in the $116.5 …
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6/12/24
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Demolition of the building where 17 people died in the 2018 Parkland school shooting is set to begin. Crews will begin tearing down the three-story building at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on …
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By TERRY SPENCER
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6/12/24
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Survivors and relatives of the victims of the 2016 Pulse nightclub massacre in Florida had hoped by now to have a permanent memorial place at the site. But scaled-back plans for a memorial to the 49 …
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6/12/24
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DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (AP) — DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (AP) — PetMed Express Inc. (PETS) on Tuesday reported a loss of $5 million in its fiscal fourth quarter.
On a per-share basis, the Delray Beach, …
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6/11/24
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A federal judge has struck down as unconstitutional a 2023 Florida law that blocked gender-affirming care for transgender minors and severely restricted such treatment for adults. Senior Judge Robert …
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By TERRY SPENCER
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6/11/24
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A Florida police union says four of its officers have been indicted for a 2019 shootout on a busy street that left a UPS driver, the two robbers who hijacked him and a nearby driver dead. The South …
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By TERRY SPENCER
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6/11/24
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A new attraction starring the first Black Disney princess is opening at the company's theme parks in Florida and California.
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER
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6/11/24
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A teenager who lost both a leg and one of her hands in a Florida shark attack has this to say of her ordeal: “I made it.” That’s according to Lulu Gribbin’s mother, Ann Blair Gribbin, who …
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By STEPHANY MATAT
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6/10/24
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A Florida businessman accused in the disappearance of his estranged wife in Spain has pleaded not guilty to federal kidnapping charges. David Knezevich entered the plea Monday in Miami federal court. …
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By TERRY SPENCER
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6/10/24
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Firefighters are working to extinguish a massive fire at a four-story apartment complex near downtown Miami. First responders arrived at the building just west of Interstate 95 around 9 a.m. Monday. …
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By TERRY SPENCER and FREIDA FRISARO
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6/10/24
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A joint operation of the U.S. Coast Guard and the Royal Netherlands Navy recovered 4,800 pounds of cocaine worth more than $63 million this week from a vessel at a Florida port. That is according to …
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6/8/24
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Authorities are warning of shark dangers this weekend along Florida’s Gulf Coast, where three people were hurt in two separate shark attacks. The attacks off beaches in the Florida Panhandle on …
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6/8/24
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Sen. Rick Scott of Florida says he'll vote in November against a ballot amendment to legalize recreational marijuana in his state. He says this is a deeply personal decision based on his brother's …
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By STEPHANY MATAT
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6/8/24
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Beaches in Florida's Walton County have been temporarily closed to swimmers after two reported shark attacks. The Walton County Sheriff’s Office says a woman was injured by a shark near Watersound …
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6/7/24
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Florida's Supreme Court rejects state prosecutor's bid to be reinstated after suspension by DeSantis
Florida’s highest court has rejected an effort by a suspended state attorney to get reinstated after she was removed from office last year by Gov. Ron DeSantis. Florida Supreme Court justices voted …
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6/6/24
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At first, fossil-hunting diver Alex Lundberg thought the lengthy object on the sea floor off Florida’s Gulf Coast was a piece of wood. But he says it turned out to be something far rarer: a large …
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By CURT ANDERSON
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6/6/24
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