CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A total lunar eclipse will grace the night skies this weekend, providing longer than usual thrills for stargazers across North and South America.
The celestial …
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By MARCIA DUNN
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5/13/22
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer was assigned the case of a former Florida student who gunned down 17 people in 2018 despite never having overseen a death penalty trial …
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By TERRY SPENCER
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5/13/22
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A Venezuelan woman who rose from being the late President Hugo Chávez's nurse to the nation's treasurer has been extradited from Spain to the U.S. to face …
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By CODY JACKSON and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON
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5/13/22
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DAVENPORT, Fla. (AP) — A 2-year-old girl in Florida weighing less than 10 pounds (4.5 kilograms) died of long-term starvation and her parents were arrested on child abuse charges.
Regis …
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5/13/22
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Rep. Ramon Alexander, the incoming leader of the House Democrats, says he will not seek reelection following allegations that he sexually harassed a former employee …
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5/13/22
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PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Three Florida middle school students were taken to a hospital after police used pepper spray to break up a fight, authorities said.
Three other students at …
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5/13/22
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MIAMI (AP) — A woman accused of participating in the machete killing of a South Florida teen almost seven years ago is prepared to take a plea deal that would allow her to avoid a life sentence, …
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5/13/22
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MARATHON, Fla. (AP) — A rescued juvenile bottlenose dolphin, flown from Texas to the Florida Keys-based Dolphin Research Center seven weeks ago, was moved to the facility’s primary dolphin lagoon …
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5/12/22
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MIAMI (AP) — A viral video of people popping party balloons on a yacht at a South Florida marina and dumping the rubbery scraps into the bay has led to one arrest and more that $25,000 in fines, …
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5/12/22
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Secretary of State Laurel M. Lee is resigning her post as the state's top election official, Gov. Ron DeSantis' office said Thursday.
In a resignation letter, …
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5/12/22
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For the first time, scientists have grown plants in soil from the moon collected by NASA’s Apollo astronauts.
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By MARCIA DUNN
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5/12/22
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SPRING HILL, Fla. (AP) — A Florida woman is accused of shooting her dogs multiple times with a BB gun to keep them from escaping her yard, sheriff's officials said.
The 37-year-old woman was …
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5/12/22
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A passenger in a small plane off Florida's Atlantic coast used the cockpit radio to make an urgent plea for help after he realized that the pilot was too sick to handle …
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5/11/22
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A nearly $1 billion tentative settlement has been reached in a class-action lawsuit brought by families of victims and survivors of last June's condominium collapse in …
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By CURT ANDERSON
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5/11/22
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KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — Two sperm whales have died within a week of each other in the Florida Keys, but officials did not immediately see a connection between the deaths.
A calf died after …
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5/11/22
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis still has not said whether he will discipline a major county sheriff he appointed who state investigators found lied repeatedly about killing …
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By TERRY SPENCER
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5/11/22
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A congressional map approved by Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and drawn by his staff is unconstitutional because it breaks up a district where Black voters can …
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By BRENDAN FARRINGTON
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5/11/22
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SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — After an outcry from students and parents over yearbook censorship, a Florida school board overruled their superintendent's plan to cover up a page showing students waving …
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5/11/22
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MOORE HAVEN, Fla. (AP) — An endangered Florida panther has died after being struck by a vehicle.
It’s the 12th panther death attributed to fatal collisions, out of 12 total deaths this year, …
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5/10/22
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A 13-year-old Malayan tiger named Bashir is adjusting to new surroundings after arriving at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens as part of a species survival plan, officials …
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5/10/22
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