ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A new Florida law prohibiting abortion after 15 weeks with some exceptions violates religious freedom rights of Jews in addition to the state constitution's privacy …
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By CURT ANDERSON
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6/14/22
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CASSELBERRY, Fla. (AP) — Four people including a minor were found Tuesday with a gunshot wounds in a condo in central Florida and eventually died from their injuries in what appears to be a …
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6/14/22
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX cleared a key hurdle Monday for its plan to launch a gigantic, futuristic rocketship into orbit from Texas.
The Federal Aviation Administration concluded an …
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By MARCIA DUNN
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6/13/22
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A Missouri teenager died of blunt force trauma after falling from a 430-foot (130-meter) Florida drop-tower amusement park ride, according to an autopsy released Monday.
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6/13/22
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Gas prices in Florida rose an average of 13 cents per gallon over the past week and are now $4.89 a gallon on average, AAA reported on Monday.
Despite the rise, Florida …
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6/13/22
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A week after leaving the Democratic primary for Florida governor, state Sen. Annette Taddeo on Monday endorsed former campaign rival U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist for the job …
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6/13/22
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MIAMI (AP) — Police say a woman mishandled and fired a gun unintentionally, killing a boy in a Florida home.
The Pembroke Pines Police Department said the woman and boy were family members, but …
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6/13/22
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POMPANO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Detectives in Florida have arrested a man on a murder charge after his wife went missing, saying they have evidence she was killed although no remains have been …
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6/12/22
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HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) — A man was shot to death by a security guard right after closing time at a Florida supermarket, officials said.
Police in Hollywood, Florida, say the man was familiar to …
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6/12/22
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MIAMI (AP) — They were told to dress totally in black and to leave cellphones and all identifying documents, including passports, behind.
The group of about two dozen Haitians, maybe more, …
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By JACQUELINE CHARLES and SYRA ORTIZ-BLANES, Miami Herald
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6/12/22
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Growing up, Christina Wood never considered becoming a pilot. She was from a big family, and it was the 1960s — her brothers went to college, her sisters to nursing …
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By HANNAH CRITCHFIELD, Tampa Bay Times
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6/12/22
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MIAMI (AP) — A major effort by Democrats to recover lost ground among Hispanics by purchasing Spanish-language radio stations is stirring up opposition in Miami, where Cuban exiles describe it as …
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By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON
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6/11/22
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The 2020 census questionnaire drove Scout crazy. With no direct questions about sexual orientation and gender identity, it made him feel left out of the U.S. head count.
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER
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6/11/22
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Palm Beach County’s shortage of affordable housing has started to affect the growth of its economy, to the point where its recent expansion is in jeopardy, speakers …
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By MIKE DIAMOND, Palm Beach Post
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6/11/22
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POLK CITY, Fla. (AP) — M34, a typical black bear who became an inspiration, was stuck.
He had hopscotched north from Sebring between dwindling patches of trees until he came to Celebration.
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By ZACHARY T. SAMPSON, Tampa Bay Times
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6/11/22
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Former handlers or other people who adopt retired police K-9s will get financial help from Florida under a bill signed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday.
The …
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6/10/22
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LARGO, Fla. (AP) — A man found dead in a Florida lake while searching for Frisbees and other flying discs was missing three limbs after a likely encounter with alligators, police said Friday.
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6/10/22
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A homeless man has been found competent to stand trial in the stabbing of a Florida teenager who went missing while riding his bike.
Lawyers for Semmie Williams, …
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6/10/22
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA is launching a study of UFOs as part of a new push toward high-risk, high-impact science.
The space agency announced Thursday that it’s setting up an …
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By MARCIA DUNN
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6/9/22
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed several bills Thursday in an effort to help people who serve in the military get jobs or advance their education once they leave …
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6/9/22
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