Trustees picked by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis to oversee New College of Florida have voted to abolish its small office that handles diversity, equity and inclusion programs targeted by …
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By CURT ANDERSON and JOCELYN GECKER
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2/28/23
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With more lunar missions than ever on the horizon, the European Space Agency wants to give the moon its own time zone. This week, the agency said space organizations around the world are considering …
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By MARCIA DUNN
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2/28/23
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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Pacira Pharmaceuticals Inc. (PCRX) on Tuesday reported a loss of $10.1 million in its fourth quarter.
On a per-share basis, the Tampa, Florida-based …
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2/28/23
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A 19-year-old Florida man is now facing three first-degree-murder charges related to a shooting that killed a television news reporter, a 9-year-old girl and a 38-year-old woman. Orange County …
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By FREIDA FRISARO
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2/28/23
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FT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — FT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Chico's FAS Inc. (CHS) on Tuesday reported fiscal fourth-quarter earnings of $7.5 million.
The Ft Myers, Florida-based company said it had profit …
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2/28/23
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MIAMI (AP) — MIAMI (AP) — Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NCLH) on Tuesday reported a loss of $482.5 million in its fourth quarter.
The Miami-based company said it had a loss of $1.14 …
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2/28/23
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BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — ADT Inc. (ADT) on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter net income of $151 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier.
On a …
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2/28/23
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — SeaWorld Entertainment Inc. (SEAS) on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $49 million.
On a per-share basis, the Orlando, Florida-based …
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2/28/23
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The GOP’s dominance of Florida’s 27th congressional district is emblematic of the party’s inroads with Latino voters in recent years in much of the U.S. Those gains helped Gov. Ron DeSantis …
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By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON
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2/28/23
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A Florida man has been sentenced to life in prison for killing two little girls and their grandfather in a crash while high on meth. The Ocala Star-Banner reports that a circuit judge in Ocala …
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2/27/23
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. (RYAM) on Monday reported profit of $4 million in its fourth quarter.
On a per-share basis, the …
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2/27/23
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SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — Helios Technologies, Inc. (HLIO) on Monday reported fourth-quarter net income of $17.5 million.
The Sarasota, Florida-based company said it had …
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2/27/23
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BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — Newtek Business Services Inc. (NEWT) on Monday reported a fourth-quarter loss of $2.2 million, after reporting a profit in the same period a year …
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2/27/23
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An endangered Florida panther has died after being struck by a vehicle. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says it’s the third panther death attributed to fatal collisions, out …
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2/27/23
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A Florida judge has upheld his acquittal of a nursing home administrator who had been charged with the overheating deaths of nine patients after 2017’s Hurricane Irma knocked out the facility’s …
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By TERRY SPENCER
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2/27/23
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a bill that gives him control of Walt Disney World’s self-governing district, punishing the company over its opposition to the so-called “Don’t Say Gay” …
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By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE
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2/27/23
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Last-minute technical trouble forced SpaceX to call off Monday's attempt to launch four astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA. The countdown was halted with just two minutes …
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By MARCIA DUNN
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2/27/23
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Court records show a Florida judge has issued an arrest warrant for rapper Kodak Black for failing a drug test while on bail for a drug charge. The warrant was issued Thursday after Black did not …
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2/26/23
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MIAMI (AP) — Scott Barnett didn’t realize Miami was the South.
Sure, Florida is located below the Mason-Dixon Line, yet the sunshine, beaches and large foreign-born population purports Miami …
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By C. ISAIAH SMALLS II, Miami Herald
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2/26/23
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OCALA, Fla. (AP) — Michelle Pepin, Lisa Bolton and Andrea Nadeau-Jones are united in a common cause: to show Marion County that fentanyl kills and destroys lives and families.
Each woman has …
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By AUSTIN L. MILLER, Ocala Star-Banner
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2/26/23
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