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Law enforcement officials continue their investigation at a Dollar General Store that was the scene of a mass shooting, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
People in Jacksonville are mourning the deaths of three Black residents, gunned down by a white man who left behind “manifestos,” leading investigators to believe the shooting was a hate ...
Elections
The Take: DeSantis vs. Mickey is a lose-lose for progressives
On the crafts and clothing site Etsy, you can now show your disdain for Florida Gov. and 2024 Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis with a button embroidered with the phrase “Fuck ...
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Elections
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis declares his intention to run for president
After weeks of speculation, the Sunshine State’s most polemic pudding eater has officially announced that he will seek the highest office in the land — and attempt to unseat former president ...
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Economy
DeSantis prepares to invest more state pension funds into risky financial arrangements
A new bill making its way through the Florida legislature would allow the Florida State Board of Administration, which is dictated by Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), to move $18 billion of the state’s ...
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Florida
DeSantis administration allows utility companies to hide shut off data
Florida utility companies like NextEra and Duke Energy are getting exactly what they bargained for when they donated millions of dollars to Ron DeSantis’ gubernatorial campaigns. A new report by ...
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Environment
Biden to storm-ravaged Florida: ‘We’re not going to leave’
FORT MYERS, Florida (AP) — President Joe Biden surveyed the devastation of hurricane-ravaged Florida on Wednesday, promising to marshal the power of the federal government to help rebuild as he ...
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Environment
Hurricane Ian sweeps away homes, memories on barrier islands
FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. (AP) — On the road into Fort Myers Beach, cars are left abandoned in the roadway, where they stalled when Hurricane Ian’s storm surge flooded their engines and their ...
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Florida
Lawmakers in 19 states want legal refuge for trans youth
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Democratic lawmakers in more than a dozen states are following California’s lead in seeking to offer legal refuge to displaced transgender youth and their families. The ...
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Florida
Library study finds ‘challenged’ books soared in 2021
NEW YORK (AP) — Deborah Caldwell-Stone, director of the American Library Association’s Office for Intellectual Freedom, has never been so busy. “A year ago, we might have been receiving ...
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Biden
Biden commemorates Transgender Day, calls GOP bills ‘wrong’
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday commemorated Transgender Day of Visibility by celebrating prominent transgender Americans and advocating against what his administration terms ...
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Florida
‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill signed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill on Monday that forbids instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through third grade, a policy that has ...
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