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News Articles: Florida

A sign directs voters to cast their ballots at a polling station set up at the Flagler County Public Library on Tuesday. Republicans won special elections in two Florida Congressional districts. The margins of victory in the heavily-Republican districts were significantly narrower than in November.

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GOP retains two House seats in Florida, as Democrats claim 'historic' improvement

Republicans won special elections in two Florida Congressional districts. The margins of victory in the heavily-Republican districts were significantly narrower than in November.

April 01, 2025
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  • Greg Allen
A cotton picker moves through Chris Hopkins' cotton field, Friday, Dec. 6, 2024, near Lyons, Ga.

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Tens of billions in Hurricane Helene aid to start by March 21

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins has pledged to start paying out tens of billions in aid to victims of Hurricane Helene later this month. But delays are already making it hard this year for some farmers to plant crops.

March 13, 2025
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  • Associated Press
Andrew Tate (foreground) and his brother Tristan arrive in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Thursday, after Romanian authorities lifted travel restrictions against them.

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Andrew Tate, facing rape and trafficking charges in Romania, is back in the U.S.

The Tate brothers have been allowed to leave Romania, where they were charged with human trafficking, rape and forming a criminal group to sexually exploit women. They arrived in Florida on Thursday.

February 27, 2025
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  • Rachel Treisman
The Florida House of Representatives shown here during the special legislative session this week that led to the passage of laws aimed at assisting President Trump's plans for mass deportations.

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On a second try, Florida Republicans agree on a law to assist Trump's deportations

The bill passed after Gov. Ron DeSantis and fellow Republicans ended a public dispute. It includes a mandatory death penalty for capital crimes committed by people without legal status.

February 13, 2025
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  • Greg Allen
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at a meeting with other Republican governors and President-elect Donald Trump, at Mar-a-Lago, in Palm Beach earlier this month.

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DeSantis faces pushback by fellow Republicans on his call for an immigration session

Republican leaders in the state legislature say they support President Trump's pledge to combat illegal immigration but want to deal with it and other issues identified by DeSantis on their schedule, not his.

January 26, 2025
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  • Greg Allen
This image provided by NOAA, shows a North Atlantic right whale in the waters off New England, May 25, 2024.

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  • News

Biden administration withdraws rules to save endangered whales from collisions

The federal government is withdrawing proposed rules that would have required more ships to slow down in East Coast waters to try to save a vanishing species of whale. Environmentalists say the move Wednesday, in the waning days of the Biden administration, will leave the endangered North Atlantic right whale vulnerable to extinction as the Trump administration is signalling a shift from environmental conservation to support for marine industries.

January 15, 2025
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  • Associated Press
People walk along the beach in Surfside, Fla., near the skyline of Sunny Isles Beach, on Dec. 17, 2024.

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About 3 dozen high-rise buildings in South Florida are sinking, a study finds

The 35 buildings surveyed along an almost 12-mile stretch from Miami Beach to Sunny Isles Beach have sunk or settled by 0.8 to 3.1 inches, scientists found.

December 19, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Broward County State Attorney Harold F. Pryor stands in the back of the gallery during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Aug. 1, 2022.

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  • Law

Florida prosecutor seeks to overturn convictions in cocaine sting operation

A Florida prosecutor says he will seek to vacate as many as 2,600 convictions of people who bought crack cocaine made by the Broward County Sheriff's Office for sting operations between 1988 and 1990.

December 10, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Florida's surgeon general, Joseph Ladapo, recommended Friday that local jurisdictions stop adding fluoride to drinking water. He is pictured here at a bill signing by Gov. Ron DeSantis on Nov. 18, 2021, in Brandon, Fla. The bill banned vaccine mandates for public sector employees and school districts.

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  • Health

Florida health official advises communities to stop adding fluoride to drinking water

Florida's surgeon general, Dr. Joseph Ladapo, cited developmental concerns from higher levels of fluoride than are found in most U.S. water supplies.

November 23, 2024
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  • Stephanie Colombini
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis holds up a 15-week abortion ban law after signing it on April 14, 2022, in Kissimmee, Fla.

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  • Politics

Judge continues to block Florida from threatening TV stations over abortion ads

The order extends a previous one that bars Florida's surgeon general from coercing or intimidating broadcasters that run commercials for an abortion rights amendment.

October 30, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
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Come hurricane or high water, Florida island residents promise to stay

As climate change makes hurricanes stronger and more intense, island communities like Longboat Key are particularly susceptible to catastrophic damage from hurricanes. Residents say they are sticking around.

October 14, 2024
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
Trooper was found tied to a fence on the side of I-75 in Tampa.

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  • National

Florida dog found tied to fence and abandoned before Milton is safe with rescue group

The pooch was left on the side of I-75, with a third of his body submerged in water, just hours before Hurricane Milton made landfall. A rescue organization said the dog was stressed but recovering.

October 11, 2024
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  • Juliana Kim
Visitors walk through the Disney Springs shopping center in Orlando ahead of Hurricane Milton's landfall in Florida on Oct. 9, 2024.

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  • National

Florida airports, amusement parks reopen as officials weigh damage from Hurricane Milton

Theme parks and the airport in Orlando announced reopenings Friday, but officials warned more flooding could continue in the region over the coming days.

October 11, 2024
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  • Rebecca Rosman
A woman walks along a flooded street in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton in Osprey, Florida. The hurricane made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane in the Siesta Key area.

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  • Weather

Photos: Hurricane Milton brings devastation across Florida

High winds from Hurricane Milton tore off the fiberglass roof of Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, home of the Tampa Bay Rays.

October 10, 2024
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  • Mhari Shaw and
  • Korva Coleman
Rick Conflitti surveys the damage at his home in Charlotte Harbor, Fla., on Thursday, hours after Hurricane Milton made landfall nearly 50 miles north.

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  • National

Floridians survey Milton's damage and get ready for a lengthy recovery

More than 3 million Floridians were without power after Milton. In some areas like Siesta Key, damage was severe. In Sarasota, many residents were thankful things were not worse.

October 10, 2024
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  • Sergio Martínez-Beltrán and
  • Jaclyn Diaz
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