Florida’s New Python-Sniffing Dogs Have 1st Success
Truman, the python-sniffing black Labrador retriever, recently tracked down his first snake in a new program Florida is using to eradicate the invasive species.
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Shrinking Population Forces Shutdown of Oyster Harvesting in Florida Bay
Florida officials voted Wednesday to shut down oyster harvesting in Apalachicola Bay, a major source of the nation’s supply, due to a diminished population caused by low freshwater flows.
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Florida Megachurch Asks Panel to Revive Challenge to Hate Group Label
A Florida ministry urged an Eleventh Circuit panel Tuesday to hold the Southern Poverty Law Center and Amazon responsible for what it called a discriminatory labeling of the church as a hate group, a designation that has prevented it from fundraising through Amazon’s charitable website.
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Lil Wayne Pleads Guilty to Possessing Gun as Felon
Rapper Lil Wayne is facing another prison stint after pleading guilty to a gun charge in Florida federal court Friday.
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11th Circuit Won’t Reinstate Case Brought by School Shooting Survivors
The 11th Circuit on Friday rejected a civil rights lawsuit filed by survivors of the 2018 Parkland school shooting, ruling that school and county officials who failed to help students during the shooting did not have a “custodial duty” to protect them.
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Top Florida Health Insurer Pushes Back on Antitrust Claims
An attorney for Florida Blue, the state’s largest health insurer, asked an 11th Circuit panel Friday to uphold a ruling finding the company did not violate antitrust laws by preventing insurance brokers from selling policies for a competitor.
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11th Circuit Splits With Sister Courts on Gay-Conversion Bans
The 11th Circuit on Friday struck down bans on juvenile gay conversion therapy in South Florida, finding that therapists’ free speech rights trumped medical organizations’ consensus about the harms associated with trying to change teenagers’ sexual orientation.
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Rehab Doctor Jailed for Health Care Fraud Argues for Retrial
Attorneys for a doctor convicted of health care fraud and illegally prescribing addictive opioids to patients at Florida drug treatment centers asked an 11th Circuit panel Wednesday to grant him a new trial.
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The Eleventh Circuit upheld a ruling in favor of Florida Atlantic University in a dispute brought by a professor who was fired after he refused to submit reports about his personal blog, where he questioned whether the Sandy Hook massacre had occurred.
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Robbery Charges Against NFL Player Dropped in High-Stakes Gambling Case
Florida prosecutors have dropped armed robbery charges against NFL cornerback DeAndre Baker, saying their case against him was sullied when counsel for three alleged victims tried to secure a payoff for doctored testimony.
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Acosta Used ‘Poor Judgment’ in Epstein Plea Deal, DOJ Finds
The Justice Department on Thursday reported that former Labor Secretary Alex Acosta exhibited “poor judgment” in his handling of a generous plea deal for Jeffrey Epstein in 2007 but did not commit professional misconduct.
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A federal court in Florida dismissed part of a a suit brought by a deaf mother of a murder victim against the police department and state attorney alleging they failed to provide her a sign language interpreter during various public hearings, meetings and services relating to her daughter’s killing. The woman’s daughter, Monica Hoffa, was killed by the “Seminole Heights Killer.”
Read moreTrump Wins Hard-Fought Florida
(CN) — President Donald Trump is projected to win Florida’s 29 electoral votes, defeating his Democratic rival Joe Biden in
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Voters Flock to Polls in Florida, a Must-Win State for Trump
Hundreds of thousands of Floridians casting their ballots Tuesday added to an already historic voting turnout in the country’s largest battleground state.
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Florida Reemerges as the Country’s Ultimate Swing State
Joe Biden and Donald Trump’s repeated visits to Florida illustrate the importance of the country’s largest swing state, as most experts agree Trump must win the state’s 29 electoral votes for reelection.
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Biden Maintains Slight Lead in Florida, Two Polls Show
Former Vice President Joe Biden continues to hold a narrow lead over President Donald Trump in Florida, according to two new polls of likely voters released Thursday.
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Over a Week Before Election, Early Voting Surpasses 2016 Level
More Americans have already voted eight days before Election Day than all of those who cast ballots early four years ago.
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Trump Woos Senior Voters in Trip to Florida Retirement Community
President Donald Trump rallied thousands of Florida seniors on Friday in an effort to boost voter turnout from this vital constituency in the crucial battleground state.
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US Customs Seize Ancient Carved Stones From Cameroon
U.S. customs officials in Miami on Tuesday said they seized ancient carved stones from Cameroon known as Ikom monoliths that had been exported to the United States using fake documents.
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