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A nasty rift between the most seriously wounded survivor of the 2018 Parkland school massacre and some families of the 17 murdered has erupted in court. At a Thursday hearing fight over dueling …
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By TERRY SPENCER
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9/5/24
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — National Beverage Corp. (FIZZ) on Thursday reported profit of $56.8 million in its fiscal first quarter.
On a per-share basis, the …
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9/5/24
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A federal judge ordered the release Wednesday of a former U.S. Green Beret indicted in connection with a failed 2020 coup attempt against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Jordan Goudreau was …
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By JOSHUA GOODMAN
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9/4/24
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A Florida county's plan to turn a historic ship into the world's largest artificial reef hits a snag
A Florida county is in talks to acquire a storied but aging ocean liner in a proposed deal that could create the largest artificial reef in the world. But the plan hit a snag Tuesday, after local …
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By KATE PAYNE
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9/4/24
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Boeing will attempt to return its problem-plagued capsule from the International Space Station later this week — with empty seats. NASA said Wednesday that everything is on track for Boeing's …
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By MARCIA DUNN
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9/4/24
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A family believes a body found in a Florida nursing home's closet is a 71-year-old man who went missing from the facility nearly two weeks earlier. The family of Elin Etienne believes it was his …
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9/4/24
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Trial has begun in Florida for four activists accused of illegally acting as Russian agents to help the Kremlin sow political discord and interfere in U.S. elections. All four are or were affiliated …
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By CURT ANDERSON
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9/3/24
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Police say a Venezuelan opposition member and former political prisoner has been arrested in Miami after fleeing the scene of a fatal crash. Miami police say 50-year-old Gilber Caro was charged …
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9/3/24
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A former state employee who said he leaked information about the plans to build golf courses and hotels in Florida’s state parks has apparently been fired. But James Gaddis told the Palm Beach Post …
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9/3/24
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A Florida man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading no contest to attacking four Jewish teenagers walking along a road while dressed for a religious holiday in 2022. Noah Amato, a …
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9/2/24
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A Republican state representative in central Florida has been indicted on felony forgery charges related to her role in running her family's private Christian school in Orlando. Carolina Amesty, 29, …
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By KATE PAYNE
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8/30/24
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A fight at Disney World’s Magic Kingdom Park and a “popping” sound caused a disruption among visitors and rumors of an active shooter that were quickly put to rest by the county sheriff’s …
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8/30/24
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A judge has allowed bond for a Florida sheriff’s deputy who was fired and charged with manslaughter after shooting a U.S. Air Force senior airman at the Black man’s apartment door. Former …
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By KATE PAYNE
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8/29/24
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A Florida man is scheduled to be put to death by lethal injection 30 years after he killed a college freshman and raped the victim’s older sister while the siblings were camping in a national …
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By BRENDAN FARRINGTON
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8/29/24
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said a controversial proposal by his administration to develop golf courses and pickleball courts at state parks is “going back to the drawing board.” Questioned by …
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By KATE PAYNE and CURT ANDERSON
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8/28/24
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The Orlando Police Department has closed its investigation into the former owners of the Pulse nightclub without filing any charges. Victims' families and survivors of the killing of 49 patrons at …
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER
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8/28/24
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PLANTATION, Fla. (AP) — PLANTATION, Fla. (AP) — Chewy Inc. (CHWY) on Wednesday reported fiscal second-quarter earnings of $299.1 million.
The Plantation, Florida-based company said it had net …
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8/28/24
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Opponents of a plan pushed by Gov. Ron DeSantis to build golf courses, hotels, pickleball courts and other development at Florida state parks staged protests Tuesday at several sites as pressure …
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By CURT ANDERSON
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8/27/24
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A federal appeals court has ruled that a Florida law banning gender-affirming care can be enforced while a legal challenge plays out. The decision handed down on Monday cleared the way for Florida to …
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By KATE PAYNE
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8/27/24
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With a sales tax free holiday August 24 through September 6, 2024 on storm supplies in the Sunshine State...
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Special to Lake Okeechobee News
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8/27/24
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