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Florida man, a teacher, who was forcing underage Maryland girls online to participate in sexual behavior pleads guilty
Florida – The 25-year-old Italo Rafael Brett Bonini, a former middle school teacher, entered a guilty plea on May 11,…
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Florida Republicans want to lower the state tax, Gov. DeSantis doesn’t: “Dead on arrival”
Florida – Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said on Wednesday he would reject any plan lowering the state sales-tax rate, a…
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DeSantis seeks special approval from Trump to handle immigration, fears of constitutional rights violation grow
Florida – On Thursday, Gov. Ron DeSantis joined Department of Homeland Security officials to champion a bold expansion of Florida’s immigration…
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Florida is now one step closer to completely eliminate cellphone usage in schools, trial program starts soon
Florida – Florida’s legislators late Friday night approved a bill prohibiting middle and elementary school children from using their cell phones…
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Major tobacco company launches new product in Florida to keep millions of smokers as their regular clients
Florida – The U.S. division of Philip Morris International discreetly revealed its next IQOS rollout, choosing larger Fort Lauderdale as…
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Florida cracks down on criminal illegal aliens with a massive operation, more than 1,100 people arrested
Florida – Federal and state law enforcement agencies worked together in a combined effort to carry out Florida’s largest-ever immigration enforcement…
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While in prison, MS-13 gang leader trafficked fentanyl from California to Florida using the U.S. Postal Service; sentenced
Florida – A South Florida federal judge has sentenced an MS-13 gang member to more than 17 years in prison…
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Rehearsals in full swing as Fort Lauderdale gets ready for jet-powered beach weekend
Fort Lauderdale, Florida – Set to take off on the weekend of May 3 and May 4, the City of…
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Florida sues Snapchat in yet another controversial legal case
Florida – Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has started legal action against Snap, Inc., the parent company of Snapchat, in…
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Court finds Florida’s parole system harsh but not unconstitutional in juvenile life sentence case
Tallahassee, Florida – In an important ruling praised by the Florida Attorney General’s office, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the…
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