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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida businesses would be protected from coronavirus lawsuits if they made a good effort to follow guidelines to prevent the spread of COVID-19 under a bill passed by the …
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By BRENDAN FARRINGTON
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3/5/21
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Former Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice Gerald Kogan has died, a court spokesman said Friday. He was 87, and known as a champion of opening public access to legal …
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By CURT ANDERSON
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3/5/21
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OCALA, Fla. (AP) — Sometime this month, all Floridians age 60 and up will be eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccines, an expansion beyond the current restriction limiting the shots to people age 65 …
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3/5/21
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HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) — Two people died and two others were injured in a crash on an Interstate 95 exit ramp in South Florida early Friday, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
The driver of a car …
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3/5/21
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — For the second time this week, a pair of astronauts floated outside Friday to get the International Space Station ready for new solar panels.
NASA’s Kate Rubins and …
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By MARCIA DUNN
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3/5/21
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A collision involving a sports utility vehicle and a motorcycle killed two people and injured two others near downtown St. Petersburg early Friday, police said.
The …
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3/5/21
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CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a Florida couple is facing charges ranging from manslaughter to child neglect involving three children, one of whom died last year.
The Pinellas County …
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3/5/21
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida agency that oversees unemployment benefits was besieged with bomb threats, shooting threats and coronavirus outbreaks in its offices at it tried to handle …
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3/4/21
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MIAMI (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and state health officials came under deeper scrutiny amid revelations that seniors in a wealthy enclave in Key Largo received hundreds of life-saving …
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By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON
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3/4/21
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A former Florida tax collector already facing charges of stalking a political opponent and sex trafficking of a minor has been ordered to remain in jail after his latest arrest …
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3/4/21
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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Wayne Ellington scored 25 points and the Detroit Pistons beat the virus-depleted Toronto Raptors 129-105 on Wednesday night to snap a three-game losing streak.
Ellington was 8 …
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DICK SCANLON
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3/3/21
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX’s futuristic Starship looked like it aced a touchdown Wednesday, but then exploded on the landing pad with so much force that it was hurled into the air.
The …
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By MARCIA DUNN
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3/3/21
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MIAMI (AP) — The CVS Pharmacy chain is vaccinating Florida teachers under age 50, circumventing state orders that continue to limit coronavirus inoculations to those over that age.
The chain …
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By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and TERRY SPENCER
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3/3/21
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A couple driving home from a monthlong visit to Florida escaped serious injury when they swerved to avoid a couch that fell from a truck on Interstate 95.
But they …
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3/3/21
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A majority of small businesses are not requiring their employees to get tested for the new coronavirus or get any COVID-19 vaccines, though the health care and hospitality …
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER
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3/3/21
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KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard and Florida Fish and Wildlife officials are searching for a Texas woman went missing on Tuesday while scuba diving in the Florida Keys.
Jordan Jay …
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3/3/21
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — An appeals court has upheld the conviction of a former college professor on child porn charges, officials said.
Mark Fugler, 63, was convicted in June 2019 on charges …
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3/3/21
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — “Trump needs you,” one fundraising email implored.
“President Trump’s Legacy is in your hands," another pleaded.
Others advertised “Miss Me Yet?” T-shirts …
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By JILL COLVIN
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3/3/21
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NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — A Florida elementary school student was arrested Tuesday after bringing an unloaded gun to school and threatening two classmates, authorities said.
A deputy stopped the …
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3/2/21
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Joe Exotic of “Tiger King" fame has found new attorneys who say they plan to file a motion for a new trial in a matter of months.
Joe Exotic, whose real name Joseph …
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Associated Press
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3/2/21
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