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The justices will review laws enacted by Republican-dominated legislatures and signed by Republican governors in Florida and Texas.
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The Florida Department of Law Enforcement said that a 40-year-old man was driving in heavy rain in the Tampa Bay area on Aug. 30. He left the roadway and hit a tree.
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Since 1955, 13 Atlantic storm names beginning with “I” have been retired, according to the National Weather Service. That happens when a storm’s death toll or destruction is so severe that using its name again would be insensitive.
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Of the bans targeting picture books, about three-quarters are books that address LGBTQ+ themes and roughly half mention race, PEN America says.
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A battle over transgender people’s rights in the United States has focused attention mostly on youth. But for many transgender seniors, it’s brought new fears to their plans for retirement and old age.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis' education policies have faced wide criticism from civil rights leaders and educators, among others, but they also have paid off politically.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis’ appointees to a board that oversees Disney World’s governing district have launched a battle against the company on a new front — free passes and discounts for employees.
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In a race against time, multiple organizations are working to save the reef that runs along the Florida Keys during a heat wave that has already led to historic coral bleaching.
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The changes to the Hillsborough curriculum guides were made with legislation prohibiting classroom discussion about sexual orientation or gender identity in mind — laws that critics refer to as "Don't Say Gay."
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A federal judge says Gov. Ron DeSantis and other defendants weren't given proper notice about the legal motion, and civil rights groups can file the request again.
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Researchers looked at 4,711 cities and saw the fingerprints of climate change in 4,019 of them for July. In the U.S., the climate effect was largest in Florida.
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The move is an echo of the Florida governor’s agenda which has championed curtailing such programs in higher education and elsewhere.