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Federal Appeals Court Rejects Florida’s Attempt to Override Halt to Law Targeting Migrants

A federal appeals court Friday kept on hold a new Florida law targeting undocumented immigrants who enter the state, rejecting arguments by Attorney General ...

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From Kent State to Los Angeles: Risks of Using Troops Against Civilians’ Legal Protests

By Brian VanDeMark Responding to street protests in Los Angeles against federal immigration enforcement raids, President Donald Trump ordered 2,000 soldiers from the California ...

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One for the History Books: Inaugural Bunnell History Day Explores Past of “The Crossroads of Flagler County”

Charlie Cracker, a DeLand songwriter, musician, storyteller, fifth-generation Floridian and expert on the folkways of Old Florida, tinkered with a genuine Prohibition-era moonshine still ...

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The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Monday, June 9, 2025

To include your event in the Briefing and Live Calendar, please fill out this form . Weather: Partly cloudy. Showers with a chance of ...

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The Staggering Cost of Parents’ Substance Abuse on Their Children

By Ty Schepis About 1 in 4 U.S. children – nearly 19 million – have at least one parent with substance use disorder. This ...

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Lu, the Hippopotamus of Homosassa Springs, Dies at 65

Lu, the beloved African hippopotamus and cherished resident of Florida’s Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, died peacefully on June 8. Born at ...

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Imagine If Florida Government Shut Down. Would Floridians Even Notice?

By Diane Roberts While the Florida Legislature exhibits nowhere near the level of bile-spitting, brainless dysfunction you get in Washington, they haven’t exactly been ...

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The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Sunday, June 8, 2025

To include your event in the Briefing and Live Calendar, please fill out this form . Weather: Mostly sunny with a chance of thunderstorms. ...

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Energy Association Warns Florida Could Lose Up to 21,800 Solar Jobs If President’s Tax Bill Is Enacted

Florida installed the second most solar power capacity in the country last year, and is predicted to become the top-ranked residential solar power state ...

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Moral Collapse: Florida Thinks Letting Prisoners Live in 100-Degree Heat with No Air Flow Isn’t Cruel Enough

By Jeff Brandes “I was in prison, and you came to visit me.” — Matthew 25:36 The Eighth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution prohibits ...

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