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Lethal indifference to Florida prisoners dying of COVID-19 | Editorial
Florida prisoners are being infected and dying at dramatically higher rates than the general population, and Gov. DeSantis and the Cabinet are failing to respond, let alone consider a reasonable idea.
Democrats push Puerto Rican voters to outmuscle Cuban Republicans in Florida
With Spanish-language ads, digital campaigns and traditional caravans, Democrats are stressing that Puerto Ricans could be a key for Joe Biden in Florida.
Florida needs herd immunity from Trump-influenced Gov. DeSantis | Randy Schultz
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is listening to scientists who believe “herd immunity” can be achieved by letting the coronavirus run rampant among so-called less vulnerable people. So can a million deaths, writes Sun Sentinel columnist Randy Schultz.
An international flying squirrel trafficking ring has been busted in Florida
A group of poachers set 10,000 traps and captured about 3,600 wild flying squirrels in Florida before putting them on an exotic pet pipeline that sent the animals to Asia, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said.
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An international flying squirrel trafficking ring has been busted in Florida bit.ly/37qOKab pic.twitter.com/rpZkkjEjxy
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Kids don’t need to quarantine unless they have COVID symptoms, governor says
Two months after most schools in the state reopened, they have seen no cause for concern about the virus spreading among students, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
Florida’s cities can’t fight climate change alone; we need help from federal and state leaders | Opinion
The mayors of Miami, Orlando and Tampa are calling on federal and state governments to do more to prepare for sea-level rise and powerful storms.
Rain isn’t keeping voters away from first day of early voting in South Florida
Voters streamed to polling places in Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties for the first day of Florida early voting. Many lined up before daybreak, anxious to get their ballots cast – undeterred by the weather, which ranged from heavy...
Woman who gave birth in jail cell: 'They just wanted to see how much pain I could endure’
In an exclusive interview with the South Florida Sun Sentinel, a woman on Friday gave a harrowing account of how she delivered her son while at a Broward jail.
Miami strip club allowed to defy county’s ‘illegal’ COVID-19 curfew, judge says
Tootsie’s strip club in Miami Gardens won in a civil lawsuit against Miami-Dade County, and will be able to stay open past the county’s coronavirus curfew, which the judge called “illegal.”
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Miami strip club allowed to defy county’s ‘illegal’ COVID-19 curfew, judge says bit.ly/2Hhp3xG pic.twitter.com/jRMzCGPOBP
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Woman screamed for help while giving birth alone in Broward jail, lawyers say
Less than three months after Florida passed a law to protect pregnant women in county jails, a Broward inmate was left alone to give birth in a cell while jail employees stood outside ignoring her cries for help, according to her lawyers at the...
Bloomberg funding $250,000 digital campaign aimed at boosting Biden with Florida’s Jewish voters
The Jewish Democratic Council of America’s super political action committee is getting $250,000 from Mike Bloomberg to support digital outreach efforts targeting Jewish voters in Florida in support of Joe Biden.
Florida puts a positive spin on COVID-19 data, misleading the public on pandemic
Florida routinely touts its COVID “positivity rate” as 5% or lower. But other health organizations, including Johns Hopkins University, peg Florida’s rate at 10% or higher, twice the desired level.
Danger Road: Politicians leave Florida’s busiest highway unprotected
Interstate 95 is the deadliest highway in Florida, a lawless ribbon of asphalt that police largely ignore compared to other highways, a South Florida Sun Sentinel investigation found. Troopers have written 38% fewer tickets over five years, while...
Max Osceola Jr., longtime Seminole tribe leader, dies from COVID-19 complications at 70
Max Osceola Jr., a longtime leader for the Seminole Tribe of Florida as it grew larger and more successful with high-profile tourist attractions, died Thursday evening from complications due to COVID-19.
Donald Trump Jr. rallies with MMA fighters in Coconut Creek, rips Joe Biden as 'socialist’ who would take down the country
An Ultimate Fighting training center in Coconut Creek became the scene for a Donald Trump re-election rally as one of his sons, Donald Trump Jr. joined Cuban boxers for the event dubbed "Fighting Against Socialism."
Star of ‘Love & Hip Hop in Miami’ bought Ferrari with COVID-19 relief funds, feds say
Diamond Blue Smith, 36, who stars on the VH-1 reality series “Love and Hip Hop in Miami," is accused of using COVID relief funds to buy luxury items, including a $96,000 Ferrari.
After 44 years, end the Hyde Amendment, a baseless barrier to reproductive health care | Opinion
Even after years of activism over reproductive rights, Camila Rojas was disturbed to find how many barriers stood in her way to get an abortion. She writes that the Hyde Amendment, passed on Sept. 30, 1976, is responsible for many of these barriers...
School Board demands psychiatric records from Parkland parents
Parents and other victims are being asked to prove in court that they suffered mental anguish over the loss of their children in the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
$2.1 million pro-Biden ad buy planned for Black and Caribbean radio stations in Florida
A seven-figure advertising buy promoting Joe Biden is going on Black and Caribbean radio stations and streaming services in Florida. The $2.1 million effort is part of former New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg’s $100 million of spending aimed at tipping...
Florida’s COVID-19 positivity rate tops 5% for first time in two weeks
Another 2,251 people in Florida became infected with COVID-19 and another 59 people have died from the disease, according to the state Department of Health.