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DeSantis touts Florida lawsuit seeking to block Biden's Title IX changes

Florida filed a lawsuit seeking to block President Biden’s recent changes to Title IX on Tuesday, with Gov. Ron DeSantis accusing the president of “abusing his constitutional authority.” DeSantis announced the lawsuit on social media, saying Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina were also on board with the suit. The Biden administration’s changes to Title IX prevent schools from banning biological …

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Trump permitted to attend son Barron's graduation after ripping trial judge for delaying decision

The judge presiding over the NY v. Trump trial in Manhattan granted former President Donald Trump permission on Tuesday to attend his son’s high school graduation in Florida next month. “I don’t think the May 17 date is a problem,” Judge Juan Merchan told the court Tuesday morning of Barron Trump’s graduation date. Trump had pushed for weeks to attend …

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Jewish Democrat warns fellow liberals not to 'pretend' Charlottesville-like vitriol isn't spreading on campus

House Oversight Committee member Jared Moskowitz, D-Fla., warned his own party Monday against remaining silent as left-wing student activists engage in antisemitic protest, with some calling for the eradication of the Jewish state and urging Jews to “go back to Poland.” Moskowitz, whose Broward County district has been home to a reported 89,000 Jewish adults, said on “Your World” antisemitism …

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U of Florida praised for saying school ‘is not a daycare,’ agitators who break rules will face consequences

The University of Florida was praised by conservatives for declaring it is “not a daycare” and anti-Israel agitators who break rules will face consequences as campuses across America have been flooded with progressive antisemitic demonstrations. “This is not complicated: The University of Florida is not a daycare, and we do not treat protesters like children — they knew the rules, …

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10 wounded in shooting at Florida party venue, sheriff says

A teenage gunman wounded 10 people when he opened fire early Sunday after fighting broke out during a private event at a Florida party venue, authorities said. A security guard tackled and disarmed the shooter almost immediately, and a second guard handcuffed him until sheriff’s deputies arrived, according to an arrest report from the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office. None of …

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Dead baby discovered at University of Tampa in Florida

An abandoned, dead baby was found in a garbage bin near a freshman dormitory at University of Tampa’s campus on Sunday, police said. Tampa police officers found the infant’s body wrapped in a towel in the receptacle at the school’s 401 W Kennedy Boulevard campus around 7 p.m., WTSP reported. A Tampa Police Department spokesperson said there was “no threat …

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Potential 'serial killer' arrested in Florida after allegedly killing 2 women, dumping bodies

A potential “serial killer” was captured in Florida after two women were discovered strangled to death, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office announced on Monday. Deputies said Carlos Yadiel Baez-Nieves, 25, was arrested for the deaths of Fatia Flowers, 41, and Nichole Daniels, 44, whose bodies were found in March and April. “Because of our detectives’ relentless efforts in this case, …

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2 central Florida deputies wounded, suspect dead after public park gunfight

Two Florida sheriff’s deputies were seriously wounded and the man who shot them was killed when a gunfight erupted at a public park, according to the sheriff. Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd praised his deputies as heroes, saying they were shot while trying to pull an uncooperative man from his car after he refused commands to get out on his …

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Trump, DeSantis meet privately for several hours in Miami

Former President Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis met privately in Miami on Sunday, multiple Republicans with knowledge of the meeting confirmed to Fox News. During the several-hour meeting, DeSantis agreed to help Trump as the GOP’s presumptive presidential nominee tries to close his fundraising gap with President Biden in their 2024 election rematch, the sources confirmed. DeSantis, who was …

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Florida woman stabs man in wild Wawa rampage, before threatening employees and smashing computers: police

A Florida woman went on a wild rampage at a Wawa location and allegedly stabbed a man with a large knife before committing other crimes, police said. Christina Marie Crane, 37, was charged with attempted felony murder, criminal mischief and aggravated assault, according to FOX 13 Tampa. She was also charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. The Pinellas …

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