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US Supreme Court blocks Trump rule limiting mail voting, sides with Dem states • Florida Phoenix
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogThe U.S. Supreme Court on Monday kept in place a lower court’s order blocking President Donald Trump’s embattled plan to place new …
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On the first day of murder trial, Pinellas doctor accused of killing lawyer sits alone
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogOnce an Ivy League-educated plastic surgeon, Tomasz Kosowski spent Monday clad in orange jail clothes, sitting alone at a wooden table in …
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Donalds Seeks to Upend History in Governor’s Race (Part I) • Florida Phoenix
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlog“A politician thinks of the next election; a statesman, of the next generation.” — Eleanor Roosevelt Republicans are gleeful that MAGA U.S. …
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Macklemore dropped from Ed Sheeran RayJay show after saying ‘Free Palestine’
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogTampa concertgoers expected to see Macklemore open for Ed Sheeran at a November show at Raymond James Stadium, the finale to Sheeran’s …
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‘Republicans for Jolly’ effort launches in St. Petersburg • Florida Phoenix
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogST. PETERSBURG — A group of Florida Republicans announced Monday to fellow party members that it’s okay to cross party lines and …
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Florida man driving on Polk Parkway crashes while putting on deodorant
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogWell, at least Florida man smells fresh after his latest absurdity. At about 7 a.m. on Monday, a 22-year-old man from Auburndale …
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Ectopic pregnancy deaths have nearly doubled. It’s worse in states with abortion bans. • Florida Phoenix
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogThe number of women who died after an ectopic pregnancy has spiked in recent years, a ProPublica analysis found. The mounting deaths …
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Live Local promises affordable rent. For many in Sarasota, it’s still out of reach
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogSean Patton would love to live in one of the new apartment complexes multiplying across Sarasota County. But despite a college degree, …
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Florida Cabinet approves process to designate CAIR and others as domestic terrorist groups
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaking in Tampa on July 1, 2026. (Photo by Mitch Perry/Florida Phoenix) In a procedure that took less …
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2 men in Florida caught with house full of cocaine. One is 73, the other 89, cops say
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogTwo men, ages 89 and 73, were caught with a house full of cocaine, marijuana and guns after Miami police conducted a …
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Florida’s leaders ‘honor and commemorate’ heroes of Sept. 11 attacks • Florida Phoenix
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogGov. Ron DeSantis led Florida in remembering the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2002, ordering flags lowered throughout the state. “To honor …
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He was a highly educated doctor. Now, he faces the death penalty for a lawyer’s murder
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogTomasz Roman Kosowski is an Ivy League-educated doctor with advanced degrees in business and the sciences and a career as a plastic …
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Divorce becomes next battleground as states debate family values • Florida Phoenix
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogCerina Fairfax, a Virginia dentist and mother of two, spent nearly two years living in the same house as her husband while …
BRADENTON — Elected officials of the city of Bradenton and Manatee County took major steps recently toward bringing a Pittsburgh performing arts …
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Frustrations, remorse and pain surface on 25th anniversary of Sept. 11 attacks
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogNYPD officers walk down a street in downtown Manhattan as part of the 25th anniversary of 9/11 memorial on Sept. 11, 2026. …
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‘Intense bonds.’ Who foots the bill when Florida’s police canines retire?
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogPolice canine handlers bet their lives on their dogs, yet the majority of American law-enforcement agencies don’t financially support their K9s once …
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Flight 93 crashed on his land. He remembers the heroes 25 years later. • Florida Phoenix
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogStories From The States is a weekly podcast from States Newsroom that explores, through personal stories, how people and communities across America …
MIAMI — Nathan Thomas remembers his first day of college as being a normal day. When the 10-year-old walked into his algebra …
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Schools, libraries sound alarm over potential changes to federal internet program • Florida Phoenix
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogA multi-billion-dollar federal program that helps schools and libraries afford broadband internet is under review by the Trump administration, leaving education officials …
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Hillsborough teacher hospitalized after possible lightning strike near car line
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogA Hillsborough County teacher was hospitalized after lightning possibly shocked him while he worked in a school car line earlier this week. …
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DeSantis administration misses legislative deadline gets more money for immigration anyway • Florida Phoenix
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogAs Ron DeSantis’ turn as governor nears its end, a legislative spending committee voted along partisan lines Friday to approve budget amendments …
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45 minutes on 9/11: How Florida students study the World Trade Center attacks
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogPasco County Schools Superintendent John Legg began his lesson on 9/11 with George Washington’s 1796 farewell address. Fifty-three minutes remained in the …
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University faculty in the South report culture of fear, doxxing, and threats
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogA fleur de lis sculpture is the centerpiece of the quadrangle fountain at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. (Greg LaRose/Louisiana Illuminator) …
A St. Petersburg woman was arrested Thursday after police said she set another woman on fire at a gas station. Eleanor Crawford, …
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On the 25th anniversary of 9/11, States Newsroom editor remembers the heroes of Flight 93 • Florida Phoenix
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogOn a rural stretch of land in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, an open meadow filled with bright wildflowers, a memorial grove of trees …
Consultants wowed City Council members Thursday with a plan to transform land under the Interstate 275 overpass near downtown into a park …
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Trump plan to send $5K to every adult projected to cost $1.2T and ‘explode’ the deficit
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogPresident Donald Trump speaks during an event at the White House on Aug. 6, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty …
A Florida man convicted in one of a series of suspected killings that became known as the “Hog Trail Murders” in the …
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Florida university speech ranks above national average, damaged by incidents • Florida Phoenix
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogFlorida universities deserve a “D” for their free expression policies and attitudes, the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression announced in its …
