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Everglades mining project sparks legal fight over Florida's water future
WINK - Florida
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The future of the Everglades and the water supply for millions of Floridians is at the center of a new legal battle. Critics argue that a mining project could jeopardize restoration efforts, while developers claim it could provide much-needed...
Skechers Named Title Sponsor of World Champions Cup; Shriners Children's Announced as Official Charity Partner; Feather Sound Country Club in Clearwater, Florida to host 2025 tournament
WFMZ - Pennsylvania
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The PGA TOUR-sanctioned Skechers World Champions Cup supporting Shriners Children's will be played December 4-7, 2025 Photos for editorial use: Available here CLEARWATER, Fla., Aug. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The World Champions Cup, the PGA TOUR...
Flesh-eating bacteria now deadlier than sharks as cases surge fivefold in Florida and beyond
Natural News
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August 18, 2025
Flesh-eating bacteria now deadlier than sharks as cases surge fivefold in Florida and beyond A silent bacterial threat, Vibrio vulnificus, is deadlier than sharks and spreading rapidly in U.S. coastal waters. Hurricanes and warming waters fuel its...
'Scared to go back to India': Truck driver Harjinder Singh who killed 3 in Florida was allowed to stay in US in 2018 on $5,000 bond
The Times of India
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Indian-origin truck driver Harjinder Singh who killed three in Florida said in 2018 he was scared to go back to India. After Indian-origin truck driver Harjinder Singh killed three taking a wrong turn with his semi-truck in Florida, the Donald...
Video: Florida family rescues green sea turtle off coast of Key West
FOX 13 Tampa Bay - Florida
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A family rescued a green sea turtle that was tangled in a buoy line during a snorkeling trip off the coast of Key West. The family contacted The Turtle Hospital and the manager helped direct them as they untangled the turtle. KEY WEST, Fla. - A...
Florida’s Retail Evolution Is Paying Off
REBusinessOnline
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August 18, 2025
3When asked what makes Florida appealing from a retail perspective, Steven Miskew, CEO of Southeast Centers, put it succinctly: “The good macro-economic drivers are here: population growth, lack of supply and low vacancy, all in a pro-business...
‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detainees face abuse and are denied due process, say lawyers
The Guardian
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August 18, 2025
A federal judge in Miami was hearing arguments on Monday that detainees at the remote immigration jail in the Florida Everglades known as “Alligator Alcatraz” are routinely subjected to human rights abuses and denied due process before being...
Florida condo owners and board members are clashing following reforms
WFSU Public Media - Florida
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August 18, 2025
After a condominium building in Surfside collapsed in 2021, killing 98 people, state lawmakers hurried to unanimously pass protections to prevent it from happening again. Although the reforms had good intentions, they left many condominium owners...
Top energy group calls for probe into secretive 'national lawfare campaign' to influence judges on climate
Fox News
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Fox News correspondent Mark Meredith reports on President Donald Trump’s plans to annul prior climate policy on ‘Special Report.’ NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: A prominent pro-energy group is calling on the Trump...
FWC seeks reports of sightings in Florida of rare rainbow snake
WGCU - Florida
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August 18, 2025
Florida range of rainbow snake The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is asking the public to report sightings of the elusive rainbow snake (Farancia erytrogramma), a nonvenomous species whose population has declined in recent...
Judge weighs detainees' legal rights at 'Alligator Alcatraz' in Florida Everglades
KSAT - Texas
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August 18, 2025
MIAMI – A federal judge heard arguments Monday over whether detainees at a temporary immigrant detention center in the Florida Everglades have been denied their legal rights. In the second of two lawsuits challenging practices at the facility...
Alligator bites Florida woman during hiking trail attack, officials say
CBS 4 Miami - Florida
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A woman was attacked by an alligator while on a hiking trail in the Bird Rookery Swamp in Collier County, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) said. The FWC said the incident happened on Sunday, when an alligator emerged...
Will latest Florida directive force Delray Beach leaders to remove LGBTQ+ crosswalk?
The Palm Beach Post - Florida
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Delray Beach commissioners are resisting Florida's order to remove a rainbow crosswalk installed in support of the LGBTQ+ community. The state has threatened to remove the crosswalk themselves and bill the city if it isn't removed by September 3,...
Judge weighs detainees’ legal rights at Florida Everglades detention center
Daily Democrat - California
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August 18, 2025
By DAVID FISCHER and MIKE SCHNEIDER, Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A federal judge heard arguments Monday over whether detainees at a temporary immigrant detention center in the Florida Everglades have been denied their legal rights. In the second...
Florida Tech community getting the brunt of the first El Niño winter in five years
The Florida Tech Crimson
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Florida is estimated to have about one million residents who spend their time in the Sunshine State during the winter months every year, according to the Florida Realty Marketplace. Known as “snowbirds,” these people often settle in Florida to...
Illegal immigrant accused of killing 3 in Florida highway crash crossed border into California in 2018: DHS
Fox News
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Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier reacts after an illegal migrant truck driver licensed in the state of California caused a fatal crash on the Florida Turnpike that left three people dead. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The...
A Lasting Harvest: Florida Preserves Over 540 Acres Of Farmland And Family Legacy
The Free Press - Tampa - Florida
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August 18, 2025
State program safeguards Singleton Family Farms, securing both agricultural heritage and the Florida Wildlife Corridor. In a move celebrated by both farmers and conservationists, Florida is permanently preserving a multi-generational farming...
Florida DOGE targets local climate programs
E&E News
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August 18, 2025
Florida’s DOGE is targeting city and county climate programs as Republicans seek to constrain local government spending. The state’s Department of Government Efficiency is asking local governments to detail their “green new deal” spending,...
The Scoop: Mon. Aug. 18, 2025 Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF
WMNF - Florida
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August 18, 2025
The Scoop for Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. DeSantis signs another death warrant Governor Ron DeSantis has signed a death warrant for a man convicted of killing three members of his estranged wife’s family in 1990 in Polk County. David Pittman is...
What to know about Florida's threatened gopher tortoises
Tallahassee Democrat - Florida
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Boasting more than 80 distinct ecosystems, Florida is a biodiversity hot spot. In fact, more than 4,000 animal species are native to the Sunshine State. In the heat of summer, a growing number of species are on the move, meaning more interactions...