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As companies sell increasingly potent products, a Tampa Bay Times investigation reveals the herb’s toll.
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Leosvany Arias Roman rammed a Florida Highway Patrol vehicle on the bridge and crashed head-on into a van, killing two and injuring two, troopers said.
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“The name of the team is the Tampa Bay Rays,” Brian Auld said Thursday. “It’s going to remain the Tampa Bay Rays.”
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Reporters built a first-of-its-kind database of deaths, tested potent products and traveled across Florida.
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Dwayne Tillman Jr. , 21, faces attemped murder and attempted battery charges, officials said.
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The large installation commands a celestial presence.
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A near 160-year-old home has been decorated for the holiday to reflect its era.
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Some say the proposal could result in electric vehicle owners being “double taxed.”
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/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/A4GOVHMUR223EQDZ7QZODUBCZU.jpg "Republican Party of Florida Chairperson Christian Ziegler, left, greets former President Donald Trump at the the Freedom Summit in Kissimmee last month.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/JUI2AE6OLMQRGJXF2CXLNTDPXE.jpg "Former Gov. Jeb Bush writes that \"Florida has been following a concerning downward trend in ACT scores over the past six years, mirroring the situation in many other states. Scores have now reached their lowest point or tied for their lowest since at least 2019 in every benchmark.\"")
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