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  1. Sharks use Earth’s magnetic field as a GPS, FSU researchers say
    Earlier today• Environment
    Scientist Bryan Keller has conducted research on bonnethead sharks, like this one he found in September 2015 along the North Edisto River in South Carolina.
  2. Adoption brings joy to Florida woman, even if it came after she grew up
    Earlier today• Florida
    After adopting Monyay Faith Paskalides, left, Leah Paskalides, right, gives her a big hug. The adoption occurred during a brief Zoom hearing in Sarasota circuit court.
  3. Richard Corcoran out of FSU presidential search; three academics move on
    Earlier today• Education
    Florida Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran speaks during an August 2020 roundtable discussion at Winthrop College Prep Academy. Corcoran's candidacy to become the next president of Florida State University ended on Saturday when he was not selected as one of the three finalists.
  5. Disney World, Universal drop outdoor face mask requirements
    Yesterday• Theme Parks
    The "Partners" statue sits in front of Cinderella's Castle at Magic Kingdom on Wednesday, May 1, 2019 at Disney World in Orlando, Florida. The theme park is dropping its outdoor mask requirement.
  6. Publix will no longer require masks for vaccinated employees and customers
    Yesterday• Business
    A shopper is seen leaving the Publix Super Markets store located along U.S. 19 in Tarpon Springs Wednesday, July 8, 2020. Publix shopper Bill Dunn, 65, of Holiday, was banned from store after asking management why they were not enforcing mask use.
  7. Joel Greenberg to plead guilty, cooperate with investigators in plea agreement
    May 14• Politics
    Former Seminole County Tax Collector Joel Greenberg talks to the Orlando Sentinel in a September 2019 interview at his office in Lake Mary.
  8. Former Broward Sheriff Scott Israel gets job reviewing red light tickets
    May 14• Florida
    Former Broward Sheriff Scott Israel was hired this month by the Davie Police Department as a traffic infraction enforcement officer.
  9. Florida adds 3,590 coronavirus cases, 71 deaths Friday
    May 14• Health
    Florida’s positivity rate was about 6.5 percent Friday, according to Johns Hopkins University.
  10. 2 critically hurt in workplace shooting in Fort Lauderdale
    May 14• Crime
    A workplace shooting critically injured two people when an argument broke out among co-workers in South Florida on Friday morning, police said.
  11. Denver man in anti-Semitic group arrested in South Florida
    May 14• Crime
    Joseph Bounds faces a misdemeanor charge of resisting a police officer without violence and failure to obey a police officer.
  12. Girl, 8, dies after car crashes into Citrus High School bus
    May 14• Florida
    An 8-year-old girl died when the car she was riding in crashed into the back of a school bus in Citrus County.
  13. Rainy season is coming, Tampa Bay. Here’s the official start date
    May 14• Local Weather
    The rainy season for Tampa Bay is set to officially begin on May 25 and continue until Oct. 10.
  14. St. Pete assisted-living home didn’t have air conditioning for a week, state says
    May 14• Community News
    The state revoked the license for Picket Fence Manor, a St. Petersburg assisted-living facility, last week. The sign in front of the building was taken down.
  15. Judge: Deputies fired over school massacre to get jobs back
    May 13• News
    State law says discipline against law enforcement officers must occur within 180 days of an investigation’s completion.
  16. Former Tampa educator who pulled kids’ toes arrested in unwanted foot massage
    May 13• Education
    Former King High School assistant principal Olayinka Alege was investigated for allegedly popping students' toe knuckles as a form of punishment for bad grades.
  17. Pinellas Sheriff Gualtieri backs challenge to Marsy’s Law ruling
    May 13• Crime
    Pinellas Sheriff Bob Gualtieri, shown in this photo from a crime scene in 2020, opposes shielding the names of officers involved in use-of-force incidents from the public.
  18. Jimmy Harrell, Deepwater Horizon rig supervisor, dies at 65
    May 13• Nation & World
    Jimmy Harrell testifies in 2010 during a joint hearing held by the Coast Guard and the Interior Department's Minerals Management Service in Kenner, La. Harrell has died at age 65.
  19. Florida adds 4,064 coronavirus cases, 50 deaths Thursday
    May 13• Health
    Florida’s positivity rate was about 6.6 percent Thursday, according to Johns Hopkins University.
  20. Matt Gaetz associate Joel Greenberg expected to plead guilty Monday
    May 13• Politics
    Joel Greenberg, shown in this 2019 photo, will appear Monday in federal court in Orlando for a change of plea hearing, according to court documents.
  21. Miami TV crew attacked filming fight on South Beach
    May 13• Florida
    A television news crew was attacked while filming a fight that broke out in Miami Beach on Wednesday night, police said.
  22. Florida takes step toward the catching of goliath grouper
    May 12• News
    In this Monday, Nov. 5, 2018 photo, released by the Mote Marine Laboratory, a Goliath Grouper swims at Mote Aquarium in Sarasota, Fla. Florida may lift its three-decade ban on catching and killing goliath groupers. Wildlife officials are proposing, Wednesday, May 12, 2021, a “limited harvest” of the giant coastal fish, saying their numbers have rebounded sufficiently since they were almost driven to extinction by overfishing and environmental damage.
  23. Florida woman, 28, posed as high school student to promote Instagram page, police say
    May 12• Florida
    A 28-year-old woman who wanted to promote her Instagram page attempted to blend in with students at a Miami-area high school, police said.
  24. Times Square shooting suspect arrested in Florida
    May 12• Crime
    Farrakhan Muhammad was taken into custody in a McDonald's parking lot near Jacksonville, the official said, four days after a shooting Saturday that rattled the Big Apple.
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