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  1. Visit Florida wants to draw more visitors to the state
    5 hours ago• Business
    Beach goers enjoy Pier 60 and the surf along Clearwater Beach Tuesday, March 16, 2021. Visit Florida staff members have crafted a tourism-marketing plan intended to combat increased competition from states that in the past few years imposed tougher COVID-19 restrictions.
  2. After sailing through House, Biden-McCarthy debt ceiling deal now goes to Senate
    Earlier today• Nation & World
    House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of R-Calif., speaks as House Minority Whip Rep. Steve Scalise, R.La., left, and Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., listen at a news conference after the House passed the debt ceiling bill at the Capitol in Washington on Wednesday. The bill now goes to the Senate.
  3. Actor Danny Masterson found guilty of 2 counts of rape in retrial
    Yesterday• Crime
    Danny Masterson and his wife Bijou Phillips arrive for closing arguments in his second rape trial, Tuesday in Los Angeles. Masterson is charged with raping three women at his Los Angeles home between 2001 and 2003.
  5. Watch: Florida woman drives up ramp of tow truck, rockets 120 feet down highway
    Yesterday• Nation & World
    In this image taken from police body camera video provided by the Lowndes County, Ga., Sheriff's Office, a vehicle goes airborne after driving up the ramp of a flatbed tow truck on a Georgia highway.
  6. Here are things DeSantis, during Iowa kickoff, says he’ll do as president
    Yesterday• Politics
    Republican presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a campaign event, Tuesday, May 30, 2023, in Clive, Iowa.
  7. Miami, Tampa top home price increases in US, report finds
    May 30• Real Estate
    The Miami and Tampa metro areas continue to lead the nation in housing price hikes, according to a report released Tuesday. Miami had a 7.7% year-over-year price increase, followed by Tampa with a 4.8% increase, the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Indices analysis found.
  8. Russia issues arrest warrant for Lindsey Graham over Ukraine comments
    May 29• Nation & World
    Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks during a Senate Appropriations hearing on the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
  9. Recent shark attacks are worrying beachgoers. How rare are they?
    May 26• Florida
    A white shark swims across a sand bar off the Massachusetts coast of Cape Cod, Aug. 13, 2021. Recent shark bites in Florida and Hawaii and a suspected case in New Jersey have piqued interest in the age-old summer question of whether it's safe to go in the water.
  10. Oath Keepers founder gets 18 years, Florida chapter leader gets 12 years in Jan. 6 attack
    May 25• Crime
    Stewart Rhodes, founder of the Oath Keepers, speaks during a rally outside the White House in Washington, June 25, 2017.
  11. Supreme Court limits federal power over wetlands, boosts property rights over clean water
    May 25• Environment
    Michael and Chantell Sackett of Priest Lake, Idaho, pose for a photo in front of the Supreme Court in Washington on Oct. 14, 2011. The Supreme Court on Thursday made it harder for the federal government to police water pollution in a decision that strips protections from wetlands that are isolated from larger bodies of water. The justices boosted property rights over concerns about clean water in a ruling in favor of an Idaho couple who sought to build a house near Priest Lake in the state’s panhandle.
  12. How Ron DeSantis became a presidential candidate and what could happen next
    May 24• Elections
    The question now becomes whether Gov. Ron DeSantis can keep rising all the way to the top, even when the path cuts past the man who made his political career.
  13. Tina Turner, ‘Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll’ whose career made her world-famous, dies at 83
    May 24• Music News
    Tina Turner performs in a concert in Cologne, Germany on Jan. 14, 2009. Turner, the unstoppable singer and stage performer, died Tuesday, after a long illness at her home in Küsnacht near Zurich, Switzerland, according to her manager. She was 83.
  14. Read these 11 essential Ron DeSantis stories from his hometown paper
    May 24• Politics
    Ron DeSantis waves to a crowd of supporters during his election night party at the Tampa Convention Center on Nov. 8, 2022, in Tampa.
  15. Ron DeSantis announces presidential bid on Twitter; glitches abound
    May 24• Elections
    Florida Governor Ron DeSantis takes to the stage during a press conference at Cambridge Christian School, 6101 North Habana Avenue, on Wednesday, May 17, 2023 in Tampa.
  16. Yellowstone baby bison put to death after visitor picks it up, leading herd to reject it
    May 24• Environment
    A herd of bison grazes in the Lamar Valley of Yellowstone National Park on Aug. 3, 2016. Yellowstone National Park officials say they had to kill a newborn bison because its herd wouldn’t take the animal back after a man picked it up.
  17. Here’s how Elon Musk became a Ron DeSantis supporter
    May 24• Politics
    Tesla and Twitter owner Elon Musk, left, is expected to join Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis as the governor announces a long-expected presidential campaign on May 24 on Twitter Spaces.
  18. Target adjusts LGBTQ+ merch amid backlash, safety concerns
    May 24• Business
    Target is removing certain items from its stores and making other changes to its LGBTQ merchandise nationwide ahead of Pride month, after an intense backlash from some customers including violent confrontations with its workers.
  19. How well do you know Ron DeSantis? A quiz.
    May 24• Politics
    Yard signs promoting Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in 2024, financed by the super PAC promoting DeSantis for president, line the street leading up to a Republican congressional fundraiser on May 13. 2023, in Sioux Center, Iowa.
  20. ‘Ron DeSantis for President’ begins sending texts to supporters
    May 23• News
    Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis with his wife, Casey DeSantis, speaks during an election night watch party at the Convention Center in Tampa on Nov. 8, 2022. On Tuesday, Casey DeSantis tweeted a video allowing supporters to sign up for text messages from "Ron DeSantis for President."
  21. Student who tracked Elon Musk’s jet now tracking Ron DeSantis, too
    May 23• Politics
    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at a political roundtable in Bedford, N.H., on May 19. A new Twitter account, @DeSantisJet, aims to track DeSantis' travel on a state-owned plane. The account was created by the same Florida college student who stirred controversy by building an account tracking the private jet of Tesla and Twitter owner Elon Musk.
  22. US has approved $42 billion in loan forgiveness for public service workers. Here’s who qualifies
    May 21• Nation & World
    A flag is waved during a rally outside the White House, in Washington, Sept. 4, 2017. The Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, known as PSLF, was launched in 2007, but stringent rules meant that more than 90% of applicants were rejected, the Department of Education said in 2019.
  23. Is Kamala Harris right that Latinos get 1% of venture capital?
    May 20• Politics
    Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at the Democratic Party of Georgia's Spring Soiree in Atlanta on Friday, May 12, 2023.
  24. 2023 Preakness: One year later, Mage is back as the star of Maryland’s signature race
    May 20• News
    Kentucky Derby winner Mage is toweled off after a post-workout bath at the Stakes Barn at Pimlico Race Course on Thursday morning.
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