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DeSantis asks judge to let him avoid deposition on why he ousted prosecutor

TAMPA, Fla. — It’s official: Gov. Ron DeSantis is asking a federal judge to exempt him from giving a deposition about his motivation for suspending Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren.

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Florida poll shows DeSantis does better against Biden than Trump would in 2024 matchup

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — If Ron DeSantis is the Republican presidential nominee in 2024, a poll released Friday shows him doing better in Florida against President Joe Biden than Donald Trump would fare.

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‘Clown sighting file’ has dozens of leads that need to be investigated before accused killer clown trial, defense says

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — On May 26, 1990, a killer dressed as a clown stood at Marlene Warren’s doorstep in Wellington and shot the 40-year-old woman in the face. Flowers and two balloons — a heart-shaped one that said “You’re the Greatest” and one with a picture of Snow White…

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DeSantis voter fraud arrest rejected by Miami judge

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A Miami Judge on Friday tossed out a criminal case against one of 19 people accused by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ election fraud force of voting illegally in the 2020 election.

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Gourd almighty! How this pumpkin king keeps finding supersized squash

CARROLLWOOD, Fla. — Perched high atop a throne of hay, 969 pounds of gigantic gourd gleam under the Florida sun.

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Bucs’ Tom Brady apologizes for comparing football to military deployment

TAMPA, Fla. ― Tom Brady apologized Thursday for comparing the commitment he makes to playing an NFL season to a military deployment.

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Dolphins’ Terron Armstead practices for first time in more than a month from ‘unique’ toe injury

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Miami Dolphins left tackle Terron Armstead participated in practice for the first time in more than a month at the team’s Thursday drills, and defensive tackle Christian Wilkins also returned from a one-practice absence ahead of the Dolphins’ Sunday night game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

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Ian killed more Floridians than most recent major hurricanes. Its indirect death count could reach the thousands

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A heart attack after cleaning up debris. A missed dialysis appointment. An oxygen machine that blinked off when the power went out.

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SBLive/SI Power 25: Montverde Tops Preseason High School Boys Basketball Rankings

After winning back-to-back GEICO Nationals, the Eagles reloaded and debut as the top team in the nation heading into the 2022-23 season.

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Debate with DeSantis could be Crist’s last shot in Florida governor’s race

ORLANDO, Fla. — The lone debate in the Florida governor’s race could be Charlie Crist’s last real chance to pull ahead against Gov. Ron DeSantis, experts said, with polls continually giving DeSantis the lead. And Crist has to hit hard against an incumbent playing it safe, they added.

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After Parkland shooting, Rubio vowed to support law raising minimum age to buy assault-style rifle. Now he opposes it

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Immediately after the 2018 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School massacre, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., promised to support a law raising the minimum legal age for buying assault-style rifles.

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Mike Evans echoes sentiment of Bucs fan base: ‘I miss Gronk’

TAMPA, Fla. — During his media session with reporters Wednesday, Mike Evans unintentionally may have peeled back a portion of his team’s psyche during its lukewarm offensive stretch.

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Chris Perkins: Are Dolphins the 3-0 team that opened season, or the 0-3 team since that time?

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — There’s a well-known phrase in sports that says, “You are what your record says you are.”

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‘I was unconscious’: Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa recalls night of concussion, talks return to face Steelers

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — The last thing Tua Tagovailoa remembers was getting tackled by Cincinnati Bengals nose tackle Josh Tupou.

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Felon advocates demand DeSantis fix ‘broken system’ after voter fraud arrests

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A Florida voting rights group is calling on state officials to fix what it says is a “broken” Florida voting system after videos of felons being arrested on charges related to voting illegally in 2020 went viral this week.

Orlando Sentinel

Florida teachers could lose licenses for defying ‘don’t say gay,’ ‘anti-woke’ laws

ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida adopted a trio of education rules Wednesday that carry out its new culture-war laws, including one that threatens public school teachers with the loss of state certification if they violate requirements of the state’s so-called “don’t say gay” and “anti-woke” legislation.

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John Romano: Did someone forget to set the alarm for the Lightning this season?

TAMPA, Fla. — Even Luciano Pavarotti had to occasionally clear his throat.

Los Angeles Times

A tiny Florida beach town is rebuilding after a hurricane. Is it becoming a preserve of the rich?

MEXICO BEACH, Fla. — The new homes, painted in tropical shades of turquoise, turmeric and papaya, loom above the sugar white sand, perched on concrete and rebar columns that are at least 8 feet tall.

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Flyers rally again, upset Lightning, 3-2, to improve to 3-0 for first time since 2011-12

TAMPA, Fla. — The Flyers snapped a 10-game losing streak to the Tampa Bay Lightning with their dramatic 3-2 win Tuesday night. They also extended their three-game winning streak to start the season, all of which are comeback wins.

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Lightning blow lead in home opener, lose to Flyers

TAMPA, Fla. — The Lightning outplayed the Philadelphia Flyers for most of Tuesday’s home opener. But they let their opponent hang around, and a resilient team burned them late.

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Val Demings and Marco Rubio clash in a strikingly aggressive Senate debate

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — They engaged in the obligatory, predebate handshake. But when the TV cameras went on Tuesday night, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio and U.S. Rep. Val Demings, his challenger, engaged in a heated and aggressive debate, repeatedly shredding each other with descriptions like “lie” and “crazy.”

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A Florida firefighter figured a man was dead without checking. He turned out to be alive

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A Delray Beach firefighter walked into an apartment, looked at a man’s body, determined he was dead and walked out, records show. But when workers tasked with removing the body came an hour and 19 minutes later, they were in for a shock: The man was…

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Joel Greenberg associate pleads guilty in fraud case days after co-defendant’s death

ORLANDO, Fla. — Keith Ingersoll, an associate of former Seminole County Tax Collector Joel Greenberg, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to federal fraud charges, admitting he took part in a multistate real estate scheme that scammed an investor for millions of dollars.

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Will Texas Gov. Abbott concede a close race? Challenger O’Rourke isn't 'counting on it'

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Democrat Beto O’Rourke on Tuesday suggested that his opponent, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, would not concede if he were to lose a close race.

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Florida nursing home trial delayed as defense seeks dismissal of charges in 2017 hurricane-related deaths

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The last remaining defendant in the Hollywood Hills nursing home manslaughter case won’t be going to trial this month after all.

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