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Jeffrey Epstein grand jury testimony records are released

It comes nearly two decades after a probe into allegations Jeffrey Epstein sexually abused young women and girls at his Palm Beach mansion.
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More than 1.2 million Floridians still have Citizens Property Insurance

The state’s Citizens Property Insurance Corp. topped 1.211 million policies last week, as it continued to add thousands of customers.
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2024 COVID-19 deaths in Florida approach 3,000

The number of Florida resident deaths this year linked to COVID-19 is nearing 3,000.
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Campaign finance violations fine against former U.S. Rep. David Rivera is rejected

A federal appeals court tossed out a ruling that would have led to former U.S. Rep. David Rivera getting hit with a $456,000 fine.
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Supreme Court rules for immunity in Trump case, and Florida Democrats react

For the first time, The Supreme Court has ruled former presidents have immunity from criminal prosecution for official acts. The decision Monday extended the delay against former president Donald Trump’s charges that he planned to...

The Scoop: Mon. July 1st, 2024 Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF

A hurricane strengthens to a category 3, and local governments now have the ability to ban the act of sleeping in public places.
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Panel moves forward on a Black history museum in northeast Florida

A report outlines how to build, market, operate and eventually make self-sufficient a Black history museum proposed for St. Johns County.
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Sponsor of a new Florida law supports a SCOTUS ruling cracking down on people experiencing homelessness

Republican Sam Garrison praised the ruling that upheld the constitutionality of an Oregon city’s ordinance cracking down on public camping.
Hurricane Beryl

Hurricane Beryl is a major hurricane as it impacts the Windward Islands today

Beryl is expected to travel through an environment that is quite supportive of tropical convection.
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Florida governor signs a bill for higher interest rates on consumer loans

©2024 The News Service of Florida After vetoing a similar measure last year, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday signed a bill that could lead to borrowers paying higher interest rates on consumer-finance loans. The bill...
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Ron DeSantis vetoes a bill that would have made it easier to build housing for farmworkers

DeSantis said, "the bill does not include the means to enforce this limitation and could pave the way for housing of illegal alien workers.”
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Court refuses to halt the legal fight between FSU and the ACC

The 1st District Court of Appeal denied a motion for a stay that the ACC filed.

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