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Groups in favor of the ballot measure are making a final push as early voting is underway, with hundreds of thousands of ballots already cast. While some states, like California and Vermont, passed abortion rights ballot measures by well over 60%, in other states, such as Michigan and Ohio, they passed by about 56%. Jeanette Nuñez, who opposes the ballot measure, accused the abortion rights ads of being deceptive. And one state agency that regulates health care providers, including abortion clinics, launched a website last month opposing the ballot measure. “But they don’t necessarily connect that there’s a six-week abortion ban.”

Persons: Chelsea Daniels, ” Daniels, Court's Dobbs, Octavio Jones, —, Roe, Wade, it’s, ”, Fernand Amandi, Ron DeSantis, ” Amandi, Gov, Jeanette Nuñez, Nuñez, they're, “, Lauren Brenzel, there’s, Alex Berrios Organizations: MIAMI, Getty, Democratic, Republican, Republican Florida Gov, of Health, NBC News, Physicians for Human Rights, Network, The Florida Department, State’s, Security, Department of Transportation Locations: Florida, Parenthood’s Miami, Orlando, Fla, California, Vermont, Michigan, Ohio, Miami

Ashley Brundage is one of two out transgender candidates running for a seat in the Florida House of Representatives. NBC News spoke with seven transgender candidates who are running for seats in state legislatures nationwide about what they hope to accomplish if they are elected. Courtesy Lisa Middleton CampaignA steady riseAt least 18 out trans candidates are running for seats in state legislatures this election cycle, according to the LGBTQ Victory Fund, a super PAC focused on electing LGBTQ candidates. They are running against a national political backdrop in which trans people have come to play an outsized role. Trans candidates’ presence on ballots has only continued to rise since 2017, when Virginia’s Danica Roem became the first out trans person elected to a state legislature.

Persons: Ashley Brundage, Ron DeSantis, Brundage, DeSantis, she’d, DeSantis —, —, ” Brundage, ”, Lisa Middleton, Donald Trump, Gabriele Magni, ” Trump, Magni, there’s, Virginia’s Danica Roem, hasn’t, Sarah McBride, Sean Meloy, McBride, Nathan Bruemmer, Middleton, it’s, “, Kim Coco Iwamoto, Lorna Woo, Veronica Pejril, Pejril, Wick Thomas, ” Thomas, Transphobia, ‘, ” Iwamoto, Thomas, they’ve, Babe Pejril, It’s, ” Pejril Organizations: Republican, NBC, Democratic, City Council, Victory Fund, Pew Research, Loyola Marymount University, LGBTQ Victory Institute, Delaware Senate, Democrat, Florida Legislature, Florida Department of Agriculture, Consumer Services, Indiana Senate, Missouri, NBC News, Gun Safety Locations: Florida, California, Palm Springs, Calif, Los Angeles, Delaware, Tampa, Hawaii, Indiana, Greencastle, Council

☆ Top DeSantis attorneys penned cease-and-desist letters threatening to prosecute TV stations over abortion ad, affidavit says
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( Liam Reilly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Ron DeSantis penned the cease-and-desist letters sent by Florida’s health department threatening to criminally prosecute local TV stations over their airing of an abortion rights ad, the department’s former general counsel said in court documents. “I did not draft the letters or participate in any discussions about the letters prior to October 3,” Wilson wrote. Spokespersons for DeSantis and the Florida Department of Health did not immediately respond to CNN requests for comment. Wilson’s allegations come after local TV stations began airing an ad by Floridians Protecting Freedom, the group behind the state’s “Yes on 4 Campaign,” promoting a ballot measure seeking to overturn the state’s six-week abortion ban by enshrining abortion rights in the state’s constitution. Local TV stations also received support from FCC chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel, who said earlier this month that “threats against broadcast stations for airing content that conflicts with the government’s views are dangerous and undermine the fundamental principle of free speech.”

Persons: Ron DeSantis, John Wilson, Sam Elliot, Wilson, Ryan Newman, Jed Doty, “, ” Wilson, Newman, Doty, ” Newman, Caroline, ” Caroline, Floridians, Joseph Ladapo, Jessica Rosenworcel, ” Organizations: New, New York CNN, Gov, Florida’s Department of Health, DeSantis, Florida Department of Health, CNN, Floridians, Ladapo Locations: New York, Florida, Local

A federal judge on Thursday issued a temporary restraining order against Florida’s surgeon general, the latest development in a legal battle over a television ad supporting the state’s abortion rights ballot measure. Earlier this month, the Florida Department of Health sent cease-and-desist letters to multiple broadcast stations that had aired the ad, threatening criminal charges against stations that didn’t stop playing it. The restraining order against Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo lasts through Oct. 29. Even before the decision, Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel had denounced the cease-and-desist letters as a violation of the First Amendment. The Florida Department of Health continued to oppose the ads in a statement on Friday.

Persons: “, Mark Walker, Joseph Ladapo, ” Walker, Jessica Rosenworcel, ” Rosenworcel, ”, John Wilson, Wilson, Jae Williams, ” Caroline, Lauren Brenzel, ” “, ” Brenzel, Bacardi Jackson, ” Jackson Organizations: Florida Department of Health, U.S, District, Florida, State of, Federal Communications, Tampa Bay Times, Miami Herald, The Florida Department of Health Locations: Florida, Caroline, coercing, State of Florida, Hurricane Milton

☆ 3 major hurricanes in the last 13 months did billions of dollars of damage to Florida's farmlands — and that was before Milton
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Hurricane Milton's estimated damage to Florida's agriculture could go up to $2.5 billion. That's according to estimates from the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. AdvertisementHurricane Milton singlehandedly wrecked as much havoc on Florida's agriculture as three other major hurricanes combined, according to new estimates from the state's agriculture department. The commodities affected by hurricane damage include animal products, citrus and non-citrus fruit farming, field crops, greenhouses, and vegetable farming, per the damage assessment. Representatives of Florida's Department of Agriculture didn't respond to a request for comment from Business Insider, sent outside business hours.

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A Florida man accused of tying his dog to a fence and abandoning it as Hurricane Milton approached the state is now charged with aggravated animal cruelty, authorities announced Tuesday. “In Hillsborough County, we take animal cruelty very seriously,” Lopez said in the statement. Trooper was facing "sure death" when he the trooper found him, Lopez said at a news conference Tuesday alongside Gov. NBC affiliate WFLA of Tampa reported that Garcia went to the Hillsborough County Animal Shelter on Friday looking to claim his dog, the highway patrol said in an affidavit. His information was shared with the sheriff's office in Leon County, where the dog was taken.

Persons: Milton, Giovanny Aldama Garcia, Ruskin, Suzy Lopez, Garcia, “, ” Lopez, ”, Lopez, doesn't, Dave Kerner, Kerner, Trooper, Ron DeSantis, WFLA Organizations: Florida Department of Highway Safety, Motor Vehicles, Thirteenth Circuit, Hillsborough County Sheriff's, Motor Vehicles Department, Patrol, Gov, NBC Locations: Florida, Hillsborough County, Tampa, Georgia, Hillsborough, Leon County

He’s lived through many storms in his 30 years on Longboat Key, but Bob Parrish said he’s never before seen the level of destruction that Hurricane Helene blew into town a little more than two weeks ago. It also brought a double whammy of destruction from two major hurricanes to a string of islands and their residents who were still rebuilding from Hurricane Ian in 2022. Honestly, I only cried a little bit after Milton because I cried so much after Helene. Even before Helene and Milton brought the one-two punch, Rodocker was still reeling from Hurricane Debby’s path of destruction in August. “It was like a right, a left and an undercut.”Marco Island, seen here on Sept. 26, was badly flooded by Hurricane Helene.

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Individuals looking to help storm victims can also be tricked into donating to fake charities, FEMA says. CNN’s Impact Your World team has ways viewers and readers can help Hurricane Milton victims through vetted charities here. Noting that many areas in the county have “incurred severe property damage because of back-to-back impacts from Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton,” Pinellas County’s Office of Consumer Protection urged residents in a public advisory Thursday to be cautious when hiring someone to make storm-related repairs. John Falchetto/AFP/Getty ImagesSeniors are more susceptibleIn the aftermath of Hurricane Milton, Florida authorities are also fighting to stop insurance scams targeting storm victims, often the elderly, says Patronis, the state’s chief financial officer. Florida is home to over 6.3 million seniors – anyone 60 and older, according to the Florida Department of Elder Affairs.

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☆ Florida threatens TV stations over abortion rights ad. FCC calls it ‘dangerous’
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( Brian Stelter | Liam Reilly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

The Florida Department of Health, however, cited local statutes in the cease-and-desist letters sent last week to WCJB in Gainesville and WFLA in Tampa. The threat from the health department underscores the intensity of the political battle over Amendment 4, a ballot measure that would enshrine abortion rights in Florida’s constitution. The cease-and-desist letters from John Wilson, general counsel for the state health department, appear to be part of that campaign. The health department did not immediately respond to CNN’s request for comment about the FCC rebuke. The local stations did not respond to requests for comment, but both stations continued to air the ads on Tuesday.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, Jessica Rosenworcel, ” Rosenworcel, DeSantis, John Wilson, Jason Garcia, Wilson, Caroline, ” Organizations: CNN, Florida’s Department of Health, Gov, Republican, Democratic, Federal Communications Commission, FCC, Florida Department of Health, Orlando Locations: Gainesville, WFLA, Tampa, Florida’s, Florida

☆ The challenges Floridians are facing while trying to evacuate
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( Alisha Ebrahimji | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Chris O'Meara/AP David Jalving throws outdoor furniture into his father's pool on Tuesday to prepare for Hurricane Milton. Marta Lavandier/AP A man boards up an apartment building to protect it from Hurricane Milton in Progreso, Mexico, on Monday. The state of Florida is trying to keep gas stations supplied as people try to fill up before hitting the road. Tristan Wheelock/Bloomberg/Getty Images“Lines at gas stations have been long,” DeSantis acknowledged Tuesday during a news conference. “Gas stations are running out quicker than they otherwise would.”Gas price tracking service GasBuddy reported that as of Tuesday afternoon, 17.4% of gas stations statewide were without fuel, a dramatic spike from just 3% on Monday.

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The storm is quickly strengthening, already boasting winds of 65 mph, according to an update Sunday morning from the National Hurricane Center. It is forecast to intensify into a hurricane by Sunday night — and a major hurricane by late Monday. Hurricane and storm surge watches will likely be issued for parts of the western Florida coast on Sunday — with dangerous storm surge expected for some areas just slammed by Helene. “This is something that potentially would be greater power outages than what we just saw with Hurricane Helene,” the governor said, noting the state’s residents still have a couple of days to get ready. Assets deployed to assist with Hurricane Helene recovery in Tennessee and North Carolina have also been ordered back to Florida, DeSantis said.

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☆ Christian group Ethnos360 accused of failing to protect girl from abuse, years after ‘significant child safety training’
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | Elizabeth Chuck | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

“Ethnos360 has had a history of child sexual abuse within their community, at different locations across the globe. Tchividjian said the alleged abuse started in 2016 when the girl, identified in the complaint only by her initials, A.W., and the alleged perpetrator were both about 9 years old. It accuses Ethnos360 of failing “to provide any education or training regarding anything related to peer-on-peer child sexual abuse to anyone living on the Ethnos Campus” and failing to adequately investigate abuse allegations. did not tell anyone what was happening because the alleged perpetrator threatened to kill her family if she spoke up. But in the months that followed, the alleged perpetrator was “left alone with children on multiple occasions,” it says.

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☆ Why people are souring on one of the country's hottest housing markets
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-14 | by ( Jennifer Sor | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. AdvertisementThe exodus is mainly being driven by higher housing costs, a higher cost of living, and souring attitudes toward the influx of people who moved to Florida in recent years. Property insurance costs in the state are rising at the fastest pace in 20 years, according to Capital Economics. According to Cindy, her home insurance costs around $8,000 a year. The cost of living has also risen, in part due to rising housing costs and more people living in the city.

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☆ Deputy killed and 2 others injured in 'ambush' shooting at Florida home
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( Minyvonne Burke | Minyvonne Burke Is A Senior Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

A Florida deputy was killed and two others are hospitalized with injuries following an “ambush” shooting overnight at a home in Lake County, authorities said. Deputies with the Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded to a home around 8 p.m. Friday after receiving calls about a disturbance. The first deputy to enter the home was shot in the shoulder and was trapped inside the home, the sheriff said. During the attack, a second deputy was hit in the armpit and stomach area multiple times, Grinnell told reporters. “Our hearts go out to the family, friends and Lake County Sheriff’s Office after the tragic death of a deputy last night.

Persons: Peyton Grinnell, “, Grinnell, ”, Mark Glass Organizations: SWAT, Florida Department of Law Locations: Florida, Lake County

☆ Why orange juice is so expensive
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Andrea Miller | In Dreajmiller | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

U.S. orange production has plummeted as the industry faces volatile threats from extreme weather events, an incurable disease and economic pressures. At the same time, orange juice futures have hit record highs. Florida has seen a dramatic orange production decline in recent years. Invaio is one of the companies researching and developing treatments for citrus greening. The volatility of these threats may cut into citrus harvest expectations, which leads experts to believe that higher prices for orange juice are likely to remain, at least in the short term.

Persons: Daniel Munch, Amy O'Shea, We've, O'Shea, Invaio's Trecise Organizations: United States Department of Agriculture, American Farm Bureau Federation, CNBC, Invaio Sciences, Florida Department of Agriculture, Community Services Locations: United States, Florida, Invaio

☆ Rising seas wiped out an entire US species for the first time. Scientists say it’s a sign of things to come
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-14 | by ( Rachel Ramirez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —A unique plant has become the first species in the United States to be exterminated from the wild by the compounding effects of rising seas, scientists say. The Key Largo tree cactus still exists in parts of the Caribbean, including Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Bahamas, but the chances of it re-establishing naturally in the Florida Keys is basically “zero,” Gann said. The plant’s habitat was being swamped by saltwater from storms and high tides worsened by the rising sea. Sea levels around the Florida Keys have been rising by around an average 0.16 inches a year, or just over 8 inches since 1971, the researchers reported. Possley said more than 1-in-4 native plant species are critically threatened with regional extinction in South Florida.

Persons: ”, George Gann, ” Gann, ” James Lange, Jennifer Possley, Possley, smallfruit varnishleaf, Jennifer Organizations: CNN, Botanical Research Institute of Texas, Institute for Regional Conservation, Botanic, ” Staff, Fairchild, Florida Department of Environmental Locations: United States, Florida, Caribbean, Cuba , Puerto Rico, Bahamas, Reef, South Florida

☆ Woman posing as her therapist wife counseled patients online, investigations found
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-03 | by ( Brammhi Balajaran | Fabiana Chaparro | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —A person made an unsettling discovery on social media in February 2023 – the woman she’d been seeing for online therapy sessions wasn’t actually a therapist. CNN tracked down an online obituary for 58-year-old Tammy Heath-Randolph that lists Peggy Randolph as the deceased’s wife. Randolph “denies knowing” Heath-Randolph had been conducting therapy sessions using her Brightside Health Therapist Portal log-in credentials, the settlement agreement states. Brightside Health took “swift and decisive action” once it learned of the breach, a statement provided to CNN. The impacted patients were fully reimbursed, Brightside Health said.

Persons: she’d, ”, Peggy Randolph, Randolph, Tammy Heath, Heath, Randolph “, ” Heath, “, Brightside, “ We’re, Hannah Changi, Randolph’s, ” Randolph Organizations: CNN, “, Florida Department of Health, Health, Randolph, Brightside, KFF Health Locations: Tennessee, Florida, Randolph, Heath

☆ These 13 states — including Florida and Texas — opted out of a $2.5 billion federal food program that would help feed low-income kids this summer
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-27 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

During the pandemic, the federal government covered the entire cost of the Summer EBT program, but starting this summer, states will be on the hook to split administrative costs 50/50. AdvertisementThirteen Republican-led states ultimately opted out of the program this summer, citing myriad reasons, including redundancy, insufficient support, and politics. AlabamaAccording to the state's Department of Health, one in four children in Alabama faces food insecurity. The state will reconsider joining the summer program once the backlog is dealt with, the outlet reported. Brian Kemp told local outlet 11 Alive that the state already has a summer food program in place.

Persons: —, Brian Kemp, Republican Sen, Cindy Carlson, Kim Reynolds, Reynolds, Kevin Stitt, Stitt, Biden, Henry McMaster, Scott Olson, Iran Fury, Kristi Noem, Chalkbeat, Fury, Megan Degenfelder, Degenfelder Organizations: Service, Department of Agriculture, SUN, Business, The, Agriculture, state's Department of Health, SUN Bucks, Alabama, state's Department of Education, Assistance, SNAP, state's Department of Children, Families, Florida Department of Children, Republican Gov, Republican, Idaho Education, Iowa, Iowa Iowa Gov, Human Services, Biden Administration, Mississippi The Mississippi Department of Human Services, Magnolia Tribune, Oklahoma Republican Gov, South Carolina Republican Gov, The Texas Tribune, state's, Human Services Commission Locations: Alabama, Alaska Alaska, Alaska, Florida, Georgia, SUN Bucks, NurPhoto Idaho, Idaho, Iowa Iowa, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Dakota South Dakota, Iran, Texas Texas, Wyoming Wyoming, Wyoming

☆ Roger Fortson: Florida deputy who fatally shot a Black man in his home has been fired, sheriff says
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-31 | by ( Kaila Nichols | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The Florida sheriff’s deputy who fatally shot a Black man in his home has been fired, the sheriff’s office announced Friday. The decision followed an internal investigation into the former deputy, Eddie Duran. A separate criminal investigation into the deputy’s actions is ongoing with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. Mr. Fortson did not commit any crime. He joined the sheriff’s office again in June 2023.

Persons: Eddie Duran, Eric Aden, “, Roger Fortson, Fortson, Duran, ” Aden, ” Duran, Christina Maxouris, Shawn Nottingham, Melissa Alonso, Dakin Andone Organizations: CNN, Florida Department of Law, Sheriff’s, Okaloosa Locations: Florida, Okaloosa

☆ One of the US's busiest cruise ports can't keep up with America's love for vacations at sea — but an urgent new terminal will help meet the demand for giant cruise ships
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( Brittany Chang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Port Canaveral announced new plans to build a seventh cruise terminal by 2026. But Port Canaveral is running out of space as demand for these vacation voyages continues to skyrocket. When complete, it could accommodate the world's largest cruise ships, including Royal Caribbean's new 1,198-foot-long, 9,950-person-capacity Icon of the Seas. The project would've taken three to four years to complete — too long a timeline for Port Canaveral. "We can't shut down operations at Port Canaveral because the state can't get the road infrastructure in a timely manner," he added.

Persons: —, John Murray, Murray, Royal Caribbean's, Brittany Chang, Ross Klein, UCG, Jamie Glasner, Glasner Organizations: Canaveral, Infrastructure, Service, Disney, Sunshine State, Port Canaveral, Canaveral Port, Royal, Business, MSC Group, Disney Cruise, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Glasner, US Customs, Border Protection, Florida Department Locations: Florida, Miami, Canaveral, Port Canaveral, Port, Caribbean

☆ Driver of truck involved in Florida bus crash that killed 8 farm workers arrested
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-14 | by ( Rebekah Riess | Dakin Andone | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The driver of the pickup truck involved in a Tuesday crash that killed eight people and left more than 40 injured in north-central Florida has been arrested and charged with eight counts of DUI manslaughter, according to a news release from the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. The 2010 International Bus carrying “approximately 53 farm workers” and a 2001 Ford Ranger sideswiped each other around 6:35 a.m., about 15 miles west of Ocala, the Florida Highway Patrol said in a statement. The Ford, “for unknown reasons, traveled toward the center line” before the vehicles struck each other, Lt. Patrick Riordan of the Florida Highway Patrol said at a news conference at the scene. The bus then left the roadway, went through a fence and overturned. There’s no reason for me to be involved with these individuals.

Persons: “, Patrick Riordan, James Lucas, ” Riordan, WESH, Riordan, Billy Woods, Woods, ” Woods, Alicia Bárcena, ”, Ana Melgar Zugina, Gregory Wallace Organizations: CNN, Florida Department of Highway Safety, Motor Vehicles, Ford, Patrol, Fire Rescue, Mexico’s, Twitter, Transportation Safety Board, US Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Sheriff’s Locations: Florida, Ocala, Marion, Marion County, Mexican, Orlando

☆ A Florida deputy who fatally shot a 23-year-old airman in his home may have been in the wrong apartment, witness says
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-09 | by ( Thomas Novelly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

"The circumstances surrounding Roger's death raise serious questions that demand immediate answers from authorities, especially considering the alarming witness statement that the police entered the wrong apartment," Crump said. AdvertisementThis photo provided by the US Air Force shows Senior Airman Roger Fortson. US Air Force via APThe sheriff's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the attorney's claims. He reportedly said, "I can't breathe" while on the ground after being shot, Crump said, repeating a witness account of the event. Chantimekki Fortson, mother of Roger Fortson, a US Air Force airman, is comforted as she speaks about her son during a news conference regarding his death.

Persons: —, Roger Fortson, Ben Crump, Fortson, Crump, Roger, GulfLive.com, Chantimekki Fortson, Gerald Herbert, Military.com, Eric Aden Organizations: Service, Special Operations, Business, Sheriff's, US Air Force, AP, Air Force, Florida Department of Law Locations: Florida, Fortson's, Okaloosa, Okaloosa County, Aden

☆ Miami is 'ground zero' for climate risk. People are moving to the area and building there anyway
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-26 | by ( Greg Iacurci | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +20 min

South Pointe Beach in Miami Beach, Florida. Climate risk is "always on our thoughts," said Habibian, 39, who moved to Miami-Dade County about six years ago. Despite that risk, 66% of Miami-Dade County residents said they'd never leave, according to a study published in the journal Climate Risk Management. "We try to be smart about it, try to be proactive as best we can," Arditi said of climate risk. Juxtaposed at left was one of the last remaining patches of mangroves in the urban Miami area, a living memorial to a once-thriving population.

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☆ I live in Florida and was a conservative. When my kid came out as nonbinary, the way I parent changed.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-21 | by ( Joann Chang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The day my child said that to me three years ago is the day my life as a parent changed. In the months preceding that day, Remy had shared they thought maybe they were bi-sexual or lesbian. My role as a parent changed when Remy came out as nonbinaryMy child was always original. JoAnn Chang's child Remy came out as nonbinary three years ago. Before Remy came out as nonbinary, I wouldn't have given these concerns a second thought.

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☆ Florida braces for Haitian migrants influx, Gov. Ron DeSantis deploys military personnel
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-17 | by ( Ramon Sanchez | Ray Sanchez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Ron DeSantis, a Republican, to deploy more than 250 law enforcement officers and soldiers to the Florida Keys to “protect our state” and stop a possible surge of Haitian migrants fleeing the violence. The deployment includes officers from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers, and members of the Florida National Guard and Florida State Guard. The US Coast Guard said Tuesday that it had repatriated 65 migrants to Haiti after they were picked up on a boat near the Bahamas. Since October 1, the Coast Guard said, it has repatriated 131 migrants to Haiti. The Coast Guard said it has not seen an increase in migrants from Haiti in recent weeks.

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