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The macaques are just one of Florida's many nonnative wildlife species, and they're also a tourist attraction.
Read More »Study Predicts Monkey Population Boom In Silver Springs State Park
Federal Judge: Florida Is ‘Laughing-Stock Of The World’ Due To Repeated Election Issues
A federal judge slammed Florida on Thursday for repeatedly failing to anticipate election problems, and said the state law on recounts appears to violate the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that decided the presidency in 2000.
Read More »Voters Face Long Lines, Machine Snafus, ‘Mosh Pit’ Crowds
Long lines and malfunctioning machines marred the early hours of voting in some precincts across the country Tuesday. Some of the biggest problems were in Georgia, a state with a hotly contested gubernatorial election, where some voters reported waiting up to three hours to vote.
Read More »Florida Becomes Epicenter of Nation’s Polarizing Politics
Florida is emerging as an epicenter of the nation’s polarizing politics in the final days of the 2018 campaign. In the closely contested campaign for governor, President Donald Trump and GOP nominee Ron DeSantis have used what has been called racially coded language to slam Democrat Andrew Gillum. The battles …
Read More »Updates: Florida Man Arrested, Charged In Connection With Bomb Mailings
The name of the man detained in connection with the pipe bomb scare is Cesar Sayoc, 56, of Aventura, Florida, according to law enforcement officials.
Read More »Israel’s Supreme Court Overturns Deportation of Former UF Student
Lara Alqasem turned to the high court on Wednesday after a lower court rejected her appeal.
Read More »Florida Officials Raise State’s Death Toll To 16 After Hurricane Michael
Officials say 16 people died in Florida because of Hurricane Michael, doubling the numbers of deaths in the state The Associated Press had previously attributed to last week's storm.
Read More »Hurricane Michael Slams Into Florida, Charges Into Southeast
Hurricane Michael slammed into the Florida Panhandle with terrifying winds of 155 mph Wednesday, splintering homes and submerging neighborhoods before continuing its destructive charge inland across the Southeast. It was the most powerful hurricane to hit the continental U.S. in nearly 50 years and at least one death was reported during its passage.
Read More »Florida QB Feleipe Franks: I Don’t Have Anything To Prove
Florida quarterback Feleipe Franks insists he has nothing to prove. Coaches, teammates and close to 90,000 fans at Florida Field on Saturday probably would disagree.
Read More »Manslaughter Charge Brought In Clearwater “Stand Your Ground” Case
Prosecutors charged Michael Drejka with manslaughter Monday Aug. 13, 2018 in the death of Markeis McGlockton whose videotaped shooting in a store parking lot has revived debate over Florida’s “stand your ground” law.
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