Florida

News from the state of Florida

JetBlue considers whether to leave NYC and move to Florida

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NEW YORK — JetBlue Airways is considering whether to stay in New York, where it was founded two decades ago, or move its headquarters...

Medicaid incentive so far not enough to sway holdout states

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COLUMBIA, S.C. — Democrats' nearly $2 trillion coronavirus relief package includes a big financial incentive for the states that have opted against expanding Medicaid...

More charges in hurricane debris removal scheme

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PANAMA CITY, Fla. — A developer and a former city commissioner of a Florida Panhandle city are the latest to be charged in the...

Trump Casino Miami? Florida gambling bill raises possibility

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Donald Trump’s struggling Doral golf club near Miami could be thrown a lifeline if a Florida bill being hammered out behind...

Pilot who helped Maduro allies evade US sanctions sentenced

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MIAMI — A Miami-based pilot who arranged chartered flights to Russia and elsewhere for top allies of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has been sentenced...

Florida House OK’s campus ‘viewpoint diversity’ measure

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A Republican-led effort promoting ideological diversity on college campuses won approval Thursday in the Florida House after sparking debate over intellectual...

Bicyclist falls to death trying to beat Miami drawbridge

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MIAMI — A bicyclist who ignored warning signs and tried to beat a Miami drawbridge slid to his death down the rising concrete slab,...

Assumptions about hurricane season face winds of change

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With named storms coming earlier and more often in warmer waters, some assumptions about the Atlantic hurricane season are being rethought. ...

Florida bill seeks to block trans athletes from girls’ teams

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Transgender women and girls couldn't play on girls' and women's school sports teams under a bill passed by a Florida House...

Man charged with spitting at Disney guard who asked for mask

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ORLANDO, Fla. — A Florida man spat on a security officer at Walt Disney World after she asked him to put on a mask,...