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Gov. DeSantis has approved plans for 'Deportation Depot' in north Florida
WFSU Public Media - Florida
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August 15, 2025
Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration is preparing to open a second immigration detention facility dubbed "Deportation Depot" at a state prison in north Florida, as a federal judge decides the fate of the state's holding center for...
3 Meeting Planners Share Their Top Florida Incentive Programs
Meetings Today
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Incentive groups are loyal to the sandy shores and sunny skies of Florida. The destination’s appeal may start with its warm weather, but it has other draws including accessibility, nearly half a million hotel rooms, world-renowned theme parks,...
Aaron Bean launches Northeast Florida tour highlighting impact of recent federal legislation
NE Florida News
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August 14, 2025
U.S. Congressman Aaron Bean, who represents Florida’s 4th district, has announced a two-week tour across Northeast Florida to highlight the effects of the One Big Beautiful Bill. The tour is scheduled to begin on August 18 and will include visits...
NBA Exec Drops Major Update on Potential Chicago Bulls Trade
Newsweek
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August 15, 2025
The Chicago Bulls already traded one of their top scorers last season when they sent Zach LaVine to the Sacramento Kings at the deadline. Could they move another one of their high-octane guards before the start of the 2025-26 campaign? Coby White...
A debut crime thriller explores brotherhood and betrayal in 'Florida Palms'
WUSF - Florida
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August 15, 2025
It’s 2009, the height of the Great Recession and two friends in central Florida are fresh out of high school. With the economy in the dumps and options limited, teenagers Eddy and Cueball join a drug-running operation. That's the storyline of...
Congratulations Boyles Tree Farm: 2025 Jon Gould Florida Outstanding Tree Farmer of the Year
UF/IFAS
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August 15, 2025
By Joe Boyles, Boyles Tree Farm; Brian Cobble, Florida Forest Service; and Chris Demers, UF/IFAS School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences All photos courtesy of Boyles Tree Farm Joe Boyles and grandson, Ian, in a new longleaf pine...
Automotive Properties buys 7 auto businesses, ups distributions
Real Estate News Exchange (RENX)
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Automotive Properties REIT (APR-UN-T) is acquiring seven automotive dealership and collision centre properties, in Greater Montreal and in Orlando, Fla., for a total of $93.5 million, the trust announced today in its Q2 financial report. Six of...
Avelo Airlines Adds Budget-Friendly Flights from Florida to North Carolina and Beyond Starting at $57
Saluda Standard Sentinel - South Carolina
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August 15, 2025
PALM BEACH, FLORIDA — Travelers looking for affordable ways to reach North Carolina now have new options thanks to Avelo Airlines, which just announced expanded routes connecting Florida with key destinations in the Southeast and Northeast. The...
Florida woman captures 60 pythons to win $10,000 in record-breaking challenge
The Times of India
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August 14, 2025
In this year’s Florida Python Challenge, one woman reigned supreme, snaring 60 invasive Burmese pythons and walking away with the $10,000 Ultimate Grand Prize, the largest haul ever recorded in the competition. The Florida Fish and Wildlife...
Heat trade Haywood Highsmith to Nets, swap 2nd round picks
Local 10 - Florida
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August 15, 2025
MIAMI — The Miami Heat have traded forward Haywood Highsmith and a 2032 second-round draft pick to the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for a protected 2026 second-round pick, the team announced Friday. Highsmith, 28, signed with Miami in 2021 and played...
Playboy reveals plans to move HQ from California to Miami to shed itself of ‘anti-business’ regulations
The Independent (U.S.)
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August 15, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Game on: Fall intramurals are back at Florida Tech
The Florida Tech Crimson
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With the fall semester back in full swing, intramural sports are making a comeback. Looking to make new friends or find ways to stay active this semester? Fall intramurals are a perfect opportunity to get involved on campus. The Intramural Office...
Report: Heat, Nets Pull Off Surprising NBA Late-Offseason Trade
Newsweek
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August 15, 2025
The Miami Heat and Brooklyn Nets have come together on a surprising trade in the latter weeks of the NBA offseason. ESPN's Shams Charania has reported that the Heat have sent forward Haywood Highsmith and a 2032 second-round draft pick to the Nets...
Playboy leaves Los Angeles for Miami Beach; CEO calls California ‘anti-business’
Los Angeles Times
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August 15, 2025
Playboy Enterprises announced on Wednesday that it will relocate its headquarters from Los Angeles to Miami Beach, becoming the latest high-profile company to abandon California in favor of what some call more business-friendly environments. Ben...
Extreme Florida heat increasingly dangerous for maternal, infant health
WLRN - Florida
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August 15, 2025
This story was produced through a collaboration between The Tributary and Climate Central. Kelly Googe has a lot of stories from her 32 years as a doula coaching women through their pregnancies. But, especially in the summer, she returns to one...
Florida Woman Takes Home $10K Python Challenge Grand Prize With Massive Haul During Record-Setting Snake Hunt
BroBible
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August 14, 2025
iStockphoto Audio By Carbonatix Florida has spent decades attempting to address its Burmese python problem, and the state holds an annual competition that gives members of the public the opportunity to lend a hand. The participants who took part...
Florida Democrats slam DeSantis plan to build another immigration detention center
WLRN - Florida
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August 14, 2025
Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried blasted Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday for his plans to open "another wildly expensive and inhumane immigration detention facility paid for by Florida’s taxpayers." “There is already an immigration...
Column: Say no to oil drilling on Florida’s coast
Tampa Bay Newspapers INC - Florida
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There is a threat that looms over Florida right now, one that could shut down our coastal businesses and jeopardize our national security preparedness. We are talking, of course, about dangerous and deadly oil spills. And these toxic oil spills...
Buccaneers Connected to Stunning Trade That Could Reshape the NFL
Newsweek
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August 15, 2025
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have made five straight playoff appearances and appear to be well on track to make a sixth consecutive trip in 2025. But are they genuine Super Bowl contenders? In an absolutely loaded NFC, it will be difficult for the...
Florida lakes are struggling. Engineers behind this new sensor system want to help
WLRN - Florida
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August 14, 2025
It was a sunny July morning on Lake Cane, right around the corner from Universal Studios, when Jerome Madigan, best known by basically everyone as "Jay" jumped in, launching from the side of a pontoon boat. Simply put, Madigan loves to swim. But...