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The 2026 Florida legislative session has ended — without a budget. From DEI bans to new voter verification requirements, here are some of the biggest bills that passed, failed and what lawmakers will tackle in special sessions.
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Few artists can completely dismantle your heart, fill it with wonder and awe at the miracle of life, and put it back together quite like Madi Diaz.
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Property owners and public beachgoers clash over rights, access, and the future of Escambia County's shoreline
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Florida lawmakers approved significant new guardrails Friday for the multibillion-dollar emergency fund that Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration used to construct and operate the sprawling immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz."
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The conflict in the Middle East has entered a third week, with Israel announcing a barrage of new strikes on western Iran on Sunday, while the U.S. defense department released the names of six service members who died when their military refueling aircraft crashed. -
While Illinois is trying to keep the team in Chicago's suburbs, Indiana lawmakers are offering a plan to finance a new stadium -
The new rules for the independent military newspaper are the Defense Department's latest effort to put extraordinary restrictions on journalists covering the agency. -
The man who attacked a synagogue in Michigan lost family members in an Israeli strike in Lebanon. Relatives and neighbors in his hometown share their views on his actions.
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The strikes comes after the United States paused ceasefire talks between Russia and Ukraine due to the war with Iran.
