The Associated Press
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Nikki Fried was reelected Saturday as chair of the Florida Democratic Party, which is seeking to regain relevance in a state that has tilted decidedly toward the Republicans.
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The head of the FEMA says money available to help communities hit by disasters has shrunk after back-to-back hurricanes Helene and Milton
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Florida State's current recruiting class is shaping up to be as much of a debacle as what’s happened on the football field over the past three months.
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38-year-old Eddie Duran is charged with manslaughter with a firearm in the death of 23-year-old Roger Fortson. It’s a first-degree felony punishable by up to 30 years in prison.
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An elections technology company has taken full responsibility for glitches that kept Florida county elections officials from immediately posting primary election results on Tuesday night. While the problem didn’t affect voters or ballot counting, there were still unanswered questions Wednesday.
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Rebuilding after extreme weather disasters can be a long and expensive process, as the impacts of climate change increasingly threaten coastal communities.
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is years into an initiative to end the nation’s HIV epidemic by pumping hundreds of millions of dollars annually into certain states, counties and U.S. territories with the highest infection rates, including the Southeast.
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As climate change makes storms more frequent and intense, Florida community foundations are looking for new ways to make sure they have resources on hand to support the public before, during and after a disaster. Some are establishing permanent disaster relief funds, the earnings of which can be used to quickly deploy money to frontline nonprofits as soon as a storm is forecasted.
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The Michigan dairy worker had mild eye symptoms from the infection and has recovered, health officials said. The worker had been in contact with cows presumed to be infected.
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At least six people have died and hundreds more have been injured since violence erupted last week in New Caledonia following controversial electoral reforms passed in Paris.