Florida
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University of Florida Eliminates All D.E.I.-Related Positions
The move complies with a state law that barred public universities from using government funds for initiatives that promote diversity, equity and inclusion.
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Books
Can Either Party Hold It Together Until November?
The Republican Party of the Sunshine State, the NBC News reporter Matt Dixon writes in SWAMP MONSTERS: Trump vs. DeSantis — The Greatest Show on Earth (or at Least in Florida) (Little, Brown, 323 pp., $30), is now “the party of Florida Man,” the ...
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Florida Suspends Bill to Protect ‘Unborn Child’ After I.V.F. Ruling
The News Republican lawmakers in Florida sidelined a bill this week that would allow civil lawsuits over the wrongful death of a fetus. Those on both sides of the abortion debate attributed the pause to fallout from the Alabama Supreme Court’s ...
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In on the Joke at the First-Ever Florida Man Games
A mullet contest, a “mud duel” with pool noodles, an “evading arrest” obstacle course — and a chance to mull why the meme that launched it all keeps hanging on.
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In Florida, New School Laws Have an Unintended Consequence: Bureaucracy
Under recent rules, some students can’t take a vision test or get a Band-Aid without permission slips. And it’s up to schools to hunt them down.
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This Year, DeSantis Won’t Loom as Large Over Florida Legislative Session
With Gov. Ron DeSantis focused on the presidential primaries, the session that starts next week could be unusually low key.
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News
Florida Health Official Calls for Halt to Covid Vaccines
Federal health officials and other experts have repeatedly sought to counter erroneous comments about the vaccines by Dr. Joseph Ladapo, Florida’s surgeon general.
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US
Florida Law Chills Chinese Student Recruitment
A measure identifying seven “countries of concern” has frustrated University of Florida professors, who are unsure whether they can offer research positions to students from China and other nations.
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DeSantis Picks Up Key Endorsement From Iowa Religious Leader
The endorsement by Bob Vander Plaats was long expected, but comes as Gov. Ron DeSantis has tried to build momentum heading into the Iowa caucuses in January.
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A.C.L.U. Sues DeSantis Over Crackdown on Pro-Palestinian Campus Group
The News The American Civil Liberties Union filed a federal lawsuit Thursday claiming that Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida education officials violated the First Amendment when they ordered the removal of support for Students for Justice in Palestine ...