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Sports

Florida boasts strong young roster, but must improve recruiting after giving Billy Napier vote of confidence

On Thursday, Florida announced it will retain coach Billy Napier for the foreseeable future — likely into the 2025 season — making a strong statement on the program’s commitment to its third-year leader. It’s one of the more unexpected decisions of the 2024 season, given Florida’s uninspiring 4-4 record eight games into what many saw as […]

World News

Seven US states expand rights as Florida ballot fails

Reuters Seven states in the US have approved measures to protect or expand abortion rights, but bids to restore protections for the procedure failed in Florida, South Dakota and Nebraska. The mixed results came as the Republican Party made widespread gains in contests across the US, propelling Donald Trump to a decisive victory. Voters had […]

Politics

Inside Ron DeSantis’s Quest to Trample the Will of Florida Voters on Abortion

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has spent the last year throwing the full weight of his administration behind killing Amendment 4, a citizen-led ballot initiative to enshrine the right to an abortion “before viability” in the state constitution. DeSantis’s opposition to the amendment is not altogether surprising — if approved by voters in the November election, […]

Politics

A Florida woman who zipped her boyfriend in a suitcase for hours until he died found guilty of second-degree murder

A Florida woman was found guilty of second-degree murder Friday after authorities said she zipped her boyfriend up in a suitcase and left him for dead back in 2020. Sarah Boone, now 47told authorities her boyfriend got trapped in a suitcase and died during a game of hide-and-seek, court records show. The Florida couple had […]

Entertainment

Lil Durk Arrested in Florida on Murder-for-Hire Charge

Lil Durk was arrested in Broward County, Florida, and is currently being held without bond on a pending murder-for-hire charge. According to records from the Broward Sheriff’s Office, the Chicago rapper — real name Durk Devontay Banks — is being held in Broward County jail on behalf of the U.S. Marshals Office. A rep for […]

Business & Finance

Abercrombie ex-CEO Mike Jeffries charged with sex trafficking

File: Mike Jeffries, then Abercrombie & Fitch CEO in 2005. Michael Loccisano | FilmMagic | Getty Images Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries and two other men were arrested on charges of sex trafficking and interstate prostitution that allegedly occurred when Jeffries was leading the iconic clothing brand, authorities said Tuesday. Jeffries, 80, and […]

Weather

Homeowners are stuck in this Florida city damaged by violent weather — many want to sell, but buyers are scarce

Homeowners are stuck in this Florida city damaged by violent weather — many want to sell, but buyers are scarce Floridians can’t catch a break. Their idyllic lifestyle, once highly coveted for vibrant communities and sunny views, are now saturated symbols of a hard truth: repeated storms and skyrocketing insurance premiums are turning seaside dreams […]