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Biden Vows Vengeance on Kabul Airport Attackers 

Florida Report Daily August 27, 2021

U.S. President Joe Biden is vowing vengeance on those responsible for Thursday’s deadly attacks outside the Kabul airport that killed at least 13 American military personnel and dozens of civilians who had gathered there in hopes of fleeing the Taliban-controlled country.  “To those

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CNN fires unvaccinated employees for going to office

Florida Report Daily August 6, 2021

US news network CNN has sacked three employees for going into an office without having been vaccinated against Covid, US media say. It is one of the first examples of a US firm firing staff for breaching a company vaccination mandate. It is legal in the US for firms to require employees to be vaccinated. […]

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Collapsed Florida Condo Death Toll Climbs to 90

Florida Report Daily July 11, 2021

Four additional bodies were recovered Sunday from the collapsed condominium near Miami, Florida, bringing the total death toll to 90. Miami Mayor Daniella Levine Cava told reporters Sunday morning that among the 90, 71 bodies had been identified. Thirty-one people are still listed as missing. Three young children were among those recently identified. Miami-Dade Fire […]

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Florida Building Collapse Lawsuits Seek to Get Answers, Assign Blame

Florida Report Daily July 6, 2021

Even as the search continues over a week later for signs of life in the mangled debris of the fallen Champlain Towers South, the process of seeking answers about why it happened and who is to blame is already underway in Florida’s legal system.   Authorities have opened criminal and civil investigations into the collapse […]

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3 More Bodies Found in Rubble of Collapsed Florida Condo

Florida Report Daily July 5, 2021

Rescue workers on Monday found three more bodies in the rubble of the collapsed condominium building in South Florida, bringing the death toll to 27, even as 118 people are still unaccounted for. Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava continued to describe operations in the beachside community of Surfside, now in their 12th day, as a […]

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Governor DeSantis Announces 2021 Florida Python Challenge®

Florida Report Daily June 29, 2021

MIAMI – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the opening of registration for the 2021 Florida Python Challenge® which will be held July 9-18, 2021. Registration is now open and members of the public can take the online training and then compete to remove invasive Burmese pythons from the wild. “Since taking office, I have been […]

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Florida and federal government at impasse over fate of cruise industry and vaccines

Florida Report Daily June 3, 2021

Gov. Ron DeSantis acknowledged Thursday that the state of Florida is at an impasse with the federal government over the fate of the cruise ship industry and vaccines for travelers. Florida’s lawsuit had been in mediation last month and into early June, and lawyers were engaged in settlement talks, according to court records. The discussions […]

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Prosecutors Seek 30-year Sentence for Derek Chauvin

Florida Report Daily June 3, 2021

Minnesota prosecutors are seeking a 30-year sentence for former police officer Derek Chauvin, who was convicted in April of the murder of George Floyd in May 2020. Chauvin’s defense has instead asked for a sentence of probation and time served. Chauvin, a white officer who knelt on Floyd’s neck for over nine minutes while Floyd […]

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Biden Aims to Restore Alliances During Visit to Europe

Florida Report Daily June 3, 2021

U.S. President Joe Biden visits Europe later this month on what will be his first trip abroad since taking office, the White House announced Thursday. Biden, who became president on January 20, will meet with world leaders in the United Kingdom, Belgium and Switzerland during his visit June 10-16. “This trip will highlight America’s commitment […]

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George Floyd murder: Minneapolis police to face US federal probe

Florida Report Daily April 22, 2021

A US federal investigation has been launched into policing practices in the city of Minneapolis, a day after one of its former officers was convicted of the murder of George Floyd. The justice department will look at whether there has been a pattern “of unconstitutional or unlawful policing”, Attorney General Merrick Garland said. It follows […]