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A new partisan voting map is facing growing outcry and litigation from nonpartisan groups and community leaders who see voter protections eroding.
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AdventHealth nurses reported that Black pediatric patients needed different kinds of shampoo to care for their hair. The hospital listened.
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The legal complaint asks a judge to block the new map for flouting the state constitution’s protections against partisan gerrymandering.
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A new pilot program is introducing an active shooter response program to Deltona High School in Volusia County. Once active, the 39 drones will deploy within 15 seconds of being notified.
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Jamahl Mosley paid the widely expected price after the team blew a 3-1 series lead and got eliminated by the Detroit Pistons in Round 1 of the Eastern Conference playoffs.
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The zoo’s veterinary team is keeping an extra-close eye on two of the remaining eleven animals recently transferred from a Sloth World warehouse in Orlando.
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Spirit Airlines has ended its 34-year run, closing the chapter on a discount carrier that reshaped U.S. air travel. Once known for bright yellow planes and deeply discounted fares, the airline announced early Saturday it had shut down after its final flight from Detroit landed in Dallas.
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President Donald Trump’s speech was filled with stories, asides and political insults. It focused to some extent on a range of economic issues, especially those affecting seniors.
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A new congressional map approved by the state Legislature this week will make it more difficult for the Democrat to win a sixth term representing Central Florida.
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The Australian government had been alerted Wednesday that four women and nine children had booked flights from Damascus to Australia, Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said.
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In Ohio, where a Democrat hasn't won an election for governor in 20 years, Republican Vivek Ramaswamy and Democrat Amy Acton could be in for a tight race this fall.
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State officials allege a Character.AI bot claimed to be a licensed psychiatrist and provided a fake state medical license number.
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Five major publishing houses and the bestselling author are suing Meta and its CEO Mark Zuckerberg for allegedly training its Llama generative AI models on millions of copyrighted materials.
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Hantavirus is typically spread through contact with rodent feces, urine or saliva. But cases on the MV Hondius cruise ship point to an unusual means of transmission.
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The brothers and their parents were taken into federal custody earlier this year during a required immigration check-in. The story caught the ear of a country music icon.

