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Image in OIG report/DHSThe Florida Division of Emergency Management had blown through the July 15 deadline set in state law to open the books on the state’s Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund, originally set aside for recovery from disasters like hurricanes and wildfires. -
FILE/News Service of FloridaFrom elected officials to justices, the governor’s appointments raise questions about the reach and impact of gubernatorial power in Florida.
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A new market opening soon in Orlando’s Parramore neighborhood is taking a different approach to address food insecurity. -
FWC would require facilities and cages used to handle imported sloths to meet the same requirements as capuchin, spider, and woolly monkeys and for the owners to document sloth-specific experience before a permit is approved. -
NASA’s Reid Wiseman and Victor Glover are hanging up their flight suits but remain committed to working with NASA as it continues its return to the moon. -
The budget passed Tuesday after a public hearing during which teachers, community members and board members raised concerns about teacher pay, class sizes, insurance costs, vouchers and how the district is managing its money. -
Commissioners are planning local regulations that will make it hard to place a large-scale data center in unincorporated Lake County. -
Sovereign immunity restricts people’s ability to sue the government. Legal experts say it’s the rule, not the exception. -
As Americans remember the lives lost on September 11, 2001, an Orlando resident reflects on witnessing the tragedy in Brooklyn and documenting the aftermath through photographs.
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Earlier this year, OpenAI launched a feature on ChatGPT meant to help people at risk of suicide connect with someone they trust for support. But its setup may prove challenging to someone in crisis. -
Indonesian authorities intensified on Monday a search for people missing after a ferry overturned in bad weather in the Java Sea. At least six passengers were killed and 129 people are still missing. -
A Russian drone struck a train near the Ukraine-Poland border shortly after senior visiting officials, including the former prime ministers of the U.K. and Sweden, passed through. -
Amazon said it's decided to pause operations with 21 Air as the investigation into the crash continues. North Carolina-based 21 had flown packages for Amazon since 2024. -
President Trump said the dire warnings about AI were exaggerated and that "negative forces" are making claims about things that won't happen. This comes after leaders in the industry called for putting the brakes on AI development. -
Wisconsin Congressman Tom Tiffany escaped a sinking plane and swam to shallow water after an emergency landing in a lake. Tiffany and the pilot called 911 from on top of the plane.
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