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– Written by @cabbagepatchgrl According to ABC News, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has vetoed the bill that would have raised the age to buy tobacco products from 18 to 21 because it would have also banned the sale of flavored liquid nicotine products used for vaping. In a veto letter …

A black man was detained by Florida Sheriff’s for” fitting the description” while jogging in the predominantly white neighborhood. Shortly after, he was offered a job by the same department. In the incident, which occurred on August 27, a deputy pulled up to Joseph Griffin, 28, who was jogging, to …

These virtual classes are already hard enough, but a 16-year-old decided to make them even harder. A Miami, Florida teenager was arrested Thursday after orchestrating a series of cyberattacks that disrupted virtual classes in the Miami-Dade school district this week, The Hill reports. Authorities for the school district, which happens …

As coronavirus continues to run rampant in several states, especially Florida, the family of veteran Florida Sheriff’s Lieutenant is mourning the loss of their father, husband, and friend after he succumbed to the virus. Lt. Aldemar “Al” Rengifo Jr., 47, was a 20-year veteran of the Broward County Sheriff’s Office, …

A Florida sheriff is forbidding his employees and their visitors from wearing face masks and said that if they do, they will be asked to leave. There are over 500,000 #coronavirus cases in the state of Florida, and Marion County Sheriff #BillyWoods is banning his workers from protecting themselves with …

A Florida man is not expected to be charged with murder after shooting and killing a man who broke into his home with a gun. According to a Florida sheriff, he was “utilizing his Second Amendment right to protect himself and his family.” The homeowner reportedly acted in self-defense when …

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has admitted what most Floridians already knew: the state’s unemployment system sucks. During an interview Tuesday with CBS Miami, the Pro-Trump governor expressed his disdain with the state’s troubled unemployment system, implying that he believed the system was designed to discourage people from seeking the benefits …

Written by @kristenshylin_ According to NBC 6, authorities confirmed Leila Cavett as the 21-year-old missing mother in Florida. Cavett’s family believes she traveled from Georgia to South Florida to see a man she met online. Speculation surrounding Cavett’s whereabouts spread when her two-year-old toddler was found wandering alone in Miramar …

Dale Engle, the Davie police chief who came under scrutiny after reportedly stating that a Broward Sheriff’s deputy died of COVID-19 complications because he was a “homosexual who attended homosexual events,” has elected to resign from his position. NBC Miami reported that Engle sent in his letter of resignation on …

Written by @kristenshylin_ With more 360,000 coronavirus cases, Florida remains the epicenter of the resurgent COVID-19 cases across the country. The Florida Department of Health reported 10,347 new confirmed cases as well as 90 more deaths on Monday. Despite the growing number of confirmed cases, the state government is still …

A mother in Florida is without two of her children after they died from coronavirus 11 days apart. Monete Hicks is mourning the loss of her 20-year-old son Byron and 23-year-old daughter Mychaela after losing their battle with the virus. Byron experienced trouble breathing and was rushed to the hospital …

Three Philadelphia women have been arrested after being recorded throwing multiple objects, including shoes, phones, and full water bottles at Spirit Airlines staff in Fort Lauderdale after their flight was delayed on July 14. Danaysha Akia Cuthbert Dixon, 22, Kaira Candida Ferguson, 21, and Tymaya Monique Wright, 20, all now …

On the 60th anniversary of Ax Handle Saturday, President Donald Trump will accept the presidential nomination at the Republican National Convention in Jacksonville, Florida. It was August 27, 1960, when 16-year-old Rodney Hurst and 33 other Black teenagers led a peaceful sit-in at a “whites only” lunch counter in a …

The big question circulating the U.S. right now is whether or not schools will be reopening in the fall. While some of the nation’s top health officials oppose the idea, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is all for reopening. Gov. DeSantis defends his argument by stating that schools are indeed essential. …

Written by: @kristenshylin_ “The virus has, under selection pressure, made itself more stable,” scientist Michael Farzan said. This month, the Scripps Research Institute scientific team published online that the mutant virus infects cells at a higher and more efficient rate. Scripps Research Institute is a facility where principal investigators and …