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This November, Floridians will vote yes or no on allowing adults 21 and older to use recreational marijuana.
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Former Gov. and U.S. Sen. Bob Graham, who died this month at age 87, was honored Friday by about a thousand mourners as he lay in state at the Old Capitol.
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The provision ramps up a previous measure that only applied to violent offenders.
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An investigation by The Associated Press has found that at least 17 people died in Florida over a decade following physical encounters with police during which medical personnel also injected them with a powerful sedative.
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The university said employees or professors caught breaking its rules would be fired.
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The Falcons took the Washington Huskies quarterback, who played high school ball at Tampa Bay Tech, in the first round after signing veteran Kirk Cousins to a four-year, $180 million contract with $100 million guaranteed.
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Matthew Tkachuk had two goals as the Florida Panthers defeated the Tampa Bay Lighting to take a 3-0 lead in the first-round playoff series.
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The Bucs lost guard Aaron Stinnie in free agency, and Robert Hainsey has filled for an injured Ryan Jensen at center the past two seasons.
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The Do More, Feel Better program trains seniors to help other older adults plan activities, which can boost mental health.
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The staffing regulation was disparaged by the industry as unattainable. Patient advocates say it doesn’t go far enough. Labor unions welcomed the requirement.
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Students from John Hopkins Middle School in St. Petersburg recently produced a podcast that looked at the historic Gas Plant neighborhood, a historically Black community razed in the 1980s. The students focused on the childhoods of the residents.
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Multiple tornadoes were reported in Nebraska but the most destructive storm moved from a largely rural area into suburbs northwest of Omaha. Hundreds of homes and other structures have been damaged.
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with China's leader Xi Jinping. Washington and Beijing are engaging in talks over issues of economic development, global security, AI and more.
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A young single dad is on a mission in the film Nowhere Special. With a terminal illness and no family to turn to, he's searching for the perfect adoptive family for his four-year-old son.
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