Florida

US: Interim Bolivia official took bribes in tear gas deal

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MIAMI — A former senior Bolivian official has been arrested for allegedly seeking at least $582,000 in kickbacks from a group of Florida-based businessmen...

Ghislaine Maxwell lawyers ask judge to toss new indictment

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NEW YORK — Lawyers for British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell have urged a judge to toss out a rewritten indictment against her, saying prosecutors...

Florida governor signs bill for Seminole sports betting deal

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Seminole Tribe would be able to operate sports betting and add roulette and craps to its casinos and Florida would...

On a mission to heal after exposing her dad to deadly virus

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SHARON, Mass. — For a year, Michelle Pepe awoke every day, recited the Kaddish, the mourner’s prayer, and kissed a photo of her father....

Florida law seeks to rein in large social media companies

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Standing at a lectern with a sign reading “STOP BIG TECH CENSORSHIP," Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill on...

Man who killed girlfriend’s mom is resentenced to life

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TAMPA, Fla. — A man whose 1998 murder of his girlfriend’s mother gained national headlines apologized in court Monday as his death sentence was...

Man leaves feces, hurls remarks outside Florida synagogue

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HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. — A man yelled antisemitic remarks at a rabbi in front of a South Florida synagogue. He returned and dumped a...

Stoneman Douglas, site of 2018 shooting, wins baseball title

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FORT MYERS, Fla. — Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School has another Florida state baseball championship to celebrate. ...

Ana becomes a tropical storm as it moves away from Bermuda

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MIAMI — Tropical Storm Ana was moving away from Bermuda early Sunday after bringing rain and wind to the island in the Atlantic Ocean,...

Experts or ‘grifters’? Little-known firm runs Arizona audit

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In early March, a Boston-based vote-counting firm called Clear Ballot Group sent a bid to Arizona's state Senate to audit the 2020 presidential election...