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Farm Share looking for Jacksonville volunteers to help with Helene, Milton recovery efforts
Read full article: Farm Share looking for Jacksonville volunteers to help with Helene, Milton recovery effortsThe state’s largest food bank is looking for Jacksonville volunteers to help with recovery efforts from Hurricane Milton and Helene.
2 killed, 7 injured in police-involved shooting at South Florida mall
Read full article: 2 killed, 7 injured in police-involved shooting at South Florida mallNine people were shot, two of whom have died, following a police-involved shooting early Saturday morning at the shopping mall CityPlace Doral, according to WPLG.
$63M verdict against Miami commissioner accused of political retaliation
Read full article: $63M verdict against Miami commissioner accused of political retaliationA federal jury in Florida has awarded $63.5 million to a pair of businessmen who claimed a city of Miami commissioner used his office to harass them after they supported the commissioner’s political opponent.
Macy's slashes expectations for the year after a pullback by shoppers in the spring
Read full article: Macy's slashes expectations for the year after a pullback by shoppers in the springMacy’s slashed its outlook for the entire year with sales weakening sales in the first quarter during an increasingly challenging economic environment, including stubbornly high inflation.
US poised to ban shark fin trade, pleasing conservationists
Read full article: US poised to ban shark fin trade, pleasing conservationistsThe U.S. is poised to ban the lucrative trade in shark fins, a move conservationists hope will help protect millions of sharks that are butchered every year to satisfy demand in China and other parts of Asia.
Mickelson compliments McIlroy as rhetoric seems to simmer
Read full article: Mickelson compliments McIlroy as rhetoric seems to simmerThe back-and-forth between Phil Mickelson and Rory McIlroy continued Wednesday, with the rhetoric tuned down considerably from some past verbal jousting involving PGA Tour players and those who left for Saudi-funded LIV Golf.
Appeals court reinstates portions of Florida election law
Read full article: Appeals court reinstates portions of Florida election lawPortions of Florida election law are being reinstated by a federal appeals court while the state appeals a lower court’s decision that the law was aimed at suppressing Black voters.
Gov. DeSantis says Biden vaccine mandate for big companies ‘is absolutely going down’
Read full article: Gov. DeSantis says Biden vaccine mandate for big companies ‘is absolutely going down’Gov. Ron DeSantis, an outspoken critic of the Biden administration and its COVID-19 policies who is eyeing a presidential run in 2024, was in Jacksonville Thursday and said he doesn’t believe the new rules will stick, adding “Florida will be responding.”
Florida House committee weighs new rules for voting by mail
Read full article: Florida House committee weighs new rules for voting by mailFILE - In this Oct. 26, 2020, file photo, an election worker sorts vote-by-mail ballots at the Miami-Dade County Board of Elections, in Doral, Florida. AdThe Senate is considering its own changes to how vote-by-mail ballots are handled, including the banning of drop boxes. In the coming week, the House floor will take up a measure already passed by the Senate — but it’s unclear how the House will handle that proposal. It could decide to abandon its own two-pronged approach, which carves out a separate bill for health care providers, and instead adopt the single Senate bill to address what proponents fear could be a proliferation of frivolous COVID-related lawsuits. AdAnother controversial measure the House is taking up is the so-called anti-riot bill, which comes up this week for final debate in the chamber.
Macy's closes out a tough year with hope for 2021
Read full article: Macy's closes out a tough year with hope for 2021The department store chain said Tuesday, Feb. 23 it anticipates 2021 as a recovery and rebuilding year as the company sets a foundation for growth. Still, the department store defended its physical store business, noting that online sales are two to three times higher in markets with Macy's stores. Macy's and other department stores are being threatening on multiple levels. “It could have been a terrible year for Macy’s," Jeff Gennette, Macy's CEO, told analysts on the earnings call Tuesday. It said 25% of Macy's online sales were fulfilled in its stores.
Bill changing vote-by-mail ballot rules sparks debate in Florida Senate
Read full article: Bill changing vote-by-mail ballot rules sparks debate in Florida Senate“This bill gives vote-by-mail security and choice,” Baxley said before his committee voted 5-4 to approve the measure. “This is a good bill. Under current law, Floridians’ vote-by-mail ballot requests are good for the years including the next two general elections. For instance, if a person requests a vote-by-mail ballot this year, the request would be good for all elections through 2022. The effect would be that people would have to request vote-by-mail ballots more often.
President Trump meets with rap star Lil Wayne in Florida
Read full article: President Trump meets with rap star Lil Wayne in FloridaDORAL, Fla. – President Donald Trump met Thursday with rap star Lil Wayne at his resort in Doral, Florida. The artist posted a tweet praising the president for his efforts at “criminal justice reform” and other efforts to bolster the African American community. White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany says White House officials have been speaking to Lil Wayne’s team for some time, and it culminated with Thursday’s meeting when the president campaigned in Florida. She said, “I think you’re seeing a lot of supporters come off the sidelines and want to joint president in a second term.”While Joe Biden is expected to win the vast majority of Black voters in next week’s election, Trump has courted them and hopes to shave into Democrats' historic advantage in the community. The meeting with Lil Wayne comes after the White House publicized Trump holding sit-downs with other prominent black artists 50 Cent and Ice Cube.
Judge denies motion to extend Florida's voter registration
Read full article: Judge denies motion to extend Florida's voter registrationRamiro Saez, left, helps his son Lucas Saez, 22, fill out a voter registration form, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020, at the Miami-Dade County Elections Department in Doral, Fla. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis extended the state's voter registration deadline after heavy traffic crashed the state's online system and potentially prevented thousands of enrolling to cast ballots in next month's presidential election. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – A federal judge has denied a motion to extend voter registration in Florida even though a computer meltdown on the final day of registration might have prevented thousands of potential voters from taking part in November’s presidential election. “We’re disappointed that so many Floridians were disenfranchised because of the state’s failure to upkeep the online voter registration system,” Cabrera said. Florida’s online voter registration system serves the state’s 67 counties and became operational in October 2017.
Server configuration caused Florida voter registration crash
Read full article: Server configuration caused Florida voter registration crashSecretary of State Laurel Lee issued a statement late Tuesday saying it does not appear that bad actors caused Monday's collapse of registration system. Monday's trouble with the voter registration website stoked concern, but there was relief that the cause was far less sinister. Its site would send Floridians to the state’s registration website. The statewide voter registration system, which serves Florida’s 67 counties, went online in October 2017. “The online voter registration site failed because it was designed to fail,” Holder said.
Florida governor extends voter registration after site crash
Read full article: Florida governor extends voter registration after site crashFILE - In this May 14, 2020, file photo, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at a news conference in Doral, Fla. DeSantis is extending the states voter registration deadline that expired Monday, Oct. 5 until 7 p.m. EDT Tuesday, Oct. 6 after heavy traffic crashed the states online system and potentially prevented thousands of enrolling to cast ballots in next months presidential election. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)
As campaign heats up, Trump woos Latino, Black voters
Read full article: As campaign heats up, Trump woos Latino, Black votersHe courted Hispanic voters near Miami and Black voters in Atlanta. “This is an unusual name for an organization whose ideology and tactics are right now destroying many Black lives,” Trump charged. On Friday morning, at his golf club in Doral, Florida, Trump tried to blunt Biden’s support among Hispanic voters at a “Latinos for Trump” roundtable. But a Monmouth University poll also conducted this month found Biden well ahead of Trump among Latino voters in the state, 58% to 32%. Hispanic voters in Florida tend to be somewhat more Republican-leaning than Hispanic voters nationwide because of the state’s Cuban American population, which Trump acknowledged several times in his remarks.
Furloughs becoming layoffs at Trump resort in South Florida
Read full article: Furloughs becoming layoffs at Trump resort in South FloridaDORAL, Fla. Some furloughs at a Trump golf resort in South Florida are becoming permanent layoffs. A notice that the Trump National Doral Miami filed with the State of Florida last week says it is permanently laying off 250 workers out of 560 employees who were furloughed in March. Back in March, the Miami-area resort along with other nonessential businesses in Florida closed to stop the spread of the new coronavirus. While some parts of the resort have reopened, other parts of the resort will be closed or have limited operations for some time, said David Feder, managing director of the resort, in a letter to state and local officials. Last month, President Donald Trumps private Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida said it was temporarily laying off 153 workers because of the new coronavirus.
Furloughs becoming layoffs at Trump resort in South Florida
Read full article: Furloughs becoming layoffs at Trump resort in South FloridaDORAL, Fla. Some furloughs at a Trump golf resort in South Florida are becoming permanent layoffs. A notice that the Trump National Doral Miami filed with the State of Florida last week says it is permanently laying off 250 workers out of 560 employees who were furloughed in March. Back in March, the Miami-area resort along with other nonessential businesses in Florida closed to stop the spread of the new coronavirus. While some parts of the resort have reopened, other parts of the resort will be closed or have limited operations for some time, said David Feder, managing director of the resort, in a letter to state and local officials. Last month, President Donald Trumps private Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida said it was temporarily laying off 153 workers because of the new coronavirus.