The Florida Board of Education announced that it is banning public colleges from using state and federal funds for diversity, equity and inclusion programs ― the latest move by the GOP-controlled state to crack down on efforts to address race- and gender-related inequities in higher education. On Wednesday, the board said it has implemented “strict … Read more
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Descrease article font size Increase article font size Health Minister Mark Holland reiterated on Wednesday that there is “no way” Florida, or any other foreign jurisdiction, will be allowed to threaten Canada’s drug supply. Speaking at a media conference in Nova Scotia, Holland was asked about what Canada plans to do to protect its drug … Read more
Health Canada on Monday emphasized its commitment to taking swift action to “safeguard” the country’s prescription drug supply after a U.S. ruling that could see certain drugs imported south of the border from Canada. The warning comes days after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) agreed to allow Florida to import bulk pharmaceuticals from … Read more
Abortion rights advocates in Florida have officially collected enough signatures to put a pro-choice amendment on the ballot in November. The state’s Division of Elections reported that the petition to put abortion on the ballot has received 911,029 verified signatures, as of Friday morning. The state requires 891,523 signatures for an amendment — a big … Read more
Supersonic airliners never became as common as airlines and government officials hoped.Photo: Victor Drees/Daily Express/Hulton Archive (Getty Images) When supersonic flight was set to transform passenger air travel in the late 1960s, Miami-Dade County had grand ambitions of becoming the center of commercial aviation’s fledgling intercontinental network. Local government wanted to construct the world’s largest … Read more
A year after Ron DeSantis led Donald Trump in some 2024 presidential primary polls, and with just weeks to go before the first ballots are cast, the Florida governor is already explaining how Democrats conspired to stop him: by repeatedly charging the coup-attempting former president with breaking the law. DeSantis’ campaign and super PAC have … Read more
The driver was rushed to a hospital but was back with his family for the holidays. Firefighters in Florida, US, on Saturday rescued a truck driver who was caught in wreckage and left dangling from an overpass over a busy highway. The dramatic rescue was caught on camera, a video of which was shared on … Read more
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) on Wednesday said the U.S. government will not pay for COVID boosters if he gets elected president in 2024. “Certainly we’re not going to fund them,” DeSantis told “ABC News Live Prime.” His comments came after Florida advised residents under age 65 to skip the updated COVID-19 vaccine this fall, … Read more
A Florida man and his three adult sons will serve multiple years in prison after selling a toxic, industrial bleach as a “miracle” treatment and cure for COVID-19, a federal judge ruled Friday. Mark Grenon, 66, and his son, Joseph Grenon, 36, were sentenced to five years in prison for conspiring to defraud the government. … Read more
