FEATURED NEWS
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Improved track and intensity forecasts make it easier for the public to prepare for hurricanes, but forecasters at the annual Governor’s Hurricane Conference say short fuse hurricanes — that rapidly intensify near land — remain a concern.
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State transportation officials outlined plans for phased shutdowns of the I-95 and U.S. 1 flyover exits from Key Biscayne in July.
- Latinas are succeeding, but feel pressured to playing traditional roles for women
- A bipartisan group of senators unveils a plan to tackle artificial intelligence
- Egg and milk prices fall, fueling hope for interest rate cuts
- What's worse for disease spread: animal loss, climate change or urbanization?
FLORIDA NEWS
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Environmentalists say planned communities — Kingston in eastern Lee and Bellmar in eastern Collier and both the size of small cities — could hurtle the Florida panther from the Endangered Species List to extinction.
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With the 2024 hurricane season starting June 1, the state's Citizens Property Insurance Corp. Board of Governors has approved spending as much as $750 million on backup coverage to help pay claims if a big storm hits.
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The driver of a pickup truck that crashed into the farmworker bus faces eight counts of DUI-manslaughter.
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