Miami Mom Hits Son With SUV While Allegedly Aiming For Kids Fighting Him | Carscoops <!—-><!– –><!– –><!—-><!—-> The boy survived with non-life-threatening injuries but the mother is now in jail on multiple charges of aggravated assault 1 hour ago <!––> <!– –> A mother in Florida received a terrifying call from her child on […]
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Before the DeSantis-Newsom Debate, Let’s Look at Their Economic Records
I’ll be glued to the TV on Thursday for the debate between Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida and Gov. Gavin Newsom of California on Fox News. (Not a plug.) It will pit a conservative Republican against a liberal Democrat, a one-time outfielder for Yale against a one-time pitcher for Santa Clara University, a fighter against […]
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The Stabbing of Derek Chauvin: What We Know
Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who was convicted of murdering George Floyd during a 2020 arrest, was stabbed at a federal prison in Arizona on Friday, according to two people with knowledge of the situation. No details were immediately available on his condition, but one of the people with knowledge of the incident […]
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The Red State Brain Drain Isn’t Coming. It’s Happening Right Now.
For Tyler, the final straw was a dustup over a video he showed his class a few months after he collected his prize. The video was about the seventeenth-century English settlement in Jamestown, Virginia. It was hosted by John Green, author of the 2012 young adult novel The Fault in Our Stars. Green has engaged […]
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Matt Gaetz’s Constituents Hate Him
X CEO Linda Yaccarino, who has faced immense pressure to resign as chief executive amid the scandal, said she’s siding with the company. “If you know me, you know I’m committed to truth and fairness. Here’s the truth,” Yaccarino said. “Not a single authentic user on X saw IBM’s, Comcast’s, or Oracle’s ads next to […]
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The Sinister Reason Why Florida Republicans Are Attacking Democracy
X CEO Linda Yaccarino, who has faced immense pressure to resign as chief executive amid the scandal, said she’s siding with the company. “If you know me, you know I’m committed to truth and fairness. Here’s the truth,” Yaccarino said. “Not a single authentic user on X saw IBM’s, Comcast’s, or Oracle’s ads next to […]
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What Happened To Shakeira Rucker? Black Mother’s Body Found In Florida Storage Unit
NewsOne Featured Video Source: twitter/x / twitter/x The body of a Florida Black woman and mother of four has been found by police after days of searching. According to WESH 2, the body of 37-year-old Shakeira Rucker was found in a Self Storage unit in Apopka, Florida after a resident reported a bad odor coming […]
Read MoreCorvette Obliterated In A Suspected Street Race, Driver Somehow Survives After Being Ejected
Corvette Obliterated In A Suspected Street Race, Driver Somehow Survives After Being Ejected | Carscoops <!—-><!– –><!– –><!—-><!—-> The Florida Highway Patrol believes that the Corvette was street racing a silver Ford Mustang 4 hours ago <!––> <!– –> A Chevrolet Corvette in Florida was smashed into pieces, following a crash that is suspected to […]
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Ron DeSantis’s Racism Just Won Him a Big Lawsuit in Florida
Confusing his financial history was also a part of the plan, the report contests. To cover his tracks, Santos crafted a “fictional” financial narrative surrounding what he called his “family’s firm,” the Devolder Organization. Yet that group turned out not to be a financial institution but an LLC that almost exclusively received bank deposits and […]
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When It Comes to Disdain for Democracy, Trump Has Company
It makes perfect sense to treat Donald Trump as the most immediate threat to the future of American democracy. He has an ambitious plan to turn the office of the presidency into an instrument of “revenge” against his political enemies and other supposedly undesirable groups. But while we keep our eyes on Trump and his […]
Read MoreDriver With “All Gas, No Brakes” Neck Tattoo Crashes Trying To Escape Cops
Driver With “All Gas, No Brakes” Neck Tattoo Crashes Trying To Escape Cops | Carscoops <!—-><!– –><!– –><!—-><!—-> The 37-year-old is now facing a long list of charges including burglary and fleeing to elude 2 hours ago <!– –> A Florida man is facing a long list of charges following a series of car burglaries […]
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Supreme Court Refuses to Revive Florida Law Restricting Drag Shows
The Supreme Court refused on Thursday to revive a Florida law that banned children from “adult live performances” such as drag shows. The court’s brief order gave no reasons, which is typical when the justices act on emergency applications, and a First Amendment challenge to the law will continue in the lower courts. Justices Clarence […]
Read MoreCops Are Going Undercover for ‘Gas Station Heroin’ Busts
Octavio Jones for VICE News As more states ban the unapproved antidepressant with opioid-like effects known as “gas station heroin,” police are launching raids and undercover stings to bust the vendors still selling the drug. Tianeptine isn’t a federally-scheduled drug in the U.S., but is often sold at gas stations, smoke shops, and convenience stores, […]
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Ohio Voted to Protect Abortion Rights. Could Florida Be Next?
Since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year, campaigns to protect abortion rights have galvanized voters in state after state. It has become Democrats’ most successful issue ahead of an uncertain 2024 election cycle — and their biggest hope, especially after voters in Ohio approved on Tuesday a measure to enshrine abortion […]
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Tesla Model X Slides Down Boat Ramp, Ignites And Burns Underwater
Tesla Model X Slides Down Boat Ramp, Ignites And Burns Underwater | Carscoops <!—-><!– –><!– –><!—-><!—-> The extreme flammability of EV batteries was recently proven in Florida after a Tesla Model X slid down a boat ramp and was left to burn by firefighters 2 hours ago <!– –> Launching your watercraft is always stressful. […]
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Banning Phones in School Is Hard. But It’s the Right Thing to Do.
The hardest rule I ever set for my kids was refusing them cellphones until high school. I’d seen the research on the doleful effects of social media, screens and surveillance parenting on kids’ mental, physical and cognitive well-being. If it turns out that the data is wrong, I figured, they will have survived a mild […]
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Justice Dept. Watchdog Describes Unsanitary Conditions at Florida Prison
When inspectors with the Justice Department’s internal watchdog appeared unannounced at a federal women’s prison in Tallahassee, Fla., in May, they expected to find serious problems endemic to other crumbling, understaffed facilities run by the Bureau of Prisons. What they encountered shocked them: Moldy bread on lunch trays, rotting vegetables, breakfast cereal and other foods […]
Read MoreKarma’s A Cop: Road Rage Florida Driver Flashes Gun At Off-Duty Cop
Karma’s A Cop: Road Rage Florida Driver Flashes Gun At Off-Duty Cop | Carscoops <!—-><!– –><!– –><!—-><!—-> The man was allegedly upset with traffic and decided to attempt to intimidate the officer who was off-duty and driving with his family 5 hours ago <!––> <!– –> Police in Polk County arrested a man at his […]
Read MoreFlorida Police Save Man Trapped Under His Car After Ramps Fail
Florida Police Save Man Trapped Under His Car After Ramps Fail | Carscoops <!—-><!– –><!– –><!—-><!—-> A man in Cape Coral Florida was under his car, replacing a transmission cable, when it rolled off the ramps, and pinned him under, causing severe injuries 5 hours ago <!––> <!– –> Sliding under a car is always […]
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The Youngest Senior
When residents at Sun City Center, a sprawling retirement community in West Central Florida, struggle with their electronics, many of them now know who to call on: Maria Hodge, one of their newest residents, and also one of their youngest. Since moving to this 55-plus community last year, Ms. Hodge, 59, has become a fixture […]
Read MoreFlorida’s Elusive “Booty Patrol” Truck Finally Gets Pulled Over By Real Cops
Florida’s Elusive “Booty Patrol” Truck Finally Gets Pulled Over By Real Cops | Carscoops <!—-><!– –><!– –><!—-><!—-> No matter how childish it is, police don’t take kindly to trucks that look like law enforcement vehicles November 2, 2023 at 13:32 <!––> <!– –> The DeSoto County Sheriff’s Office took to Facebook this week to warn […]
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DeSantis Leans Into Vaccine Skepticism to Energize Struggling Campaign
Gov. Ron DeSantis had hoped that his response to the coronavirus pandemic, which helped propel him to a resounding re-election in Florida last year, would produce similar results in the Republican presidential primary. But despite leaning into his record on Covid-19, Mr. DeSantis remains adrift in the polls and badly trailing former President Donald J. […]
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This Florida School District Banned Cellphones. Here’s What Happened.
One afternoon last month, hundreds of students at Timber Creek High School in Orlando poured into the campus’s sprawling central courtyard to hang out and eat lunch. For members of an extremely online generation, their activities were decidedly analog. Dozens sat in small groups, animatedly talking with one another. Others played pickleball on makeshift lunchtime […]
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Florida Wants To Ban Drivers From Cruising In The Left Lane
Florida Wants To Ban Drivers From Cruising In The Left Lane | Carscoops <!—-><!– –><!– –><!—-><!—-> New bill aims to make it illegal to use the fast lane except in certain circumstances such as passing or taking an exit on the left https://www.carscoops.com/author/chris-chilton-cc/ <!––> by Chris Chilton 4 hours ago <!––> <!– –> Just because […]
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Guess Which Group Ron DeSantis Just Banned from Florida Campuses
Offering possible objections based on what he described as “constitutional infirmity,” Johnson claimed there were grounds to reject the election results from states that permitted pandemic-induced state modifications to mail-in ballots and early voting systems that bypassed the approval of state legislatures. Ultimately, it was Johnson’s work that allowed Republicans to seize on the events […]
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DeSantis’s War on “Woke” Colleges Gets Even More Absurd—and Dangerous
Now it’s up to the Board of Governors to fulfill the governor’s vision by defining the terms in the law. The draft regulation is just as broadly conceived as the aforementioned law. In addition to defining “social issues” as “topics that polarize or divide society among political, ideological, moral, or religious beliefs, positions, or norms,” […]
Read MoreFlorida Roadwork Crews Find Buried Fishing Boat From The 1800s
Florida Roadwork Crews Find Buried Fishing Boat From The 1800s | Carscoops <!—-><!– –><!– –><!—-><!—-> Archeologists removed the vessel plank by plank and found coins, pieces of shoes, and coconuts at the site 3 hours ago <!––> <!– –> St. Augustine, Florida is also called the Ancient City, Old City, and the “Nation’s Oldest City” […]
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Got Push Back In The Last Place You’d Expect, Fox News!
NASHUA, NEW HAMPSHIRE – OCTOBER 13: Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during the 2023 First in the Nation Leadership Summit on October 13, 2023 in Nashua, New Hampshire. Photo: Michael M. Santiago (Getty Images) [Updated on 10/21/23 at 10:00 am ET] Florida Governor Ron DeSantis faced pushed back on school book bans […]
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Suspected White Supremacist Gets Lenient Sentence In Racist Attack At Rosewood Massacre Site
NewsOne Featured Video Source: Education Images / Getty A Florida white man who tried to run over six Black men after spewing racist slurs at the group was sentenced to only one year in prison on Thursday, far less time than what the Justice Department pursued. According to The Gainesville Sun, David Allen Emanuel was […]
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Yee-haw! Dodge Challenger Takes Flight And Sinks Into Florida Canal
Yee-haw! Dodge Challenger Takes Flight And Sinks Into Florida Canal | Carscoops <!—-><!– –><!– –><!—-><!—-> The cause of the accident is unknown but it makes for a scene straight out of the Dukes of Hazzard October 16, 2023 at 15:59 <!– –> Security cameras are seemingly everywhere these days and as a result, we often […]
Read MoreFlorida Woman Busted For Driving Fake Charger Cop Car: ‘I Fell In Love With The Color Scheme’
Florida Woman Busted For Driving Fake Charger Cop Car: ‘I Fell In Love With The Color Scheme’ | Carscoops <!—-><!– –><!– –><!—-><!—-> The Dodge Charger driver added the police-car-style colors and a functional light bar but was surprised when police took her car 5 hours ago <!––> <!– –> A Florida woman had her Dodge […]
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