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Byron Donalds names Bryan Ávila as his pick for Florida lieutenant governor

State Sen. Bryan Ávila will be on the ballot alongside Republican gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds as his pick for lieutenant governor.

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Florida, hard-hit by Obamacare drop-off, feels the squeeze of rising healthcare costs

ST. CLOUD, Fla. (AP) — Florida chef Elijah Button was chopping onions in June when his knife slipped and sliced his middle finger to the bone.

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Former commissioner Tim Finchem donates $13 million as PGA Tour reshapes its charity strategy

ATLANTA (AP) — Ten years after he retired as commissioner, Tim Finchem and his wife are donating $13 million to help launch a new charity strategy at a time when so much emphasis in golf is on profit in the new commercial enterprise of the PGA Tour.

Democratic socialist Angie Nixon won Tuesday's primary in Florida. Can she win in November?

Florida Democratic voters delivered another shock upset to the party establishment by nominating state Rep. Angie Nixon, a democratic socialist, over Alex Vindman, a moderate former national security professional who played a central role in President Donald Trump's first impeachment.

Jolly, Donalds hit campaign trail after Florida governor matchup becomes official

Democrat David Jolly and Republican Byron Donalds wasted no time hitting the campaign trail Wednesday, less than 24 hours after their matchup for Florida governor became official.

Rescue mission is called off for NASA's aging Swift space telescope

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The mission to save NASA’s sinking Swift Observatory was called off Wednesday, dooming the telescope to a fiery reentry later this year.

Amazon set to expand drone delivery of lightweight packages to 500 US cities

Millions more people may be able to get smaller, lightweight Amazon packages delivered by drones by the end of the year under a plan the company announced Wednesday to expand the airborne shipping to suburban areas in nearly 500 U.S. cities.

South Florida friends’ trip to Kenya ends in tragedy after helicopter crash

A group of friends from South Florida was among the seven who died after a helicopter crash on Wednesday in northern Kenya, according to relatives and colleagues of the victims.

Americans have elected only 3 Black governors. This year, 8 major party candidates are on the ballot

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Across 250 years, only three elected governors out of thousands have been Black –- all Democrats and all men, including current Maryland Gov. Wes Moore.

Concerns about the New World screwworm have put Texas pet adoptions on hold

Adoptions are on hold for thousands of dogs and cats in Texas, potentially putting the animals at risk of being euthanized, because of efforts to stop the spread of the New World screwworm, an insect that has crossed the border from Mexico into the United States for the first time in 60 years.

Florida sues online casinos with ‘dual-currency model’

In two lawsuits, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier claimed online social casinos’ “dual-currency model” was violating the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act, which protects consumers from deceptive practices.

Gilbert to run against Republican businesswoman in Florida’s 24th Congressional District midterm election

Oliver G. Gilbert III, the winner of the Democratic primary, and Te Brown, the uncontested Republican candidate, will face off in the midterm election for Florida’s 24th Congressional District.

Florida's Jellyfish Museum is dedicated solely to the mesmerizing floating predators

POMPANO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The floating tentacled predators pulse and swirl in hypnotic patterns in the dark museum space, lit primarily by images projected on the walls and the glowing light from the saltwater tanks.

Election takeaways: Donalds joins historic field and progressive scores upset victory in Florida

As the long, contentious primary season nears its end, Democratic voters elevated another progressive Senate candidate in Florida, while President Donald Trump's chosen candidate in his adopted home state, Republican Rep. Byron Donalds, won the nomination to be the state's first Black governor.

Florida carries out its 13th execution of the year on a man convicted of killing estranged wife

STARKE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man convicted of fatally shooting his estranged wife and wounding his mother-in-law was executed Tuesday, continuing the state’s aggressive use of the death penalty in Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis ′ final term.