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WATCH: Trump holds campaign rally at his Miami golf club

By Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press

Trump is nearing a deadline of his own to announce his running mate but appears in no rush.

Newly released Epstein transcripts: Florida prosecutors knew billionaire raped teen girls years before cutting deal

By Terry Spencer, Associated Press

The transcripts show that the grand jury heard testimony that Epstein, who was then in his 40s, had raped teenage girls as young as 14 at his Palm Beach mansion. The teenagers testified and told detectives they were also paid…

Supreme Court sends state efforts to regulate social media platforms back to lower courts

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

The court Monday returned the cases to lower courts in challenges to the law from trade associations representing the platforms.

Jury recommends death penalty for gunman who murdered 5 women inside Florida bank

By Terry Spencer, Associated Press

A jury recommended Wednesday that a former prison guard trainee be sentenced to death for his execution-style murders of five women inside a Florida bank in 2019.

Supreme Court won’t hear challenge to Florida-Seminole Tribe agreement on online sports betting

By Associated Press

The nation's highest court denied a petition from opponents of the compact, which promises to rake in hundreds of millions of dollars for the tribe and the state.

South Florida residents clean up as floodwaters from intense rain storms start to recede

By Freida Frisaro, Terry Spencer, Daniel Kozin, Associated Press

Although more rain could trigger additional isolated Florida flooding on Friday, forecasters say the strong, persistent storms that dumped up to 20 inches in southern parts of the state appear to have passed.

Parkland school building, site of mass shooting that killed 17, is being demolished

By Terry Spencer, Associated Press

Beginning a weekslong demolition, the excavator made a whiny, wrenching noise as it broke off concrete from the building, now no longer needed as evidence in the shooter's trial.

Heavy rainfall in southern Florida delays flights, jams streets with stalled cars

By Freida Frisaro, Terry Spencer, Daniel Kozin, Associated Press

A tropical disturbance that brought a rare flash flood emergency to much of southern Florida delayed flights at two of the state's largest airports and left vehicles waterlogged and stalled in some of the region's lowest-lying streets.

Federal judge throws out Florida law blocking treatment for transgender children

By Terry Spencer, Associated Press

Senior Judge Robert Hinkle ruled Tuesday that the state went too far when it barred transgender minors from being prescribed puberty blockers and hormonal treatments with their parents' permission.

Disney set to invest up to $17 billion in Florida parks after fight with DeSantis appointees ends

By Mike Schneider, Associated Press

The five DeSantis-appointed supervisors who oversee the Disney World district on Wednesday gave initial approval to the development agreement that both sides had agreed to negotiate after a March settlement ended their state court lawsuits.