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Florida Supreme Court refuses Gov. DeSantis question on redrawing Black districts

By Brendan Farrington, Associated Press

The Florida Supreme Court is telling Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis it will not answer his question on whether a Black congressman's district is unconstitutional.

Civil rights groups worry Black districts may face increased GOP scrutiny after recent Supreme Court ruling on voting rights laws

By Nicholas Riccardi, Brendan Farrington, Associated Press

In Florida, GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis took the unusual step last month of asking the state Supreme Court whether a Democrat's plurality-Black congressional district could be broken into whiter — and more Republican — districts.

Biden administration says Florida education bill will ‘target and attack’ LGBTQ students

By Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press

The White House is slamming Florida Republicans over a proposal to ban discussions of sexual orientation or gender identity in the state's schools.

News Wrap: U.S. economy grew 5.7 percent in 2021, fastest since 1984

In our news wrap Thursday, the U.S. economy rebounded strongly in 2021, with the best growth since 1984. Russia said there's little room for optimism after the U.S. rejected its security demands, but said dialogue on Ukraine is still possible.

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Coast Guard to suspend search for migrants off Florida after finding only 5 bodies

By Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press

Authorities have now found a total of five bodies, leaving 34 missing five days after the vessel capsized on the way to Florida from Bimini, a chain of islands in the Bahamas about 55 miles east of Miami.

Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, Congress’ newest member, is ready to fight for Haitians

By Ebony Joseph

The newest member of the House of Representatives is taking office at a critical time for Haitian politics.

38 still missing off Flordia coast as situation grows ‘dire,’ Coast Guard says

By Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press

The Coast Guard has recovered one body and is keeping up the search for 38 other people missing from a capsized boat after a solitary survivor was found clinging to the overturned hull off the Florida coast.

Trump cancels Florida press conference scheduled on the anniversary of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot

By Jill Colvin, Associated Press

Trump said in a statement Tuesday evening that he would instead be discussing his grievances at a rally he has planned in Arizona later this month.

Florida breaks single-day COVID case record

By Associated Press

The omicron variant of the coronavirus has spiked in Florida and across the nation over the past few weeks.

Families of those killed in Florida high school massacre settle lawsuit against federal government

By Terry Spencer, Associated Press

The families announced Monday they have settled their lawsuit against the federal government over the FBI's failure to stop the gunman even though it had received information he intended to attack.