DeSantis booed at vigil for Jacksonville shooting victims

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Mourners heckled Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis at a vigil for Jacksonville shooting victims, blaming his policies for the racially motivated attack.

A Florida lawmaker linked the racially-motivated Jacksonville shooting to DeSantis' 'anti-woke policies,' saying they're an 'all-out attack on the Black community'

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Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida.

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Gov. Ron DeSantis, known for pro-gun and 'anti-woke' policies, booed at vigil for Black Jacksonville shooting victims

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, left, speaks at a prayer vigil for the victims of a mass shooting a day earlier, in Jacksonville, Fla., Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (left) speaks at a prayer vigil for the victims of a mass shooting a day earlier, in Jacksonville, Florida, on Sunday, August 27, 2023.

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Disney firefighters push back against DeSantis board appointees over decision to end free park passes

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Crowds pack and fill Main Street USA at the Magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney World in Orange County, Florida on June 1, 2022. Walt Disney World is celebrating its 50th anniversary all of 2022.
A crowd on Main Street USA at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom Park.

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Florida elementary school apologizes after assembling all the Black children from two grades into a room and telling them to do better

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Empty desks.

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Tampa, Florida.

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Cinda Larimer was delivering newspapers on a cool November morning in Paradise, California, when she noticed something softly float down from the sky: ash.

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Former Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell.

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Chris Christie said he doesn't have policies 'tailored to particular ethnic groups' when asked about ways he'd appeal to Latino voters: 'Say the same thing no matter where you go'

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Presidential candidate Chris Christie greets diners during a campaign stop at the Versailles Restaurant in Miami, Fla., on August 18, 2023.

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Trump won't permanently lose his right to vote in Florida if he's convicted of any of the 91 felony charges he faces — and he can thank voting rights activists for passing a constitutional amendment that Ron DeSantis opposed

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Former President Donald Trump at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey on August 13, 2023.
Former President Donald Trump at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey on August 13, 2023.

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