A Florida mayor accused Ron DeSantis — who's away on a book tour — of not calling to check in on Fort Lauderdale as it floods

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Ron DeSantis.
Ron DeSantis.

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A Florida Republican who sponsored an anti-drag bill 'can't answer' whether his wife's charity event featuring 'sultry performers' would be criminalized under his own law

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Rep. Randy Fine, R-south Brevard county, debates on E-verify bill during session Wednesday, March 11, 2020 in Tallahassee, Fla.
Rep. Randy Fine, R-south Brevard county, debates during session Wednesday, March 11, 2020 in Tallahassee, Fla.

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Catholic leader accuses Ron DeSantis — who has positioned himself as a defender of the Christian faith — and Florida Republicans of seeking to criminalize 'empathy' with new anti-immigrant crackdown

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Archbishop of Miami, Thomas Wenski, speaks during a news conference, Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, at the Archdiocese of Miami Pastoral Center in Miami Shores, Fla.

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Florida LGBTQ rights group issues travel warning telling the queer community it may no longer be safe to move to or visit the state

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LGBTQ rights supporters, left, protest against Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, pictured right, in a composite image.

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DeSantis is calling up Republican lawmakers in his state to try to stop them endorsing Trump, report says

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Ron DeSantis, then Governor-elect of Florida, talks with Donald Trump, then US president, in the Cabinet Room of the White House in December 2018.
Ron DeSantis, then Governor-elect of Florida, talks with Donald Trump, then US president, in the Cabinet Room of the White House in December 2018.

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DeSantis' hand-picked board is trying to claw back 'superior authority' over Disney World after the previous board hamstrung its power

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Walmart is closing a batch of stores in 2023 — here's the full list

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The Walmart logo is seen outside a Walmart store in Burbank, California on August 15, 2022
Walmart will close 19 stores in 11 states and Washington, DC.

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A Florida school banned an adaptation of Anne Frank's diary because Moms for Liberty deemed it 'sexually explicit'

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A man holds a copy of the graphic novel version of "The Diary of Anne Frank."

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Trump greeted with prolonged applause when he made a surprise appearance at UFC 287 with Mike Tyson and Kid Rock

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Former President Donald Trump attends the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 287 mixed martial arts event at the Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida/
Former President Donald Trump attends the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 287 mixed martial arts event at the Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida, on April 8, 2023.

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DeSantis says he's considering hotel taxes and highway tolls to hit back in his feud with Disney

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis

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