Inside the breakup between former allies Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis as the 2024 election grows closer

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President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis hold a COVID-19 and storm preparedness roundtable in Belleair, Florida, on July 31, 2020.

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Book bans and restrictions are a losing issue for Republicans

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An illustration of a row of red books tip over like dominos that are about to fall on a small red elephant.

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Former Florida teacher speaks out about incurring the wrath of Gov. DeSantis for tweeting a video of the empty bookshelves at his middle school

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Screen grab from Brian Covey's Twitter on January 27, 2023
Books in school libraries are being vetted in Florida after a new law passed last year to limit teaching on race and gender.

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A woman who found a cockroach in her husband's food at a Slim Chickens in Florida says she had to battle with the manager to get a refund

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Images showing the cooked cockroach into a chicken tender.
Images showing the cooked cockroach into a chicken tender.

Haile Kirkland

Florida's climate exodus

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I've taught a racial justice unit at a Christian college in Florida for 12 years. Now an angry parent might get me fired.

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Sam Joeckel in a black T-shirt.
Professor Sam Joeckel said a parent complained to his university about a racial justice unit in his composition class.

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DoJ moves to seize 6 luxury properties in New York, the Hamptons, and Florida worth $75 million from sanctioned Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg

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Image of Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg (front) and Park Avenue, where he owns a property.
Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg owns a property on Park Avenue in New York, per the DoJ.

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Florida's new education bill would force state colleges to shut down diversity programs and remove some majors entirely

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a news conference at the Pinellas County Emergency Operations Center, September 26, 2022.

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Jeff Koons 'balloon dog' sculpture valued at over $40,000 accidentally shattered at Miami art festival, and one collector wants to buy the pieces

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Jeff Koons and Michel Bernardaud stand next to Koons' blue balloon dog sculpture, a shiny blue piece that looks like a balloon animal fashioned into the shape of a dog.
Jeff Koons and Michel Bernardaud stand with Koons' blue balloon dog sculpture in Nov. 2021.

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Home prices could drop 10% 'in many places' this year, said a 50-year real-estate veteran who's witnessed many booms and busts

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Fisher Island, Florida
Even if home prices drop as much as 10% in some areas, demand for Florida will remain strong, ReMax founder Dave Liniger said.

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