A nature videographer flying a drone spotted an endangered loggerhead sea turtle struggling in the red tide. He quickly alerted wildlife officials who showed up to save it.

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The struggling loggerhead turtle was captured by nature videographer Michael McCarthy, owner of the See Through Canoe Company.

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A publisher removed references to Rosa Parks' race in a draft of its textbook to comply with Florida's laws, NYT reports

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A bill pushed by Republicans in Florida would ban young girls from discussing their periods while in school

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Rep. Stan McClain, R-Ocala, debates on an immigration bill during session Thursday May 2, 2019, in Tallahassee, Fla.
Rep. Stan McClain, R-Ocala, debates on an immigration bill during session Thursday May 2, 2019, in Tallahassee, Fla.

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Florida drag queen says DeSantis-backed anti-LGBTQ laws are 'exactly what we were taught about in schools about how the Nazis rose to power'

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

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Trump shares video mocking DeSantis' flip-flop on how to say his name. The pronunciation question goes back a decade.

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Trump and DeSantis at a rally in Pensacola, FL on November 3, 2018.
Trump and DeSantis at a rally in Pensacola, FL on November 3, 2018.

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Images from space show a 5,000-mile bloom of seaweed threatening the beaches of Florida

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Park guard Roberto Varela walks over sargassum seaweed piled up on the seashore in Guanahacabibes Peninsula, Cuba.

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Florida's decision to punish the Hyatt Regency over a drag show could be a win-win for DeSantis by having a 'chilling effect' on similar events and scoring him political points

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis gestures as he gives his State of the State address during a joint session of the Senate and House of Representatives Tuesday, March 7, 2023, at the Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla.
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DeSantis flip-flopped on aid to Ukraine after previously offering full-throated support for arming Kyiv

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Ron DeSantis.

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Trump concedes DeSantis is his biggest rival and says he regrets endorsing him for governor: 'I don't think it's nice'

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Former President Donald Trump has said it would be disloyal for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to challenge him for the 2024 GOP nomination for president.

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A rash of proposed Florida laws use 'genocidal rhetoric' to attack trans people, legal experts say

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Protesters lie on the ground holding cardboard signs shaped like tombstones in front of the Marriott Fort Lauderdale Airport as the Florida Board of Medicine meets inside on Aug 5, 2022. On the agenda is a discussion about a proposed rule by Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration to ban doctors from performing gender-affirming surgeries or providing puberty blockers to transgender minors. (Jose A.
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