Just after being cut in line at Publix, a Florida man won $1 million on a scratch-off ticket

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Lottery playing slips are shown at a supermarket kiosk, Monday, Jan. 2, 2023, in Surfside, Fla.
Lottery playing slips are shown at a supermarket kiosk, Monday, Jan. 2, 2023, in Surfside, Fla.

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Airbnb hosts' latest trick to draw more bookings: $0 cleaning fees

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Jennifer Lloyd, a Los Angeles host, said she saw an immediate bump in page views when she broadcast that she dropped her cleaning fee.

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20 states that are better than Florida for retirees

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We moved to Florida but missed our old social life. Here's how we made 1,200 new friends.

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Denise Rich with her husband and daughter in Melbourne, Florida.

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Now may be a great time for buyers to score their dream homes as mortgage rates dip back towards 6% and desperate sellers are willing to accept most offers

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There's been an uptick in people starting the homebuying process, Redfin data show.

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A Florida GOP congressman sent his colleagues inert grenades as a welcome gift to the House

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Rep.-elect Cory Mills, R-Fla., attends a news conference in the Capitol Visitor Center on a resolution requesting information from the Biden administration on Ukraine funding, on Thursday, November 17, 2022.
Rep. Cory Mills.

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3 Florida nursing schools sold 7,600 fake diplomas that helped applicants skip essential steps to becoming licensed nurses, federal prosecutors say

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A nurse fills test tubes with blood to be tested during a bloodmobile in Fullerton, CA on Thursday, January 20, 2022.
A nurse fills test tubes with blood to be tested during a bloodmobile in Fullerton, CA on Thursday, January 20, 2022.

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Sam's Club goes big with plans to open dozens of new US stores that are nearly 20% larger

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Sam's Club is opening 30 new locations in the coming years, with the first opening in Florida in 2024.

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People want to move to Florida's more affordable smaller towns, which some brokers predict will be more popular than cities like Miami this year

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Palm Bay was the fourth-fastest-growing city in America, U-Haul data found.

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Florida wants its strict race and gender law to influence how an AP class on Black history is taught nationwide

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Republican gubernatorial candidate for Florida Ron DeSantis speaks during an election night watch party at the Convention Center in Tampa, Florida, on November 8, 2022.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis

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