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Thursday, February 29, 2024

Florida's 2024 presidential primary | Teen social media ban | Pregnancy care in jails could get worse

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Florida's 2024 presidential primary: Here's what you need to know

Early voting in Florida's March 19 presidential primary kicks off Monday in Central Florida

Florida House speaker, DeSantis look at 'alternatives' to bill barring kids under 16 from social media

With a Friday deadline looming, House Speaker Paul Renner said Wednesday that he and Gov. Ron DeSantis are trying to work out differences on a bill aimed at keeping children under age 16 off social-media platforms.

Pregnancy care was always lacking in jails. It could get worse

Incarcerated people have a constitutional right to health care, yet only a half-dozen states have passed laws guaranteeing access to prenatal or postpartum medical care for people in custody.

SpaceX delays Crew-8 launch, but lines up Starlink launch instead

Bad weather conditions on the launch corridor for a human spaceflight from Kennedy Space Center prompted a two-day delay, so SpaceX took the opportunity to roll out and try and shoehorn a launch without humans from nearby Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Thursday.

Florida-bound this fall, new Sun Princess cruise ship makes maiden voyage

Princess Cruises welcomed passengers aboard the largest ship ever built for the cruise line as the Sun Princess made its maiden voyage from Rome on Wednesday.

Editorial: Helping Florida's high-school dropouts is a smart investment

A new bill would create the Graduation Alternative to Traditional Education, or GATE, program that would be open to people ages 16 to 21 who have dropped out of school. The goal is to get these young people qualified for jobs that pay a decent wage.

Nut up for Peanut Butter Lover's Day with sweet & savory delights

You might be happy eating right from the jar, but if you want to mark Peanut Butter Lover's Day on the town, Orlando's got options.

Supreme Court sets April arguments over whether Trump can be prosecuted for election interference

The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether former President Donald Trump can be prosecuted on charges he interfered with the 2020 election and has set a course for a quick resolution.

Judge orders Trump removed from Illinois primary ballot

The judge ruled Trump's name should be struck from the March 19 Illinois Republican primary ballot because he engaged in insurrection.

Humorously morose comedian Richard Lewis, who recently starred on 'Curb Your Enthusiasm,' dies at 76

Richard Lewis, an acclaimed comedian known for exploring his neuroses in frantic, stream-of-consciousness diatribes while dressed in all-black, leading to his nickname "The Prince of Pain," has died. He was 76. A regular performer in clubs and on late-night TV for decades, Lewis also played Marty Gold, the romantic co-lead opposite Jamie Lee Curtis, in the ABC series "Anything But Love" and the reliably neurotic Prince John in "Mel Brooks' Robin Hood: Men In Tights." He re-introduced himself to a new generation opposite Larry David in HBO's "Curb Your Enthusiasm," kvetching regularly.