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This week on The Florida Roundup, we spoke with Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz about presidential politics and the new direction for the Democratic Party. Then, we discussed regulating free speech on social media, a recent SCOTUS decision on a Florida social media law, phone bans in schools, NIL deals for high school athletes, Olympians from Florida heading to Paris and the southernmost property for sale.
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As the trade deadline approaches, the Rays also dealt Opening Day starter Zach Eflin to the Orioles. Seattle gets Arozarena's bat and personality, both of which made him a fan favorite.
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A state law passed in 2020 requires school districts to monitor outdoor school activities for students showing signs of heat stress.
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The Broward County school board was poised to reject Superintendent Howard Hepburn’s recommendation that Jessica Norton be fired as a computer information specialist at Monarch High School, where her daughter played on the varsity team last year. But the board delayed its decision.
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Atlantic Coast Conference commissioner Jim Phillips called lawsuits filed by the schools “extremely damaging, disruptive and harmful” to the league.
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The national team formed in 2019 with 11 players. In 2022, the Puerto Rican Ice Hockey Association had 200 registered members. Today it has 500.
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The agreement comes days before a scheduled July 22 court hearing in Leon County.
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By a 5-3 vote, the St. Petersburg City Council approved a plan to replace Tropicana Field and transform the Historic Gas Plant District.
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Williams, who spent more than a half-century working within the NBA, died from complications related to viral pneumonia. As recently as last year, he hoped to bring the Rays or an expansion MLB team to Orlando.
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The St. Petersburg City Council will decide on a redevelopment project that would provide the Rays with a new stadium and transform the Historic Gas Plant District.
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The latest arguments are over access to the ACC's media rights agreement with ESPN.
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A team of 58 health workers are accompanying the American athletes, including Dr. Jason Zaremski, who calls his participation "probably the ultimate professional honor of my career."
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St. Petersburg City Council members are poised to take their final vote on the proposal Thursday.
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Argentina won the Copa America after more than an hour delay after fans ─ many without tickets ─ breached gates. Injuries were reported after a crowd crush and due to the heat.