Tag: Florida

PREMIERING 7:30PM ET: EXCLUSIVE: Dr. Joseph Ladapo on Why He’s Not Recommending mRNA COVID Vaccines for Healthy, Young Men—‘People Deserve Honesty’

This episode will premiere on Thursday, Oct. 20, at 7:30 p.m. ET. Florida surgeon general Dr. Joseph Ladapo recently advised healthy men aged 18 to 39 not to get the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines. An analysis by Florida’s Department of Health found sharp increases in cardiac-related deaths post-vaccination. In this episode, he explains in detail what…


Officials: Federal Agent Killed During Training in Florida

MIAMI — A U.S. Customs and Border Protection firearms instructor was shot and killed during a training class Wednesday morning at a South Florida gun range, officials said. The shooting occurred just before 11 a.m. at the Trail Glades Range in western Miami-Dade County, Miami-Dade police spokesman Angel Rodriguez said during a news conference. The…


Sanibel Causeway, Washed Out by Hurricane Ian, Reopening More Than a Week Early

Sanibel Causeway, which connects Sanibel Island to the Florida mainland, has reopened after undergoing emergency repairs that were prompted by the destruction caused by Hurricane Ian. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, announced that the emergency repairs were completed in 15 days, which is more than a week ahead of schedule. Hurricane Ian, a category…


New Florida Rule Requires Schools to Alert Parents of Restroom Policy Changes

The Florida Board of Education has adopted a new rule that requires public schools across the state to alert parents before allowing any student to use restrooms or locker rooms that don’t match their sex. Under the new rule approved at a Wednesday meeting, parents must be “fully informed” about how schools separate restrooms and…


Rubio-Demings Debate: Clarity on Issues Despite Insults, Insinuations

The last time two-term Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) was on a prime-time debate stage was in 2016 when he wilted under withering personal attacks by then-fellow Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, who famously belittled him as “Little Marco.” During their U.S. Senate debate at Palm Beach State College in Lake Worth on Oct. 18, Rep….


Florida Sees Spike in Cases of Flesh-Eating Bacteria Infections After Hurricane Ian

Florida has experienced a rise in the number of cases of deadly flesh-eating bacteria following Hurricane Ian and chronic flooding, officials have said. According to the Florida Department of Health, there have been 65 cases of Vibrio vulnificus infection and 11 deaths in the state this year as of Oct. 19. Throughout the entirety of 2021, there…


Report: Hurricane Ian Farm Loss Could Reach $1.56 Billion

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.—Agriculture losses in Florida from Hurricane Ian’s high winds and drenching rains could reach $1.56 billion, with citrus, cattle, vegetable, and melon operations among the hardest hit, the University of Florida reported Tuesday in a preliminary estimate. The school’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences said there could be many impacts that are…


Man Wanted for Questioning in 4 Oklahoma Deaths Is Arrested

OKMULGEE, Okla.—A man wanted for questioning about the deaths and dismemberment of four men in eastern Oklahoma has been arrested in Florida, police said Tuesday. Joe Kennedy, 67, was arrested Monday in Daytona Beach Shores while driving a stolen vehicle, according to a statement by Okmulgee Police Chief Joe Prentice. Prentice has described Kennedy as…


Man Charged With Abusing Body of Woman Last Seen in Florida

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—A man was charged with abusing the corpse of a former girlfriend whose body was found in a shallow grave in an Alabama barn days after the two had met in the Florida Panhandle to exchange custody of their daughter. Authorities in St. Clair County, Alabama, on Monday said Marcus Spanevelo, 35, was accused…


Florida Surgeon General: Data Show Messenger RNA COVID-19 Vaccines Shouldn’t Be Given to Young Men

Studies and other data show that the Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines should not be given to young men, Florida’s surgeon general says. Florida health officials recently analyzed data on vaccinated state residents and detected a sharp increase in heart-related deaths among males aged 18 to 39 after vaccination. The state is now recommending that…