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According to a report, sources close to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis say that privately he has indicated he plans to run for the GOP nomination for president in 2024. But, despite his intentions, a Florida law could complicate things for him. DeSantis has certainly been following the playbook of a potential presidential candidate, including writing a book and traveling across the country, particularly to key states on the primary schedule. He plans to visit Iowa on Friday and then Nevada on Saturday. DeSantis is expected to make his announcement following the end of the legislative session in May. Though publicly...

Apple, Inc. is coming out forcefully against Florida's parental rights bill, known to trans activists as the "Don't Say Gay" bill. As part of a coordinated attack on the bill, CEO Tim Cook announced that all iPhones will receive an update that will make them autocorrect every word typed in the phone to the word "gay." "Gay gay gay, gay gay," said Cook in an angry address to investors. "GAY! Gay gay gay, gay gay! GAAAYYYYYYYY! Gay. Gaygaygaygaygaygaygaygaygay!" "It's the right thing to do," he added finally. Apple says that while this new feature may be frustrating for the 900...

A federal court in Tallahassee struck down a Florida law that listed the governor’s party first on all ballots, which Democrats argued gave Republicans a significant advantage in a state where the two biggest races in 2018 were both within 0.4 percentage points. In his ruling, District Court Judge Mark Walker issued a permanent injunction against the law, stating it violates both the First and 14th amendments of the Constitution. “Florida’s ballot order statute is not neutral; instead, it affects Plaintiffs’ rights in a politically discriminatory way,” Walker wrote. “… It is difficult to imagine what other purpose it could...

When Edward Lucas Sr. checked to see why the neighbor's German shepherd was barking at Sunday at 5:40 a.m., he had no idea that minutes later an intruder would be lying dead on his living room rug. Lucas, 63, of the 3900 block of West Mallory Street, never wanted to have to use his .22 caliber rifle that way, but Tyrone Fyoungious Preyer, 29, would not stop breaking through the door, he said. "I yelled 'Get out of my house,' but he kept coming," said Lucas, a retired Sears employee who resided at that house for almost eight years. "I...

Reprinted from NewsMax.com Sunday Oct. 19, 2003; 1:55 a.m. EDTTerri To be Cremated on Husband's Orders Terri Schiavo will be cremated immediately after her death on orders from her husband Michael, her brother and sister revealed late Saturday, precluding any possibility that an autopsy that could determine whether her brain damage was caused by a heart attack or physical abuse. Terri's siblings Suzanne Carr and Robert Schindler, Jr., told Fox News Channel's "The Big Story with Rita Cosby" that they'd like the authorities to examine the circumstances of the events that caused of their sister's brain damage, based on medical...