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Debby is upgraded to a Category 1 hurricane as it nears the Florida coast

12:53pm August 04, 2024

by Joe Hernandez

Florida could see six to 12 inches of rain, with isolated amounts as high as 18 inches, and coastal areas in Georgia and South Carolina could be hit even harder.

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Tropical Storm Debby moving through Gulf toward Florida with hurricane warnings

2:58am August 04, 2024

A tropical depression strengthened into Tropical Storm Debby north of Cuba on Saturday and was predicted to become a hurricane as it moves through the Gulf of Mexico.

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Tropical Storm Debby moving through Gulf toward Florida with hurricane warnings

2:58am August 04, 2024

A tropical depression strengthened into Tropical Storm Debby north of Cuba on Saturday and was predicted to become a hurricane as it moves through the Gulf of Mexico.

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Tropical Storm Debby is approaching Florida

7:25pm August 03, 2024

by Willem Marx

Tropical storm warnings and a hurricane watch were issued for the west coast of Florida and the panhandle as Debby crossed the Gulf of Mexico. Heavy rains are expected across the Southeast.

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After a rare flash flood emergency, Florida prepares for more heavy rainfall

3:41am June 13, 2024

by The Associated Press

The downpours and flooding blocked roads, floated vehicles and delayed the Florida Panthers on their way to Stanley Cup games in Canada against the Edmonton Oilers.

The abortion debate is headed to the ballot box. Here's where voters will decide

6:04pm May 28, 2024

From Florida to Arizona, reproductive rights supporters seek to add abortion access to state constitutions after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the federal right to abortion in 2022.

Four customers in Florida have filed a federal lawsuit against The Hershey Company alleging that designs displayed on some Reese's Peanut Butter cups were misleading to customers.

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Hershey's lawsuit argues the company uses 'deceptive' packaging in Reese's products

10:04pm May 22, 2024

by Jonathan Franklin

Four plaintiffs in Florida say Hershey falsely represented several Reese's Peanut Butter products by showing "explicit carved-out artistic designs" on the wrappers being sold.

Chantemekki Fortson, mother of Roger Fortson, a U.S. Air Force senior airman, holds a photo of her son.

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Family of Black U.S. airman seeks answers after fatal shooting by Florida deputy

2:27pm May 17, 2024

Roger Fortson, a 23-year-old senior airman, was shot and killed at his apartment by a deputy this month. Lawyers for the family dispute the sheriff's office claim of self-defense.

Crews from Marion County Fire Rescue and the Marion County Sheriff's Office assist victims after a bus carrying farmworkers crashed and overturned early Tuesday Ocala, Fla.

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Driver of truck that hit farmworker bus in Florida, killing 8, arrested on DUI charges

5:24pm May 14, 2024

by The Associated Press

The Florida Highway Patrol has arrested the driver of a pickup truck that crashed into a farmworker bus early Tuesday on charges of driving under the influence-manslaughter. At least 40 were injured.

The medical community dates pregnancy to the first day of a woman's last period, even though fertilization generally happens two weeks after that. It's a long-standing practice but a confusing one.

Why is a 6-week abortion ban nearly a total ban? It's about how we date a pregnancy

9:49am May 01, 2024

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

The time a person has to decide whether to have an abortion in Florida and other states with six-week abortion bans is at most two weeks. Why? It's has to do with how we date early pregnancy.