Joseph Ruddy, one of the architects of Operation Panama Express, or PANEX – a task force launched in 2000 to target cocaine smuggling at sea – was charged with driving under the influence with property damage stemming from a Fourth of July crash, but was still representing the U.S. in court as recently as last week.
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Hurricane Idalia exposes Florida’s dangerous flood insurance gap
The vast majority of Gulf Coast properties lack flood insurance in a state that’s the nation’s fastest growing and also one of the most vulnerable to impacts of climate change, and where the insurance industry is already under strain.
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Hurricane Idalia strengthens into a Category 2 storm with 100 mph winds
The National Weather Service in Tallahassee called Idalia ‘an unprecedented event’ since no major hurricanes on record have ever passed through the bay abutting the Big Bend region.
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Florida prepares for Idalia’s possibly life-threatening storm surges
It is the first storm to hit Florida this hurricane season and a potentially big blow to the state, which is also dealing with lingering damage from Ian.
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Jacksonville killings refocus attention on the city’s racist past and the struggle to move on
In recent years, there were signs Jacksonville was changing, and it might still be.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
DeSantis suspends another elected Democratic prosecutor; appoints a Republican
State Attorney Monique Worrell vowed to seek reelection next year and said her removal was political and not about her performance, suggesting that the governor’s timing was to distract from his stagnant presidential campaign.
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Florida shooting puts two officers in the hospital; the suspect is later killed in hotel shootout
The officers, who were not immediately identified, were transported to Orlando Regional Medical Center.
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CDC issues leprosy warning for people making Florida travel plans
Symptoms include loss of feeling in hands and feet, nasal congestion and possibly dry, stiff, sometimes painful skin.
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Two people killed after shots fired blocks from University of Florida campus
The post didn’t disclose how many people were shot but said two of the shooting victims later died from their injuries.
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Florida woman arrested as part of Maine corrections kickback investigation
Melanie Ann High is accused of using kickbacks to induce Gerald E. Merrill, a deputy superintendent with the Maine Department of Corrections, into purchasing from companies she controlled.