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Associated PressApril 18, 2017

President Donald Trump raised $107 million for his inaugural festivities, nearly double the previous record set by President Barack Obama eight years ago. Trump’s inaugural committee is due to file information about those donors with the Federal Election Commission and said it would do so Tuesday. The committee doesn’t need to publicly disclose how the […]

Associated PressApril 18, 2017

The daily fantasy sports industry sharply contracted since the online games offered by companies like FanDuel and DraftKings sparked court and legislative battles across the United States last year. More than two-thirds of companies that existed this time last year have shuttered, changed focus or joined with competitors, according to the Fantasy Sports Trade Association, […]

Associated PressApril 17, 2017

Florida’s House is backing Gov. Rick Scott in his legal battle against an Orlando prosecutor who refuses to seek the death penalty in cases handled by her office. The state Supreme Court said Monday it would allow attorneys working for House Speaker Richard Corcoran to file legal briefs in the case between the governor and […]

Associated PressApril 17, 2017

The photo from inside Donald Trump‘s makeshift situation room at Mar-a-Lago affirmed what White House insiders have recognized for some time — that Dina Powell has quietly established herself as a White House power. Though sandwiched between other administration officials, the deputy national security adviser for strategy stands out as the only woman among 13 […]

Associated PressApril 16, 2017

A water shortage warning has been issued to 8.1 million residents from Orlando to the Florida Keys. South Florida Water Management District Board Chairman Dan O’Keefe said Thursday that residents’ voluntary efforts will help the water supply last through the region’s dry season. If those efforts prove insufficient, mandatory water restrictions may be considered. Drought conditions […]

Associated PressApril 14, 2017

Florida businesses installing renewable energy devices on their properties would get tax breaks under a bill that is moving ahead in the Legislature. A Senate panel on Thursday unanimously advanced the bill (SB 90) to its last committee stop saying it was the “will of the people.” The bill differs from a house version (HB […]

Associated PressApril 13, 2017

Danielle Randolph squinted through rain-splattered windows as the sea freighter lunged upward sharply, then fell into the trough of a 30-foot-tall wave. The skies were black. The second mate stood on the navigation bridge high above El Faro’s main deck, which spread out before her like an aircraft carrier stacked high with red, white and […]

Associated PressApril 13, 2017

The last of South Florida’s drug-smuggling “Cocaine Cowboys” has been arrested — some 26 years after he went on the lam — while on a 40-mile bike ride with his wife near the Orlando suburb where they apparently lived under assumed names. The Miami Herald reports Gustavo “Taby” Falcon, 55, was booked into the Orange […]

Associated PressApril 13, 2017

President Donald Trump likes to boast that he hires only the best people. But his personnel choices keep coming back to haunt him. One of the people Trump hired for the White House was working as a foreign agent while advising him during the election. His campaign chairman caught the Justice Department’s attention for similarly […]

Associated PressApril 12, 2017

The Latest on former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and his firm’s work (all times local): 3:05 p.m. President Donald Trump‘s former campaign chairman is registering as a foreign agent. Paul Manafort’s spokesman says he was in talks with the government about registering before the 2016 election and is now “taking appropriate steps” in response […]

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Donald Trump inaugural attracts record $107 million in donations

Fantasy sports companies fold as legislative battle resumes

House backs Governor in battle with Orlando prosecutor Aramis Ayala

Who’s Dina Powell? A rising Donald Trump national security figure

Water shortage warning for 8 million from Orlando to the Keys

Tax breaks still possible for businesses that use solar

‘I’M A GONER’: El Faro’s last hours as ship sails into storm

Last of drug-smuggling ‘Cocaine Cowboys’ arrested in Florida

Donald Trump boasts of hiring only the best, but picks haunt him

Paul Manafort registering with U.S. as foreign agent