#California and Texas brace for spring breakers as Florida beaches fill up

#California and Texas brace for spring breakers as Florida beaches fill up

“#California and Texas brace for spring breakers as Florida beaches fill up” Texas and California have urged spring break travelers to reconsider plans amid fears of surging COVID-19 cases after pictures and video of college students packing the Florida beaches flooded social media.  Popular spring break destinations in Florida saw college students packing the beaches in bikinis, but no face masks in sight. The surge…

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#Fort Lauderdale party spot bans spring breakers

#Fort Lauderdale party spot bans spring breakers

“#Fort Lauderdale party spot bans spring breakers” Enlarge Image A college athlete is thrown in the air by a group of men on the beach to celebrate spring break, amid the COVID-19 outbreak in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on March 5, 2021. REUTERS/Maria Alejandra Cardona The coronavirus is causing one Florida hotspot to cancel spring break….

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#Monster fish from Amazon River spotted in Florida

#Monster fish from Amazon River spotted in Florida

“#Monster fish from Amazon River spotted in Florida” Slither over, Burmese pythons — Florida’s next invasive carnivore could be a 10-foot monster fish that can leap out of the water and eat small mammals. “I can’t imagine it’s good for our ecosystem,” Josh Constantine, a charter fishing captain, told the South Florida Sun Sentinel of…

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#Florida snorkeler finds .5 million worth of cocaine

#Florida snorkeler finds $1.5 million worth of cocaine

“#Florida snorkeler finds $1.5 million worth of cocaine” A snorkeler off the Florida Keys found 25 bricks of cocaine on Wednesday, authorities said. The drugs were contained inside a floating bale and were valued at over $1.5 million, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office. The snorkeler alerted authorities to the find. The snorkeler “noticed…

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#Arizona woman returns 1950s Purple Heart to man’s family after finding it at thrift store

#Arizona woman returns 1950s Purple Heart to man’s family after finding it at thrift store

“#Arizona woman returns 1950s Purple Heart to man’s family after finding it at thrift store” A family has been reunited with their father’s Purple Heart more than three decades after he died, thanks to a bit of sleuthing. Teresa Ferrin discovered the Purple Heart — along with several other military awards — at a thrift shop in Phoenix, Arizona, where she volunteers…

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#Letters to the Editor — Feb. 21, 2021

#Letters to the Editor — Feb. 21, 2021

“#Letters to the Editor — Feb. 21, 2021” Don’t change FloridaFlorida’s beautiful weather, no state income tax and all-around wonderful quality of life brings many people from across the country to relocate here (“NYC is back, baby . . . in Fla.,” Feb. 14). I have noticed an alarming trend among those who move from New York…

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#Florida man caught masturbating in Walmart parking lot

#Florida man caught masturbating in Walmart parking lot

“#Florida man caught masturbating in Walmart parking lot” A man who was arrested for masturbating in the parking lot of a Florida Walmart told police he took matters into his own hands because he missed his girlfriend. The indecent incident happened Wednesday in Vero Beach, according to a police report obtained by The Smoking Gun….

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#Florida women dressed up as ‘grannies’ to get COVID vaccine

#Florida women dressed up as ‘grannies’ to get COVID vaccine

“#Florida women dressed up as ‘grannies’ to get COVID vaccine” This “gran” scheme didn’t get very far… Two Florida women dressed up as “grannies” in an attempt to get vaccinated against COVID-19, health officials said Thursday. Their wacky getup included “the bonnets, the gloves, the glasses — the whole thing,” said Dr. Raul Pino, the…

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