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Brazilians head to the polls Sunday to vote in a presidential election that is testing the world's fourth-largest democracy and could have a critical impact on the fight against climate change.
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Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis' flexed his power this week in Tallahassee as lawmakers okayed the governor's controversial redistricting plan and curbed Disney's special jurisdiction.
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The Leon County School District is waiting to see what the state education department does next, after it rejected an unprecedented number of school textbooks, about 41% of what was submitted. More than 70% of submissions for mathematics in grades K-5 were tossed and only one publisher made that list. That鈥檚 leaving school districts like Leon with few options.
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Mizelle was nominated by former President Donald Trump in 2020 at age 33. The American Bar Association said at the time she wasn't qualified because she hadn't been practicing law for long enough.
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The books were listed because they included 鈥減rohibited topics鈥 or were inconsistent with state standards, according to the Florida Department of Education.
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Among the other measures awaiting the governor's pen was a proposal that would broaden doctors鈥 ability to prescribe controlled substances through telemedicine.
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More than 12% of mail ballots were rejected for the primary. That's a far higher rejection rate than in previous contests.
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The way Dr. Joseph Ladapo was hired appeared to violate the spirit of UF hiring regulations and procedures, a report said.
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NPR's Kelsey Snell speaks with Florida's Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nu帽ez about the state's "Parental Rights in Education" law. The law has seen its first legal challenge this week from LGBTQ advocates.
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Legislators okayed maps redrawing Congressional districts, but this week the governor rejected them
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The judge cited what he said were subtle tactics by the Republican-led government to suppress Black voters.
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Three days after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the measure, LGBTQ-advocacy groups, parents, students and a teacher filed a federal lawsuit Thursday challenging a new law they have dubbed "Don't Say Gay."