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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 425

BRENDAN FARRINGTON

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis attends the Jerusalem Post Conference, held at the Museum of Tolerance, Jerusalem, April 27, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
April 29, 2023, 3:44 am
DeSantis’ trip to Israel overshadowed by growing pushback over fight with Disney
Florida governor hoped 1st trade mission abroad would boost his foreign policy resume ahead of expected presidential run, but he’s instead contending with lawsuit at home
By BRENDAN FARRINGTON
A couple walk on the beach, June 29, 2021, in Surfside, Florida. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
July 12, 2021, 3:28 am
After Surfside disaster, Florida officials reexamine condo inspection policies
With many buildings only checked after construction and then never again, calls mount for much tougher guidelines, particularly for older projects
By BRENDAN FARRINGTON
Entrance to the Naval Air Base Station in Pensacola, Florida, January 29, 2016. (Melissa Nelson/AP)
December 8, 2019, 11:26 pm
FBI says it presumes base shooting was terrorism; gunman was angry at US, Israel
Mohammed Alshamrani apparently used Twitter account under name similar to his own to criticize US policy, but investigators not sure if he wrote content himself or just shared it
By BRENDAN FARRINGTON and Mike Balsamo
US Rep. Ilhan Omar speaks to witnesses during a House Committee on the Judiciary‚ Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship and Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations joint hearing on the administration's 'Muslim ban' on Capitol Hill in Washington, September 24, 2019. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
December 5, 2019, 1:21 am
Florida Republican calls to hang ‘traitor’ Ilhan Omar and other Democrats
Local and national GOP leaders distance themselves from congressional candidate George Buck who sends letter alleging some Democrats are ‘foreign assets’
By Tamara Lush and BRENDAN FARRINGTON
With the Mediterranean Sea as a backdrop, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks to reporters on May 27, 2019, ahead of the first full day of a Florida trade delegation trip to Israel. (Jeff Schweers/Tallahassee Democrat via AP)
May 29, 2019, 9:45 pm
Florida cabinet meets in Israel, brushing off threat of legal action
Gov. Ron DeSantis signs bill banning anti-Semitism in state’s public schools and universities; NGO and media outlets fail to stop gathering
By BRENDAN FARRINGTON
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (L) talks to Republican donor Sheldon Adelson at a ceremony at Ariel University in the West Bank on May 27, 2019 where he was presented with the Honorary Fellowship Award for his dedication, leadership and commitment to the State of Israel (Courtesy/Governor’s Press Office)
May 29, 2019, 6:43 am
Florida governor, Cabinet sued over plans to meet in Israel
Watchdog group says meetings must be open to public, but Florida residents who don’t happen to be in Israel won’t be able to attend; DeSantis says it’s ‘ceremonial’
By BRENDAN FARRINGTON
Florida Gov. Ron Desantis gives his State of the State address on the first day of the legislative session, March 5, 2019, in Tallahassee, Florida. (AP Photo/Steve Cannon, File)
May 26, 2019, 3:38 am
Florida governor, Cabinet begin trade mission in Israel
Delegation includes education officials, business leaders, lawmakers and the head of the state’s tourism marketing agency
By BRENDAN FARRINGTON
In this January 30, 2019 photo, Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried speaks at a pre-legislative news conference, in Tallahassee, Florida. (AP Photo/Steve Cannon, File)
May 17, 2019, 8:58 am
Florida agriculture commissioner seeks tech, innovation ideas on Israel trip
Nikki Fried will visit firm that specializes in agricultural drone technology, medical marijuana companies, hydroponics farm and kibbutz with advanced dairy tech
By BRENDAN FARRINGTON
Susan Bucher, second right, Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections and Judge August Bonavita, seated at center left, look at provisional ballots in Riviera Beach, Fla., Friday, Nov. 9, 2018 (AP Photo/Josh Repogle)
November 11, 2018, 12:01 am
In unprecedented move, recounts ordered in Florida’s Senate, governor races
Secretary of State Ken Detzner issues order after margin in unofficial results in both races falls below 0.5 percent
By BRENDAN FARRINGTON and KELLI KENNEDY
Damaged homes are seen along the water's edge in the aftermath of hurricane Michael in Mexico Beach, Florida, Oct. 12, 2018. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
October 13, 2018, 7:53 am
Searchers find body in stricken town as Hurricane Michael death toll hits 14
Teams scour the blocks and blocks of homes reduced to splintered lumber or mere concrete slabs by the most powerful hurricane to hit the continental US in nearly 50 years
By Russ Bynum and BRENDAN FARRINGTON
Workers finish boarding up the upper level of Shunk Gulley Oyster Bar at Gulf Place on Tues. Oct. 9, 2018 in Santa Rosa Beach, Fla., ahead of Hurricane Michael's possible landfall in the next 24 hours in South Walton County. (Michael Snyder/Northwest Florida Daily News via AP)
October 10, 2018, 6:40 am
Major Hurricane Michael bearing down on Florida Panhandle
Michael expected to strengthen further overnight and become a Category 4 brute before slamming ashore Wednesday near Panama City Beach
By BRENDAN FARRINGTON and Tamara Lush
Florida Governor Rick Scott talks to the media in his office after signing the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Public Safety Act at the Florida Capital in Tallahassee, Florida, on March 9, 2018. (AP Photo/Mark Wallheiser)
March 10, 2018, 1:26 am
Florida governor signs gun control bill in response to school shooting
Legislation raises age for rifle purchases to 21, outlaws bump stocks but doesn’t include ban sought by survivors on assault-style weapons
By Curt Anderson, BRENDAN FARRINGTON and Gary Fineout
Volunteers hang banners around the perimeter of Marjory Stoneman High School in Parkland, Florida, to welcome back students returning to school Wednesday, February 28, 2018, two weeks after the mass shooting that killed 17 students and staff. (Susan Stocker/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)
March 8, 2018, 5:23 am
Florida House passes bill to restrict rifle sales, arm some teachers
Legislation, which now goes to governor, raises minimum age to purchase firearms from 18 to 21
By Curt Anderson, BRENDAN FARRINGTON and JOSH REPLOGLE
Nikolas Cruz appears in court for a status hearing before Broward Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on February 19, 2018. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP, Pool)
March 8, 2018, 12:13 am
Florida school shooting suspect indicted on 17 counts of murder
Nikolas Cruz charged over massacre at Parkland high school, could get death sentence if convicted
By Curt Anderson, BRENDAN FARRINGTON and JOSH REPLOGLE
Waves break in the water as rain driven by Hurricane Hermine moves in near the County Pier, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016, in Panama City Beach, Florida. (Patti Blake/News Herald via AP)
September 2, 2016, 1:42 pm
Hermine hits Florida coast as 1st hurricane in a decade
State of emergency declared in parts of state, with 6,000 National Guard readied as officials fear damage, flooding
By JOSH REPLOGLE and BRENDAN FARRINGTON
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