A joint investigation by Suncoast Searchlight and the Bradenton Herald reveals a thriving network of illegal slot parlors operating in plain sight across Sarasota and Manatee counties, despite years of law enforcement crackdowns and state reforms.
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Rowdies president Ryan Helfrick said international demand for the facility has “skyrocketed” over the past two years.
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The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles will issue temporary placards to expectant mothers, which are valid for up to one year.
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U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida has penned a letter asking the Trump administration to help free hundreds of political prisoners she says have been wrongfully detained by the Cuban regime.
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The Fashionistas line previously featured dolls with hearing aids, prosthetic limbs and Down syndrome. The CDC says about 2 million Americans, including many children, lived with Type 1 diabetes as of 2021.
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The Sunshine Genetics Act creates a pilot program led by the Florida Institute for Pediatric Rare Diseases at FSU to offer voluntary, free genetic screening to newborns across Florida.

Soon, wild animals that find their path blocked by the state’s busiest interstate will have a new way to get across.
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