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The Hillsboro County Circuit Judge ordered the state-run civil property insurance company to halt the sending of claim disputes to arbitrators adopted by the state. Circuit Judge Melissa Mary Polo said plaintiff Martin A. Alvarez, a resident of Hillsboro, showed “substantial potential for success” in his claim that the Order Practice (DOAH) decided by the Citizens’ Administrative Hearings (DOAH) violated its constitutional right to a fair trial. Citizens received approval from the Insurance Regulation Office and later from the Florida Legislature in 2022 to add provisions to all new and updated policies that allow the company to divert claim disputes…

TALLAHASSY, Fla. (AP) – In the final moments of life defined by violence, 60-year-old Edward Zakrutsky thanked Florida people for killing him in the “coldest, cleanest, humane and efficient way.” In his final breath tied up by a gurney in the death room of a state prison, Zakrzewski pays what Florida deemed a debt to society, making this year the 27th person to die in the United States to date, the highest number in a decade. Under Republican FL Gov. Ron DeSantis, nine people were executed more than any other state in 2025, setting a new state record. More people…

Tampa, Fla. (WFLA) – There is an app that lets people track immigration and customs enforcement sightings in their communities. Meanwhile, Gov. Ron DeSantis has announced a new executive division with the Florida Highway Patrol. Telling the state’s “Florida Blueprint 2.0” for illegal immigration The governor praised the agency on Friday for how they tackled illegal immigration. “There are no agencies in the country that do more than they have,” DeSantis said. On X, the governor shared statistics on highway enforcement, saying that since March 2025 more than 3,000 undocumented immigrants have been arrested. And more than 160 car accidents…

Earlier this summer, major research revealed that the spectacular universe is already boosting tourism to Florida, and NBC will soon be able to see the theme parks well. NBC will air within the world of Epic Universe, a one-hour television special, on Wednesday, August 20th, at 9pm ET/PT. The program will be available for streaming on Peacock from August 21st. The special takes a closer look at the spectacular Universe, Universal Orlando’s latest theme park, officially opened in May 2025. Viewers embark on a journey through all five immersive lands. What special introduces the technologies, attractions and design elements that…

By AP Economics Writer Christopher Al Gerber WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday removed the head of the agency that generates monthly job numbers after reporting that jobs were slower in July and is much weaker than previously reported. In a post on his social media platform, Trump argued that the figures were manipulated for political reasons and said Erica Mantelfer, director of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, appointed by former President Joe Biden, should be fired. He provided no evidence of the charges. “I have directed the team to fire this Biden political appointee right away,” Trump…

Dee-Ann Durbin and Anne d’Hynenzio, AP Business Writer It’s been almost 100 years since the US had tariffs at a level that it could reach next Friday. Once President Donald Trump’s planned tariffs come into effect, Americans will receive an average tax of 18.3% on imported products, the highest rate since 1934. Late Thursday, Trump ordered new tariff charges for 66 countries, the European Union, Taiwan and the Falkland Islands. Among them are 40% tariffs on imports from Laos, 39% tariffs on goods from Switzerland, and 30% tariffs on goods from South Africa. Other trading partners, such as Cambodia and…

It took two days, but SpaceX avoided the threat of looming weather and was able to knock out the launch of Crew 11 from the Kennedy Space Center on Friday. A Falcon 9 rocket was lifted from KSC launch pad 39, heading for the sixth orbit with the crew dragon leading the fleet, making its sixth journey towards the International Space Station. Thursday’s attempt was scrubbed in just 1 minute and 7 seconds on the countdown clock. Similar conditions were brewed on Friday, but SpaceX was able to squeeze out the launch before the thunderstorm moved into the area. The…

TALHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) — The DeSantis administration met with the governor to extend an enforcement emergency order to summarise the past six months fighting illegal immigration in Orlando on Friday. “If you’re an undocumented person who isn’t one of those malicious people, you have the opportunity to self-deport that can legally return through the right channel. But if you don’t want to take advantage of it, we’ll be detained, we’ll save for the people, and we’ll save for the American people.” US citizens detained by Florida’s border patrols are not facing obstruction charges, state attorneys say Alongside the governor and…

By AP Business Writer Alexandra Olson NEW YORK (AP) — The Senate has confirmed Andrea Lucas for another term as commissioner for the country’s workplace Civil Rights Office, showing Republican support in efforts to eradicate diversity programs, roll back protections for transgender workers, and prioritize religious rights in the workplace. Democrats and prominent civil rights groups have vehemently opposed Lucas’ confirmation, saying they have made the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission a president’s whim. Lucas, first appointed to the EEOC in 2020, secured another five years of term in the 52-45 party-affiliated Senate vote on Thursday night, but if she serves…

Associated Press Technology Writer Michael Liedtke SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – The federal court of appeals upheld a ju judge’s ruling accusing Google’s Android App Store of illegal monopoly, clearing the way federal judges implement potentially disruptive reforms designed to provide more options for consumers. The unanimous decision issued Thursday by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals brings a double, ridiculous legal blow to Google. This has been adopted since late 2023 in three separate antitrust exams, where various pillars of its Internet empire have been declared as dominant monopolies. The failed charm represents a major victory that launched a legal…