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The Walt Disney Co. plans to move most Southern California-based jobs not fully dedicated to Disneyland in its Parks, Experiences and Products Division to a new regional facility in central Florida, it announced on Thursday. “I want to share news about an exciting project that has been in various stages of planning…

When Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a new law on Thursday that places new restrictions on voting by mail and on the use of drop boxes, he was interviewed live on air by the hosts of Fox & Friends. As it turned out, though, no other media outlet was allowed in the official government event. In the segment, host…

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has a bill ready for signature that would stop social media companies from permanently kicking people off their platforms in the state. The bill was passed Thursday by the Florida House 77-38 in favor of the bill, the Senate, 23-17. It makes it a crime to remove state political candidates…

UPDATED, with additional CBS News statement: CBS News is defending a segment of 60 Minutes that probed whether Florida Gov. Ron Desantis showed favoritism to a corporate donor in making decisions about the vaccine rollout earlier this year. The segment, which aired on Sunday, focused on how the wealthy cut the line to…

President Donald Trump said Thursday that plans for a large-scale Republican National Convention are being canceled, an acknowledgement of the flare-up in coronavirus cases in Jacksonville, FL. Instead, Trump said that some convention activities will take place in its original locale, Charlotte, NC, but suggested that…

Even as Disney World reopens and the Florida state government was being pushed to host in-person classes for the fall school semester, the Sunshine State is setting new records for COVID-19 cases. The Florida Department of Health reported 15,299 new coronavirus cases Sunday. That’s the highest total for any state…

The governors of Florida and Texas have decided that recently reopened bars are the cause of record levels of new coronavirus cases in their states. On Friday, they closed down the bars there, shuttering businesses just getting back to work. Seven states are reporting new highs for coronavirus hospitalizations…

The National Basketball Association and the National Basketball Players Association announced today that they have finalized a comprehensive plan for a July 30 restart to the 2019-20 season, which includes stringent health and safety protocols, at a single-site campus at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. News came…

The governor of the country’s third most populous state detailed his “Safe. Smart. Step-By-Step” plan for reopening in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. Starting May 4, Florida restaurants with outdoor seating can begin serving again at about 25% capacity. Golf courses, community pools and retail stores can…

Pitbull’s scheduled concert tonight at the LA County Fair has been postponed because the rapper was unable to safely travel to California due to Hurricane Dorian, fair organizers said. “According to Pitbull’s management, the artist cannot safely depart from Miami. Pitbull, a resident of Miami, has chosen to stay and…

Florida has decided to move forward on a recount of its tight races for governor, senator and agriculture commissioner. Meanwhile, Arizona and Georgia are also contemplating recounts for their extremely tight gubernatorial and senate races. The stakes are high for each state, as a final determination will decide…

The fate of Florida's film industry, decimated two years ago by the elimination of the state's film incentives program, might hang on the outcome of next week's gubernatorial contest. It's a tight race, and whoever wins – Democrat Andrew Gillum or Republican Ron DeSantis – will have to deal with a Republican-dominated…