Florida is the southernmost contiguous state in the United States. The state is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, and to the south by the Straits of Florida. Florida is the 22nd-most extensive, the 3rd-most populous, and the 8th-most densely populated of the U.S. states. Jacksonville is the most populous municipality in the state and the largest city by area in the contiguous United States. The Miami metropolitan area is Florida's most populous urban area. Tallahassee is the state's capital.
Democratic lawmakers Brenda Lawrence of Michigan, Darren Soto of Florida and Tony Cardenas of California said Tuesday that funding must be provided to aid migrant children in detention at the border.
New York (CNN Business)A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, the most powerful launch vehicle in the world, is standing on a pad in Florida ready to make the "most difficult launch" the rocket company has ever..
SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket lit up the Florida sky early Tuesday local time as it roared into space at the beginning of a six-hour mission described by CEO Elon Musk as the company’s “most..
A SpaceX rocket booster narrowly missed its landing early Tuesday morning, after a successful launch of the Falcon Heavy. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
The rocket launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, in what Elon Musk's rocket company called one of the most difficult launches it has attempted. Rough cut (no reporter narration)
Business Insider reports New York Jets running back Le’Veon Bell has accused two women of stealing half a million dollars worth of money, jewelry, and clothes from him. TMZ released the audio..
A man has been arrested on attempted murder charges for dragging a Florida state trooper around 30 metres with a car during a traffic stop, a law enforcement official said Thursday.
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President Donald Trump’s spiritual adviser Paula White was present during his 2020 reelection rally. According to Business Insider, White led the opening prayer at the packed Florida stadium. She..
The United States sought on Wednesday to bolster its case for isolating Iran over its nuclear and regional activities by displaying limpet mine fragments it said came from a damaged oil tanker and..
Sen. Marco Rubio was spotted at President Donald Trump’s kickoff rally in Orlando, Florida. A reporter posted a tweet saying it was strange to see Rubio “smiling and chucking” at the rally. Rubio..
President Donald Trump raised over $1 million per hour and $28.4 million total on June 18, the day of his re-election campaign kick-off, according to Trump campaign spokesman Tim Murtaugh. While Trump..
On Tuesday night, President Donald Trump officially kicked off his re-election campaign with a rally in Orlando, Florida. Trump's stump speech conspicuously lacked concrete policy rollouts or a 2020..
President Donald Trump began his re-election campaign in Orlando, Florida with a large rally. In his speech he criticized the press, moched Democrats and highlighted his achievements. While people..
President Donald Trump formally launches his 2020 re-election campaign by presenting himself as the same political insurgent who shook up the Washington establishment four years ago and who is now a..
According to Reuters, President Donald Trump on Tuesday formally launches what may be an uphill battle to persuade voters to give him four more years in office. At an evening rally in Orlando, Florida,..
Thousands of people gathered in Orlando, Florida to kick of President Donald Trump’s 2020 campaign. Trump wrote about it on Twitter, saying that “Republican enthusiasm” was “at an all time..
According to Reuters, President Donald Trump announced that an immigration roundup will start next week, but provided no details about his latest planned action. Trump made the announcement to..
Reuters reports Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday that the United States does not want the current conflict with Iran to escalate. Pompeo told reporters at MacDill Air Force Base in..
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says President Trump wants to deter aggression with Iran adding he "does not want war." Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Despite the objections of his advisers, President Donald Trump is "tentatively" planning on live-tweeting next week's Democratic primary debates. While Trump advisers say he is currently planning on..
Kyle Kashuv, a survivor of the Parkland mass shooting, says Harvard University has rescinded its offer of admission over his past use of racial slurs. Linda So reports.
Trump supporters were lining up outside the Amway Center in Orlando early Tuesday, in hopes of getting a ticket to see the president kick off his 2020 re-election campaign. Rough Cut (no reporter..
Geek.com reports a snake “hitchhiked” from Florida to Hawaii in a man’s backpack. Amazingly, the snake remained unnoticed until it arrived at its final destination in Maui. The small black racer..
A beautiful Sunday at St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge turned sour when an alligator was caught on video swallowing a large plastic item.
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A Florida woman took two guns from her estranged husband’s apartment after he was arrested on a domestic violence charge. The police said that her actions were “armed burglary.” NYTimes.com - Published
Effort to clean Great Pacific Garbage Patch relaunches from California, woman’s arrest for turning in guns sets off debate in Florida, and more
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Courtney Irby was charged with grand theft and armed burglary for turning in her husband's guns while he was in jail for domestic violence.
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A 28-year-old man faces charges of murder, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and kidnapping from incident at Tallahassee, Florida, barbershop.
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Casey Newton, a Silicon Valley editor for The Verge, joins CBSN's Reena Ninan to discuss his new article on the horrific work conditions faced by Facebook's content moderators who work as contractors... CBS News - Published
She sought to keep Elian Gonzalez from being returned to his father in Cuba after the boy had been rescued at sea off Florida, his mother having drowned. NYTimes.com - Published
The 463-pound alligator was suffering from injuries after being hit in the head by a semi-truck on Interstate 10. It was later euthanized.
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Daniel Kestner is facing a battery charge for trying to slap the phone out of the hand of Orlando Sentinel reporter Michael Williams CBS News - Published
A retiree worried about his granddaughter's future in Pinellas County, Florida. A factory worker in Racine County, Wisconsin, who doubts politicians will improve her life as a single mother. Reuters - Published
Jeb Bush's A+ Plan for Education transformed the state's schools to students' benefit. Today, other states should look to Florida as a model.
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Riviera Beach, Fla., authorized its insurer to pay a Bitcoin ransom to hackers who have paralyzed the city’s computer systems for three weeks. NYTimes.com - Published
Several survivors of the 2018 massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, said the local school system and sheriff's office failed to adequately protect them, resulting in.. CBS News - Published
CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett attended President Trump's rally in Orlando, Florida, Tuesday where he officially launched his 2020 campaign. Garrett joins "CBS This Morning" to.. CBS News - Published
The president told a raucous Florida crowd that the election would be “a verdict on the un-American conduct of those who tried to undermine our great democracy.” NYTimes.com - Published
Supporters called President Donald Trump's speech 'electric' and 'fantastic,' after he kicked off his 2020 re-election campaign in Orlando, Florida on Tuesday night. (June 19)
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President Trump gave his official re-election campaign rally on Tuesday night in Orlando, Florida, touching on many of the themes from the 2016 campaign. Ed O'Keefe and Major Garrett join CBSN to.. CBS News - Published
President Donald Trump officially kicked off his re-election campaign Tuesday with a grievance-filled Florida rally. "We're going to keep it better than ever before," he declared. (June 18)
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President Donald Trump has kicked off his re-election campaign with a rally in Orlando, Florida. Campaign advisers say Trump will seek to connect his first term to the goals he hopes to achieve with.. USATODAY.com - Published
President Donald Trump returned to the key battleground state of Florida on Tuesday to ask voters to give him another four years in office.
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President Trump's campaign manager, Brad Parscale, cast doubt on recent polls and predicted the president would win in an "electoral landslide" if the election were held today. Parscale's exclusive.. CBS News - Published
Over the weekend, the president's campaign fired several of its pollsters after numbers showing him trailing former Vice President Joe Biden in key states leaked CBS News - Published
Hours before President Donald Trump's first 2020 campaign rally, a labor union representing hospitality workers, held a news conference featuring undocumented workers who say they used to work at Trump.. USATODAY.com - Published
Trump announced that ICE was going to remove 'millions of illegal aliens,' and that Guatemala would soon sign a "safe-third agreement."
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In "39 Days" documentary, CBS News journalists — embedded with survivors of the Parkland, Florida, school shooting and a grieving father — take viewers inside the creation of a movement CBS News - Published
The giant invasive snakes quickly put a stranglehold on Florida's wildlife. Now scientists in the Everglades are turning them against one another.
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A Florida jury on Monday night acquitted a North Miami police officer of two felony charges of attempted manslaughter in the shooting of an unarmed caretaker for an autistic man who was holding a toy.. Reuters - Published
President Trump heads to Florida to kick off his 2020 campaign, funeral services are held for the pilot who died in the New York City helicopter crash and more news to start your Tuesday.
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"I plan on, if I'm your nominee, winning Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, believe it or not, and I believe we can win Texas and Florida, if you look at the polling data now" CBS News - Published
Harvard University has rescinded its admission offer to a survivor of the 2018 massacre at a Florida high school over his past use of racial slurs in an online document posted on Twitter, the student.. Reuters - Published
CBS News has learned the Trump campaign fired several pollsters after internal polling numbers from his own campaign that show he's trailing potential Democratic challenger Joe Biden were leaked... CBS News - Published
His campaign's own polling shows him trailing Biden 39% to 55% in Pennsylvania, 41% to 51% in Wisconsin, and by 7 points in Florida CBS News - Published
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