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![Friday marked the start of the annual Florida Python Challenge, where hunters head into the Everglades to track down invasive Burmese pythons in hopes of grabbing a share of $30,000 in prizes. Friday marked the start of the annual Florida Python Challenge, where hunters head into the Everglades to track down invasive Burmese pythons in hopes of grabbing a share of $30,000 in prizes.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Python_Challenge_Florida_67734.jpg?w=132)
Snake hunters will wrangle invasive Burmese pythons in Everglades during Florida’s 10-day challenge
Friday marked the start of the annual Florida Python Challenge, where hunters head into the Everglades to track down invasive Burmese pythons in hopes of grabbing a share of $30,000...
![Donald Trump spent the day before his 78th birthday being feted by Republicans in Congress who sang “Happy Birthday” and presented him with a cake and gifts. On Friday, Trump will get another birthday celebration, this time with thousands of supporters in his adopted home state. Donald Trump spent the day before his 78th birthday being feted by Republicans in Congress who sang “Happy Birthday” and presented him with a cake and gifts. On Friday, Trump will get another birthday celebration, this time with thousands of supporters in his adopted home state.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Election_2024_Trump_Birthday_44326.jpg?w=132)
Trump marks his 78th birthday with a towering ‘MAGA’ cake and attacks on his 81-year-old rival’s age
Donald Trump spent the day before his 78th birthday being feted by Republicans in Congress who sang “Happy Birthday” and presented him with a cake and gifts. On Friday, Trump...
![Days after a shark attack in the Florida panhandle cost teenager Lulu Gribbin her left hand and right leg, her mother said the first words she uttered after surgery were “I made it.” Days after a shark attack in the Florida panhandle cost teenager Lulu Gribbin her left hand and right leg, her mother said the first words she uttered after surgery were “I made it.”](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/tfl-l-deerfield-beach-fish-camera-04.jpg?w=140)
Shark attack victims are recovering from life-altering injuries in Florida panhandle
Days after a shark attack in the Florida panhandle cost teenager Lulu Gribbin her left hand and right leg, her mother said the first words she uttered after surgery were...
![Families are mourning the loss of their loved ones from a bus crash in Florida earlier this week. Officials say eight Mexican farmworkers were killed after 41-year-old Bryan Howard sideswiped a bus carrying about 53 farmworkers, where the bus veered off the road and rolled over. Six of the eight dead have been identified, and the bus crash is still under investigation by police. Families are mourning the loss of their loved ones from a bus crash in Florida earlier this week. Officials say eight Mexican farmworkers were killed after 41-year-old Bryan Howard sideswiped a bus carrying about 53 farmworkers, where the bus veered off the road and rolled over. Six of the eight dead have been identified, and the bus crash is still under investigation by police.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Mexico_Farmworker_Bus_Accident_Florida_79225.jpg?w=132)
Families of Mexican farmworker bus crash victims mourn the loss of their loved ones in Florida
Families are mourning the loss of their loved ones from a bus crash in Florida earlier this week. Officials say eight Mexican farmworkers were killed after 41-year-old Bryan Howard sideswiped...
![Florida’s ban on most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy has gone into effect, and some doctors are concerned that women in the state will no longer have access to needed health care. Fertility specialist Dr. Leah Roberts says the anti-abortion laws being enacted by Florida and other red states are being vaguely written by people who don’t understand medical science. Many women don’t even know they are pregnant by six weeks. The ban went into effect Wednesday and affects not just women who want to terminate viable pregnancies because of personal choice, but also nonviable pregnancies for women who want to have babies. Florida’s ban on most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy has gone into effect, and some doctors are concerned that women in the state will no longer have access to needed health care. Fertility specialist Dr. Leah Roberts says the anti-abortion laws being enacted by Florida and other red states are being vaguely written by people who don’t understand medical science. Many women don’t even know they are pregnant by six weeks. The ban went into effect Wednesday and affects not just women who want to terminate viable pregnancies because of personal choice, but also nonviable pregnancies for women who want to have babies.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Abortion_Florida_87709.jpg?w=132)
Florida’s 6-week abortion ban takes effect as doctors worry women will lose access to health care
Florida’s ban on most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy has gone into effect, and some doctors are concerned that women in the state will no longer have access to...
![Lawyers for two co-defendants of former President Donald Trump in the classified documents case asked a judge on Friday to dismiss charges against them. Lawyers for two co-defendants of former President Donald Trump in the classified documents case asked a judge on Friday to dismiss charges against them.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Trump_Classified_Documents_38937.jpg?w=132)
Trump’s co-defendants in classified documents case seek dismissal of charges against them
Lawyers for two co-defendants of former President Donald Trump in the classified documents case asked a judge on Friday to dismiss charges against them.
![A June poll from Florida Atlantic University finds that U.S. Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., is in a tighter-than-expected reelection contest with his leading Democratic challenger, former U.S. Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell. (Jose Luis Magana/Associated Press) A June poll from Florida Atlantic University finds that U.S. Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., is in a tighter-than-expected reelection contest with his leading Democratic challenger, former U.S. Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell. (Jose Luis Magana/Associated Press)](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Senate_abortion-Florida_16531.jpg?w=132)
Republican Sen. Rick Scott softens his abortion position after Florida Supreme Court ruling
Sen. Rick Scott of Florida this week joined the ranks of Republican incumbents scrambling to strike a balance on reproductive rights, saying he opposes a November ballot initiative to strike...
![U.S. Sen. Rick Scott is spending millions to reach out to Florida’s Hispanic voters, a key voting group for his November reelection campaign that has grown to lean more heavily Republican. U.S. Sen. Rick Scott is spending millions to reach out to Florida’s Hispanic voters, a key voting group for his November reelection campaign that has grown to lean more heavily Republican.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Scott_Hispanic_Ads_Florida_33619.jpg?w=132)
US Sen. Rick Scott spends multiple millions on ads focused on Florida’s Hispanic voters
U.S. Sen. Rick Scott is spending millions to reach out to Florida’s Hispanic voters, a key voting group for his November reelection campaign that has grown to lean more heavily...