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US Immigration · FloridaFlorida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration is preparing to open a second immigration detention facility at a state prison in north Florida, as a federal judge decides the fate of the state’s holding center for immigrants at an isolated airstrip in the Florida Everglades dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz.”See the Story
DeSantis announces plans for second immigration detention facility in north Florida
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LGBTQ+ · FloridaOrlando officials on Thursday denounced the overnight removal of a rainbow-colored crosswalk outside the Pulse nightclub where 49 people were gunned down, saying it was part of an attack on LGBTQ lives by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration.See the Story
Orlando officials denounce removal of rainbow crosswalk near Pulse nightclub mass shooting site
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Columbia University · WinnipegDonald Landry, former chairman of the Department of Medicine at Columbia University, was approved Monday to serve as interim president of the University of Florida.See the Story
UF Trustees Select Columbia's Landry as Interim President, Awaiting State Approval
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