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Judge Orders White House to Restore AP’s Access to Trump The Trump administration has barred the news outlet from certain events for its use of the term “Gulf of Mexico,” which a federal judge agreed amounted to a violation of the First Amendment.

A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the White House to restore The Associated Press’s full access to President Trump, finding that the effort to ban the outlet over objections to its coverage violated the First Amendment.

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Trump administration rescinds $500,000 EPA grant to fund a community project helping 5 Southwest Virginia communities Appalachian Voices, the nonprofit that's working with the five communities, has filed an administrative appeal to contest the decision.

A federal grant to help pay for recreation and flood-resilience projects in five communities in Southwest Virginia has been terminated by the Trump administration, the nonprofit Appalachian Voices said.
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New Alabama law allows people with suicidal thoughts to voluntarily surrender firearms The law is named after Army veteran Houston Tumlin and Marine veteran Hunter Whitley who both lost their lives to suicide.

This feels like there is troubling fine print we aren't being told about.

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Mom’s Childhood Trauma May Influence Kids with ADHD and ASD - Neuroscience News A new study finds that mothers’ adverse childhood experiences (ACEs)—including abuse, neglect, or household dysfunction—may affect children diagnosed with ADHD or autism.

Mothers who experienced difficult circumstances in childhood were more likely to have children who reported similar experiences.
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University of Florida student deported to Colombia following traffic stop Felipe Zapata Velázquez, 27, has become one of the latest foreign students studying in the United States to be deported.

"Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-FL) said that Zapata Velázquez was detained by ICE and taken to the Krome Detention Center in Miami-Dade.

In a statement this week, Maxwell said Trump and ICE were "running a government-funded kidnapping program.""
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It’s heroic, hardy and less than a millimetre long: meet the 2025 invertebrate of the year | Patrick Barkham Guardian readers around the world voted in the this year’s contest, but which creature won, asks natural history writer Patrick Barkham

if you’re seeking inspiration from a figure of strength who is also strangely cute then look no further than the winner of 2025: Milnesium tardigradum, a microscopic multisegmented animal that resembles a piglet wrapped in an enormous duvet.

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Man pleads guilty to trying to kill Brett Kavanaugh at judge’s home Nicholas Roske, of Simi Valley, California, faces up to life in prison over incident in Maryland in June 2022

"After his arrest, Roske told a police detective that he was upset about a leaked draft opinion suggesting the supreme court intended to overrule Roe v Wade, the landmark abortion case, according to an FBI agent’s affidavit."
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Mississippi libraries ordered to delete academic research in response to state laws - Mississippi Today The two research collections state officials ordered for deletion included material from professional journals, conference papers, books, student dissertations, periodicals and newspaper articles.

Lawmaker says the removal of scholarly material from library databases would provoke backlash in a state where minorities have fought for equal access to education.

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Why is Trump sending immigrant university scholars to Louisiana and Texas? Lawyers say the government is trying to gain a legal advantage as it tries to expel noncitizens over their pro-Palestinian activism.

"...a longstanding practice called "forum shopping," a strategy lawyers for the detained say the government is using to have these deportation cases heard before more conservative courts."

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Titanic digital scan reveals new details of ship's final hours The 3D replica corroborates eye witness accounts about what happened after the liner hit an iceberg.

The scan provides a new view of a boiler room, confirming eye-witness accounts that engineers worked right to the end to keep the ship's lights on.

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Florida House committee unanimously approves bill that would prevent development at state parks A bill aimed at preventing a return of efforts to build golf courses, pickleball courts and resorts in state parks is ready to go to the full Florida House.

The House State Affairs Committee on Tuesday unanimously supported the measure (HB 209), which sponsor John Snyder, R-Stuart, said seeks to prevent “unintended development within the state park system.”

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New Mexico set to become third state to implement full PFAS product ban
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Florida lawmaker tries a third time to pass statewide heat protections for outdoor workers Some employers, like DeLeon Springs grove owner Steve Crump, don't need a law to keep their workers safe. Still, state Sen. Mike Gottlieb is hoping again to get one through the Legislature.

The majority of workers in the farming, construction, roofing, utilities and other industries are subject to workplaces void of protections, leading to heat-related incidents, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.

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Cincinnati Pride cuts ties with corporate sponsors that nonprofit says 'work against our mission' Cincinnati Pride's Director of Development told WCPO 9 the nonprofit is making sure any sponsor is on the same page to support the LGBTQIA+ community year-round

"we cannot in good conscience continue to collaborate with organizations that work against our mission of providing the Greater Cincinnati LGBTQ+ community with resources to positively impact the lives of all individuals"

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San Diego passes first-in-the-nation policy to ban digital-only coupons at grocery stores The San Diego City Council has passed the Grocery Pricing Transparency Ordinance, requiring grocers to offer both digital and paper coupons to all customers, promoting equal access to grocery savin…

Now, grocers in the city who offer digital deals are required to also have paper coupons available in-store and accessible to all customers

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Texas midwife charged with illegally performing abortions The case appears to be one of the first in which a health care provider was charged with violating a state abortion ban.

Under Texas' law, a licensed physician can perform an abortion only if the pregnant person's life is at risk or if the pregnancy "poses a serious risk of substantial impairment of a major bodily function." The provider must also attempt to save the fetus.

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Israeli strikes across Gaza kill at least 404 Palestinians and shatter ceasefire with Hamas The attack shattered a ceasefire with Hamas and threatened to fully reignite the 17-month-old war that has already killed tens of thousands of Palestinians and caused widespread destruction.

Israel launched airstrikes across the Gaza Strip early Tuesday, killing at least 404 Palestinians, including women and children. The surprise bombardment shattered a ceasefire in place since January and threatened to fully reignite the 17-month-old war.

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Ancestor of Black Death Has Been Discovered in Bronze-Age Sheep An ancestor of the bacteria responsible for plague has been found in the tooth of a sheep that lived nearly 4,000 years ago in a Bronze Age human settlement, scientists report in a new preprint study.

An ancestor of the bacteria responsible for plague has been found in the tooth of a sheep that lived nearly 4,000 years ago in a Bronze Age human settlement, scientists report in a new preprint study.

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Men who reject gender equality are more likely to commit intimate partner violence Men with more traditional, gender-inequitable beliefs were over twice as likely to report committing intimate partner violence, according to a new study.

Men with more traditional, gender-inequitable beliefs were over twice as likely to report committing intimate partner violence, according to a new study.

UF/IFAS March edibles garden planting guide

March brings a burst of energy to Florida gardens! As temps rise, now is the ideal time to plant a variety of seeds and seedlings. Grab your free printable guide at
gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu/plants/edibles/what-to-plant-in-march.
Happy Gardening!

A ridiculously long list of flowering plants Florida gardeners can start in March.

Kick off the new season with fragrance and color. There’s a plethora of flowers that can be planted in March! Find the text and printable versions of this infographic plus more on UF/IFAS Gardening Solutions. buff.ly/6jFhlWj

Ben Shapiro launches effort asking Trump to pardon former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin

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James Harrison, blood donor whose rare plasma saved 2.4 million babies, dies at 88

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Most Americans who experienced severe winter weather see climate change at work, AP-NORC poll shows

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World's oldest Holocaust survivor dies at 113

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Sneaky bamboo can control the genes of the pandas eating it, scientists discover

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Mount Vesuvius eruption turned part of man's brain into glass after super-hot ash cloud

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