Category: Florida

DeSantis Responds to Disney Criticism: Nobody ‘Has Made Disney More Money Than Me’

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said during his 2024 presidential launch that nobody “has made Disney more money than me,” and defended his continued feud with the media giant. “Nobody probably has made Disney more money than me because they were opened [in Florida] during COVID and they were closed in California,” DeSantis said during a…


‘A Total Farce’: DeSantis Responds to NAACP Florida Travel Advisory

During his presidential announcement forum, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said that a National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) travel advisory warning minorities not to come to Florida was “a total farce.” The NAACP claimed that Florida was undertaking “aggressive attempts to erase Black history and to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion programs in…


DeSantis Formally Files to Run for President

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis filed a formal notification with the Federal Election Commission that he is running for president, his spokesman Bryan Griffin told The Epoch Times. He filed at 2:24 p.m., Griffin said. DeSantis, whose entry into the race has been awaited for months, is expected to publically announce his candidacy tonight at 6…


DeSantis Files Paperwork to Run for President in 2024

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on May 24 filed a formal notification with the Federal Election Commission that he is running for president. DeSantis, whose entry into the race has been awaited for months, is expected to publically announce his candidacy tonight at 6 p.m. on the Twitter social media platform with Elon Musk. An elections…


Landlords Face a Crisis After Years of Strong Growth

After witnessing over a decade of strong growth, landlords are now facing the worse real estate crisis since 2008. Even in the first months of the pandemic, areas of the country like Florida were able to benefit, as millions of Americans fled major metropolitan regions to more welcoming locations. Despite a temporary drop in tenants in…


Millionaire’s Elaborate Jail Escape Plan Foiled, Florida Sheriff Says

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—Authorities say they’ve foiled an elderly businessman’s plan to escape a Florida jail and return to France where he had previously fled in an attempt to avoid child pornography charges. A tip from outside the jail sparked a two-month investigation of John Manchec, 78, and people he had enlisted in his escape plan,…


Energy Department Rescinds $200 Million Grant for Microvast

The Energy Department is pulling a $200 million grant from battery company Microvast—an action one lawmaker is calling “a win for U.S. taxpayers.” The company was found to have close links to Beijing and admitted that China influences its business. The grant project aims to foster battery-making here in the United States. Topics in this episode:…


Florida Senator Issues ‘Travel Advisory’ for ‘Socialists’ Visiting State

Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) said that he is issuing what he described as a “formal travel advisory for socialists visiting Florida” in response to a controversial advisory that was released by the NAACP earlier this week. “The state of Florida devalues and marginalizes the contributions of, and the challenges faced by socialists and others who work…


State of Florida Sued After DeSantis Signs Law Banning Some Chinese Nationals From Owning Property

The state of Florida is being sued by a group of Chinese citizens after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law a new measure restricting some foreign nationals from China from purchasing property in the state. The plaintiffs in the lawsuit, which was filed in federal court in Tallahassee on May 22, are four Chinese citizens residing in Florida and…


Def Leppard Drummer Rick Allen Says He Was Attacked Outside Florida Hotel in March

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen says he was blindsided during an attack on him outside a South Florida hotel following a concert earlier this year. “I heard a couple of steps and then I just saw this [flash] and the next thing I knew was I was on the ground,” Allen, 59, told…