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- Florida cities pay out $1mn in bitcoin to ransomware hackers
A Florida city has paid almost $500,000 to hackers after a ransomware attack, marking the second such payout in less than two weeks and bringing the total recent bitcoin payment by cities in the state to over $1 million.Jun 26, 2019 16:59USA News - ‘Playing secretary of state’: Israel-based meeting of Florida cabinet triggers scandal & suitFlorida Governor Ron DeSantis and his cabinet kicked off controversy after conducting an official meeting on Israeli soil, prompting a flurry of criticism from watchdog groups and constituents alike.May 29, 2019 20:32USA News
- Florida passes law allowing teachers to carry guns in classroomsFlorida teachers can legally keep firearms in the classroom, so long as their school district approves, under a law newly passed by Gov. Rick DeSantis inspired by the shooting deaths of 17 people at a Parkland school last year.May 9, 2019 02:41USA News
- Florida teachers allowed guns in classroom under new lawThe Florida House of Representatives has passed a bill that would allow full-time teachers in the state to keep firearms in their classrooms, aiming to prevent another massacre like 2018’s Parkland school shooting.May 1, 2019 19:30USA News
- No, Mueller didn't ‘prove’ Russian hacking in Florida – or anywhere elseMainstream media outlets desperate to maintain the narrative of ‘Russian hacking’ in the 2016 US presidential election have resorted to selectively quoting the Mueller Report and uncritically reporting indictments as evidence.Apr 23, 2019 20:58USA News
- ‘Beat his ass!’ Angry Easter Bunny gets into street fight in Orlando in viral VIDEOA Sunday night brawl between a man and a woman on a street in Orlando, Florida, turned even more dramatic after none other than the Easter Bunny jumped into the mix – and the whole melee was caught on camera.Apr 22, 2019 18:03USA News
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