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Accused rapist Christian Ziegler has requested a multi-million-dollar buyout in exchange for stepping down from his position as chair of Florida’s Republican Party, Florida Politics reports. Last month, Ziegler was accused of sexually assaulting a woman involved in a long-term ménage à trois between himself and his wife, Moms for …

The fallout continues over allegations that Florida GOP Chair Christian Ziegler sexually assaulted a woman involved in a long-term ménage à trois with he and his wife, Moms for Liberty co-founder Bridget Ziegler. On Monday, the Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, chapter of Moms for Liberty announced it would be breaking with …

A Florida Republican wants to expand the some of the state’s “Don’t Say Gay” gender identity restrictions into the Sunshine State’s workplaces. On Tuesday, Florida state Rep. Ryan Chamberlin introduced HB 599, a bill that would ban government employees from being required to use the preferred pronouns of their colleagues, …

A man who was exonerated after being wrongfully convicted and serving more than more than 16 years for a crime he did not commit was fatally shot by a Georgia deputy during a traffic stop on Monday, according to a statement from the Georgia Bureau of Investigations (GBI). The GBI …

Messi Meets America, a splashy new docuseries for Apple TV+ about Argentinian soccer god Lionel Messi’s move to MLS club Inter Miami after leading his home country to a dramatic World Cup win, opens with Messi ruminating on his shock decision to leave Paris Saint-Germain and, to quote another all-time …

Self-styled “blue-collar” Florida governor and presidential candidate Ron DeSantis spent late 2018 living large on gifts from his wealthiest donors — without disclosing them to ethics regulators. According to a report from The Washington Post, in the months between his election and inauguration as governor, DeSantis took at least six …

Neo-Nazis have been ecstatic in the wake of their headline-grabbing action outside Orlando earlier this month. White nationalists with handles like “Dietrich,” “Red Pill,” and “Scotty Big Balls” greeted each other with shouts of “Hail victory!” on a Sept. 10 Telegram livestream. Echoing the sentiments of many participants, “Combat Carl” …

On Friday morning, the Florida Supreme Court heard arguments in a case with enormous implications for women not only in the state of Florida, but across the entire South. Justices considered whether the state’s current law, which prohibits abortions after 15 weeks, violates Florida’s constitution—specifically the right to privacy it …

The man who shot and killed three Black people at a Dollar General in Jacksonville on Saturday, identified in his writings a slew of other potential targets — including Eminem and Machine Gun Kelly. In two chilling passages from writings that Rolling Stone has reviewed, Ryan Christopher Palmeter — who …

Florida Department of Education officials repeatedly diminished the impact of slavery on African Americans in their review of a proposed Advanced Placement African American Studies course, according to a report from the Miami Herald. In January, Florida blocked the College Board from testing a pilot Advanced Placement African American Studies …