Tags: Florida

Former CEO of Backpage.com doesn’t hold back in testimony: ‘They were prostitution ads’

A key witness in the government’s second trial targeting Backpage.com didn’t hold back when he told jurors that a co-owner and operators of the now-defunct site knew they were promoting the sex trade. “They were prostitution ads,” former CEO Carl Ferrer said during the first day of testimony Tuesday, according to Courthouse News. Asked whom the…

Trump, DeSantis campaigns lobby Florida GOP on its loyalty pledge

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A quiet lobbying fight between backers of Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis is breaking out over a push from the former president’s supporters to get the Florida GOP to scrap a loyalty oath requirement supported by the governor. If Trump allies are successful in getting the state Republican Party to vote against…

Kamala Harris pushes back against GOP attacks on her ability to serve as president

Vice President Kamala Harris on Sunday pushed back against GOP attacks on both her ability to serve as commander in chief if needed and President Joe Biden’s age in the early race for the White House. Republican presidential candidates — including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and former New Jersey…

Is America’s quest for high-speed trains finally picking up steam?

It’s been more than fifty years since President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the High-Speed Ground Transportation Act into law, lauding the “technological miracles in our transportation” with “one great exception.” In spite of “airplanes which fly three times faster than sound,” America remained stuck with “the same tired and inadequate mass transportation” of decades past. Five…

Florida abortion rights at stake as state Supreme Court takes up challenge to GOP-led restrictions

The Florida Supreme Court was confronted Friday with whether to overrule broad abortion rights protections provided for decades under the state constitution and instead uphold a law signed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis that bans the procedure in most cases after 15 weeks of pregnancy. If the 15-week ban remains on the books, an even stricter six-week ban passed…

The Check-In: honeymoon planning tips, tourists gone wild, and more

Welcome to The Check-In, our weekend feature focusing on all things travel. Travel advisor shares insights into planning an unforgettable honeymoon The wedding date is set, the venue is reserved, the dress has been bought, and now it’s time for the really fun part: planning the honeymoon. When couples approach Tracy Effron, a Miami-based travel…