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Orange County Elections workers go through the hand recount of ballots at the Orange County Supervisor of Elections office in Orlando, Fla., Friday morning, Nov. 16, 2018. (Jacob Langston/Orlando Sentinel via AP) FLORL502 FLORL502

November 15, 2018 at 9:32 pm

Florida starts painstaking hand recount in US Senate race WATCH

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Volunteers gathered around folding tables Friday to begin a painstaking hand recount in Florida's acrimonious U.S. Senate contest, with a... Updated 7:25 am

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Employees at the Broward County Supervisor of Elections office count ballots during a recount, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018, in Lauderhill, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee) FLWL105 FLWL105

November 13, 2018 at 9:23 pm

Bitter Florida recount: Lawsuits pile up, machines overheat | Election 2018 WATCH

With time running out, Florida's election recount drama lurched forward Wednesday amid a maelstrom of courtroom arguments, broken machines, allegations of irregularities and President Donald...

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November 10, 2018 at 9:04 pm

Florida election recount continues amid tensions, litigation VIEW

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Mishaps, protests and litigation dominated Florida's first day of recounting the vote for pivotal races for governor and Senate, bringing...

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November 9, 2018 at 7:54 pm

Recounts ordered in Florida Senate, governor races VIEW

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida secretary of state ordered recounts in the U.S. Senate and governor races on Saturday, an unprecedented review of two...

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November 3, 2018 at 6:09 am

Parkland survivors vote for 1st time, months after massacre VIEW

PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — Nine months after 17 classmates and teachers were gunned down at their Florida school, Parkland students are finally facing the moment...

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November 2, 2018 at 1:10 pm

Months after massacre, Parkland victims vote for first time VIEW

PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — Nine months after 17 classmates and teachers were gunned down at their Florida school, Parkland students are finally facing the moment...

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Billy Pardue, right, and Kiersten Phillips wait for their names to be called while lining up for daywork cleaning debris in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael in Panama City, Fla., Monday, Oct. 15, 2018. Pardue hasn’t been able to work since Hurricane Michael damaged the Jimmy John’s sandwich shop where he was employed. (AP Photo/David Goldman) FLDG104 FLDG104

October 14, 2018 at 8:36 pm

Families search for the missing in the hurricane’s aftermath WATCH

Five days after the hurricane slammed into the Florida Panhandle, people are struggling to locate friends and loved ones who haven't been heard from, though...

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September 28, 2018 at 5:20 pm

Michelle Obama urges young voters to ‘take their power back’ VIEW

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — At a voter registration rally Friday, fired-up former first lady Michelle Obama urged a predominantly youthful crowd at the University...

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August 22, 2018 at 12:00 pm

Video shows chaos, heroism outside Florida school massacre

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The students, their faces blurred, run silently from the building at a Florida high school where their classmates are being...

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Students arrive at Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school in Parkland, FL, on the first day of school Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018. Broward County Public Schools Superintendent Robert Runcie said Wednesday that the start of a new school year at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland is “a challenging time” for students, teachers and other school employees. (Joe Cavaretta /South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)

August 15, 2018 at 3:48 am

Parkland students start school year with tightened security VIEW

PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — Students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School returned to a more secure campus on Wednesday as they began their first new...

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