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Something fun for your Tuesday—seven often misused Southern sayings, according to Southern Living magazine.
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DeSantis Urges ICE to Recruit Elsewhere
Gov. Ron DeSantis is encouraging U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to look for recruits outside of Florida law enforcement, asking police chiefs and sheriffs to fight to keep their staff members.
Federal recruitment efforts are tied in part to the $170.7 billion for border security included in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act signed by President Trump. The goal is to add 10,000 more agents in the next five years.
Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd expressed frustration over ICE recruiting deputies from his agency and others, particularly those participating in the 287(g) program, which deputizes local and state law enforcement to assist ICE in immigration enforcement.
Recruitment emails offered a $50,000 signing bonus and other benefits to deputies who join ICE. Judd blamed Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem for the recruitment efforts and demanded an apology.
President Praises Sydney Sweeney
President Donald Trump praised Sydney Sweeney on Monday amid backlash over an ad campaign featuring the actress wearing American Eagle jeans, talking about genetics, and ending with, “My jeans are blue.”
The Euphoria star, originally from Spokane, Washington, bought a $13.5 million oceanfront mansion outside Key West in 2024. Over the weekend, several news outlets reported Sweeney is registered as a Republican in Monroe County.
Critics said the ad was echoing eugenics ideology and was a dog whistle for racist ideologies. Supporters have defended the star and retailer, saying they are taking a light-hearted ad too seriously.
Buffett’s Yacht For Sale
A yacht owned by Jimmy Buffett before his death is scheduled to be auctioned for 24 hours beginning 11 a.m. on Sept. 4. The starting bid is $1,200,000.
The 90-foot Cheoy Lee expedition yacht Buffett called Continental Drifter II was built in 1999 for the singer and Palm Beach resident. It’s the only one designed by noted naval architect Tom Fexas.
According to South Florida-based G3 Auctions, the tri-deck yacht—now called the DoubleYou—has four staterooms and sleeps up to nine guests and four crew members.
Currently located in Phuket, Thailand, the yacht, which originally cost $2,700,000, must be picked up overseas. Click here to see photos.
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➤ Statewide: Tropical Storm Dexter formed on Sunday, tracking away from the U.S. toward the mid-Atlantic. A disturbance off the coast of Africa has a 50% chance of developing, and another off the southeast U.S. coastline has a 30% chance. (See Map)
➤ Palm Beach County: It’s day four of the scheduled eight-day closure of Northlake Blvd. at Beeline Highway for CSX railroad crossing repairs. Delays of an hour are possible with 21- and 34-mile detours to navigate around the closure. (More)
➤ Escambia County: The school board voted 4-1 to approve a 1.5 millage rate increase, a property tax expected to net around $52 million for the district. (See Details)
➤ Coral Gables: Commissioner Melissa Castro is urging colleagues to reverse a decision to move city elections without voter approval, following a court ruling that deemed the same tactic unconstitutional in neighboring Miami. (More)
➤ Seminole County: Hundreds of thousands of voters received postcards from the Supervisor of Elections Office requesting that they verify their addresses, causing confusion. (See Video)
➤ Miami: Billionaire philanthropist Mike Fernández revealed he is the force behind a multimillion-dollar ad campaign targeting Cuban American Republicans over their immigration stance. (More)
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➤ Two Florida schools made the preseason Top 25 in the Coaches’ Poll. The University of Miami was ranked No. 10 and Florida No. 17. (See List)
➤ The Miami Marlins set a series attendance record this weekend as 101,545 fans watched the team sweep the New York Yankees for the first time in franchise history. (More)
➤ Inter Miami superstar Lionel Messi is out indefinitely after suffering a leg muscle injury against Necaxa this weekend. (More)
➤The Miami Dolphins signed defensive tackle Zach Sieler to a three-year contract extension worth $67.75 million. He’s now the team’s highest-paid defender. (More)
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➤ ABC is now broadcasting on a new local TV channel in South Florida, as the network changed affiliates in Miami on Monday. Parent company Disney Entertainment struck an agreement with Sunbeam Television Corporation in March. (More)
➤ Meanwhile, Disney won a $3.5 million judgment against Winter Haven-based Validus Construction Services in a five-year lawsuit over its Orlando-based Saratoga Springs Resort’s hotel renovation. (More)
➤ A St. Petersburg woman is suing Ballotpedia, an online encyclopedia of American politics and elections, alleging the nonprofit unlawfully withheld overtime pay from its staff writers as part of a nationwide plan to cut labor costs. (More)
➤ Loni Anderson, 79, died on Sunday. The star of the TV show WKRP in Cincinnati married Burt Reynolds in 1988 in a much-publicized ceremony on Reynolds’ 160-acre ranch in Jupiter. (See Photos)
➤ A muralist is bringing new life to downtown Apopka with a colorful tribute commissioned by a local organization focused on revitalizing the downtown. (See Photo)
➤ The roof of a Truist Bank in Orange County collapsed on Sunday. No injuries were reported. (See Photos)
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DeSantis Urges ICE to Recruit Elsewhere
