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Volusia County Council Takes Final Vote on Banning Large-Scale Data Centers as the Issue Splits Florida's Governor's Race· Politics St. Pete Pride Asks Supporters to Raise $289,000 by Nov. 30 to Erase Its Deficit Before the 25th Anniversary· Entertainment & Culture SpaceX Launches Bandwagon-5 Rideshare From Cape Canaveral, Lighting Up a Brief Space Jellyfish Over Florida· National News Sarasota man indicted on federal threat charge over Instagram videos vowing to 'hunt' Jewish people· Crime & Courts Rays vs. Brewers World Series Preview: Schedule, Tickets and a Guaranteed First-Time Champion· Sports Port of Palm Beach's $43 Million Plan to Draw Bigger Cruise Ships Puts Palm Beach Neighbors on Alert· Business & Real Estate Palm Beach County Bets About $15 Million in Public Money on Becoming a Quantum Computing Hub· Technology & Science Orange County Public Schools Lost About 8,000 Students in a Year, and Roughly 5,000 Were Immigrants, District Data Show· Education Miami-Dade jury weighs death penalty for Alberto Sierra in 2012 killings of his estranged wife and her two young daughters· Crime & Courts Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski Accuses AG James Uthmeier of 'Classic Bullying' Over Catholic School Vaccine Rules· Health Magic Open Sean Sweeney Era Against Hawks at Kia Center With Franz Wagner's Shoulder in Question· Sports Leo Govoni special needs trust fraud trial pushed to May 2027 as families wait for missing $100 million· Crime & Courts Volusia County Council Takes Final Vote on Banning Large-Scale Data Centers as the Issue Splits Florida's Governor's Race· Politics St. Pete Pride Asks Supporters to Raise $289,000 by Nov. 30 to Erase Its Deficit Before the 25th Anniversary· Entertainment & Culture SpaceX Launches Bandwagon-5 Rideshare From Cape Canaveral, Lighting Up a Brief Space Jellyfish Over Florida· National News Sarasota man indicted on federal threat charge over Instagram videos vowing to 'hunt' Jewish people· Crime & Courts Rays vs. Brewers World Series Preview: Schedule, Tickets and a Guaranteed First-Time Champion· Sports Port of Palm Beach's $43 Million Plan to Draw Bigger Cruise Ships Puts Palm Beach Neighbors on Alert· Business & Real Estate Palm Beach County Bets About $15 Million in Public Money on Becoming a Quantum Computing Hub· Technology & Science Orange County Public Schools Lost About 8,000 Students in a Year, and Roughly 5,000 Were Immigrants, District Data Show· Education Miami-Dade jury weighs death penalty for Alberto Sierra in 2012 killings of his estranged wife and her two young daughters· Crime & Courts Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski Accuses AG James Uthmeier of 'Classic Bullying' Over Catholic School Vaccine Rules· Health Magic Open Sean Sweeney Era Against Hawks at Kia Center With Franz Wagner's Shoulder in Question· Sports Leo Govoni special needs trust fraud trial pushed to May 2027 as families wait for missing $100 million· Crime & Courts

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