After meeting with officials, the president and first lady were expected to meet privately for several hours with family members of those affected by the collapse.
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Florida officials pledge multiple probes into condo collapse
Even as officials looked to the future to determine the cause of the collapse, they were resolute in vowing to continue the effort to find survivors.
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Despite warning, town deemed Florida condo building in ‘good shape’
While numerous theories have emerged, no definitive cause has been identified in Thursday’s collapse of the 12-story Champlain Towers South building.
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Rising seas have long pressured Miami coastal properties
Experts on sea level rise and climate change caution that it is too soon to speculate if rising seas helped destabilize the oceanfront condo that collapsed this week in Surfside.
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Florida candidate says another Republican hopeful plotted to kill her
The congressional candidate has filed a petition for a permanent restraining order against her competitor, who tells a court he opposes the injunction.
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs Republican voting law that critics call ‘un-American’
In an extraordinary move, DeSantis, widely viewed as a potential presidential candidate, staged his bill-signing live on the Fox & Friends show, with no other media outlets allowed.
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Evacuation order lifted at leaky Florida phosphate reservoir
Florida lawmakers are proposing to spend up to $200 million to clean up and close the wastewater reservoir, much of which has been drained away since the leak was discovered.
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Florida teachers union sues over return to in-person classes
The move pulls a court into an increasingly heated debate over school reopenings.
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Fake weight-loss nurse tried to hire a hitman from Florida jail, police say
Faced with felony charges for operating an unsanctioned weight loss clinic in central Florida, Jesusadelaida “Jesse” Lopez worried that her husband would be a key witness, officials say.
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LePage’s final year included 39 days in Florida and a $33,000 trip to Montenegro
Newly obtained documents reveal details of trips the former governor tried to conceal.