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Florida awaiting federal approval for 3rd immigration detention center

By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida is awaiting approval from federal officials to open a third immigration detention center, following "Alligator Alcatraz" and "Deportation Depot," and the state also is looking into a potential fourth detention facility, Gov. ...

By MICHELLE L. PRICE and MEG KINNARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump issued the first vetoes of his second term on Tuesday, rejecting two low-profile bipartisan bills, a move that had the effect of punishing backers who had opposed the president's positions on ...

By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Fifty-two bears were killed during Florida's first black bear hunt in a decade, state wildlife officials said Tuesday. The bear hunt, which started Dec. 6 and ended on Sunday, had been restricted to 172 permit holders who had won ...