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The article focuses on former President Donald Trump's closed hearing in Fort Pierce, Florida, where his legal team sought access to highly classified materials, arguing their relevance to his defense in the case where he is charged with illegally retaining classified documents.

Reports that according to charges filed on May 13, 1997 by Florida's attorney general, a number of paper and consumer products companies have conspired to fix prices for toilet paper sold to commercial customers since 1993. Details of the price-fixing suit, filed in federal court in Gainesville, Florida; Listing of some of the companies named in the suit; Comments made by Mark S. Rogers, an analyst with Prudential Securities in New York.

Florida Secretary of State Glenda Hood told the state Legislature last week that it is unlikely voters would be able to verify their machine-vote ballots with a paper printout. However, Hood contended that voters have every reason to remain confident in electronic voting machines, despite rising worries that such machines are susceptible to irregularities that could influence an election's outcome. Hood's comments to the state Senate Ethics and Elections Committee were followed by a presentation by Sequoia Voting Systems, one of the private companies supplying touch-screen computers to Florida.

Discusses the controversy and troubles engulfing St. Joe Paper Co. Details of holdings in Florida; Background and functional profile of the company; DuPont's background, role in setting up of St. Joe, will and controversy surrounding it; Role of Edward Ball, younger brother of DuPont's second wife; Details regarding problems of the company and proposed expansion plans.

The article reports that Florida Legislature will consider a measure in the new legislative session that would require electronic touch-screen voting machines to create a paper ballot as a backup record. Officials from Florida Department of State said last week they do not object to creating a paper trail for electronic voting, although they note that any voting system used in Florida would have to be certified for use in the state and meet certain standards. Currently, no touch-screen system certified for use in the state is equipped with the technology to produce a paper record of a ballot.

The article reports that Florida Republican Governor Charlie Crist unveiled a $32.5 million plan on February 1, 2007 to ensure that e-voting machines produce voter-verified paper receipts. U.S. Representative Robert Wexler filed a lawsuit in 2004 accusing Florida of allowing the use of e-voting machines that effectively make manual recounts impossible.

Reports that a drug policy allowed former Miami football coach Dennis Erickson to withhold players' positive drug tests the week before the 1995 Orange Bowl. Details of the incident; Erickson being investigated by the University; Why Miami may be in breach of a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) violation; NCAA and school drug policies; Erickson's new coaching job.

The article reports on the missing votes in the 2018 midterm elections in Florida which could be caused by error in ballot-scanning machines and an errant paper clip.

The article discusses several Florida counties' switching from touch-screen voting machines to casting paper ballots that are scanned by machine. Warren Stewart, policy director of VoteTrust USA, likened Florida's election problems to the Bermuda Triangle. On January 29, 2007, U.S. Representative Rush D. Holt introduced a bill that would require a paper trail on voting machines nationwide.

Reports that Florida-based Senator Bob Graham has filed papers to begin raising money for the election campaign. Need for the lawmaker to take physician's clearance before starting the campaign.

The article comments on the replacement of touch-screen voting by optical-scanning systems in Florida. As stated, under the optical-scanning system, voters mark a paper ballot, which is then calculated using a computer. The ballot paper can be recounted when the situation arises. However, as quoted, all the states will not have the system available in the January 29, 2008 elections. The article emphasizes on the need to implement the same process in other states also.

The article reports on the threats and subsequent arrest of political cartoonist José Varela of the newspaper "El Nuevo Herald" in Miami, Florida. Varela, a Cuban immigrant and armed with a fake semiautomatic weapon, stormed the newspaper building on November 24, 2006. He threatened the staff. He asked the editors to resign for biased coverage of Cuban-Americans in the paper and its sister newspaper "The Miami Herald." After three hours standoff, he surrendered to the police.

Reports on the recommendation of Miami Dade Country's elections chief Lester Sola to get rid of its ATM-style voting machines and instead, use paper ballots in Miami, Florida.

Reports on the plans of Florida Democratic Senator Bob Graham to file papers towards raising money for presidential election but to delay a formal decision on his candidature. Rationale behind delay in Graham's decision; Significance of the delay for Graham in terms of fundraising.

Discusses the 2,000 ballots that have been set aside in Palm Beach and Broward counties in Florida during hand recounts in the contested 2000 United States presidential election. The ballots, whose paper chads are dimpled instead of punched out; Opinion of the Democrats that the dimpled chads should be counted as a clear sign of the voter's intention; Argument of the Republicans that the dimples may represent mistakes and last minute changes of heart; Other elections which dimpled ballots have helped to determine.

Focuses on the 'FSView & Florida Flambeau,' a privately-owned for-profit campus newspaper at Florida State University in Tallahassee. Goal of owners Robert D. Parker and Blaise A. Provitola on the publication of the newspaper; How 'FSView' led to the demise of 'Florida Flambeau,' the original campus newspaper; Criticisms on the limitations of the newspaper; Differences between the newspaper and other campus newspapers in the United States.

LOOKING back, students of the Tab Express flight school could see the danger signs. They remember the long waits to use airplanes and flight simulators, the difficulty of getting a tuition refund if a would-be pilot withdrew from the program, and the two weeks when the school, in DeLand, Fla., north of Orlando, shut down with no warning. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Reports on the termination of columnist Jim DeFede who had been secretly taping his conversation with Arthur Teele Jr., the former city commissioner in Miami, Florida.

Reports on efforts of professional baseball player Jason Giambi to make amends with sports fans of the Major League Baseball during the New York Yankees spring training in Tampa, Florida. Impact of the controversies implicating that he used steroids while playing in the Major League; Loyalty of fans during spring training; Challenges faced by a player who is trying to redeem himself after a mistake.

Reports on the documents about the case of Rilya Wilson, a missing girl under state protection in Florida, which were released on May 24, 2002.

Presents a humorous report on the word 'chad', a term used for the paper rectangles that are made from punch-card ballots. How 'chad' has become a famous word due to the difficulties of ballot counting in Florida during the 2000 United States presidential election; Accounts of famous and non-famous people who are named Chad; Feelings of the author regarding his name and its popularity.

Reports on the decision of Miami Herald Publishing Co. not to pursue plans to rename a Florida convention center the `Herald Center at Greater Fort Lauderdale.' Value of the plan for renaming the convention center; Views of critics on the plan of Miami Herald; Reason behind the withdrawal of Miami Herald from the plan.

Focuses on the Miami Herald Publishing Company in Miami, Florida and its bilingual customer base. Features of its newspapers `The Miami Herald' and `El Nuevo Herald'; Challenges for the newspaper publishing company, including suburban exodus, immigrants who prefer radio to newspapers, and erosion of advertisers; Comments from publisher and chief executive, Alberto Ibarguen; Outlook.

Reports that Miami, Florida Mayor Xavier Suarez warned `The Miami Herald' newspaper against using harsh words against the condition of Miami, or face losing advertisements. Reasons for the threats from Suarez; Details on the message given by Suarez on January 5, 1998.

Reports that the documents held by the tobacco industry in West Palm Beach in Floria has been released to the public by a state judge. Information on what the documents contained; Effects of the release of the eight documents; Comments from Bob Butterworth, the Florida Attorney General; Who was the judge that made the documents public; Details on other aspects in the releasing of the documents.

The article reports that the board of regents of the University of Florida has asked university president Stephen O'Connell to cancel his appointment of a university employee as editor-publisher of the student newspaper and yearbook. O'Connell's decision to replace the student editor with the university employee arose in 1971 after the newspaper illegally published advertisement for abortion referral agencies.

Reports on the plans of International Paper Co. to sell its Arizona Chemicals business operations in Jacksonville, Florida as part of its divestiture plan. Reasons for the sale; Estimated value of the business division; Number of people employed by the division.

The article presents a reprint of the article which appeared in the 2011 issue by the Black Archives History and Research Foundation of South Florida in Miami. The Black Archives is a manuscript and photographic repository which is open to the public by appointment, with the mission to collect and preserve the history and culture of African Americans in South Florida. It mentions that Black Archives focuses on individuals and families who arrived in black South Florida during the Jim Crow era.

The article criticizes Republican governors for talking tough on immigration but failing to take effective action like Florida's Ron DeSantis, who implemented measures to restrict services and benefits for undocumented migrants. It highlights DeSantis' policies, such as Medicaid crackdowns and reduced emergency healthcare spending, as effective in discouraging illegal immigration, contrasting them with perceived inaction by other red state governors.

The article discusses the recent staging of ICC Men's T20 World Cup matches in the United States, which has introduced cricket to American sports fans. The author answers a series of questions from an American reader to help them understand the sport. The article also touches on cricket's history, different forms of the game, and infamous scandals. While the author acknowledges that cricket may not become widely popular in the US, they highlight the significance of the sport's introduction to American audiences. [Extracted from the article]

Presents news briefs on several college students in the United States as of November 2001. Details of the charges against Marc Allan Adler, student-body president at the University of Florida; Results of the sobriety test undergone by Adler; Value of the surplus posted by the Maryland Media Inc.; Conflict between student editors of the 'The Diamondback' and the officials of Philip Merrill College of Journalism.

Comments on millions of Florida voters casting ballots in November 2004 on the proposed use electronic voting machines that do not produce paper records.

The article focuses on the increasing prevalence of accusations of bias and scholarly self-censorship in academia, particularly concerning controversial subjects. It highlights instances where conservative perspectives feel marginalized or silenced within academic environments. It references examples such as legislative actions in Florida and congressional hearings raising concerns about diversity of thought on campuses.

The article reports that Career Source locations across the state will be providing paper applications and assisting Floridians with submitting their Reemployment assistance employment.

Discusses the controversy over the issue of admission policies and performance standards for doctoral students at Nova Southeastern University. Allegations of racial discrimination; Details of the law suit by former students; Response from the university; History of the university; Nova's plagiarism policy; Comments.

BOSTON -- The standings say that the Boston Red Sox have a two-game lead on the Tampa Bay Rays in the American League wild-card race with 10 games to play. On paper Boston is in good shape, but only on paper. The Red Sox were beaten again by the Rays, this time by 8-5, a loss that trimmed their once seemingly insurmountable advantage in the wild-card standings. Tampa Bay took three games in this four-game series to stay very much alive for a postseason berth. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Electronic voting is notoriously vulnerable to technical glitches and vote theft. By now, most states have passed good laws requiring paper records of every vote cast -- an important safeguard. But that is not enough. States also need strong audit laws to ensure that machine totals are vigilantly checked against the paper records. That is the only way that voters will be able to trust electronic voting. Computer scientists have shown that it is easy to tamper with electronic voting machines in ways that are all but impossible to detect. The machines also make mistakes on their own. Just this month, the elections supervisor of Palm Beach County, Fla., apologized after machines there failed to count 14 percent of the votes cast in a city commission election. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article reports that after facing trouble in the 2000 presidential elections, the legislators in Florida have voted to eliminate the touch-screen voting system. It has been decided that the touch-screen voting machines will be replaced with a system of optical scan voting. In optical scanning paper ballots marked by voters are counted by scanning machines, which leave a paper trail that could be used for recounting.

The article discusses the new proposals about voting machines in Florida. Governor Charlie Crist is planning to bring an end to the use of touch-screen voting machines that do not produce a paper record. Crist has asked the state Legislature to finance the purchase of the new machines. Besides, Representative Rush Holt, a New Jersey Democrat, will introduce a legislative bill in the Congress, requiring voting machines to produce paper records.

The article reports on the dominance of "The Villages Daily Sun" newspaper that exhaustively covers the rapidly growing retirement community at The Villages in Central Florida, achieving a boom that few other papers can even imagine amid a decline of weekday newspaper circulation across the U.S.

The article offers information on the nonprofit organization named Help Her. Period founded by social worker Ashley Eubanks in Fort Lauderdale, Florida which provides dignified services to the community including sanitary napkins to homeless women and hygiene products to men and children.

The article offers information related to the T. Leroy Jefferson Medical Society Health Fair, free community health event, held at the FoundCare Health Center in West Palm Beach, Florida.

The article states that critics are denouncing the bill authored by Florida, U.S., Governor Ron DeSantis, which would grant him authority over Florida's higher education system, citing it as racist and sexist.

The article focuses on the Engineers for America (EFA) program established by Ricardo Soria, assistant principal at Choctawhatchee High School in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. The program targets elementary and middle school students to inspire interest in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) studies. It outlines the vision of the program which aim to cultivate next generation scientists, engineers, and technology professionals and to maintain the technological and defense supremacy.

The article provides information on the focus of the 25th annual Florida Educational Technology Conference in Orlando, Florida from January 26 to 28, 2005. Continuous formative assessment, the integration of assessment and instructional management and the explosion of multilingual instructional software were the key themes that stood out among the exhibitors at the conference. Formative assessment was truly the catchphrase at this year's show. Vendors using the phrase were referring to software that can assess students' understanding of key concepts during the course of the school year, allowing teachers to adjust their instruction accordingly or prescribe extra help for students who need it, before the end of the school year. Such software holds the key to helping school meet adequate yearly progress goals and ensuring that all students are learning the concepts they need to know for federally mandated end-of-year exams. At least two companies, PLATO Learning and Software Technology Inc., were promoting white papers they had published that explain the importance of formative assessment, and at least a dozen others demonstrated software solutions that can provide it. PLATO Learning's PLATO Assessment enables teachers to perform periodic, standards-based assessment of students, with results available for instant analysis at the student, classroom, school and district levels. Another formative assessment program, Software Technology's STIAssessment, has the added advantage of working as either a completely stand-alone product or an integrated component of the company's Student Information System software.

The article reports on an investigation conducted by the "Chronicle" on the University of Florida's (UF) rejection to its political science professors' requests to participate in voting-rights litigation against Florida. Topics discussed include professor Oliver Grundmann's proposal to sign a scientific consensus letter about the kratom, the implications of the discussion about kratom for UF professors' academic freedom, and exposure of UF's treatment of politically sensitive issues.

The article provides hurricane planning and preparedness tips from the East Ridge, a retirement community, located at Cutler Bay, Florida including preparing a kit of needed equipment and supplies, having an advance plan of communication, and knowing storm procedures.

The article reports that officials at the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services are still negotiating with the state of Florida over the potential loss of more than 1 billion dollars for Florida hospitals, despite assertions that talks were being halted.