Morning Digest: Rick Scott flirts with a Senate bid against Bill Nelson

Donald Trump has won the presidency after narrowly carrying a few states to put him above 270 electoral votes.But according... During the Labor Day weekend, when many people are celebrating and preparing for the upcoming school-year, Dakota Access, a... Donald Trump has announced that Steve Bannon-former head of the online racist platform Breitbart-will be a senior adviser in... a- FL-Sen : Republican Gov. Rick Scott, who will be termed out in 2018, might not be done with politics just yet. As early as last year, not long after he narrowly won re-election, Scott reportedly began telling backers he might run against Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson.

Black voters celebrate ‘Souls to the Polls’ despite efforts to cut the crucial early voting day

NORTH MIAMI, FLORIDAa S-a SIn 2011, shortly before the last presidential election, Florida's Republican-led legislature cut the state's early voting days from 14 to eight and eliminated the last Sunday before election daya S-a Sthe busiest day of early voting for black communities. In 2012, early voting by minorities dropped dramatically .

For the Record: Hurricane Matthew gets pulled into the 2016 fray

For the Record: Hurricane Matthew gets pulled into the 2016 fray Truly, this election will leave no topic untouched. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2dQFaOX Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton said Monday she'll crack down on arbitration clauses that limit consumers' ability to file lawsuits.

The Latest: US helicopters sent to Haiti after hurricane

The commander of U.S. forces in the Caribbean says nine U.S. military helicopters are being sent to Haiti in response to the government's request for help with damage from Hurricane Matthew. Adm. Kurt Tidd told reporters at the Pentagon on Wednesday that the helicopters are to arrive in Haiti on Thursday, weather permitting, by way of the Grand Cayman Islands and Jamaica.

Jeremy Corbyn’s campaign group refuses to expel activist Jackie Walker

Kim Kardashian was dragged out of bed in just her robe, bound with zip ties and thrown in her tub by five masked men she feared would rape her - as quick-thinking friend staying in the Paris apartment heard the commotion and called for help Worrying spread of mysterious polio-like illness has left more than 100 children paralyzed across America with little hope of recovery - as doctors warn of a new surge in cases Should YOU be worried about your cholesterol? From sleeping more to eating eggs: 10 things you should know to keep your heart in check Are you putting on your eye cream WRONG? Skincare expert says you shouldn't apply it under your eye at all Are your breasts too DENSE to detect cancer? Australian researchers warn it might be the case and urge women to be 'aware' Hurricane Matthew drenches Haiti and and could hit Florida on Wednesday as Gov. Rick Scott warns residents to stock ... (more)

As Florida delegation unites on Zika funding, Gov. Rick Scott stirs up fight in Washington

Florida lawmakers made their most coordinated effort yet to call for urgent action to combat the Zika virus, but even as they stressed bipartisanship, politics were on display Tuesday, overshadowing the possibility of a breakthrough on funding. Less than a minute into a news conference demanding action, Republican Gov. Rick Scott lashed out at Sen. Bill Nelson for voting against a funding bill last week that Democrats say is an attack on Planned Parenthood.

To quell uproar, Maine governor seeking ‘spiritual guidance’

In this Jan. 8, 2016, file photo, Gov. Paul LePage speaks at a news conference at the State House in Augusta, Maine. Lepage said Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016, he intends to seek "spiritual guidance" in hopes of quieting a controversy he created when he left an obscene message on a Democratic lawmaker's voicemail and then said he wished he could challenge him to a duel and point a gun at him.

Florida governor criticizes Washington for lagging in Zika fight

Florida Gov. Rick Scott speaks at a press conference about the Zika virus as Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director Dr. Tom Frieden , Congresswoman Frederica Wilson and Florida Surgeon General Celeste Philip look on in Doral, Florida, U.S. on August 4, 2016. REUTERS/Joe Skipper/File Photo Florida Republican Governor Rick Scott on Sunday accused the federal government of lagging in providing assistance to combat the spread of the Zika virus in a Miami-area neighborhood, the site of the first U.S. transmission of the virus.

Governor: 4 Zika cases likely came from Florida mosquitoes

Florida likely has the first cases of Zika transmitted by mosquitoes on the U.S. mainland, the state's governor said Friday. No mosquitoes in the state have tested positive for Zika, but one woman and three men in Miami-Dade and Broward counties likely contracted the virus through mosquito bites, Gov. Rick Scott said during a news conference in Orlando.

blue green algae

The enormous algae outbreak that has coated swaths of Florida's St. Lucie River with guacamole-like sludge is a man-made affliction, arising from political and economic decisions made over the past 140 years. Chasing dollars, Florida land developers and their government allies broke up nature's flow that used rivers, Lake Okeechobee and the Everglades to move water south from central Florida to the Florida Bay at the peninsula's tip.

Curing Florida’s man-made algae crisis will take time, money, science

The enormous algae outbreak that has coated swaths of Florida's St. Lucie River with guacamole-like sludge is a man-made affliction, arising from political and economic decisions made over the past 140 years. Chasing dollars, Florida land developers and their government allies broke up nature's flow that used rivers, Lake Okeechobee and the Everglades to move water south from central Florida to the Florida Bay at the peninsula's tip.

The Latest: Army Corps to Reduce Flows That Fuel Algae Bloom

The Latest on an algae bloom that prompted Florida's governor to declare a state of emergency : As a noxious algae bloom fouls beaches on Florida's Atlantic coast, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says it will reduce the flow of water from Lake Okeechobee that many blame for fueling the problem. The Corps said in a news release Thursday that its Jacksonville District will begin the reductions Friday, targeting the Caloosahatchee Estuary and the St. Lucie Estuary.

Column: Why political correctness is a good thing

Why did a 29-year-old man who had previously been investigated by the FBI remain free and able to terrorize an Orlando gay bar? The NRA's Chris Cox wrote a column for USA Today identifying political correctness - specifically, the Obama administration's - as the chief factor in creating the opportunity for the massacre. He later doubled down on his claim in an interview with Face the Nation.

Attorney General: No ‘magic bullet’ against jihadist propaganda

The Orlando massacre at a popular gay nightclub shows no one yet has "found the magic bullet" to prevent Americans from being inspired to violence by jihadist propaganda on the Internet, Attorney General Loretta Lynch said Tuesday as she visited a city still shaken by the shootings. Countering the narrative of radical extremism continues to be a challenge for the government, Lynch said in an interview with The Associated Press.