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Florida to reopen bay nationally known for its oysters

By KATE PAYNE Associated Press/Report for America TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — North Florida's Apalachicola Bay will reopen for wild oyster harvesting, a move that supporters hope will breathe life into one of the last historic working waterfronts in a state where much of the picturesque ...

'Badhai!' In India, a celebration for Zohran Mamdani's New York mayoral win and his roots By RAJESH ROY Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Indians have lit up social media to celebrate Zohran Mamdani's election victory as New York City mayor. His victory speech late Tuesday thanked his ...

JetBlue passengers hospitalized after emergency landing in Florida

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — JetBlue passengers were taken to the hospital after a sudden altitude drop on a flight from Mexico forced an emergency landing in Florida on Thursday, according to officials. The flight from Cancun was traveling to Newark, New Jersey, when the altitude dropped. The Federal ...

Florida man executed for the 1998 rape and murder of his neighbor

By DAVID FISCHER Associated Press STARKE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man convicted of raping and killing his neighbor decades ago was put to death Tuesday evening in a record 15th execution in Florida this year. Norman Mearle Grim Jr., 65, was pronounced dead following a three-drug injection ...