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4 Killed as a Weakened Isaias Pushes Through the Southeast

Hundreds of thousands of people lost power, but towns near the landfall site in Florida were relieved that the hurricane damage was not worse.

© Zack Wittman for The New York Times

Downed trees in Seacrest Beach, Fla., on Saturday. The eye of Hurricane Isaias made landfall about 30 miles away on Friday night.
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Florida Court Orders Expungement of Report Criticizing DeSantis Administration

The grand jury report, which was never released publicly but was leaked to a Miami news station, wrongfully “impugned” private individuals, an appeals panel found.

© Chris O'Meara/Associated Press

Casey DeSantis, Florida’s first lady, started the Hope Florida charity in 2021. A grand jury report found that Gov. Ron DeSantis’s administration had “misappropriated” $10 million in taxpayer money by diverting it to the charity.
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More Than 600,000 Gallons of Fuel Bound for Cuba Seized at U.S. Ports

The biodiesel, worth more than $2.8 million, was procured for a company sanctioned by the Treasury Department, federal officials said.

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The Trump administration began choking off fuel to Cuba in January after the capture of the Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, whose country provided the majority of Cuba’s fuel.
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Former Florida Rep. David Rivera Sentenced to 10 Years in Venezuela Lobbying Case

David Rivera, a Miami Republican, was convicted of secretly lobbying officials in Washington on behalf of the Venezuelan government in 2017 and 2018.

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Former U.S. Representative David Rivera in March.
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