A Florida state senator who pushed for a compulsory “Victims of Communism Day” in public faculties has been tapped because the Sunshine State’s subsequent training chief.
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday formally really useful Manny Diaz to function Florida’s new Training Commissioner.
A Republican from Hialeah Gardens and a former highschool trainer and assistant principal, Diaz can be the primary Hispanic to serve within the function.
“Manny Díaz has carried out an excellent job within the Legislature on training points starting from trainer pay to parental rights and selection,” DeSantis stated in an announcement. “I’m assured that he’ll serve our state properly because the Commissioner of Training.”
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Referred to as a staunch conservative, Diaz co-sponsored laws that might mandate an annual lesson on “how victims suffered below these [Communist] regimes via poverty, hunger, migration, systemic deadly violence, and suppression of speech.”
Diaz is called a staunch conservative.AP
The measure handed the Florida legislature and is awaiting DeSantis’ signature.
Diaz additionally supported strikes by DeSantis pushing “eliminating CRT and woke coaching in Florida faculties and companies,” in keeping with a launch.
Since DeSantis appoints the State Board of Training, the advice is prone to lead to Diaz’s affirmation.
If accepted, Diaz will change outgoing Commissioner Richard Corcoran, who will exit the publish on the finish of this month.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday formally really useful Manny Diaz this week.AP
“It’s an honor to be really useful by Governor DeSantis to function the Training Commissioner,” Diaz stated in an announcement. “For my complete profession I’ve labored to enhance the training system to serve Florida’s college students, dad and mom and academics. I’m excited to get to work persevering with the mission of the Governor to make Florida the Training State.”
A very merry Christmas to South Florida. (Photo by Darryl Oumi/Getty Image
Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse; The stockings were hung by the chimney with care As South Florida won the Hawaii Bowl by a hair.
As much of the nation’s children were sleeping with dreams of Santa, the Bulls were winning one of the wildest games of bowl season, a five-overtime, 41-39 thriller over San José State in the Hawaii Bowl. It was the NCAA’s first bowl or postseason game to go more than three overtimes.
The game nearly ended in a back-and-forth regulation, however, as South Florida got the ball back with less than a minute left and down by three points. A good punt return and pair of first downs got them into field goal territory, at which point kicker John Cannon got a charitable bounce to tie the game.
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Overtime then developed into a classic college football shootout, with the teams exchanging touchdowns, then field goals, then two-point conversions, then failed two-point conversions. With each set of plays, the game inched toward midnight ET, until it was finally Christmas for much of the country.
The game ended a half-hour later, when USF converted its two-point attempt and got the stop it needed.
USF got the win despite being outgained 441-291 and gaining only 1.6 yards per rush. Its biggest plays came on special teams and defense, including a 93-yard kick return touchdown by Ta’Ron Keith. USF quarterback Bryce Archie finished 24-of-34 with 235 passing yards and an interception.
It was the kind of game designed for the people who want to spend the final hours of Christmas Eve cheering for a tug-of-war between two Group of 5 programs. The win gives South Florida back-to-back winning seasons and bowl wins, having gone 7-6 last year with a win in the Boca Raton Bowl.
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At least one person was killed and six others injured when a boat exploded in a marina in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Three people suffered traumatic injuries. Cristian Benavides reports.
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A boat explosion at a South Florida marina has left one person dead and five others injured, officials said.
The explosion occurred Monday night at the Lauderdale Marina, Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue said in a social media post.
Rescue workers transported five people to local hospitals, three with traumatic injuries, officials said. A sixth person was found dead in the water several hours later by the Broward Sheriff’s Office.
Fire rescue officials said they didn’t immediately know what caused the explosion.
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