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Sen. Rick Scott: Venezuela will become ‘this hemisphere’s Syria’ if Maduro not ousted
BOGOTA, Colombia — Florida Sen. Rick Scott sees Venezuela in the starkest of terms: a toxic brew of hunger, desperation and “bad actors” that are threatening to turn the country into “this hemisphere’s Syria” and swamp the region in trouble. And he’s become one of the few voices on Capitol Hill openly advocating for U.S….
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Florida adopts wide package of gun laws, while Washington stalls
Washington (CNN) Less than a month after a gunman stormed a Florida high school and killed 17 people, the state’s Republican-controlled Legislature passed sweeping legislation this week to combat gun violence, acting at a rapid pace as students demanded that lawmakers tackle the emotionally charged issue. Republican Gov. Rick Scott signed the bill Friday. Meanwhile, in Washington…
