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All detainees from immigration facility 'Alligator Alcatraz' have been transferred, DHS says

All detainees at an immigration detention center in an isolated airstrip in the Florida Everglades, known as "Alligator Alcatraz," have been transferred to other facilities, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said, citing concerns related to the hurricane season.

Análise: Primeiro furacão da temporada deve se formar nos EUA

17 June 2026 at 19:02

A tempestade tropical Arthur avança pela costa dos Estados Unidos, marcando o início da temporada de furacões no Atlântico. Pedro Côrtes, analista de Clima e Meio Ambiente da CNN, explicou ao Live CNN que o fenômeno, que se forma no Golfo do México, pode ser declarado furacão dependendo da evolução de sua intensidade e da velocidade dos ventos.

Segundo o analista, a temporada de furacões tradicionalmente começa na metade do ano e se estende até outubro ou novembro. O fenômeno ocorre em razão do aquecimento das águas do Atlântico Norte durante o final da primavera e o início do verão.

Águas quentes alimentam a tempestade

Pedro Côrtes destacou que as águas do oceano estavam a 28°C na madrugada desta quarta-feira (17), o que ele classificou como “bem quente”. “Essas águas estão muito quentes hoje e isso aumenta a quantidade de energia na atmosfera, vapor na atmosfera, e isso potencializa a ocorrência de furacões“, afirmou o analista.

De acordo com as imagens apresentadas por Côrtes, o fluxo de ventos parte do Caribe e do Atlântico, injetando umidade no Golfo do México, onde está o centro da tempestade em formação. A zona de baixa pressão identificada nas imagens indica o local exato onde a tempestade Arthur se encontrava.

Trajetória prevista pela costa americana

A perspectiva é de que a tempestade siga a linha da costa americana, passando por estados como Texas, Louisiana e Alabama, com possibilidade de atravessar a Flórida. “Vamos ver se ela realmente venha a se caracterizar como um furacão, dependendo da sua evolução, da sua intensidade, velocidade dos ventos”, ponderou Côrtes.

O analista também mencionou que o último jogo do Brasil na primeira fase da Copa do Mundo está programado para Miami, na Flórida, e expressou esperança de que a tempestade não cause interferências no evento.

Os textos gerados por inteligência artificial na CNN Brasil são feitos com base nos cortes de vídeos dos jornais de sua programação. Todas as informações são apuradas e checadas por jornalistas. O texto final também passa pela revisão da equipe de jornalismo da CNNClique aqui para saber mais.

Atlantic hurricane season opens with Tropical Storm Arthur inundating Gulf coast

17 June 2026 at 20:19

The southern US is seeing intense rain that is expected to cause dangerous flash flooding

The first tropical storm of the Atlantic hurricane season formed on Wednesday near the Gulf coast, bringing intense rain and the threat of dangerous flash floods to states including Texas and Louisiana, meteorologists said.

Tropical Storm Arthur was a disorganized cluster of storms that brought rain for days over parts of eastern Mexico and the Gulf. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said conditions were conducive for a short-lived tropical storm to form.

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“Quale ragazzo dovrebbe trascorrere l’estate lottando per la propria vita?”: 17enne si graffia mentre gioca al parco acquatico e contrae il batterio mangia carne, è in gravi condizioni

17 June 2026 at 14:03

Doveva essere una normale giornata estiva trascorsa in acqua con gli amici. Invece, nel giro di pochi giorni, il diciassettenne Joziah Thompson si è ritrovato a combattere per la vita in un letto d’ospedale dopo aver contratto una rara infezione causata dal batterio mangia carne. La vicenda arriva dalla Florida ed è stata raccontata dal New York Post. Secondo quanto riferito dalla famiglia, il ragazzo aveva riportato una piccola abrasione a una gamba mentre nuotava in un parco di Niceville. Due giorni più tardi, però, la situazione è precipitata: la gamba si è gonfiata rapidamente e i medici hanno scoperto che l’adolescente era stato colpito da un’infezione causata dal Vibrio vulnificus, un batterio che può provocare gravissime lesioni ai tessuti.

Joziah è stato sottoposto a diversi interventi chirurgici d’urgenza per rimuovere il tessuto danneggiato e oggi sta seguendo una terapia antibiotica intensiva. Il percorso di recupero, tuttavia, è ancora lungo: secondo quanto raccontato dai familiari, i medici continuano a monitorare possibili complicazioni e non escludono ulteriori conseguenze. «È stato tutto travolgente. Stiamo cercando soltanto di assicurarci che stia bene», ha dichiarato la madre Tirzah Thompson all’emittente Fox10. «Quale ragazzo dovrebbe trascorrere l’estate lottando per la propria vita?».

Il Vibrio vulnificus vive naturalmente nelle acque costiere calde, soprattutto nelle aree dove si incontrano acqua dolce e acqua salata. Sebbene i casi siano relativamente rari — negli Stati Uniti se ne registrano tra 100 e 200 all’anno — l’infezione può diventare estremamente pericolosa se il batterio entra nell’organismo attraverso una ferita aperta o raggiunge il sangue.

Secondo le autorità sanitarie della Florida, lo scorso anno nello Stato sono stati registrati 33 casi e cinque decessi. Il batterio può essere contratto anche attraverso il consumo di molluschi crudi o poco cotti, in particolare ostriche. Nel frattempo la famiglia ha avviato una raccolta fondi per affrontare le spese mediche e chiede maggiori controlli sulle acque pubbliche. «Vorrei che esistesse un sistema capace di segnalare i livelli di batteri presenti nei luoghi in cui le persone fanno il bagno», ha spiegato la madre. «Non voglio che accada ad altri ragazzi».

L'articolo “Quale ragazzo dovrebbe trascorrere l’estate lottando per la propria vita?”: 17enne si graffia mentre gioca al parco acquatico e contrae il batterio mangia carne, è in gravi condizioni proviene da Il Fatto Quotidiano.

Florida couple given wrong embryo will retain permanent custody of their child

17 June 2026 at 11:00

Steven Mills and Tiffany Score reached an agreement with the biological parents of their child after fertility clinic’s mix-up

A Florida couple who learned they had been given the wrong embryo after their newborn, Shea, appeared to be of a different race, will retain permanent custody of the child.

Steven Mills and Tiffany Score reached a custody agreement with Shea’s biological parents – identified anonymously as Patient 004 – in a court filing last week from their lawsuit against the Florida clinic allegedly responsible for the embryo snafu.

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Florida accuses TikTok of violating child safety law

16 June 2026 at 23:47
Florida sued TikTok on Monday, alleging that the platform violates the Sunshine State’s child safety law that bans children under 14 years of age from all social media platforms. Parental consent is required for teens aged 15 and 16 to create social media accounts, as outlined under House Bill 3.  The lawsuit led by Florida…

Florida accuses TikTok of violating child safety law

16 June 2026 at 23:47
Florida sued TikTok on Monday, alleging that the platform violates the Sunshine State’s child safety law that bans children under 14 years of age from all social media platforms. Parental consent is required for teens aged 15 and 16 to create social media accounts, as outlined under House Bill 3.  The lawsuit led by Florida…

‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detainees relocated, ICE announces

16 June 2026 at 23:27

Officials decline to specify how many people have been moved from widely criticized Florida facility or where to

Detainees from Florida’s notorious “Alligator Alcatraz” immigration jail have been relocated to other facilities, according to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

The detention facility in the remote Everglades, celebrated by Donald Trump for its harsh conditions, has been widely expected to close. It quickly attracted headlines for the brutal treatment of detainees after opening last year.

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Florida lawsuit accuses TikTok of violating state’s child social media ban

15 June 2026 at 22:18

State’s attorney general alleges TikTok exposed children to harmful sexual content and addictive features

Florida became the latest state to sue TikTok on Monday after the attorney general accused the company of violating a state law that limits social media access for teenagers.

In a press conference, Republican James Uthmeier said TikTok exposed children to harmful sexual content and addictive features, such as unlimited scrolling and push notifications. “It’s designed to keep kids stuck on those screens for hours,” Uthemeier said at a press conference. “Our evidence suggests that so many kids are on TikTok for upwards of six, seven, eight or more hours a day. We are going to get our kids their lives back.”

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How Redistricting Pit Wasserman Schultz Against Black Democrats in Florida

14 June 2026 at 10:01
Four candidates running in a historically Black district risk dividing the Black vote and losing to Ms. Wasserman Schultz, who is white.

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After Republicans redrew her district to favor their party, Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz decided to run in a nearby historically Black district, pitting her against some Black Democrats in the state.

Cuba hopes for World Cup respite from US sabre-rattling – but prepares for the worst

With some matches being held in nearby Miami, a Cuban response to US military action could mar the tournament

As Cuba crumbles under a nearly five-month-long US oil blockade, many on the island hope that the World Cup might save the island from US attack – or at least offer a respite until the competition ends on 19 July.

“The beginning of the World Cup will make it more difficult for the United States to carry out a military action in Cuba,” said Carlos Alzugaray, Cuba’s former ambassador to the EU. “Cuba is very close to the US, and can hit many targets inside the US, especially in south Florida, with drones or other weapons.”

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Google Seeks Federal Approval to Release Millions of Mosquitoes in California, Florida

By: SGT
2 June 2026 at 17:00
from The Epoch Times: Malaria—primarily spread by mosquitoes—killed at least 597,000 people throughout 83 countries in 2023, according to the CDC. Google is seeking federal approval for a new program called Debug that would release up to 32 million mosquitoes in California and Florida to combat disease-carrying mosquitoes already found in the wild. Pitched as […]

Marvin Dunn, the Miami historian challenging Trump’s presidential library: ‘This is commercial benefit for the family directly’

1 June 2026 at 19:09
Marvin Dunn at his community urban farm in Overtown, Miami, May 27.

Marvin Dunn moves with surprising agility among the beds of lettuce, cabbage, and potatoes on his community farm in Overtown, a historic Black neighborhood in Miami that was fractured by the construction of the interstate highway in the 1960s. The farm, squeezed between I-95 and the high-rises packed into nearby downtown, is a kind of oasis where the 85-year-old historian — one of the most recognized voices on the history of segregation in Florida — hosts talks, distributes banned books, and is now preparing a new legal battle to stop construction of Donald Trump’s presidential library a little over 1,000 meters away.

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View of the Miami Dade College land under consideration for the possible construction of Donald Trump’s presidential library, in Miami, Florida.Crops at Dunn’s Overtown Farm.Marvin Dunn inspects crops at Dunn’s Overtown Farm on May 27.

The battle to redraw electoral districts ahead of the midterms: Where changes have been confirmed and where they are awaiting approval

27 May 2026 at 10:27

The redrawing of electoral districts, or gerrymandering, in the United States is reaching unprecedented levels. After the Supreme Court’s late-April ruling changed electoral rules and curtailed minority rights, Republicans have stepped up efforts to dismantle majority-Black districts, especially in the South, though the strategy extends to states beyond that region.

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Redistricting map of Texas congressional districts at the Capitol in Austin, August 20, 2025.

Generational rejection of AI? Why are university students booing big tech at graduation ceremonies?

19 May 2026 at 12:44

“The rise of AI is the next industrial revolution,” Gloria Caulfield, a real estate executive, told recent graduates of arts, humanities, and communication at the University of Central Florida. The response? A chorus of boos. Caulfield turned to the organizers: “What happened?” she asked. She looked back at the young people in the audience: “Ok, I’ve struck a chord, may I finish?” And she continued: “Only a few years ago, AI wasn’t a factor in our lives,” she added. And then they applauded, and Caulfield smiled with relief. The video of her bewilderment went viral.

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Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt.
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