Florida News in 90: Russian Navy off coast, Teacher pay and wet weather
USA Today Florida Network's Rob Landers brings you some of today's top stories from across the state Three Russian Navy ships and a nuclear-powered submarine are seen passing the Florida coast on the way to Cuba for a military exercise, according to open-source intelligence analysts. The US Coast Guard Cutter Stone may be observing the Russian flotilla off the east coast of Florida. Florida teachers will see an increase in salaries for the 2024-25 school year, but this comes with a message that the state will approve $1.25 billion in the state budget for teacher pay. Governor Ron DeSantis announced that he did not want the money to go to the head of the teachers' union but to teachers. However, how much of this increase is actually an increase for teachers?
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Florida News in 90: Russian Navy off coast, Teacher pay and wet weather
Here are the stories included on today's News in 90 Seconds:
Russian ships, submarine pass coast of Florida. Why, and what is the US doing about it?
Three Russian Navy ships and a nuclear-powered submarine seem to be passing the Florida coast Tuesday, on the way to Cuba for a military exercise, according to open-source intelligence analysts on social media.
A tweet on X, formerly known as Twitter, said that the US Coast Guard Cutter Stone may be shadowing the Russian flotilla off the east coast of Florida abeam of Cape Canaveral.
On Wednesday, June 5, a U.S. official told the media that Russia planned to conduct naval exercises with combat vessels in the Caribbean region.
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Florida teachers will see an increase in salaries for the 2024-25 school year, but the money came with a message.
At a press conference in Hialeah on Monday, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced he would approve $1.25 billion in the state budget for teacher pay, saying that he didn't "want it to go to the head of the teachers' union, I want it to go to the teachers."
But how much of that 1.25 billion is actually an increase for teachers? Click here to get that answer.
Florida sets several record high temps. Next up: Rain. Some areas could see up to 22 inches
After a weekend of record-breaking heat across much of the state, what’s next?
Get ready to get wet. Some areas of the state could receive up to 22 inches according to accuweather.
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Rob Landers is a veteran multimedia journalist for the USA Today Network of Florida. Contact Landers at 321-242-3627 or [email protected]. Instagram: @ByRobLanders Youtube: @florida_today
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