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Around Tampa Bay

1. DeSantis plans to outline key goals in State of the State Address before lawmakers
An AI bill of rights, the state budget, and property taxes are all things DeSantis wants lawmakers to consider.

2. Florida Education Association ranks Polk County schools No. 1 in instructional vacancies
The Florida Education Association (FEA) is calling it a “retention crisis at a breaking point,” after reviewing the number of teacher and instructional staff vacancies at schools across the state.

3. Limona Cemetery marks 150 years, preserving the history of a forgotten Brandon community
A small cemetery in Brandon is marking a major milestone while preserving the name of a community many no longer recognize.

4. SB Howard Frankland Bridge lanes to close Tuesday night
According to the Florida Department of Transportation, the lanes from Tampa into St. Petersburg will close Monday at 11 p.m. and should reopen by 5 a.m. Wednesday. 

5. Lightning beat Flyers for 10th straight win as Cooper notches 600th win
Brandon Hagel, Jake Guentzel and Nikita Kucherov each had a goal and an assist as the Tampa Bay Lightning notched their 10th consecutive victory with a 5-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday night.

Around the Nation

1. New video shows the minutes before immigration officer fatally shoots woman in Minneapolis

2. DOJ investigation into Federal Reserve and Chair Powell stokes fierce reaction on Capitol Hill

3. Trump says Iran wants to negotiate as death toll in protests approaches 600

4. Democratic lawmakers fume over DHS policy on congressional ICE facility visits

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Mattel Inc. is introducing an autistic Barbie on Monday as the newest member of its line intended to celebrate diversity, joining a collection that already includes Barbies with Down syndrome, a blind Barbie, a Barbie and a Ken with vitiligo, and other models the toymaker added to make its fashion dolls more inclusive.

Mattel said it developed the autistic doll over more than 18 months in partnership with the Autistic Self Advocacy Network, a nonprofit organization that advocates for the rights and better media representation of people with autism. The goal: to create a Barbie that reflected some of the ways autistic people may experience and process the world around them, according to a Mattel news release.