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We’ve all been there. You show up at a beach, and there’s a colored flag, sometimes more than one, fluttering in the wind.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered U.S. and state flags to be flown at half-staff in honor of two deputies who were struck and ...

We’ve all been there. You show up at a beach, and there’s a colored flag, sometimes more than one, fluttering in the wind. The lifeguards put it there for a reason, but what does it mean?