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Florida, United States
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Trump takeover of Washington begins as he holds court from Palm Beach
• Dec. 10, 2024, 9:45 PM ET (CNN)
President-elect Trump attends memorial for Palm Beach deputies killed in crash
• Dec. 3, 2024, 9:44 PM ET (CBS)
Palm Beach man hits million-dollar prize playing Florida Lottery scratch-off game
• Dec. 2, 2024, 9:44 PM ET (CBS)
Canada PM Trudeau to meet with Trump Friday in Florida, Globe and Mail says
• Nov. 29, 2024, 10:23 PM ET (The Star)
Palm Beach, town, Palm Beach county, southeastern Florida, U.S., on a narrow barrier island between the Atlantic Ocean (east) and Lake Worth (west). The latter, actually a lagoon (part of the Intracoastal Waterway), is bridged to West Palm Beach. In 1878 a shipwrecked cargo of coconuts was washed onto the barren, sandy beach and took root. Early settlers also gathered the nuts and planted them to create a palm-shaded haven, which was named Palm City in 1880. Renamed Palm Beach in 1887, it developed as a resort after Henry M. Flagler extended the Florida East Coast Railway to West Palm ...(100 of 168 words)