 Florida is charting its own course in a few areas, mandating fines for releasing balloons into the sky and doing away with local government rules protecting outside workers from extreme heat. Michael Toscano, CBS News. A month-long celebration of LGBTQ plus pride concluded with parades around the world. In the U.S., there were celebrations in New York, Chicago, and San Francisco. Protesters temporarily blocked the pride march in New York City, chanting, free Palestine.