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The coronavirus variant has now been located in 18 states, including Georgia.
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An after-school free-meal program from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will operate at 31 sites in Jacksonville beginning Monday, up from 29.
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Florida has screened just 4.5% of positive COVID tests for variants over the past six months. In contrast, California, which has now traced six omicron cases, screened almost 15% of its positive cases in the same time period.
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Kessler is accused of murdering her co-worker Joleen Cummings, a mother of three, back in 2018 In Nassau County.
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The district is seeking a buyer for its administration building and is seeking bids to develop a new headquarters off the riverfront.
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Ahead of Tuesday’s countywide election to fill the at-large Council seat vacated by the late Tommy Hazouri, Democrat Tracye Polson has more money in her campaign than all the other candidates combined, more than $317,000 in contributions. But almost two-thirds of that money is from her own pocket.
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Joyce retired from the historic Casa Marina hotel in July, but his influence spanned decades.
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The service, starting at $50 per month, works using a receiver that picks up Verizon’s signal and broadcasts it via Wi-Fi.
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The race could remain crowded on the Republican side, as likely candidates started to outpace Carlucci in fundraising in recent months.
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The sign in front of Mandarin United Methodist Church, where volunteers have sold Christmas trees for years, says it all — "2021 tree shortage see you Christmas 2022."
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Who will hold the balance of power? Florida’s redistricting process gets messy and partisan.
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A bill in the Florida Senate would shield religious services from being shut down because of state emergency orders. It wouldn’t preclude religious leaders from acting on their own to conduct services virtually.
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A federal judge said a new state law aimed at preventing vaccine mandates forces state-run agencies to decide what law to follow — state or federal.
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A strong cold front will sweep through the Sunshine State by midweek, bringing the coldest temperatures of the season with it.
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A federal judge has quickly rejected Florida’s request to block a Biden administration requirement that workers at hospitals, nursing homes and other health-care providers be vaccinated against COVID-19.
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The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Thursday announced a Joint Incident Management Team to respond to the “unusual mortality event” along the state’s Atlantic coast, including in the Indian River Lagoon.
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Disney’s announcement came after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved vaccinations of children ages 5 to 11.
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State lawmakers have passed a measure that ultimately seeks to remove the state’s private-sector workers from the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
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The operations are expensive, risky, and use a scarce resource — donated lungs — that might otherwise go to patients with cystic fibrosis or other diseases.
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While Florida ports have been working since before the pandemic to attract more cargo routes, experts say this latest push may not provide a quick fix to supply chain bottlenecks.
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Michael Steinhardt has denied he committed any crimes in acquiring the antiques and said many of the dealers who sold him items claimed that they were the objects' lawful owners.
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The Swords Into Plowshares project, led by the Jefferson School American Heritage Center, a local Black-led nonprofit, involves the statute at the heart of the deadly Unite the Right rally in 2017.
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The weather caused damage, but there were no storm-related deaths as of Monday afternoon. Officials warned that the storm, which began over the weekend, remained a threat.
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The money comes from a projected $5 billion surplus held by a nonprofit that reimburses auto insurers for very high personal injury medical costs.
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A small group of the remaining survivors of the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor return to Hawaii for remembrances after the pandemic canceled them last year.
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The Biden administration has doubled duties on lumber imported from Canada. Critics argue it hurts the goal of affordable housing.
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To counter a COVID-19 surge, New York City will implement what its mayor says will be a "first-in-the-nation" vaccine mandate for all private-sector workers to take effect Dec. 27.
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The Department of Justice has announced it is suing Texas for discriminating against people of color when lawmakers drew the state's new voting districts.
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Nearly a year since the worst blackout in Texas history, the state has ordered power plants to better prepare for winter. But the changes so far won't be enough if there's another record freeze.
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President Biden and Russian President Putin hold a video summit. The U.S. won't send any government officials to the Olympics in Beijing. The DOJ is suing Texas over the state's redistricting plans.
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