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Corporate users are looking to downsize their space as they contemplate future hybrid workplace strategies.
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Duval County has seen thousands of eviction orders since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a new eviction moratorium in August, which would have targeted places with high transmission of the disease, like Florida.
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Jacksonville doctors say they've been anticipating a surge in COVID cases this winter, and that could be exacerbated by the new omicron variant originating from South Africa. But much about omicron remains unknown.
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The city of Jacksonville is offering multiple events for the holiday season, kicking off with a menorah lighting for Hanukkah.
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In two briefs filed at a federal appeals court, 40 states and the District of Columbia have chosen sides in the case stemming from a St. Johns County School Board policy that prevented Drew Adams from using boys’ bathrooms at Nease High School.
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The 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season was the third most active on record, but Florida was largely spared significant impacts and the last two months of the season were strikingly quiet.
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For the second year in a row, two longtime Jacksonville-area Christmas toy giveaways for children will help Santa Claus without their usual crowded events.
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The pipeline continues flowing for construction of multifamily units in the Jacksonville area, with 1,300 units added from July to September.
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From holiday lights to a street fair to the boat parade, there's a lot on tap in Jacksonville. Here are your options.
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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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State AG Dana Nessel said her office is the "perfect agency" to conduct a full review of the shooting that killed four students. The investigation would focus on the events leading up to the tragedy.
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"My client came forward at this time because she felt in sharing her story and related documentation, she could help protect other women," said attorney Debra Katz on Sunday.
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Ayesha Rascoe asks Des Moines city official SuAnn Donovan about an ongoing battle against bad odors in the city's downtown.
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Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Michael S. Regan, the Environmental Protection Agency Administrator, about the Biden administration's approach to environmental justice.
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Thomas Gavin went on a tear in the '60s and '70s, hitting nearly a dozen museums on the East Coast. He mostly stole antique firearms and stashed them in his hideout — a barn in rural Pennsylvania.
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After battling homelessness as single mothers, these four women strive to become advocates for other struggling families and create a better life for their children.
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NPR's David Folkenflik speaks to Shannon O'Neill about U.S.-Mexico relations after the revival of a U.S. policy that forces migrants seeking asylum to wait in Mexico while their cases are being heard.
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In Denver, no snow has yet fallen this season — smashing the city's previous record of Nov. 21 for the latest ever recorded first snowfall.
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The animals, including an entire wolf pack, were found poisoned earlier this year. "All investigative leads have been exhausted," says Oregon State Police Capt. Stephanie Bigman.
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Gov. Steve Sisolak apologized on behalf of his state and promised to cooperate with an investigation of the federal government's past policies and oversight of Native American boarding schools.
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