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Emerald C’s Development Inc. found its spot in Talleyrand, an industrial area east of the stadium.
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Starting Wednesday, the city of Jacksonville, along with nonprofit and academic partners, is conducting a comprehensive survey of veterans and their families to assess critical needs specific to Northeast Florida. -
Restoration is a victory for preservationists concerned about the disappearance of historically significant buildings across Jacksonville.
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The new company will employ 200 people, according to the JAX Chamber economic development division. No address was announced.
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Based in Detroit, the company franchises its concept that uses liquid nitrogen to custom-make every order of what it considers “nicecream” while a customer waits.
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With a valid library card, Clay County residents can now get free access to local outlets like The Florida Times Union and national ones like USA Today and the New York Times.
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Duval County has 20 early voting sites for this election, which includes countywide voting for sheriff and a referendum on a 1-mill increase in taxes for Duval Schools, as well as a mix of congressional, state and local positions.
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The Florida Department of Environmental Protection has closed on the purchase of 241 acres on Black Hammock Island, protecting its rare species from development and increasing recreational opportunities on the First Coast.
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The JEA building is the first major office tower built in the Downtown core since the 1980s.
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Carl S. Swisher, a scion of the Swisher Cigars empire, built the home in San Marco in 1929.
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Mail ballots are already being returned as in-person voting for Duval County starts Monday and runs through Aug. 21, two days before the primary election.
State News
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Florida’s new restrictions on discussions of race, diversity and LGBTQ issues in classrooms have some teachers and school districts worried that partisan politics are seeping over into schools. Critics of those new policies say they’re contributing to a massive increase in teacher vacancies.
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During a roughly two-hour hearing, Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker appeared to favor arguments by the plaintiffs’ lawyers that the measure targets speech that DeSantis and state leaders find objectionable.
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Trulieve, the state’s largest medical-marijuana operator, and country-music legends The Bellamy Brothers are backing a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow recreational use of marijuana by people 21 or older.
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The plan would ban doctors from providing treatments such as puberty blockers and hormone therapy to transgender people under age 18.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis said State Attorney Andrew Warren of Hillsborough County has indicated he would not enforce any current or potential state laws regarding abortion or transgender health care.
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A judge ruled that removing the monument would not violate rights of free speech and free expression of religion.
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In 2021, the number of residential residential wirelines dropped by 19.1%, while business wirelines declined 15.4%. That came after years of similar decreases.
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One Jacksonville man was found in the middle of the night with a bloody face, bloody clothes and no pants, in the front yard of a house that wasn’t his.
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The Florida Board of Medicine is slated Friday to consider a proposal by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration to bar physicians from providing treatments such as hormone therapy and puberty-blocking medication to youths.
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Education Commissioner Manny Diaz Jr. warned against schools making certain accommodations for transgender students.
National News
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Former president Donald Trump said in a statement that he has had no option but to use the Fifth Amendment in the New York attorney general's investigation into his business practices.
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In the summer, from dusk until the moon rises, Mauney finds his photos' subjects along quiet stretches of farmstand highway, in abandoned fields, hidden pockets of woods and under power lines.
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Each county's plan must include input from law enforcement, mental health and school professionals.
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Businesses were closed and people skipped prayer services after the shooting deaths of four Muslim men, three of them in the past two weeks. Now, the fear has given way to confusion over a motive.
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Voluntary conservation is embraced by some farmers who get payments. But some governors are comparing Biden's new plan to up conservation goals to a government takeover.
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Louisiana's abortion ban makes an exception if the fetus would not survive birth or to save a patient's life. But doctors say they fear that vague wording puts their patients and careers at risk.
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A new Harvard-NPR poll finds that 69% of Native Americans say inflation is causing them to have trouble making ends meet. Higher food and gas prices compound an already precarious situation.
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NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Jamil Farbes, principal at Evolved Energy Research, about the technology and future of carbon capture and what the Inflation Reduction Act could do for the industry.
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Former President Trump was supposed to testify under oath, facing questions from New York's attorney general. That and the Mar-a-Lago search barely scratch the surface of the legal headaches he faces.
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It's peak blackberry season in Oregon. And residents' fingers are sticky with sweet juice. Even if you don't live there, the blackberries you eat are likely from the state's Willamette Valley.
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Miami Herald
New documents show how one of the largest companies in Florida secretly worked against political opponents. Power giant Florida Power & Light said it is confident it did nothing illegal in trying to shape public policy and press coverage.
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