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The number of COVID-19 cases in Duval County has risen by 32% in the past month, according to data from the Florida Department of Health.
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The 31-foot-tall piece of art decorates a new traffic circle in front of Jacksonville University, reflecting the history and nature of Jacksonville. -
The National Commission on Correctional Health Care warned the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office three months ago that the jail's medical care was deficient. -
The new owner is Jim Franks, who also owns Flying Fish Taphouse. Reconstruction will take over a year, he says. -
The Jacksonville Beach institution plans to open in early 2024 in Concourse A, beyond the security checkpoint. -
One mother from Arlington is frustrated by the conditions and the repeated cancellation of swim lessons. "It's disgusting, and I am just really humiliated," she said. -
The nature center gives visitors an up-close experience with live snakes, frogs, turtles, lizards and other wildlife native to Florida. -
Mayor Donna Deegan has scheduled a series of public meetings to hear what's on people's minds. One meeting will take place in each City Council district. -
St. Johns County is seeking input from residents on what to do with the properties when the hall of fame moves to Pinehurst. -
City Council accepted a flat tax rate proposed by Mayor Donna Deegan, but your tax bill still could increase because of rising property values. -
Diana Greene is the new CEO of Children's Literacy Initiative, a nonprofit aimed at equity in education through "anti-racist early literacy instruction, support and advocacy."
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On Tuesday, the Florida House gathered in the Capitol for day two of a week-long special legislative session. -
In the federal racial gerrymandering case against the City of Miami, the judge rejected the city commission's map, saying it was unconstitutional. -
Rep. Dianne Hart, D-Tampa, released a statement Friday that accompanied a letter urging DeSantis and state Education Commissioner Manny Diaz to revise the standards. -
A statewide coalition of faith leaders has pledged to teach African American history, after the uproar over Florida’s new African American history standards. -
The middle school standards approved by the Florida state education board say students should learn about "skills" learned by slaves that could be "applied for their personal benefit." Several historians who have studied slavery cast doubt on this lesson’s educational value. -
As SB1718, the state’s strict new law targeting undocumented immigrants, faces a federal lawsuit, one college-bound student explains how the law has forced her Salvadorian family to go north. -
Alpha Phi Alpha says it's moving its 119th anniversary convention from Orlando due to “Governor Ron DeSantis’ harmful, racist, and insensitive policies against Black communities.” -
DeSantis shrugged off recent reports about high faculty turnover at New College of Florida, as the governor and other conservative leaders have sought to remake the small liberal-arts school in Sarasota. -
The startling 101.1 reading was recorded in Manatee Bay, near Everglades National Park. The rising ocean temperatures, driven by climate change, are already endangering nearby coral, experts say.
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The federal housing agency wants to shift money away from permanent housing and toward programs that impose sobriety and other conditions. Advocates warn that would push many back into homelessness. -
FIFA has raised prices for over 40 games of the World Cup in its latest sale that kicked off Wednesday, according to an NPR count. The most expensive tickets to the final now cost $10,900. -
The plan would fund DHS, except for immigration enforcement, through September. Republicans would then try to fund the whole agency for three years using a tactic that would not need Democratic votes. -
New federal data shows American farmers are planting millions fewer acres of corn and wheat in response to much higher fertilizer prices since the U.S. attacked Iran.
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The daily pill called Foundayo got a fast track through the Food and Drug Administration. It will compete with the pill form of Wegovy as an alternative to obesity drugs given by injection. -
The border town of Van in Turkey is known for being a hub for Iranian travelers, its lavish breakfasts ... and its cats.
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Despite the danger of sea mines, experts say that mine clearing has received minimal attention and funding from the U.S. Navy — and it's often overshadowed by more high-profile weapons systems. -
In March, the UK announced it would trim its global aid budget and set new priorities in 2027. This has some countries and organizations worried that on top of the US aid cuts, this could be unsurvivable. -
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Trump used a prime-time address to outline his objectives for the war and discuss the military's progress to date. He also repeated an earlier claim that fighting could end in two to three weeks.
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This week on The Florida Roundup, we spoke about NASA’s new plans to build a lunar space base and more with Don Platt, the director of Spaceport Education Center at Florida Tech and Adrienne Dove, Planetary Scientist and Chair of Physics at University of Central Florida (00:00). Then, former astronaut Chris Hadfield joined us to talk about the Artemis II launch and mission (14:26). Plus, we spoke with journalist Adam Ciralsky about his reporting for Vanity Fair about Florida’s hotbed of espionage (22:34). And later, we hear from law-abiding migrants who were deported (37:34) and we look at the results from this week’s special elections (45:54).
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