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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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NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Maggie Harrison Dupre, staff writer at Futurism, about her reporting into AI-generated articles appearing on major news publications.
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Citing climate change, federal land managers are moving to end new leasing for coal in the country's top producing region. -
Georgia State University says the students were not sent an official acceptance letter but "communication" from a department welcoming those who intend to major in a specific academic area. -
Harrison Butker of the Kansas City Chiefs urged female graduates to embrace the title of "homemaker" in a controversial commencement speech. The NFL says he was speaking "in his personal capacity." -
More than a million people could get health care if these states would pass laws expanding Medicaid. Most residents want the expansion but entrenched politics stands in the way.
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United Airlines is releasing a new safety video for the first time in years. The refresh comes as airlines struggle to hold the attention of passengers who are distracted by screens of their own. -
United is releasing a new safety video for the first time in years. The refresh comes as airlines struggle to hold the attention of passengers who are distracted by screens of their own.
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The Mirage which helped spur a construction boom on Las Vegas' world famous Strip says it won't take reservations past July 14. It hosted various shows including Siegfried and Roy's tiger-taming act.
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Part of the landmark Brown vs. Board of Education decision concerned dilapidated schools for Black students. Decades later some schools with large minority populations are again in need of repairs.
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The collision's impact sent pieces of the bridge, which connects Galveston to Pelican Island, tumbling on top of the barge and shut down a stretch of waterway so crews could clean up the spill.
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This week on The Florida Roundup, we spoke with several education reporters from across the state about how districts are considering school closures due to shrinking enrollment. First we heard from Jacksonville Today reporter Megan Mallicoat about Duval County Public Schools (05:45), then we focused on Hillsborough County Public Schools with the Tampa Bay Times’ Marlene Sokol (13:10) and then we spoke with WLRN’s Kate Payne about Broward County Public Schools (16:24). Then, we spoke with an Orange County Public Schools board member about how their district is looking to build new schools (24:08). And later, we were joined by NPR’s Jasmine Garsd for her reporting on the impact of Florida’s anti-immigration laws one year later (31:57). Plus, a series of reports about Florida’s Wildlife Corridor and the 2021 Law to conserve millions of more acres (37:18).
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