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While Joblessness Remains High, First-Time Claims Decline In Florida
First-time unemployment claims in Florida dipped below 30,000 last week for the first time since March 21.
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Leaders And Grateful Nation Pay Tribute To American Veterans
President-Elect Joe Biden, DeSantis and Trump, and Americans across the nation are paying tribute this week to our military veterans.
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Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio Of Florida Stands By Trump In Doubts “About The Veracity Of This Election.”
While President-elect Biden prepares for office, Florida’s Rubio supports Trump's baseless claims; Rubio did not expound on any evidence.
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Report: Trump Campaign Sues To Block Certification Of Pennsylvania Election Results
The lawsuit comes with no evidence, the report states.
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Florida Remains An Outlier As DeSantis Bucks National Trend On Mask Mandates
As daily cases of COVID-19 hit record highs across the nation, Florida remains an outlier by not requiring its people to wear masks.
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Republicans In Congress Chime In On Trump Claims Of A Stolen Election
Some Republicans in Congress are agreeing with Trump’s baseless claims that the election was stolen from him.
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College Becomes A Quandary As COVID-19 Complicates Upcoming Holidays And Spring Semester
Florida colleges grapple with how to function for the remainder of fall and into the 2021 spring term, as the pandemic rages on.
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Tropical Storm Eta Brings Gusty Winds, Heavy Rains; South Fla., Schools, Courts Closed, Plus Other Shutdowns
Tropical storm Eta has been moving westward over the southeastern Gulf of Mexico, “with gusty winds and heavy rains" still occurring.
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President-Elect Biden Asks All Americans To Wear Masks To Fight National “Threat” Of COVID-19
In a televised statement Monday, President-elect Joe Biden urged people across the country to wear face masks to fight the COVID virus.
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Teacher Unions, Educators Look To Replace Controversial U.S. Secretary Of Education Betsy DeVos
With President-elect Joe Biden on his way, teacher unions and educators are eager to show U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos the door.
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Agriculture Commissioner Fried Calls DeSantis’ Remarks ‘Irresponsible, Destructive’
Trump ally DeSantis "loudly seconded" Trump's comments that the election was "rigged against him," the report states.
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Floridians Who Supported Joe Biden And Kamala Harris Are Celebrating
Democrats are no longer "glum" and are excited and anticipatory of a new political beginning, of a healing of our nation.
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Battleground States Count Mail Ballots, With Biden Just Shy Of Votes To Clinch Presidency
Two days after Election Day, the nation waited for vote-counting to finish in several critical states.
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COVID-19 Infections At Schools Have Been Climbing; Nearly 15,500 Cases In All Since Sept. 6
The Florida Department of Health reported more than 2,600 new COVID-19 infections related to Florida public and private K-12 schools.
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COVID-19 Looms Over Plans For Florida Legislature’s First Gathering
First-time gatherings for incoming legislators freshly minted in fall elections are usually festive occasions.
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Georgia Voters Could Determine Control Of The U.S. Senate
Control of the U.S. Senate may depend on two runoff races in Georgia, where the outcome won’t be known until early January.
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Conservative Florida Supreme Court Justices Are Making It Easier For The State To Put People To Death
Florida’s newly conservative Supreme Court has reversed one of its own precedents in a death penalty case for the fourth time this year.
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Florida Democrats Confront A Hard Truth: ‘We Need A Whole New Direction’
Florida Democrats on Wednesday were absorbing a stunning rebuke: Trump carried Florida with 51.24 percent of the vote.
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What’s At Stake When It Comes To Changing The Florida Constitution?
There are six proposed Constitutional Amendments that are important to Floridians.
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Election Day, Nov. 3, 2020, And the Numbers In Florida: 816,700 COVID-19 Infections And 16,890 Deaths Of Residents
COVID-19 has been a major factor in the presidential election, with voters concerned about the virus that has killed 16,890 residents.