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Rebekah Jones says Florida law enforcement agents seized electronic devices from her home in retaliation for her sharing COVID-19 data — and criticizing the state's pandemic response.

Florida Agents Raid Home Of Rebekah Jones, Former State Data Scientist

Dec 08, 2020
Florida officials say they were investigating a rogue message on a group chat stating, "it's time to speak up before another 17,000 people are dead."
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Environmentalists warn that exploratory drilling, like that set to begin later this month, can be as or more dangerous that actaul extraction.

Offshore Drilling Set To Begin Off Florida Alarms Environmentalists

Dec 04, 2020
The drilling is scheduled to start this month in waters off the Bahamas, just 150 miles from the Florida coast. It's raising alarms among environmental groups and businesses that rely on tourism.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
Visitors bike along South Beach in Miami Beach, Fla. Tourism has suffered during the coronavirus pandemic and the state is coming into high tourism season when it would typically see visitors from Canada and the northeast U.S.

Florida Looks At A Winter Without Canadians

Nov 19, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic continues to rip across the U.S. killing many and infecting hundreds of thousands of people each week. It's also upending part-time residencies between Florida and Canada.
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Weather
Kate Connell sweeps water and mud from the floor at Salty's Gulfport bar Thursday in Gulfport, Fla., in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Eta.

Tropical Storm Eta Cuts Across Florida, Dumping Heavy Rain

Nov 12, 2020
Tropical Storm Eta made landfall for the fourth time when it hit Florida's Gulf Coast. Some areas in southern Florida could see up to 25 inches of rainfall total from this storm.
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Residents clear debris from a flooded street in the Driftwood Acres Mobile Home Park, in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Eta, on Tuesday in Davie, Fla.

Hurricane Eta Works Its Way Up Florida's Gulf Coast

Nov 11, 2020
After lashing Central America and the Florida Keys, the storm is expected to make landfall north of Tampa on Thursday, bringing heavy rain and potentially dangerous storm surge.
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Real Women Radio, an Internet radio station created by and for African American women in Pensacola, Fla., are using these posters to help get out the vote.

With Florida On The Line, Both Political Parties Work To Fire Up Voters

Oct 23, 2020
President Trump is headed to Florida where he remains popular — one poll shows him up more than 28 percentage points in the state's northwest region. But Democrats are hoping to sway some voters.
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Environment
A new study has found that home sale prices and volume appear to be declining in Florida coastal areas at vulnerable to rising sea levels compared to coastal areas with less risk. Here, the balcony view from a luxury condo in Sunny Isles Beach, Fla., in

Is The Risk Of Sea Level Rise Affecting Florida Home Prices? A New Study Says Yes

Oct 15, 2020
Research published this week finds that home sales volume and prices have declined in coastal census tracts vulnerable to sea level rise, relative to coastal areas less threatened by climate change.
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Elections

Biden Has The Advantage On The Airwaves With Weeks To Go In Campaign

Oct 09, 2020
The Trump campaign is set to run about $11 million in ads in the two Midwestern states he won in 2016. But six states continue to dominate the airwaves, with Florida and Pennsylvania topping the list.
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Coronavirus Live Updates
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks to supporters at a campaign rally for President Donald Trump last month in Jacksonville, Fla.

Florida's Governor: Officials Can Require Face Masks, But Can't Enforce It

Oct 07, 2020
In Florida, the governor and leaders of cities and counties are squaring off over a coronavirus mask order. Or, the lack thereof. The governor says masks can be required but people can't be fined.
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Coronavirus Live Updates
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, here during a news conference last month, says his state is ready to respond if a surge of coronavirus infections emerges.

Florida's Governor Lifts All COVID-19 Restrictions On Businesses Statewide

Sep 25, 2020
Restaurants and bars in the state can now operate at full capacity. However, Gov. Ron DeSantis says local governments can keep limits in place if they're justified for health or economic reasons.
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Coronavirus Live Updates
An American Airlines plane lands at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on July 16, 2020. Air traffic has rebounded a bit but it's way below pre-coronavirus levels.

Reviving Air Travel And Florida Tourism

Aug 28, 2020
Florida's governor wants the traveling public to start traveling again. He wants the public to know that air travel is safe during the coronavirus pandemic and hopes tourists will soon return.
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Coronavirus Live Updates
Layer Elementary School in Winter Springs, Fla., opened with enhanced safety precautions due to COVID-19. An emergency order initially required school districts statewide to open for in-person learning by Aug. 31, but was temporarily struck down by a jud

Florida Judge Rules State Order Requiring Schools To Reopen 'Unconstitutional'

Aug 24, 2020
The judge says the order disregards safety and denies local school boards' decision-making power. The Florida Department of Education has appealed the ruling.
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Coronavirus Live Updates
Beachgoers, on a nearly empty beach, walk past a lifeguard tower during the coronavirus pandemic, Aug. 11, 2020, on Miami Beach, Fla.

Another Coronavirus Casualty: Florida Tourism

Aug 18, 2020
Tourism is one of Florida's biggest and most important industries. But visitors are shying away from the sun-splashed beaches and theme parks. Tourism numbers cratered in the last quarter.
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Coronavirus Live Updates
Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods speaks during a press conference in Ocala, Fla., in 2018. Woods sent an email Tuesday informing the approximately 900 people working in the department that "when you are on-duty/working as my employee and representing my

Florida Sheriff Orders Deputies And Staff Not To Wear Face Masks

Aug 12, 2020
Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods says that "effective immediately, any individual walking in to any one of our lobbies ... wearing a mask will be asked to remove it."
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, here in June, said this week that the state's troubled unemployment portal was designed to discourage people applying for benefits. The portal launched in 2013 under then-Gov. Rick Scott, now a U.S. senator.

Gov. Says Florida's Unemployment System Was Designed To Create 'Pointless Roadblocks'

Aug 06, 2020
Gov. Ron DeSantis says the portal was designed to frustrate users, "so people just say, oh, the hell with it, I'm not going to do that." Florida has been among the slowest states to process claims.
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Coronavirus Live Updates
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a news conference Monday along with Dr. Joshua Lenchus, chief medical officer of Broward Health Medical Center. DeSantis says he's exploring ways to open nursing homes for family member visits.

As COVID-19 Numbers Improve, Florida Considers Nursing Home Visits

Aug 04, 2020
As Florida's coronavirus cases begin to flatten, state officials are considering a plan to allow people to visit family members in nursing homes.
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Coronavirus Live Updates
People relax on the beach in Miami Beach on Tuesday.

In Florida, COVID-19 Death Toll Keeps Rising

Jul 31, 2020
The state keeps setting daily death toll records and is second behind only New York in total number of infections. The percentage of people testing positive in Florida has begun to decline, however.
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As the U.S. epicenter of the coronavirus shifts from the Northeast to the Sun Belt, Florida's total case count has officially surpassed that of New York.

Florida Case Count Surpasses That Of New York, The Country's Original Epicenter

Jul 26, 2020
According to data from Johns Hopkins University, 423,855 people have tested positive for the coronavirus in Florida as of Sunday, compared to 411,736 in New York.
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Coronavirus Live Updates
People wait for a COVID-19 test Wednesday at a walk-in and drive-through coronavirus testing site in Miami Beach, Fla. Miami-Dade County is the epicenter of the pandemic in Florida.

Florida Sets Yet Another Coronavirus Record: 173 Deaths In A Day

Jul 23, 2020
The coronavirus has gripped Florida with a surging caseload. Now the state has set a single-day record of deaths with 173. State officials are reminding people to wear masks and socially distance.
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Coronavirus Live Updates
Middle school teacher Brittany Myers (center) stands in protest last week at the Hillsborough County School District Office in Tampa, Fla. Teachers and administrators have rallied against the reopening of Florida schools due to concerns about the coronav

Florida Teachers Sue To Block School Coronavirus Reopening Mandate

Jul 20, 2020
Florida's biggest teachers union, along with parents, have sued the state over its plans to reopen schools with in-person instruction next month. They're worried about a surge of coronavirus cases.
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Coronavirus Live Updates
People leave the Ocean 10 restaurant as a curfew from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. is put in place on Saturday in Miami Beach, Florida.

'A Wake-Up Call': States Battle New Surge In COVID-19 Cases

Jul 20, 2020
Several U.S. states reported new record-breaking coronavirus case counts over the weekend, as President Trump insisted again that the virus would "disappear."
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Coronavirus Live Updates
Experts say that Florida's high coronavirus positivity rates among those under age 18 is likely due to who gets tested.

What Accounts For High Coronavirus Positivity Rates Among Florida Kids?

Jul 17, 2020
Florida reports a positivity rate of 31% among those under 18 tested for the virus, while the state's positivity overall rate is 18%. Experts say there are good explanations for the kids' high rate.
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Coronavirus Live Updates
Carmen Garcia waits in line Friday to be tested for the coronavirus at a mobile testing truck in Miami Beach, Fla. The units were brought to the area as coronavirus cases spike in Florida.

Florida Sees Its 4th Day Running With More Than 100 COVID-19 Deaths

Jul 17, 2020
Florida's death count from COVID-19 continues to be in the triple digits as coronavirus cases surge in many parts of the state, especially the Miami area.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
Members of the Montreal Impact, wearing masks, take the field for their match against Toronto FC as part of the MLS Is Back Tournament Thursday in Reunion, Fla.

Pro Sports Are Returning. Their COVID-19 Testing Is Top Notch, But Is It Ethical?

Jul 17, 2020
The NBA and Major League Soccer are getting underway in their 'protective' bubbles near Orlando. They get regular COVID-19 tests and quick results. But that's not the case for regular Floridians.
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Coronavirus Live Updates
A woman walks past a closed restaurant this week in Miami Beach, Fla., during the coronavirus pandemic.

As Coronavirus Cases Surge In Florida, Can Schools Safely Reopen?

Jul 15, 2020
Florida's coronavirus cases keep surging, and educators are wrestling with whether opening schools in the fall is a good idea. The governor, following the lead of President Trump, is pushing ahead.

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