Stephanie Colombini
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WUSF Public Media
Despite a wide variety of challenges from job loss to distrust of the establishment, the success the Hispanic community has seen could help other communities tackle vaccine hesitancy.
Julio Ochoa
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Health News Florida
Health News Florida
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TwitterAgriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried asked for planned changes to the national distribution of antibody drugs to be delayed until the COVID-19 caseload is “further reduced” in Florida. -
Doctors are trying to figure out why some kids become much sicker than others and, in rare cases, don’t survive.
WUSF is reporting on how distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine exposes inequities in Florida’s health care system.
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Five University of South Florida professors launched the Black Cemetery Network last June.
Local / State
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Peter is expected to bring rain to the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico through Tuesday. -
A biologist says the sparrows became a key indicator for Everglades health and the variety of plants that the ecosystem needs to flourish.
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Federal statistics show 9,393 Floridians are hospitalized with COVID-19 — a level not seen since July 29.
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Bills filed in the Florida House and Senate would give voters a say in whether to turn school board elections into partisan contests.
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No tropical storm warnings or watches have been issued.
Latest news and what you need to know this hurricane season.
Coverage of the red tide outbreak across the region.
NPR
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Now that American troops have left Afghanistan, Afghans in the U.S. face long odds as they try to help their family members escape the Taliban.
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Thousands of Haitians are gathered in a Texas border city after crossing into the U.S. from Mexico. Some of them were flown back to Haiti in an effort to deter others from crossing into the U.S.
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The Crown, Hacks, Ted Lasso and The Queen's Gambit all did well on Sunday night. But the Emmys also laid bare the problems with production and representation that plague nearly every awards season.
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The Senate parliamentarian said including a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants was beyond the scope of the process Democrats are using to pass key legislation without GOP votes.
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Flames have already scorched a grouping of sequoias that mark the entrance to the groves, where the base of the world's largest tree has been wrapped in protective foil.
WUSF, in collaboration with the Florida Climate Reporting Network, is bringing you stories on how climate change is affecting you.
Climate change is impacting so much around us. How have you experienced climate change over time?
Politics / Issues
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Governors in Florida can face impeachment, but only local officials can be recalled.
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News Service of Florida/DeSantis has been critical of the Biden administration over its COVID-19 mitigation strategies.
Each day in Florida about 100 kids are involuntarily committed for psychiatric exams under the Baker Act. That adds up to about 36,000 kids a year, and experts say something has to be done. We explore what happens when kids get committed.
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Education
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