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Huguette Roe/hroephoto/stock.adobe.comThe state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp. has surpassed 1 million policies for the first time since 2014. Citizens has been absorbing an influx of policies as private insurers drop customers and push for large rate increases. -
Steve Helber/AP"Partisanship is what is fanning the flames of rhetoric and debate among all Americans right now over this move by the FBI," said one GOP strategist.
Along with the difficulties of staff shortages, teachers and school districts are also facing scrutiny around what students are taught in the classroom.
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Rebecca Totaro/In this interview with author Rebecca Totora, we explore ways our response to the pandemic might have similarities to other plagues, and how writers like William Shakespeare responded.
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Institute For JusticeA woman was cited by the state in 2017 for getting paid to provide dietary advice without being a licensed dietitian or nutritionist. She claims it's a violation of her First Amendment rights.
What do you want to know before voting in local and state elections this year? We’re looking to our community — not politicians — to set the agenda. Our goal is to get answers to the questions that matter to you.
We highlight the stories of Black Floridians seeking emotional healing and wellness.
Teachers are sharing their biggest challenges, in their own words.
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Members of Gainesville Eastside High School's Richard E. Parker Alumni Band invited the community to protest at next week’s Alachua County School Board meeting. It’s the latest chapter in a story that has been unfolding for 52 years. -
Stand on the beach in Boca Raton at 10 or 11 at night with your back to the ocean — over the dunes, you'll see a glowing sky. This artificial light is coming from city buildings and homes. It's confusing baby sea turtles.
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Because of an FDA emergency authorization allowing the vaccine to be administered between layers of skin rather than beneath, the state Department of Health is moving forward with second doses.
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Health officials issued an advisory after three sentinel chickens tested positive for the mosquito-borne disease.
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The lawyers for abortion clinics and a doctor filed a notice that said they will ask the state Supreme Court to take up a challenge to a July 21 ruling by a three-judge panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal.
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Author Xochitl Gonzalez examines the role of race and class in society's preference for quiet in her essay in The Atlantic, "Why Do Rich People Love Quiet?" She discusses it with NPR's Michel Martin.
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Nebraska law enforcement requested Facebook messages of two women being investigated for an alleged illegal abortion. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Upturn's Logan Koepke about data privacy.
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With virtual reality headsets, elderly survivors of the partition between India and Pakistan are getting 360-degree views of their long-lost homes — on opposite sides of the international border.
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