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People with flu-like symptoms should stay home. Simultaneous online instruction will no longer be offered. Quarantine policies are eased for those vaccinated.
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Health News Florida
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Susan Walsh/APPresident Biden said this included such things as blocking school districts from requiring students to wear masks. -
Florida has added about 17,000 cases a day for the last three days. Hospitalizations now greatly exceed last year's peak.
In the past week, Florida has broken records for new COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. But schools can no longer require students to wear masks or take other safety precautions.
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Boeing and NASA are calling off a launch attempt Wednesday of the Starliner capsule after engineers discovered an issue with the spacecraft's propulsion system. -
The plan selected by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers would stop sending water south if levels drop too low in the dry season to protect water supplies.
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In the past week, Florida has broken records for new COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. But schools can no longer require students to wear masks or take other safety precautions.
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The Florida Public Service Commission approved the requests to increase utility rates through the end of the year.
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The number of people hospitalized for COVID-19 in Florida has risen to an all-time high of 11,515 patients.
Coverage of the red tide outbreak across the region.
WUSF is reporting on how distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine exposes inequities in Florida’s health care system.
NPR
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After intense pressure from progressives, the CDC has announced a more limited eviction moratorium days after an earlier freeze on evictions expired.
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The New York state attorney general's office detailed multiple incidents of harassment or inappropriate comments made by Gov. Andrew Cuomo and said he created a "hostile work environment."
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Not a remaster or a reissue, NEO is a genuine sequel to the hit 2007 Japanese RPG that cast you and your friends as fashionable Tokyo kids battling for your lives in a strange alternate world.
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"You're running against grown men, so you've got to do everything you can to beat them," Erriyon Knighton said. He's had a dramatic rise in track, beating a long-standing record set by Usain Bolt.
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Japan won its third skateboarding gold in the sport's Olympic debut. 19-year-old Sakura Yosozumi earned gold and 12-year-old teammate Kokona Hiraki won silver. Britain's Sky Brown, 13, won the bronze.
What you need to know as hurricane season approaches.
WUSF, in collaboration with the Florida Climate Reporting Network, is bringing you stories on how climate change is affecting you.
Politics / Issues
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Eckerd CollegeKanika Tomalin will serve as vice president for strategy and chief operating officer following the end of Mayor Rick Kriseman’s administration in January.
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University Area Community Development Corp./As of July 5, roughly 3.6 million people in the U.S. said they faced eviction in the next two months, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Household Pulse Survey.
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