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The lawsuit is one of numerous cases filed in Florida alleging that colleges and universities - including USF - breached contracts and should be required to refund money to students.
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Gov. DeSantis is set to conclude a session that establishes him as perhaps the most accomplished conservative governor in the nation’s bitter culture wars.
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The class-action lawsuit is one of numerous cases filed in Florida and other states alleging that colleges and universities breached contracts and should be required to refund money to students.
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Boys born to mothers who got COVID-19 while pregnant seem to have a higher risk of subtle developmental delays, including those associated with autism spectrum disorder.
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The measure would prohibit businesses and government agencies from requiring people to take COVID tests or wear masks to enter their facilities.
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Tampa Bay Times reporter Chris O'Donnell discusses his findings from a report that key data was withheld when Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo recommended that young men not get the shot.
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A study published in the journal Pediatrics suggests COVID-19 caused severe brain damage in two babies born in Miami.
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Experts believe a variety of factors contributed to the pandemic surge, including a rise in guns purchased, more time spent inside homes where guns are present and mental health struggles stemming from social isolation and economic hardships.
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Older adults and others at high risk are now able to get a second shot of the COVID-19 booster that targets omicron.
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There's still not a lot of data available as to why some people get long COVID and others don't.
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Djokovic is a foreign citizen who is not vaccinated against COVID-19. Government rules still prevent him from entering the country. That is why he had to withdraw from the Miami Open next week.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis continued to question the science and safety behind the vaccines as he has throughout the pandemic, despite data from the CDC that shows the shots are safe and effective.