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Funimation and Crunchyroll merge

Funimation and Crunchyroll merge

David Eckstein-Schoemann, Reporter Aug 14, 2021

Anime fans rejoice because Sony (owner of Funimation) has completed its acquisition of Crunchyroll from AT&T for a total of $1.175 billion. This was made possible through the joint venture with Sony...

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Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 most memorable moments

Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 most memorable moments

Carter Mudgett, News Editor Aug 10, 2021

The Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 concluded yesterday with the United States earning a whopping 113 medals, 39 gold, across 626 athletes. Read below as we recap each day of the event and revisit some of the...

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AP: US vows to isolate Taliban if they take power by force

AP: US vows to isolate Taliban if they take power by force

KATHY GANNON and TAMEEM AKHGAR, Associated Press Aug 10, 2021

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A U.S. peace envoy brought a warning to the Taliban on Tuesday that any government that comes to power through force in Afghanistan won’t be recognized internationally after...

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‘I'm standing in your way’: Florida school districts split on response to Governor DeSantis as cases skyrocket

‘I’m standing in your way’: Florida school districts split on response to Governor DeSantis as cases skyrocket

Carter Mudgett, News Editor Aug 9, 2021

COVID-19 cases have topped 200 million as children across the country begin the return to school. In Florida, the “epicenter” for America’s coronavirus pandemic according to NPR, school districts...

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AP: Cuomo digs in, shows no sign of heeding calls to resign

AP: Cuomo digs in, shows no sign of heeding calls to resign

MARINA VILLENEUVE, Associated Press Aug 9, 2021

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has dug in for the fight of his political life despite the threat of potential criminal investigations and widespread calls for his impeachment over findings...

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A shopper passes a hiring sign while entering a retail store in Morton Grove, Ill., Wednesday, July 21, 2021. Despite an uptick in COVID-19 cases and a shortage of available workers, the U.S. economy likely enjoyed a burst of job growth last month as it bounces back with surprising vigor from last year’s coronavirus shutdown. The Labor Department’s July jobs report Friday, Aug. 6 is expected to show that the United States added more than 860,000 jobs in July, topping June’s 850,000, according to a survey of economists by the data firm FactSet.   (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

AP: US added 943,000 jobs in July; unemployment rate at 5.4%

PAUL WISEMAN, Associated Press Aug 6, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hiring surged in July as American employers added 943,000 jobs. The unemployment rate dropped to 5.4% as the U.S. economy continues to bounce back with surprising vigor from last year’s...

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In this 2021 photo, David Szymanski (second from right) stands beside Kevin Hyde, UNF Board of Trustees chair (far left); Sydney Kitson, then-Florida State University System Board of Governors chair (second from left); Marshall M. Criser, then-Florida State University System chancellor (far right). (Photo courtesy of UNF)

Szymanski to transition from UNF President to CEO of UNF MedNexus

Darvin Nelson and Carter Mudgett Aug 5, 2021

Today’s Board of Trustees meeting (B.O.T.) concluded with UNF President Szymanski being officially named as the CEO and Executive Director of UNF MedNexus, a medical program created back in 2020. The...

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UNF Board of Trustees meeting expected to discuss amendment of President Szymanski’s employment agreement

Darvin Nelson and Carter Mudgett Aug 5, 2021

“The University of North Florida’s Board of Trustees is convening a special meeting where an important institutional announcement will be shared,” UNF says. Officials will be discussing the proposed...

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FILE- In this March 29, 2018, file photo, the logo for Facebook appears on screens at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York's Times Square. Facebook has shut down the personal accounts of a pair of New York University researchers and shuttered their investigation into misinformation spread through political ads on the social network. Facebook says the researchers violated its terms of service and were involved in unauthorized data collection from its massive network. The academics, however, say the company is attempting to exert control on research that paints it in a negative light. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

AP: Facebook shuts out NYU academics’ research on political ads

BARBARA ORTUTAY, Associated Press Aug 5, 2021

Facebook has shut down the personal accounts of a pair of New York University researchers and shuttered their investigation into misinformation spread through political ads on the social network. Facebook...

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Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., speaks to crowds that attended a sit-in at Capitol Hill after it was announced that the Biden administration will enact a targeted nationwide eviction moratorium outside of Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday, August 3, 2021. For the past five days, lawmakers and activists primarily led by Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., have been sitting in on the steps of Capitol Hill to protest the expiration of the eviction moratorium. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades)

AP: CDC issues new eviction ban for most of US through Oct. 3

JOSH BOAK, LISA MASCARO and JONATHAN LEMIRE, Associated Press Aug 4, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a new eviction moratorium that would last until Oct. 3, as the Biden administration sought to quell intensifying criticism from...

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FILE - This Tuesday, July 28, 2020, file photo shows the icon for the Tinder dating app on a device in New York. The use of dating apps in the last 18 months of the pandemic has surged around the globe. Tinder reported 2020 as its busiest year. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison, File)

AP: Dating changed during the pandemic; apps are following suit

UROOBA JAMAL, Associated Press Aug 3, 2021

LONDON (AP) — Early in the coronavirus pandemic, Jennifer Sherlock went out with a few men she met through dating apps. The dates were “weird,” she said, and not just because they were masked, socially...

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UNF student tragically passes away in car accident

Darvin Nelson, Editor-in-Chief Aug 2, 2021

UNF is mourning the loss of fellow Osprey Megan Mooney who passed away after a car accident around U.S. Highway 1 and Gran Bay Parkway around 3 a.m. on Saturday morning, according to First Coast News....

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