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Juneteenth: What it is and why it’s important

Michael Tracey, Reporter Jun 18, 2021

The U.S. House of Representatives voted 415-15 on Wednesday to officially make Juneteenth (June 19) the 12th federal holiday commemorating the end of African-American slavery within the United States. President...

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National Hurricane Center director Ken Graham, left, speaks during a news conference along with Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla.,Tuesday, June 1, 2021, at the center in Miami. Tuesday marks the start of the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season which runs to Nov. 30. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

AP: Tropical system to bring heavy rain, flooding to Gulf Coast

Associated Press Jun 18, 2021

MIAMI (AP) — Forecasters predict a tropical system will bring heavy rain, storm surge and coastal flooding to the northern Gulf Coast as early as Friday and throughout the weekend. A tropical storm...

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NEWS: Inside Swoop in 90 Seconds

NEWS: Inside Swoop in 90 Seconds

Paola Castillo, UNF School of Communication Jun 17, 2021

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Upcoming graduation walks for Summer Class of 2021 and Class of 2020

Shelby Senesac, News Editor Jun 17, 2021

UNF will be honoring and holding in-person graduation walk events for both the Summer Class of 2021 and the Class of 2020.  The Class of 2020 will have the opportunity they missed last year amid the...

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This April 13, 2019, file photo, shows homes in suburban Salt Lake City.  Two studies released Wednesday, June 16, 2021, found that the nation's housing availability and affordability crisis is expected to worsen significantly following the pandemic, likely widening the housing gap between Black, Latino and white households, as well as putting homeownership out of the reach of lower class Americans. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

AP: Millions fear eviction as US housing crisis worsens

KEN SWEET and MICHAEL CASEY, Associated Press Jun 17, 2021

NEW YORK (AP) — More than 4 million people say they fear being evicted or foreclosed upon in the coming months, just as two studies released Wednesday found that the nation's housing availability and...

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Inside Swoop 90

Mario Gardner Jun 16, 2021

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Students find the doors locked to the ITT Technical Institute campus in Rancho Cordova, Calif. The U.S. Education Department says it's erasing student debt for thousands of borrowers who attended a for-profit college chain that made exaggerated claims about its graduates' success in finding jobs. The Biden administration is approving 18,000 loan forgiveness claims from former students of ITT Technical Institute, a chain that closed in 2016. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

AP: Loan relief granted to defrauded for-profit college students

COLLIN BINKLEY, Associated Press Jun 16, 2021

The U.S. Education Department said Wednesday it's erasing student debt for thousands of borrowers who attended a for-profit college chain that made exaggerated claims about its graduates’ success in...

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NEWS: Inside Swoop in 90 Seconds

Romario Gardner, UNF School of Communication Jun 15, 2021

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Orange Crush Festival to bring the party to Jacksonville this weekend

Shelby Senesac, News Editor Jun 15, 2021

This weekend, June 18-20, the Orange Crush Festival is coming to Jacksonville to host a three-day event that will include a mixer/showcase, pool party, beach days, vendor villages, and after parties. The...

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FILE - In this April 30, 2021, file photo surrounded by lawmakers, Florida Gov.Ron DeSantis speaks at the end of a legislative session at the Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla. Now that the pandemic appears to be waning and DeSantis is heading into his reelection campaign next year, he has emerged from the political uncertainty as one of the most prominent Republican governors and an early White House front-runner in 2024 among Donald Trump's acolytes, if the former president doesn't run again. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

AP: Florida bans ‘critical race theory’ from its classrooms

BOBBY CAINA CALVAN, Associated Press Jun 15, 2021

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida's state Board of Education banned “critical race theory” from public school classrooms Thursday, adopting new rules it said would shield schoolchildren from curricula...

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Blood drive at Osprey Fountains on Tuesday, June 15

Shelby Senesac, News Editor Jun 14, 2021

The University of North Florida and the American Red Cross will be hosting a blood drive on Tuesday, June 15 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the common rooms at Osprey Fountains. The Osprey Fountains is located...

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‘Loki’ episode #1 review

David Eckstein-Schoemann, Reporter Jun 14, 2021

Out of all the characters to get their own Disney Plus series, Loki was definitely a given as he’s easily one of this universe's most popular characters. With his dynamic history and his constantly changing...

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