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Cow milk and plant-based milk; which is better?

Cow milk and plant-based milk; which is better?

Darvin Nelson, News Editor Nov 3, 2020

For centuries, humans have been consuming dairy milk, but non-dairy alternatives are on the rise. Both cow milk and plant-based milk have their pros and cons, but which type of milk is best for you to...

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Free flu shots on UNF campus

Free flu shots on UNF campus

Aloe Suarez, Reporter Nov 3, 2020

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - University of North Florida students can get free flu shots on campus tomorrow at J. Brooks Brown Hall from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The UNF Health Services is partnering with Publix to...

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How diet plays a role in brain function

Hayley Simonson, Police Reporter Oct 30, 2020

Maybe it’s the cramming before an exam, excessive class load, or 9 a.m. twice every week - whatever it is, college students know what it’s like for brain function to feel like it’s hitting a plateau,...

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Jacksonville mask mandate will expire today unless extended by mayor

Hayley Simonson, Police Reporter Oct 27, 2020

The executive order that has kept masks mandatory in Jacksonville since June will expire today at 5 p.m. if Mayor Lenny Curry decides to not extend it. The order has been continuously extended every 30...

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Frame from ABC's Spider-man (1967-1969).

Benefits of talking to yourself and when to worry

Darvin Nelson, News Editor Oct 22, 2020

Let’s face it, whether we’re in the shower or home alone for a while, we sometimes exchange a few words with ourselves. So, if you’ve been wondering if it's normal to talk to yourself and crack up...

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Domestic Violence Awareness Month: Warning signs and how to get help

Domestic Violence Awareness Month: Warning signs and how to get help

Darvin Nelson, News Editor Oct 15, 2020

Many abusers can seem charming and fun at first, and won't blatantly abuse at the beginning of a relationship. Though, there are some red flags that can occur within the early part of the relationship...

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BREAKING: UNF sees 100% increase in student COVID-19 cases: Source? Sports, sorority…

Darvin Nelson, News Editor Oct 13, 2020

Just last week, the university reported 11 positive COVID cases. A week later the number doubled. According to the university’s website, UNF has a staggering 100% increase in student self-reported COVID...

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President Donald Trump gives a thumbs-up as he leaves the White House to go to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center after he tested positive for COVID-19, Friday, Oct. 2, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

AP: Trump, stricken by COVID-19, taken to military hospital

JILL COLVIN AND ZEKE MILLER, Associated Press Oct 2, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump appeared in public Friday evening for the first time since being stricken by COVID-19, boarding his Marine One helicopter for a flight to a military hospital...

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COVID case update on Jacksonville colleges

Erik Feliciano, Reporter Oct 2, 2020

 The COVID-19 pandemic has been spreading for several months, and many universities have been trying to mitigate the spread of the virus. However, there have been some cases in our local schools. At...

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This September 2020 photo provided by Johnson & Johnson shows a single-dose COVID-19 vaccine being developed by the company. Johnson & Johnson is beginning a huge final study to try to prove if the single-dose vaccine can protect against the coronavirus. (Cheryl Gerber/Courtesy of Johnson & Johnson via AP)

AP: Late-stage study of first single-shot vaccine begins in US

LINDA A. JOHNSON, Associated Press Sep 23, 2020

Johnson & Johnson is beginning a huge final study to try to prove if a single-dose COVID-19 vaccine can protect against the virus. The study starting Wednesday will be one of the world's largest coronavirus...

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FILE - In this April 29, 2020, file photo, workers move bodies to a refrigerated truck from the Andrew T. Cleckley Funeral Home in the Brooklyn borough of New York. During the deadliest days of the coronavirus outbreak in New York City, the bodies piled up at the funeral home — and the stench that came with it — at an alarming rate. Cleckley says what happened next made him the scapegoat for an unforeseen crisis — hundreds of COVID-19 deaths a day in New York that overwhelmed funeral homes across the city. Authorities swept in and suspended his license in an episode that made headlines in a city already reeling from other horrors of the pandemic. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

AP: ‘Unfathomable’: US death toll from coronavirus hits 200,000

CARLA K. JOHNSON, AP Medical Writer Sep 22, 2020

The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus topped 200,000 Tuesday, a figure unimaginable eight months ago when the scourge first reached the world's richest nation with its sparkling laboratories, top-flight...

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University urges students to report COVID violations amid evidence of students attending parties

Zach Yearwood, Managing Editor Sep 16, 2020

The coronavirus has completely changed the way we live and will likely continue to do so for the foreseeable future. However, CDC and university guidelines have not slowed some college students down from...

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