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FILE - In this Saturday, April 11, 2020 file photo, a pack of jackals eats dog food that was left for them by a woman at Hayarkon Park in Tel Aviv, Israel. With a lockdown against the coronavirus crisis, the sprawling park is practically empty. This has cleared the way for packs of jackals to take over this urban oasis in the heart of the city as they search for food. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

As people stay home, Earth turns wilder and cleaner

SETH BORENSTEIN, Associated Press Apr 22, 2020

An unplanned grand experiment is changing Earth. As people across the globe stay home to stop the spread of the new coronavirus, the air has cleaned up, albeit temporarily. Smog stopped choking New...

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President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Monday, April 20, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

AP: Trump vows to ‘suspend immigration,’ adviser cites health

Associated Press Apr 21, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said that he will sign an executive order "to temporarily suspend immigration into the United States" because of the coronavirus. "In light of the attack from...

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FILE - In this March 17, 2020, file photo Fran Drago shows her sticker after she voted in the Florida presidential primary in Cape Coral, Fla. Scrambling to address voting concerns amid a pandemic, election officials from Nevada to Florida are scaling back or eliminating opportunities for people to cast ballots in person. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

AP: As mail voting pushed, some fear loss of in-person option

CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY and NICHOLAS RICCARDI, Associated Press Apr 20, 2020

ATLANTA (AP) — Scrambling to address voting concerns during a pandemic, election officials across the country are eliminating polling places or scaling back opportunities for people to cast ballots in...

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The College of Health is located inside J. Brooks Brown Hall.

UNF nursing students engage in philanthropy despite inability to work in hospitals

Sarah Glenn Apr 14, 2020

As COVID-19 continues to spread, medical professionals are working nonstop. A group of nursing students at the University of North Florida are working together to assist health care workers in the area. While...

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A woman wearing a face mask walks near a shop featuring a washing hands slogan Tuesday, April 14, 2020, in Tokyo. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared a state of emergency last week for Tokyo and some other prefectures to ramp up defenses against the spread of the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

How to end virus lockdowns? Technology, tests, coordination

LORI HINNANT, FRANK JORDANS and CHRIS BLAKE, Associated Press Apr 14, 2020

BERLIN (AP) — Governments battling a virus that has crossed borders with breathtaking speed pinned their hopes Tuesday on tests, technology and a coordinated approach to ease the tight restrictions on...

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A homeless woman wearing face masks to protect against the coronavirus crosses an empty street in Vilnius, Lithuania, Monday, April 13, 2020. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)

AP: Health or wealth? Nations pressured to loosen virus rules

ARITZ PARRA, JOSEPH WILSON and ELENA BECATOROS, Associated Press Apr 13, 2020

MADRID (AP) — As the coronavirus pandemic throws millions out of work and devastates economies worldwide, governments are struggling with the delicate balance between keeping people safe from a highly...

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The Dome of the Rock Mosque in the Al Aqsa Mosque compound, and the Western Wall, the holiest site where Jews can pray, are seen in Jerusalem's Old City, Friday, April 10, 2020.  Christians are commemorating Jesus' crucifixion without the solemn church services or emotional processions of past years, marking Good Friday in a world locked down by the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)

AP: In a test of faith, Christians mark Good Friday in isolation

JOSEPH KRAUSS, Associated Press Apr 10, 2020

JERUSALEM (AP) — Christians are commemorating Jesus' crucifixion without the solemn church services or emotional processions of past years, marking Good Friday in a world locked down by the coronavirus...

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Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Wednesday, April 8, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

AP: Fauci: Don’t assume virus fades in warm weather

Associated Press Apr 9, 2020

The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause...

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Paula Horvath. Photo courtesy Ignite Media

Former UNF Professor tests positive and shares experience with COVID-19

Christian Ayers, Intern Reporter Apr 7, 2020

Retired UNF journalism professor Dr. Paula Horvath was diagnosed with COVID-19 at the end of March. Despite living with several risk factors associated with the disease, Dr. Horvath described her symptoms...

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JU announces first case of COVID-19

JU announces first case of COVID-19

Courtney Green, News Editor Apr 6, 2020

Over the weekend, Jacksonville University announced its first case of COVID-19. According to a tweet from the University, the individual who has fallen ill was a graduate student who lived off campus....

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Medical workers wearing equipment to protect themselves from coronavirus bring a patient to St Thomas' Hospital in Westminster in London, Monday, April 6, 2020. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

AP: US, UK brace for soaring death tolls as pandemic bears down

LORI HINNANT and DANICA KIRKA, Associated Press Apr 6, 2020

LONDON (AP) — The U.S. and Britain braced for what could be one of their bleakest weeks in memory Monday as the human and financial toll of the coronavirus outbreak mounted. But new deaths and infections...

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State stats: Coronavirus in the State of Florida

State stats: Coronavirus in the State of Florida

Brett Nweeia, Videographer Apr 4, 2020

There are now over 10760 cases of the COVID-19 virus in the state of Florida. In addition to that, there have also been over 190 deaths in the state. If you have any symptoms of a dry cough, shortness...

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