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NFL schedules revealed; Jaguars have tough road ahead

NFL schedules revealed; Jaguars have tough road ahead

Riley Platt, Reporter May 14, 2021

Following the NFL Draft, excitement typically shifts to the season schedule being revealed a few weeks later. This took place on Wednesday with a new 17-game slate, but it shows that turning things around...

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SPINNAKER’S SUMMER 2021 MAGAZINE ISSUE AVAILABLE NOW!!!

Darvin Nelson, Editor-in-Chief May 14, 2021

Spinnaker cheerfully welcomes all new and returning Ospreys to the 2021 Summer A term.  Enjoy Spinnaker’s new digital zine that explores the freshmen experience and gives students the 101 on UNF. Link...

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FILE - This April 30, 2019, file photo, shows a McDonald's restaurant on the Northside of Pittsburgh. U.S. restaurants and stores are rapidly raising pay in an urgent effort to attract more applicants and keep up with a flood of customers as the pandemic eases. McDonald's, Sheetz and Chipotle are just some of the latest companies to follow Amazon, Walmart and Costco in boosting wages, in some cases to $15 an hour or higher. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

AP: Desperate for workers, US restaurants and stores raise pay

CHRISTOPHER RUGABER, Associated Press May 14, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. restaurants and stores are rapidly raising pay in an urgent effort to attract more applicants and keep up with a flood of customers as the pandemic eases. McDonald's, Sheetz...

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Five games to still look forward to this year

Michael Tracey, Reporter May 13, 2021

It’s mind-boggling to think that the summer is already here. The first half of the year had a few great video games: “Hitman 3,” “Returnal,” the new “Pokémon Snap,” “Resident Evil: Village.”...

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CDC announces that vaccinated people don’t need masks indoors or outdoors

Nathan Turoff, Features Editor May 13, 2021

This afternoon, the CDC updated its guidance on mask-wearing, saying that fully vaccinated people may take off their masks both indoors and outdoors.  This is a big deal, and it officially allows us...

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Tebow is looking to make his return to the NFL after last being seen in training camp with the Eagles in 2015

Fans collide over Tim Tebow signing with the Jags

John Watson, Sports Editor May 13, 2021

A man who has led a fascinating professional sports journey has ended up as the newest member of the Jacksonville Jaguars. From throwing dimes as a member of the Denver Broncos to hitting dingers with...

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Smoke rises following Israeli airstrikes on a building in Gaza City, Thursday, May 13, 2021. Weary Palestinians are somberly marking the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, as Hamas and Israel traded more rockets and airstrikes and Jewish-Arab violence raged across Israel. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)

AP: Hamas, Israel fighting escalates even amid truce efforts

FARES AKRAM and JOSEPH KRAUSS, Associated Press May 13, 2021

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas sent a heavy barrage of rockets deep into Israel in a matter of minutes Thursday and Israel pounded Gaza with more airstrikes. The relentless escalation of hostilities...

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A hiring sign offers a $500 bonus outside a McDonalds restaurant, in Cranberry Township, Butler County, Pa., Wednesday, May 5, 2021.  U.S. employers posted a record number of available jobs in March, starkly illustrating the desperation of businesses to hire more people as the economy expands. Yet total job gains increased only modestly that month, according to a Labor Department report issued Tuesday, May 11. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

AP: US job openings soar to highest level on record

CHRISTOPHER RUGABER, Associated Press May 12, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers posted a record number of available jobs in March, illustrating starkly the desperation of businesses trying to find new workers as the country emerges from the pandemic...

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Mental Health Awareness Month: Your mind matters

Mental Health Awareness Month: Your mind matters

Shelby Senesac, News Editor May 11, 2021

Say it louder for the people in the back: “You are not alone!” Mental health is just as important as physical health. The entire month of May is recognized as Mental Health Awareness Month and works...

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Rockets are launched from the Gaza Strip towards Israel, Monday, May. 10, 2021. Hamas militants fired dozens of rockets into Israel on Monday, including a barrage that set off air raid sirens as far away as Jerusalem, after hundreds of Palestinians were hurt in clashes with Israeli police at a flashpoint religious site in the contested holy city. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

AP: Gaza militants, Israel trade new rocket fire and airstrikes

JOSEF FEDERMAN and FARES AKRAM, Associated Press May 11, 2021

JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian militants launched dozens of rockets from Gaza and Israel unleashed new air strikes against them early Tuesday, in an escalation triggered by soaring tensions in Jerusalem...

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FDA clears Pfizer COVID vaccine for ages 12-15

Carter Mudgett, Student Government Reporter May 10, 2021

Earlier today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the expansion of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine use to children aged 12-15.  “The FDA has determined that Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19...

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Update on the New “Anti-Mob” bill

Nathan Turoff, Features Editor May 10, 2021

Last winter, Spinnaker covered a story of how Florida Governor Ron Desantis had introduced a controversial bill aimed at curbing mob violence in response to the nationwide protests last summer after the...

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