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The Us Flag flies at half mast Sunday, June 20, 2021, in Camp Hill, Ala.,  at the Alabama Sheriff's Girls Ranch which suffered a loss of life when their van was involved in a multiple vehicle accident Saturday, resulting in eight people in the van perishing. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)

AP: 8 kids in youth van among the 13 lives lost to Claudette

JEFF AMY and AMY FORLITI, Associated Press Jun 21, 2021

ATLANTA (AP) — Eight children in a van from a youth home for abused or neglected children were killed in a fiery multi-vehicle crash on a wet interstate that also killed a man and his baby in another...

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The most exciting games from E3 2021 & Summer Game Fest

Michael Tracey, Reporter Jun 18, 2021

Summer Game Fest continues, but the end of the electronic expo E3 is here. Some of the most relevant developers and publishers from the game industry joined together in Los Angeles to give fans a glimpse...

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Photo courtesy of CU Denver.

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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Loki episode two review

David Eckstein-Schoemann, Reporter Jun 18, 2021

After the first episode surpassed multiple people's expectations, let’s see how they are going to react to episode two. Because wow does this show keep going in all the right places. The mysterious...

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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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The Controversial History of Shark Week

Nathan Turoff, Features Editor Jun 17, 2021

Shark Week is an iconic part of American television culture. Shark Week has been going strong on Discovery for over thirty years. However, in recent years, Shark Week has received a lot of backlash from...

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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

Presented by the UNF School of Communication. ____ For more information or news tips, or if you see an error in this story or have any compliments or concerns, contact editor@unfspinnaker.com.

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Photo courtesy of University of North Florida.

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

Presented by the UNF School of Communication. ____ For more information or news tips, or if you see an error in this story or have any compliments or concerns, contact editor@unfspinnaker.com.

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SW: Bad Batch ep. #7

David Eckstein-Schoemann, Reporter Jun 16, 2021

The story seems to be ramping up as a familiar face appears on this week’s episode of “The Bad Batch.”    The episode “Battle Scars” begins with the group after a series of mercenary...

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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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