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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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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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NEWS: Inside Swoop in 90 Seconds

Romario Gardner, UNF School of Communication | Jun 15, 2021

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Netflix’s ‘Sweet Tooth’ season one review

Michael Tracey, Reporter | Jun 15, 2021

When I first saw advertisements for Netflix’s “Sweet Tooth,” I was reluctant to give it a try. There’s an abundance of Netflix originals and my list isn’t getting any shorter. Why invest time...

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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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An overview of the E3 2021 & Summer Game Fest schedules

Michael Tracey, Reporter | Jun 14, 2021

Magic is in the air. The best week of gaming is finally here. E3 2021 gaming expo and Summer Game Fest are about to begin. A mountain of video game news is about to flood entertainment media outlets. The...

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"The last male northern white rhino" by Jessica Leas Photography is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0.

Northern white rhinos actually went functionally extinct years ago; Can the subspecies be saved?

Megan Blackadar, Reporter | Jun 11, 2021

Recently on social media, a lot of misinformation has been spreading about the status of the northern white rhino, claiming that the northern white rhino is recently extinct. Paired with a photo of a zookeeper...

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