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In a March 11, 2021 photo, potatoes are examined along a conveyor belt before being loaded into a tractor trailer at the Sackett Potato farm in Mecosta, Mich. For generations, Brian Sackett's family has farmed potatoes that are made into chips. About 25% of the nation's potato chips get their start in Michigan, which historically has had reliably cool air during September harvest and late spring but now is getting warmer temperatures. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

AP: New problems arise for crop storage as planet gets warmer

JOHN FLESHER, Associated Press Mar 26, 2021

MECOSTA, Mich. (AP) — For generations, Brian Sackett's family has farmed potatoes that are made into chips found on grocery shelves in much of the eastern U.S. About 25% of the nation's potato chips...

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FILE - In this March 23, 2021, file photo, Anita Shetty, left, vaccinates Doris Lucas with a Pfizer vaccine in Atlanta. More than three months into the U.S. vaccination drive, many of the numbers paint an increasingly encouraging picture as dozens of states have thrown open vaccinations to all adults or are planning to do so in a matter of weeks. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File)

AP: Brighter outlook for US as vaccinations rise and deaths fall

JULIE WATSON and CARLA K. JOHNSON, Associated Press Mar 25, 2021

More than three months into the U.S. vaccination drive, many of the numbers paint an increasingly encouraging picture, with 70% of Americans 65 and older receiving at least one dose of the vaccine and...

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UNF paving the way for grads to succeed in the new economy

Shelby Senesac, News Editor Mar 25, 2021

UNF was recognized on a national podcast, “Post Corona,” earlier this month for its cutting-edge initiative by joining graduates with companies that pay real salaries. “Post Corona,” hosted...

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UNF Giving Day 2021 recap; What the donated funds will go towards

Shelby Senesac, News Editor Mar 24, 2021

UNF Giving Day 2021, which took place earlier this month, was the most successful one yet. The donated funds from this year’s Giving Day will go a long way, continuing to make UNF’s campus and student...

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Snow falls as investigators continue to collect evidence in the parking lot where a mass shooting took place at a King Soopers grocery store Tuesday, March 23, 2021, in Boulder, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

AP: Official: Colorado shooting suspect prone to rage, delusions

PATTY NIEBERG, THOMAS PEIPERT and COLLEEN SLEVIN, Associated Press Mar 24, 2021

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Law enforcement officials and former associates of a 21-year-old accused of killing 10 people at a Colorado supermarket described the suspect as someone prone to sudden rage who...

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Invasive mosquito in Florida

Jordan Ramos, Reporter Mar 23, 2021

For the first time in 75 years, there is a new invasive species of mosquito. Scientists have said that it spread due to climate change. University of Florida (UF) researchers use computer modeling of the...

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Gonzaga forward Drew Timme (2) celebrates in the second half of a second-round game iagainst Oklahoma n the NCAA men's college basketball tournament at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Monday, March 22, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

AP: March was bound to be mad; NCAA tourney hasn’t disappointed

JIM LITKE, Associated Press Mar 23, 2021

Considering how everything else has gone this past year, March was bound to be mad. So far, it hasn’t disappointed. The last perfect NCAA Tournament bracket was busted before the first round was over....

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UNF students claim to be members of Kappa Sigma under false pretenses

Shelby Senesac, News Editor Mar 23, 2021

Earlier this month, Spinnaker received a letter that was sent to Greek chapter advisors from the Kappa Sigma Fraternity Headquarters. The letter stated that some UNF students are misrepresenting themselves...

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WHM: Important women in technology

Ketan Narotam, Police Reporter Mar 22, 2021

Whenever we think of technology innovators, we often think of computer hardware, software, and internet pioneers such as Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, and Mark Zuckerberg. No one can deny the contributions these...

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Album cover art for Montgomery Ricky by Ricky Montgomery

Album review: Montgomery Ricky by Ricky Montgomery

Zain Beverly, Radio Intern Mar 22, 2021

Ricky Montgomery’s Montgomery Ricky (trying saying that ten times) is the first full-length album by the formerly moderately-successful Vine.. person. The L.A. based indie-pop artist has produced music...

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Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris of California, speaks during the third day of the Democratic National Convention, at the Chase Center in Wilmington, Del., Aug. 19, 2020. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Vice President Kamala Harris to visit Duval County

Carter Mudgett, Student Government Reporter Mar 22, 2021

Vice President Kamala Harris will be visiting Duval County today, March 22. She is planning to visit an unnamed Jacksonville vaccine site after meeting with the leaders of Feeding NEFL, North East Florida’s...

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Crowds defiantly gather in the street while a speaker blasts music an hour past curfew in Miami Beach, Fla., on Sunday, March 21, 2021. An 8 p.m. curfew has been extended in Miami Beach after law enforcement worked to contain unruly crowds of spring break tourists.  (Daniel A. Varela/Miami Herald via AP)

AP: Miami Beach curfew aims to shut down Spring Break partying

KELLI KENNEDY, Associated Press Mar 22, 2021

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A party-ending curfew imposed after fights, gunfire, property destruction and dangerous stampedes broke out among huge crowds of people in Miami Beach could extend through...

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