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Local community group wants JSO defunded as sheriff asks for budget increase

Local community group wants JSO defunded as sheriff asks for budget increase

Haneifah Ahmad, Intern Reporter Jul 3, 2020

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A local community advocacy organization named the Northside Coalition is calling for Mayor Lenny Curry to defund the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. As protesters across the country...

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Dr. James Sorce. Photo from UNF page listing faculty and staff for Construction Management.

Beloved UNF professor passes away

Courtney Green, Managing Editor Jul 2, 2020

Beloved professor Dr. James Sorce has passed away, according to a tweet from UNF Coach Driscoll late last night. The University has confirmed Dr. Sorce's passing with a heavy heart, and provided...

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38 descendants of Confederate soldiers and generals file lawsuit to preserve monument

38 descendants of Confederate soldiers and generals file lawsuit to preserve monument

Haneifah Ahmad, Reporter Jul 2, 2020

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. - St. Augustine City Commission voted to have the oldest Confederate monument removed from the Plaza de la Constitution, until 38 descendants of Confederate soldiers filed a lawsuit...

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The executive order was signed at a meeting with the American Workforce Policy Advisory Board

Trump signs executive order to prioritize job skills over college degree in government hiring

John Watson, Sports Editor Jul 2, 2020

President Trump has made it clear that a college degree does not define the type of worker you are. On Friday, June 26, President Trump signed an executive order to change the hiring process in federal...

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FILE - In this May 20, 2020 file photo a runner passes through an arch on the campus of Boston University, in Boston. COVID-19 has disrupted the plans of an estimated 3 million returning college students. Due to the pandemic’s financial and psychological stressors, some students are debating whether they should sit out this fall. While taking time out from school during the pandemic might seem like a safe choice, it could have lasting consequences.  (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

AP: Why Missing College This Fall Is a Bad Idea

CECILIA CLARK of NerdWallet, Associated Press Jul 2, 2020

As colleges figure out how to structure classes this fall, many students are questioning whether to enroll at all. The idea of taking a gap year might sound enticing, but returning students should think...

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UNF provides update on Fall 2020 classes

UNF provides update on Fall 2020 classes

Zach Yearwood, News Editor Jul 1, 2020

The University of North Florida announced Monday that some fall classes will switch to a fully remote format in response to the surge of coronavirus cases. “Students who are already registered...

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A class action lawsuit filed in May suggests that no less than 341,000 students across Florida are entitled to partial refunds. 

Board of Governors to file dismissal for class action

Siddie Friar, Reporter Jul 1, 2020

In May, a University of Florida student filed a class action lawsuit against the Florida Board of Governors. Now, the Florida Board of Governors is filing a motion to dismiss. This lawsuit differs from...

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FILE - In this March 27, 2019, file photo, President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Top officials in the White House were aware in early 2019 of classified intelligence indicating Russia was secretly offering bounties to the Taliban for the deaths of Americans, a full year earlier than has been previously reported, according to U.S. officials with direct knowledge of the intelligence. The assessment was included in at least one of Trump’s written daily intelligence briefings at the time, according to the officials. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Trump: I’ll veto defense bill to keep Confederate base names

ANDREW TAYLOR, Associated Press Jul 1, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is vowing to veto a massive defense bill to keep military bases such as Fort Bragg named after Confederate officers, swimming against sentiment in his own party...

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Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., wears a 51st state facemask during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 25, 2020, about D.C. statehood. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Jacksonville mandates masks effective 5 p.m. Monday

Zach Yearwood, News Editor Jun 29, 2020

The City of Jacksonville will enforce masks in public places and indoors, city officials announced Monday afternoon. The mandate will go into effect 5 p.m. Monday. This comes after an emergency City...

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(AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

TikTok Trolls Trump’s Tulsa Rally

Sheifalika Bhatnagar, News Director Jun 29, 2020

President Trump is back on the campaign trail, but there was an unexpected twist at his Tulsa rally. Social media users on TikTok joined with fans of Korean pop music groups to make roughly one million...

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Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., speaks at a news conference on District of Columbia statehood on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, June 16, 2020, in Washington. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Md. will hold a vote on D.C. statehood on July 26. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

House adopts bill to make DC 51st state; Senate GOP opposes

MATTHEW DALY, Associated Press Jun 29, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic-controlled House approved a bill Friday to make the District of Columbia the 51st state, saying Congress has both the moral obligation and constitutional authority to...

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Board of elections worker Valerie Tyree cleans an election booth after a person voted in the state's primary election at the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections, Tuesday, April 28, 2020, in Cleveland. The first major test of an almost completely vote-by-mail election during a pandemic is unfolding Tuesday in Ohio, offering lessons to other states about how to conduct one of the most basic acts of democracy amid a health crisis. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

President warns against mail-in voter fraud; studies show fraud unlikely

Zach Yearwood, News Editor Jun 26, 2020

In recent weeks, absentee voting (or voting by mail) has come under attack from President Trump. “There is tremendous evidence of fraud whenever you have mail-in ballots,” the president said in...

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