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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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UNF announces mask requirement on campus

UNF announces mask requirement on campus

Courtney Green, Managing Editor | Jun 25, 2020

In a UNF Marketing email on Thursday, June 25, UNF announced mandatory mask use while on the University's campus "effective immediately." The email states, "To protect the health and safety of the Osprey...

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President Trump will accept his nomination in Jacksonville in August. (Graphic courtesy of WOKV)

Jacksonville residents conflicted about hosting RNC, poll shows

Kaitlyn Bowers, Video Director | Jun 25, 2020

A recent poll shows that Jacksonville residents are conflicted about the Republican National Convention being held in the city.  The poll, conducted by the Public Opinion Research Lab at the University...

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Members of Orange County Fire Rescue pack personal protective equipment (PPE) items including disposable face masks, reusable masks and hand sanitizer in bags to be handed out to small businesses, Wednesday, June 24, 2020, in Orlando, Fla. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, Orange County hopes to supply up to 10,000 businesses with the items over the next several days. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

AP: ‘Coming back and biting us’: US sees virus resurgence

NOMAAN MERCHANT and JUAN A. LOZANO, Associated Press | Jun 24, 2020

HOUSTON (AP) — A coronavirus resurgence is wiping out two months of progress in the U.S. and sending infections to dire new levels across the South and West, with administrators and health experts warning...

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President Syzmanski presented UNF’s reopening plan and discussed our valuable and talented community partners who will be supporting UNF through the public hea

BOG approves fall reopening plans

Siddie Friar, Intern Reporter | Jun 24, 2020

During a 5-hour-long meeting on Tuesday all 12 state universities presented their fall reopening plans to the board, all 12 were approved. Any changes to the approved plans will need to be approved...

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NASA's GEOS-5 model shows the projected path of the dust cloud this week

Massive Saharan dust cloud to hit the U.S. this week

Zach Yearwood, News Editor | Jun 23, 2020

A massive plume of dust from the Sahara desert has traveled across the Atlantic Ocean into the Caribbean Sea and is expected to make its way into Mexico and parts of the United States later this week. Photographers...

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Even if you don’t express symptoms you could be a carrier of the virus, wearing a mask is to help protect other people.

Covid-19 direction unclear for FL residents

Siddie Friar, Reporter | Jun 22, 2020

Jacksonville, Fla. - While there are still many mysteries about the Covid-19 virus, what we do know is that statewide responses have been confusing, often contradictory and the published test results are...

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This GOES-16 satellite image taken Wednesday, Aug. 28, 209, at 17:20 UTC and provided by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), shows Dorian, a Category 1 hurricane, crossing over the U.S. and British Virgin Islands. Forecasters say it could grow to Category 3 status as it nears the U.S. mainland as early as the weekend.  (NOAA via AP)

Active hurricane season has potential to exacerbate pandemic effects

Zach Yearwood, News Editor | Jun 19, 2020

As if 2020 hasn’t been eventful enough through the first five-and-a-half months, meteorologists nationwide predict an above average hurricane season this year. In May, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric...

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UNF ROTC student claims university mishandled sexual misconduct case

UNF ROTC student claims university mishandled sexual misconduct case

A student in the University of North Florida’s U.S. Army ROTC program alleges she was sexually harassed by the program’s Assistant Military Science Professor in October 2019. A female cadet claims...

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