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Brian Lambert, owner of Scoops, a coffee and sweets shop, opens up the windows of his business across the street from the Forsyth Courthouse as he gets ready to reopen next week, Wednesday, April 22, 2020, in Forsyth, Ga. The Monroe County Commission recently voted to urge Gov. Brian Kemp and President Donald Trump to begin reopening the economy by the end of the month, becoming one of the first local Georgia governments to formally demand a speedier end to coronavirus restrictions. Lambert, who started the business last May, said it was make or break time for him and is anxious to get back to work on Monday, the first day he is allowed to. (Curtis Compton/tlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

AP: Amid anxiety, Georgia lets close-contact businesses reopen

RUSS BYNUM, Associated Press Apr 24, 2020

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Some salons, gyms and other close-contact services in Georgia prepared to open Friday as the Republican governor eased a month-long shutdown amid experts' warnings of a potential...

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Homeless, hungry and unhealthy: UNF student faces all three possibilities

Homeless, hungry and unhealthy: UNF student faces all three possibilities

Sara Albertelli, Contributing Writer Apr 23, 2020

Crystal Christopher was already overwhelmed dealing with medical and personal worries when COVID-19 emerged, and then suddenly everything in their life took a turn for the worse. Christopher is a student...

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Pregnancy in a pandemic

Paige Garcia, Contributing Writer Apr 23, 2020

Christina Rey is pregnant, an occasion that, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, calls for both joy and concern. The joy of new life is one that eclipses most things, but it’s not without its trepidations....

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AP: 26 million have sought US jobless aid since virus hit

AP: 26 million have sought US jobless aid since virus hit

CHRISTOPHER RUGABER Apr 23, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 4.4 million laid-off workers applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week as job cuts escalated across an economy that remains all but shut down, the government said Thursday. Roughly...

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President Szymanski takes salary reduction to fund Emergency Relief Fund scholarships

Courtney Green, News Editor Apr 22, 2020

UNF President Szymanski has taken a 15% salary reduction for 2020 to fund scholarships and need-based aid, some of which will offset costs directly related to COVID-19. In addition to taking the salary...

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Graduate admission tests begin to move online

Graduate admission tests begin to move online

Kaitlyn Bowers, Video Director Apr 22, 2020

Getting into graduate school can be stressful. It’s even more stressful, however, when a pandemic has cast uncertainty on whether you’ll even have the chance to take the admission test to get in. Fortunately,...

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FILE - In this Saturday, April 11, 2020 file photo, a pack of jackals eats dog food that was left for them by a woman at Hayarkon Park in Tel Aviv, Israel. With a lockdown against the coronavirus crisis, the sprawling park is practically empty. This has cleared the way for packs of jackals to take over this urban oasis in the heart of the city as they search for food. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

As people stay home, Earth turns wilder and cleaner

SETH BORENSTEIN, Associated Press Apr 22, 2020

An unplanned grand experiment is changing Earth. As people across the globe stay home to stop the spread of the new coronavirus, the air has cleaned up, albeit temporarily. Smog stopped choking New...

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President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Monday, April 20, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

AP: Trump vows to ‘suspend immigration,’ adviser cites health

Associated Press Apr 21, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said that he will sign an executive order "to temporarily suspend immigration into the United States" because of the coronavirus. "In light of the attack from...

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FILE - In this March 17, 2020, file photo Fran Drago shows her sticker after she voted in the Florida presidential primary in Cape Coral, Fla. Scrambling to address voting concerns amid a pandemic, election officials from Nevada to Florida are scaling back or eliminating opportunities for people to cast ballots in person. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

AP: As mail voting pushed, some fear loss of in-person option

CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY and NICHOLAS RICCARDI, Associated Press Apr 20, 2020

ATLANTA (AP) — Scrambling to address voting concerns during a pandemic, election officials across the country are eliminating polling places or scaling back opportunities for people to cast ballots in...

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UNF College of Education and Human Services announces 2020 Glady's Prior Award recipients

UNF College of Education and Human Services announces 2020 Glady’s Prior Award recipients

Brett Nweeia, Videographer Apr 17, 2020

On Wednesday, April 15, The 2020 Gladys prior awards were hosted by The University of North Florida College of Education and Human Services. “The Gladys Prior Awards allow us to show our sincere appreciation...

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What you need to know today about the virus outbreak

What you need to know today about the virus outbreak

Associated Press Apr 17, 2020

President Donald Trump is pressing to restart the U.S. economy, which has been ravaged by the pandemic in a short few weeks. He has given U.S. governors a road map for recovering from the acute economic...

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Jax beaches reopen Friday at 5 p.m.

Jax beaches reopen Friday at 5 p.m.

Courtney Green, News Editor Apr 16, 2020

Mayor Lenny Curry has announced that beaches will reopen Friday, April 17 at 5 p.m. and will operate on special hours going forward. Beaches will be open from 6 a.m. to 11 a.m., and then again from...

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