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FILE - In this Feb. 15, 2018, file photo, Texas Rangers general manager Jon Daniels speaks to reporters during baseball spring training in Surprise, Ariz. Will there be a place to play whether a draft prospect decides to go, or stay in college? “I think there’s a host of information that you’d want to know, and then that’s really where I think the clubs can differentiate themselves,” Daniels said. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

AP: MLB teams adjusting as pandemic affects draft preparation

NOAH TRISTER, Associated Press Apr 28, 2020

The Detroit Tigers can feel certain about one thing: They have the No. 1 pick in the draft. What that Major League Baseball draft will look like, when and where it will take place and how the selections...

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CAPTION ADDITION ADDS PRODUCT''S USE: An employee holds up an antibody test cartridge of AFIAS COVID-19 Ab testing kit used in diagnosing the coronavirus for a photograph on a production line of the Boditech Med Inc. in Chuncheon, South Korea, Friday, April 17, 2020. Boditech Med recently started exporting its antibody-based virus test kits to various countries. The product shown is fluorescence Immunoassay that can be used in general antibody tests but not in rapid tests.(AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

AP: Nations, US states each chart their own path on reopening

ELENA BECATOROS, JILL LAWLESS and NICK PERRY, Associated Press Apr 27, 2020

LONDON (AP) — Nations and U.S. states have begun easing coronavirus lockdowns, each pursuing their own approach but all with a common goal: restarting their economies without triggering another surge...

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COVID-19 and Jacksonville: a timeline of events

COVID-19 and Jacksonville: a timeline of events

Elena Curtis, Conrtibuting Writer Apr 24, 2020

What was once an international story has now changed everything about our way of life. Take a look at the timeline of the pandemic through a North Florida lens. January 29 - The University of North...

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Florida nears 30,000 cases of COVID-19 as states reopen

Florida nears 30,000 cases of COVID-19 as states reopen

Courtney Green, News Editor Apr 24, 2020

There are now nearly 30,000 cases of COVID-19 in the state of Florida, as of 10 a.m. on April 24. There have been nearly 1000 deaths in the state associated with COVID-19, according to the Florida Department...

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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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