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UNF mourns loss of esteemed adjunct professor

Siddie Friar, Intern Reporter | May 18, 2020

Ron Nelson, one of UNF’s beloved earth science professors, passed away during the afternoon of May 11. According to his department, Nelson had a history of medical setbacks over the years but remained...

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Gov. Desantis announces gyms will reopen on Monday

Haneifah Ahmad, Intern Reporter | May 17, 2020

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - As we move into phase one of recovery, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Friday that gyms can reopen on Monday.  Gym goers are to maintain a safe distance from one another as...

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JU announces students will return to campus fall semester

JU announces students will return to campus fall semester

Siddie Friar, Reporter | May 15, 2020

In an announcement made Wednesday by JU president, Tim Cost, he stated that JU was “100% committed to you being on this campus come this fall in late August, to take your classes, to live and to learn...

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A Facebook profile picture of UNF Senior Anthony Rojas.

UF Student Files Class Action Against Florida Board of Governors

Siddie Friar, Reporter | May 15, 2020

Anthony Rojas has a natural inclination to social justice issues. His parents immigrated to the United States from Colombia before he was born. They saw firsthand many issues with justice and equality...

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FILE - In this March 10, 2020, file photo, Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden, accompanied by his wife Jill, speaks to members of the press at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. Biden has no foreseeable plans to resume in-person campaigning amid a pandemic that is testing whether a national presidential election can be won by a candidate communicating almost entirely from home. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

AP: Basement-bound Biden campaign worries some Democrats

BILL BARROW and STEVE PEOPLES, Associated Press | May 14, 2020

Joe Biden has no foreseeable plans to resume in-person campaigning amid a pandemic that is testing whether a national presidential election can be won by a candidate communicating almost entirely from...

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks about the so-called Heroes Act, Tuesday, May 12, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington.  Pelosi unveiled a more than $3 trillion coronavirus aid package Tuesday, providing nearly $1 trillion for states and cities, “hazard pay” for essential workers and a new round of cash payments to individuals. (Saul Loeb/Pool via AP)

AP: GOP senators give Democrats’ $3T relief bill a cold shoulder

LISA MASCARO and ANDREW TAYLOR, Associated Press | May 13, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi unveiled a more than $3 trillion coronavirus aid package, a sweeping effort with $1 trillion for states and cities, "hazard pay" for essential workers and...

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California State University Los Angeles

California State University campuses will remain closed for fall semester

Courtney Green, News Editor | May 13, 2020

Amid uncertainty over campuses opening for the fall semester, the California State University system has made a decision for its 23 campuses: cancel all in-person instruction and continue remote instruction...

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In this image provided by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, this March 24, 2020, photo, shows unapproved COVID-19 tests that were seized on March 22, 2020 from the DHL Express Consignment Facility at JFK Airport in the Queens borough of New York. Federal officials say the COVID-19 outbreak has unleashed a wave of fraud. An arm of the Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations, has opened more than 300 cases in recent weeks that include counterfeit products and medicines as well as fake tests for the virus.  (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement via AP)

AP: Virus unleashes wave of fraud in US amid fear and scarcity

BEN FOX and ALAN SUDERMAN, Associated Press | May 12, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — A 39-year-old former investment manager in Georgia was already facing federal charges that he robbed hundreds of retirees of their savings through a Ponzi scheme when the rapid spread...

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FILE - In this May 5, 2020, file photo, President Donald Trump talks to the media before boarding Air Force One for a trip to Phoenix to visit a Honeywell plant that manufactures protective equipment, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. The coronavirus pandemic is complicating what has been a May reelection campaign launch for recent presidents. Trump has told reporters recently he would travel soon to Ohio, a battleground state. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

AP: Pandemic creates electoral uncertainty for Trump, Democrats

STEVE PEOPLES and THOMAS BEAUMONT, Associated Press | May 11, 2020

Presidential politics move fast. What we're watching heading into a new week on the 2020 campaign: ___ Days to general election: 176 ___ THE NARRATIVE President Donald Trump's reelection...

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FILE - In this Feb. 27, 2020, file photo, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos pauses as she testifies during a hearing of a House Appropriations Sub-Committee on the fiscal year 2021 budget on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Trump administration is barring most international students and all students who entered the U.S. illegally from receiving emergency college grants approved by Congress as part of a $2.2 trillion coronavirus rescue package. DeVos issued the restriction in new guidelines released Tuesday, April 21, 2020, telling colleges how to distribute more than $6 billion in grants meant to help students cover unexpected costs triggered by the pandemic. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

AP: New campus sexual assault rules bolster rights of accused

COLLIN BINKLEY, Associated Press | May 8, 2020

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Wednesday issued a new policy that will reshape the way schools and universities respond to complaints of sexual misconduct, bolstering the rights of the accused and...

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Seen through a bridge glass panel covered in graffiti a man wearing a face mask walks in Sarajevo, Bosnia, Wednesday, May 6, 2020. After nearly two months in lockdown, mosques in Bosnia have reopened to believers celebrating the islamic holy month of Ramadan, who can attend three daytime prayers as long as they observe social distancing rules and use protective equipment. (AP Photo/Kemal Softic)

`If this thing boomerangs’: Second wave of infections feared

ERIC TUCKER and CARLA K. JOHNSON, Associated Press | May 7, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — As Europe and the U.S. loosen their lockdowns against the coronavirus, health experts are expressing growing dread over what they say is an all-but-certain second wave of deaths and...

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UNF names Karen Bowling to new position, Vice President of Jobs

UNF names Karen Bowling to new position, Vice President of Jobs

Courtney Green, News Editor | May 7, 2020

Karen Bowling will be the first Vice President of Jobs. According to a May 7 press release, Bowling will be assuming her new position effective immediately, in addition to continuing her position as...

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