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How are music professors adjusting to COVID-19?

How are music professors adjusting to COVID-19?

Breanna Cataldo, General Assignment Reporter | Apr 30, 2020

Life got hectic for some students when classes switched to an online format due to the pandemic, but it wasn’t just the students who were affected.  Professors all had to learn new technicalities...

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A residents from the Alexandra township gets tested for COVID-19 , in Johannesburg, Wednesday, April 29, 2020. South Africa will begin a phased easing of its strict lockdown measures on May 1, although confirmed cases of coronavirus continue to increase. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

AP: The Latest: Fauci expects quick approval of new virus drug

Associated Press | Apr 30, 2020

The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. TOP OF THE...

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Marcia McCoy drops her ballot into a box outside the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections, Tuesday, April 28, 2020, in Cleveland, Ohio. 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)

AP: Joe Biden wins Ohio’s mail-in primary delayed by coronavirus

WILL WEISSERT and JULIE CARR SMYTH, Associated Press | Apr 29, 2020

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Joe Biden won Ohio's presidential primary, clinching a contest that was less about the Democratic nomination and more about how states can conduct elections in the era of the coronavirus. Tuesday's...

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UNF announces a virtual celebration for 2020 graduates

UNF announces a virtual celebration for 2020 graduates

Erik Feliciano, General Assignment Reporter | Apr 28, 2020

Covid-19 has caused many closures both on-campus and off-campus, as well as a halt to everyday life. Graduation has been no different. UNF will be honoring the outgoing seniors virtually on May 1 at...

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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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