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FILE - In this Sept. 8, 2020, file photo President Donald Trump greets Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis as he arrives at West Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Fla. Now that the pandemic appears to be waning and DeSantis is heading into his reelection campaign next year, he has emerged from the political uncertainty as one of the most prominent Republican governors and an early White House front-runner in 2024 among Donald Trump's acolytes, if the former president doesn't run again. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

AP: As pandemic wanes, Florida’s DeSantis seizes national stage

BOBBY CAINA CALVAN, Associated Press | Jun 1, 2021

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — As Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis struggled to contain the coronavirus pandemic, Democrats readied to pounce. The state's economy was in tatters, infections and deaths were on the...

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Pet abandonment in Jacksonville is seeing an overall decline according to the Jacksonville Humane Society

Carter Mudgett, Student Government Reporter | May 28, 2021

News sources across the nation have been reporting an increase in pet abandonment in America. However, the Jacksonville Humane Society (JHS) says that they are seeing quite the opposite here in the city.  Spinnaker...

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UNF professor discusses the importance of critical race theory in American education

Carter Mudgett, Student Government Reporter | May 28, 2021

Both parties at Capitol Hill have clashed in political hostilities over whether or not critical race theory (CRT) should be taught in schools. In recent months, Republican lawmakers have redoubled their...

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This May 22, 2021 photo made available by NASA shows the surface of Mars from a height of 33 feet (10 meters), captured by the Ingenuity Mars helicopter during its sixth flight. (NASA/JPL-Caltech via AP)

AP: Navigation error sends NASA’s Mars helicopter on wild ride

MARCIA DUNN, Associated Press | May 28, 2021

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A navigation timing error sent NASA's little Mars helicopter on a wild, lurching ride, its first major problem since it took to the Martian skies last month. The experimental...

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Want the new PlayStation 5? Here are some tips on how to score a new generation console

Michael Tracey, Reporter | May 27, 2021

The video game industry boomed during the pandemic — people working remotely from home and searching for indoor entertainment options excelled the industry to new heights. However, supply chains for...

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FILE - In this Feb. 14, 2018, file photo, actor Chadwick Boseman poses for a portrait in New York to promote his film, "Black Panther." The acclaimed actor is being posthumously honored as the namesake of Howard’s newly re-established Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts. Boseman, who graduated in 2000 with a BFA in directing, died in August 2020 at age 43 of colon cancer, after an illness that was largely kept secret. He rose to prominence playing a succession of Black icons in biographical films: Jackie Robinson, singer James Brown and Thurgood Marshall. (Photo by Victoria Will/Invision/AP)

AP: Howard names College of Fine Arts for Chadwick Boseman

ASHRAF KHALIL, Associated Press | May 27, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — While studying at Howard University, young Chadwick Boseman helped lead a student protest against plans to merge his beloved College of Fine Arts into the College of Arts and Sciences. He...

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis leaves the site of an appearance, Thursday, May 6, 2021, in West Palm Beach, Fla.  DeSantis has signed a sweeping elections bill into law that he and other Republicans said would place guardrails against fraud, even though there were no signs of voter irregularities in the November presidential election.  (Joe Cavaretta/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)

UNF professor explains Florida’s new voting law

Nathan Turoff, Features Editor | May 26, 2021

On the heels of Georgia's infamous new voting law, Florida Republicans introduced their own voting law, and it was quickly passed by the legislature and signed by Gov. Desantis. UNF Political Professor...

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FILE - In this Jan. 25, 2021, file photo, a person wearing face mask as a precaution against the coronavirus walks near a sign advertising a rapid COVID-19 testing site in Philadelphia. U.S. healthy officials say that most fully vaccinated Americans can skip testing for COVID-19, even if they were exposed to someone infected.  (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

AP: COVID testing’s value shrinks as vaccines beat back virus

MATTHEW PERRONE, Associated Press | May 26, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials’ new, more relaxed recommendations on masks have all but eclipsed another major change in guidance from the government: Fully vaccinated Americans can largely...

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Celebrating AAPI Heritage Month; UNF ASIA speaks on the rise of Asian-American hate crimes

Darvin Nelson, Editor-in-Chief | May 25, 2021

The month of May celebrates Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage. UNF’s Asian Students in Alliance (ASIA) believes that this year’s AAPI month has been successful and a true reflection...

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Artist Dennis Owes, 31, from Ghana gives the last touch to his portrait of George Floyd during a rally on Sunday, May 23, 2021, in Brooklyn borough of New York. George Floyd, whose May 25, 2020 death in Minneapolis was captured on video, plead for air as he was pinned under the knee of former officer Derek Chauvin, who was convicted of murder and manslaughter in April 2021. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)

AP: Families urge legal changes to prevent more police killings

MOHAMED IBRAHIM, Associated Press | May 25, 2021

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Parents and siblings of Black men killed by police urged people during a discussion in the city where George Floyd was killed a year ago to join them in pursuing legal changes they...

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All release dates for the upcoming action-packed Marvel movies

All release dates for the upcoming action-packed Marvel movies

Michael Tracey, Reporter | May 24, 2021

There is something special about the shared experience in the theater during the opening night of a new Marvel Cinematic Universe film. As I’m writing this article, there are precisely 687 days since...

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This August 2020 photo provided by Peyton Crest shows her with her dog at home in Minnetonka, Minn. The 18-year-old ays she developed anorexia before the pandemic but has relapsed twice since it began. ‘’It was my junior year, I was about to apply for college,’’ Crest says. Suddenly deprived of friends and classmates, her support system, she’d spend all day alone in her room and became preoccupied with thoughts of food and anorexic behavior. (Courtesy Peyton Crest via AP)

AP: Pandemic has fueled eating disorder surge in teens, adults

LINDSEY TANNER, Associated Press | May 24, 2021

Many hospital beds are full. Waiting lists for outpatient treatment are bulging. And teens and adults seeking help for eating disorders are often finding it takes months to get an appointment. The pandemic...

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