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FILE- In this March 29, 2018, file photo, the logo for Facebook appears on screens at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York's Times Square. Facebook has shut down the personal accounts of a pair of New York University researchers and shuttered their investigation into misinformation spread through political ads on the social network. Facebook says the researchers violated its terms of service and were involved in unauthorized data collection from its massive network. The academics, however, say the company is attempting to exert control on research that paints it in a negative light. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

AP: Facebook shuts out NYU academics’ research on political ads

BARBARA ORTUTAY, Associated Press Aug 5, 2021

Facebook has shut down the personal accounts of a pair of New York University researchers and shuttered their investigation into misinformation spread through political ads on the social network. Facebook...

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Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., speaks to crowds that attended a sit-in at Capitol Hill after it was announced that the Biden administration will enact a targeted nationwide eviction moratorium outside of Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday, August 3, 2021. For the past five days, lawmakers and activists primarily led by Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., have been sitting in on the steps of Capitol Hill to protest the expiration of the eviction moratorium. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades)

AP: CDC issues new eviction ban for most of US through Oct. 3

JOSH BOAK, LISA MASCARO and JONATHAN LEMIRE, Associated Press Aug 4, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a new eviction moratorium that would last until Oct. 3, as the Biden administration sought to quell intensifying criticism from...

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People participate in a rally outside the White House in Washington, Tuesday, July 13, 2021, in support of the protesters in Cuba. The problems of two tiny Caribbean states, Cuba and Haiti, have vexed U.S. presidents for decades. Now, Haiti and Cuba are posing a growing challenge for President Joe Biden that could have political ramifications.(AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

AP: Cuba, Haiti stir fresh political pressures for US president

AAMER MADHANI and MATTHEW LEE, Associated Press Jul 14, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — They are two tiny Caribbean states whose intractable problems have vexed U.S. presidents for decades. Now, Haiti and Cuba are suddenly posing a growing challenge for President Joe Biden...

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Former Senate President resigns ahead of Senate impeachment trial; “I have been targeted, singled out, and treated incredibly unfairly”

Carter Mudgett, Student Government Reporter Jun 26, 2021

The Senate convened Friday afternoon to discuss, among other business, the Articles of Impeachment brought against former Senate President Rachel Saunders. However, all future hearings on the issue have...

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Highlighting Marsha P. Johnson

Morgan Jeremy, Reporter Jun 10, 2021

Marsha P. Johnson was a woman who wore many hats for her community. As a black transwoman during a time when homosexuality was still considered to be a "mental illness," Marsha P. Johnson refused to hide...

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Update: Senate President recently found not in violation of discrimination, or malfeasance

Today, the UNF Supreme Court found Senate President Rachel Saunders not in violation of two previous charges against her including Title X 1002.1, or Title VII 702.1 (discrimination and malfeasance). Saunders...

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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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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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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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Update on the New “Anti-Mob” bill

Nathan Turoff, Features Editor May 10, 2021

Last winter, Spinnaker covered a story of how Florida Governor Ron Desantis had introduced a controversial bill aimed at curbing mob violence in response to the nationwide protests last summer after the...

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Politics and Celebrities

Carter Mudgett, Student Government Reporter Apr 30, 2021

Following the recent Trump presidency, numerous other celebrities have thought about joining the folds of American politics. The country first saw this with 45th President Donald Trump. Former Apprentice...

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Post-Election Judicial Process: Where are we now?

Carter Mudgett, Government Reporter Apr 8, 2021

With unofficial election results having been posted last month, and judicial hearings in full swing, it raises questions. How close are we to seeing finalized results? As of the time of writing, The Primary...

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