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Florida settles lawsuit over COVID data, agrees to provide weekly stats to the public
1 year, 3 months ago

Florida settles lawsuit over COVID data, agrees to provide weekly stats to the public

Associated Press  

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida will have to provide COVID-19 data to the public again after a former Democratic state representative settled a lawsuit with Republican Gov. Then-Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith sued after the Department of Health denied his public records request for COVID-19 data in 2021 and announced the settlement Monday. The settlement requires the department to provide COVID-19 data …

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Treasury Department investigating Ron DeSantis political stunt involving migrant flights
2 years, 3 months ago

Treasury Department investigating Ron DeSantis political stunt involving migrant flights

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The US Treasury Department is probing whether Florida governor Ron …

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How One Florida Woman With Twitter Problems Plunged Us Into a Nightmarish National Conversation About “Grooming”
2 years, 8 months ago

How One Florida Woman With Twitter Problems Plunged Us Into a Nightmarish National Conversation About “Grooming”

Slate  

Grooming—a sexual abuser’s effort to prepare a minor for abuse—has become the buzzword of the season for the right-wing media figures who both channel and create the concerns of the Republican Party’s base voters. In the tweets available via the document Jones posted and the snapshot of Pushaw’s April 7, 2021, timeline that the Wayback Machine happens to have saved, …

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Last Week, 1 In 3 U.S. COVID Cases Were In Florida And Texas
3 years, 5 months ago

Last Week, 1 In 3 U.S. COVID Cases Were In Florida And Texas

NPR  

Last Week, 1 In 3 U.S. COVID Cases Were In Florida And Texas Enlarge this image toggle caption Joe Raedle/Getty Images Joe Raedle/Getty Images One-third of COVID-19 cases nationwide last week occurred in Florida and Texas, according to Jeffrey Zients, the White House's COVID-19 response coordinator. This comes as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports a 44% increase …

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Covid US: 40% new cases are in Missouri, Texas and Florida
3 years, 5 months ago

Covid US: 40% new cases are in Missouri, Texas and Florida

Daily Mail  

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey said that 'it's time to start blaming the unvaccinated' for the new wave of COVID-19 cases Alabama Governor Kay Ivey called out Americans who have refused to get vaccinated against coronavirus as her state and others across the South are hammered by new infections - with three states in the region now accounting for 40 percent …

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Florida governor gathers experts to validate COVID response
3 years, 9 months ago

Florida governor gathers experts to validate COVID response

Associated Press  

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A year after the COVID-19 outbreak temporarily shuttered much of the economy and plunged the nation into debates over masks and lockdowns, Florida Gov. The experts he convened hailed from some of the world’s most prestigious institutions but their views have been rebuked by many mainstream scientists, including U.S. infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci, who last …

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Trump golfs in Florida as COVID relief hangs in the balance
4 years ago

Trump golfs in Florida as COVID relief hangs in the balance

Associated Press  

PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump spent his Christmas golfing in Florida as a government shutdown looms and COVID relief hangs in the balance. Trump, at his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach for the holidays, had no events on his public schedule after throwing the future of a massive COVID relief and government funding bill into question. Trump’s vacation …

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Trump threatens to KISS supporters now that he's 'immune' from COVID
4 years, 3 months ago

Trump threatens to KISS supporters now that he's 'immune' from COVID

Daily Mail  

President Donald Trump marked his return to the campaign trail by throwing masks into the crowd, calling the coronavirus pandemic a 'lovefest' and proclaimed that he was newly 'immune,' threatening to kiss members of his Florida rally. President Donald Trump marked his return to the campaign trail by throwing masks into the crowd at a rally in Orlando, Florida, on …

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U.S. sets record for new COVID cases third day in a row at over 69,000
4 years, 6 months ago

U.S. sets record for new COVID cases third day in a row at over 69,000

Live Mint  

New cases of COVID-19 rose by over 69,000 across the United States on Friday, according to a Reuters tally, setting a record for the third consecutive day as Walt Disney Co stuck to its plans to reopen its flagship theme park in hard-hit Florida. The Walt Disney Co said the theme parks in Orlando would open on Saturday to a …

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