The on-again, off-again ban to prevent mandating masks for Florida school students is back.
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Judge hears power struggle over masking in Florida schools
At least seven school districts representing more than 1 million Florida students were defying the governor’s order and others have scheduled votes soon on the issue.
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More than 5,000 Florida students in quarantine because of 1 school district’s COVID-19 spike
The school district’s case count, which stands at around 730, is nearly 20 times higher than it was at the same time last year.
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Tropical depression drenches earthquake-stricken Haiti
Heavy rain and strong winds whipped at the country’s southwestern area, which was hit hardest by Saturday’s earthquake, and officials warned that rainfall could reach 15 inches in some areas.
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Biden administration backs Texas, Florida school districts on mask mandates
The 2 states are experiencing some of the worst COVID-19 outbreaks in the nation, but their Republican governors have prohibited local districts from mandating mask wearing.
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Florida to receive hundreds of ventilators from federal government as hospitalizations hit records
An average of more than 20,000 people a day in the state are being infected.
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Residents of Miami condo forced to evacuate after building deemed unsafe
The partial collapse of Champlain Towers South in Surfside near Miami Beach on June 24, which left 98 people dead, has shone a spotlight on buildings in need of repairs.
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DeSantis’ battle against mask, vaccine mandates nears boiling point in Florida
The state is the epicenter of a spike, reporting a fifth of all new U.S. infections and current hospitalizations.
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Judge blocks Florida law, says Norwegian cruises can require proof of vaccination
The “vaccine passport” ban signed into law in May by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis appear to violate the First Amendment rights of Norwegian Cruise Lines, the judge ruled.
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Florida children’s hospitals see pediatric COVID cases surging
Only Texas reported a higher total number of pediatric patients in hospitals with confirmed COVID-19 on Tuesday — 142 children — compared to 135 in Florida.