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GOP&#39;s Jacksonville Party Is Off
Jacksonville Convention Is Off
Jul 23, 2020 5:53 PM CDT

Jacksonville Convention Is Off

Trump said he needs to keep his supporters safe

(Newser) - "The timing for the event is not right," President Trump said Thursday. "To have a big convention is not the right time." So Republicans will not be gathering in Jacksonville next month for their national convention. Trump made the announcement during his coronavirus briefing at the...

Over 2 Days, 2 Bad Milestones in Florida

State records highest single-day death count, and its youngest victim, a 9-year-old

(Newser) - Florida reported 140 deaths from the coronavirus on Wednesday, including that of the state's youngest victim yet. A 9-year-old girl from Putnam County died from complications of COVID-19, as confirmed by Putnam County Health Officer Mary Garcia, who said she was unaware of any underlying medical conditions, per CNN...

Sheriff: Killer of 3 Fishing Buddies Is 'Pure Evil'

3 arrests made in Florida triple murder

(Newser) - Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd says three arrests have been made in the horrific murder of three fishing buddies last week—and the alleged ringleader is "pure evil in the flesh." The sheriff said Wednesday that Tony "TJ" Wiggins, 26, who allegedly "did the damage,"...

Teachers Union Sues Florida Over Reopening

Order threatens funding, but DeSantis says it's really more of a suggestion

(Newser) - A Florida teachers union is going to court to block an order reopening schools next month. The Florida Education Association's lawsuit is over the state education commission's order decreeing schools will be open five days a week, WJXT reports. Richard Corcoran is named in the suit, as is...

Sheriff Gives Update on Brutal Triple Murder in 'God's Country'

Men were on their way to go fishing in Polk County, Florida

(Newser) - Authorities don't yet know if the three friends beaten and shot to death when they met up Friday night to go fishing at a remote lake in Polk County, Fla., knew their attacker or attackers. But, as Sheriff Grady Judd explained at a press conference cited by CNN , "...

Sheriff: 3 Men Going Fishing Killed in 'Horrific Scene'

Friends were going night fishing in remote Florida area when they were beaten and shot to death

(Newser) - Three friends on their way to go fishing were beaten and shot to death in a grisly scene in the backwoods of Florida that the Polk County sheriff is calling a "massacre." “This is a horrific scene," Grady Judd tells the Lakeland Ledger . "I’ve...

Texas Doctor: This Is Worse Than During Hurricane Harvey

New coronavirus cases are swamping hospital emergency rooms in some parts of the country

(Newser) - A fast-rising rising tide of new coronavirus cases is flooding emergency rooms in parts of the US, with some patients moved into hallways and nurses working extra shifts to keep up with the surge. Patients struggling to breathe are being placed on ventilators in emergency wards since intensive care units...

&#39;Friendly&#39; Kangaroo Leads Florida Cops on 30-Minute Chase
Florida Cops
Have a Really
Strange Chase
VIDEO
Jul 17, 2020 10:11 AM CDT

Florida Cops Have a Really Strange Chase

They capture a runaway kangaroo in Fort Lauderdale

(Newser) - Police in Fort Lauderdale had quite the day Thursday after getting a call about an unlikely escapee. WPLG reports that for 30 minutes or so, cops were in hot pursuit of a kangaroo that escaped from a local home. "I'm trying to catch a kangaroo!" one cop...

Supreme Court to Florida: We Are Not Getting Involved

Which means felons still can't vote in the Sunshine State

(Newser) - Looks like Florida felons won't be voting in the 2020 primary election after all—and might not cast ballots in November, either. The Supreme Court decided by a 6-3 vote Thursday not to review a decision by a federal appeals court that blocks hundreds of thousands of state felons...

Deaths Rise in Florida. An Expert Says Peak is Ahead

'Everybody is exhausted,' nurse says, as hospitals scramble for staff

(Newser) - Already in a horrible situation in its battle with the coronavirus, Florida has taken a turn for the worse. The state reported 132 deaths Tuesday, the most in one day yet, and 9,194 new confirmed cases. There were 15,300 cases Sunday, by far the highest one-day total for...

Courthouse Mural With KKK Must Go, Say Lawyers

Group joins protesters in demanding its removal in Baker County, Fla.

(Newser) - A group of 1,200 lawyers says it's about time a mural depicting KKK members is removed from a Florida courthouse. It symbolizes "everything a judicial system should oppose: racial discrimination, racial supremacy, terrorism and vigilantism," Mitch Stone, president of the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers,...

Sheriff: Cop Pointing Gun at Unarmed Man's Head 'Despicable'

Former Sgt. Janak Amin has been fired, arrested; colleagues reported incident in Tampa

(Newser) - A former 21-year veteran of the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office in Florida is now facing charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after being accused by his colleagues of pointing a gun at the head of an unresisting Black man already in custody. The Tampa Bay Times reports...

Florida Breaks 1-Day Virus Record
Florida Breaks
1-Day Virus
Record
Jul 12, 2020 11:20 AM CDT

Florida Breaks 1-Day Virus Record

The state reports over 15K new coronavirus cases

(Newser) - Florida on Sunday reported the largest single-day increase in positive coronavirus cases in any one state since the beginning of the pandemic, the AP reports. According to state Department of Health statistics, 15,299 people tested positive, for a total of 269,811 cases. California had the previous record of...

Earth's 'Most Magical Place' Reopens Amid Virus Surge

Disney World opens its doors, with a few rules

(Newser) - "The Most Magical Place on Earth" has reopened after nearly four months with new rules in place to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, the AP reports. Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom are reopening Saturday, while Epcot and Disney's Hollywood Studios will follow four...

Runner's 200-Meter Time Too Good to Be True

Sprinter Noah Lyles gets disappointing news

(Newser) - What the Guardian calls a "farcical ending" to an elite running event must've felt as crushing as it did absurd to the sprinter at the center of it all. On Thursday, 22-year-old Noah Lyles was a contender in the 200-meter race in the Inspiration Games, in which 30...

Florida Sets Record for COVID Deaths in 1 Day

120 people die as fatality rate climbs along with infections

(Newser) - The number of COVID-19 hospitalizations had been increasing steadily for weeks in Florida, so health experts were pretty sure what was coming. The state set a record Thursday when 120 people died of the disease, the Hill reports. "There are the denialists who say these people are younger ... and...

He Berated Shoppers for Mask Remark. Now, Repercussions

Daniel Maples, said to be a top salesman at Florida's Ted Todd Insurance, has been fired

(Newser) - A Florida man seen screaming at a Costco customer who asked that he wear a mask in line with company policy has lost his job. Ted Todd Insurance identified the man seen in a video viewed more than 11 million times as Daniel Maples, who's described in a biography...

Woman Goes on a Run, Finds Decomposing Human Head

Police are investigating Florida incident

(Newser) - A woman's morning run turned horrifying when she stumbled upon a decomposing human head. Police in St. Petersburg, Fla., say the head was on the side of the road, in a grassy area under an overpass, and was spotted around 7am Tuesday, CNN reports. Homicide detectives are now searching...

Florida Teen's COVID Death Now Under Scrutiny

Carsyn Leigh Davis was treated at home with hydroxychloroquine after big church function

(Newser) - A 17-year-old girl who died of COVID-19 in Florida was initially treated at home with hydroxychloroquine, the unproven drug touted by President Trump, according to a medical examiner's report. Carsyn Leigh Davis, a child cancer survivor who struggled with health issues including obesity and an auto-immune disorder, developed a...

Florida Makes a Big Decision on Schools Reopening

Education commissioner issues emergency order mandating all public schools open in August

(Newser) - As Florida's coronavirus cases surge, the education commissioner there issued an emergency order Monday that mandated all public K-12 schools open in August. Per the Tallahassee Democrat , Richard Corcoran's order requires that all brick-and-mortar schools open for at least five days a week for each student. That rules...

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