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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis listens during a news conference, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021, near the Shark Valley Visitor Center in Miami. DeSantis is doubling down …

Christine O’Riley, a school teacher and the mother of a child under 12 holds her protest umbrella outside the school board building ahead of their …

FILE – In this May 4, 2019, file photo, a charter plane carrying 143 people and traveling from Cuba to north Florida sits in a …

FILE- In this March 16, 2017, file photo, a Jet Blue airplane at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York. JetBlue is staying in …

In this undated photo provided by Memorial Healthcare System, a conference area is shown that has been turned into a COVID-19 unit at Memorial Hospital …

Rays keeping players, staff updated on Fla. COVID-19 surge ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays are keeping players and staff updated about …

FILE – In this Nov. 24, 2020, file photo, Juan Avellan, center, and others wear masks while working out in an indoor class at a …

Nurse Jennifer Ulloa administers a COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday, July 27, 2021, at the County’s vaccination clinic in Whispering Pines, Calif. (Elias Funez/The Union via AP) …

Florida plastic recycling firm to build $440M Georgia plant AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — A Florida-based plastic recycling company has announced plans to build a $440 …

Signage stands at the ready (foreground) in case COVID-19 testing at Barnett Park reaches capacity, as cars wait in line in Orlando, Fla., Thursday, July …

Miami-Dade County Police officer Gina Hogen, right, gives a book bag and school supplies to Haley Hernandez, left, 3, and her grandmother Alicia Hernandez during …

President Joe Biden, left, looks over towards Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., right, during a meeting with Cuban-American leaders in the State Dining Room of the …

This photo provided by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers shows a ribbon cutting ceremony at at Riverwoods Field Laboratory in Lorida, Fla,, on Thursday, July …

A cyclist passes cars at a standstill along West Colonial Drive in Orlando, Fla., Thursday, July 29, 2021, as residents wait in line for COVID-19 …

President Joe Biden speaks about COVID-19 vaccine requirements for federal workers in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, July 29, 2021. …

Joann Marcus of Fort Lauderdale, left, cheers as she listens to the Broward School Board’s emergency meeting, Wednesday, July 28, 2021, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. …

FILE – In this Monday, April 5, 2021, file photo, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava holds up her mask as she speaks during a …

Inside a KKK murder plot: ‘Do you want him six feet under?’ By JASON DEAREN PALATKA, Fl. (AP) — Joseph Moore breathed heavily, his face …

Florida gov opposes masks in schools as COVID cases rise By BRENDAN FARRINGTON TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, whose re-election campaign is …

FILE – Carlos Arrendondo arrives for his appointment to get vaccinated, as banners advertise the availability of the Johnson & Johnson and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines …