FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – It's a tax-free weekend for Floridians searching for back-to-school bargains.But this year, in a pandemic, the priority may be on technology, as many Florida students will be returning to class via the internet.

There may be less of a rush to buy school uniforms, with many students at many school districts beginning the year with remote learning.The tax-free period runs from Friday through Sunday, thanks to the Florida Legislature.

It exempts state and local sales taxes on all school supplies that costs $15 and under, as well as for clothing costing $60 or less.

It also exempts taxes on the first $1,000 on computers and accessories.In past years, retailers have also scheduled sales as an incentive to bring shoppers.

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Scientists find coronavirus in the air — but experts say this won’t yet change how we fight it

coronavirus can be found in tiny droplets that float in the air, a new study showed this week.But while that sounds alarming, experts say there are many questions that need to be answered before we radically change our understanding of how the coronavirus spreads.In this new study, published ahead of peer review, researchers in Florida sampled the air in the hospital rooms of two COVID-19 patients, one of whom still had an active infection. They collected viable virus from air two to 4.8 metres away from the infected individuals.

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New Brunswick releases updated plan for upcoming school year amid coronavirus

coronavirus pandemic. New Brunswick announces details on day-to-day structure of upcoming school year “The decisions and processes defined in this plan were not made lightly or without due consideration.

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New Florida coronavirus cases stabilize after testing dump causes spike

ORLANDO, Fla. – A day after Florida reported a large increase of coronavirus cases due to a laboratory testing dump, the state reported 6,236 new cases, putting Florida on track for reporting under 7,000 cases per day this week, outside of Wednesday’s blip.With the new cases reported by the Florida Department of Health Thursday, Florida’s total number of confirmed cases is now 557,137 since the pandemic first arrived more than five months ago.

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Florida man floods jail cell by repeatedly flushing toilet, police say

MELBOURNE, Fla. – A man who was apparently upset about being arrested repeatedly flushed the toilet in his cell until it flooded the area then made a death threat toward the officer who took him into custody, according to the Melbourne Police Department.Police said a man flagged them down Wednesday on Longwood Boulevard to let them know that a man later identified as John Adams, 40, had just stolen his Schwinn bicycle from his garage.The victim confronted Adams and got the $150 bike back, but he still wanted to press charges since he had surveillance video of the incident and his family was home at the time, records show.Police said they located Adams nearby and took him into custody.Once placed in a cell in the booking area, Adams became

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Police: Florida man arrested for making 26 bombs

BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. – Florida police arrested a man after finding more than two dozen pipe bombs, including some that contained nails, screws and metal pellets.Gregory Haasze, 34, is facing 26 felony counts of making, possessing and placing a destructive device after his arrest Wednesday night in Palm Beach County.Officers had been called to a dead-end street after reports of an explosion, Boynton Beach police said in court records. Investigators found remnants of an exploded pipe bomb and several undetonated bombs along the roadway.They sealed off the area and the Palm Beach County sheriff's bomb squad disabled the devices.

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Downtown Winnipeg BIZ offering $50K to offset COVID-19 costs

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WeWork India offers discount up to 50 pc to gain new clients amid COVID-19

New Delhi: Co-working firm WeWork India on Thursday announced discounts up to 50 per cent for 3 months and free access to its members to over 800 centres globally, as part of its strategy to attract new clients amid the COVID-19 pandemic.The company globally has 828 centres in over 149 cities and 38 countries.WeWork India, which is owned by realty firm Embassy Group, has 34 centres in six cities comprising 60,000 desks and 40,000 members.

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A ‘socially distanced’ concert — is this the future for music lovers?

coronavirus days of sweaty mosh pits and shoulder-to-shoulder crowds. It’s likely going to be a while before we get back to that carefree state — if ever.The U.K.

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Manitobans to get more info on plan for back to school amid coronavirus Thursday

novel coronavirus pandemic Thursday afternoon.Education Minister Kelvin Goertzen and Dr. Brent Roussin, the province’s chief officer of health, have scheduled a press conference from the legislative building for 1 p.m.Global News will stream the event live in this story.

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Tropical Storm Josephine forms in Atlantic

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Seminole County school bus drivers prepare for first day of school

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Florida to Open COVID-19 Test Center at Disney World For Park Employees, Public

Florida is opening a novel coronavirus testing center on Walt Disney World property. The testing site is set to open Thursday in Osceola County at Disney's main gate office complex near Animal Kingdom, according to a site created for testing appointments.

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Nicola Sturgeon coronavirus update LIVE as Scots school forced to close after positive case

Nicola Sturgeon’s briefing was dominated by concerns about outbreaks running out of control.The FM made a direct plea on Scots to stop going to house parties. And she pleaded with everyone watching the briefing to tell everyone they know to follow health guidance.You can catch up on all the latest from Holyrood and Westminster on the Record’s politics page HERE.The data is coming through the test and protect scheme, rather than police.

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Coronavirus: New cluster of Covid-19 cases linked to Baillieston school

Bannerman High School in Ballieston.

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Meet the candidates: Here’s who’s running for Sumter County sheriff

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Meet the candidates: Here are the Republicans running for Florida’s 15th Congressional District

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Meet the candidates: Here are the Republicans running for US House District 10

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Meet the candidates: Here are the Democrats running for US House District 15

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Meet the candidates: Here are the Republicans running for US House District 8

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Meet the candidates: Here’s who’s running for Orange County property appraiser

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Slow down, stop the spread: Florida officers issuing masks instead of speeding tickets

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Trooper Steve breaks down bicycle safety in Seminole County

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Meet the candidates: Here’s who’s running for Orange-Osceola state attorney

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – No matter the results of the election, residents in Orange and Osceola counties are guaranteed to have a new state attorney serving them starting next year.Four Democrats have qualified to run for the race and fill the role that will be vacated by current Orange-Osceola State Attorney Aramis Ayala.Whoever among the four Democrats wins in the August primary will then face off against a no party affiliate candidate, Jose Torroella, in November.[2020 VOTER GUIDE: Everything you need to know ahead of Florida’s primary election]Job duties for the office include deciding whether criminal charges are appropriate at the conclusion of a case, enacting policy reform that can change the way the court system operates -- for

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Scots primary school forced to close after staff member tests positive for Covid-19

coronavirus. The decision was made to shut Peterhead Central School on Wednesday night, August 12, as several employees went into precautionary self-isolation.

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Calgary comic book store goes digital during the pandemic…and it pays off

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Large social gatherings causing concern for health officials in BC

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George, Leonard lead Clippers past Nuggets for No. 2 seed

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Health experts share their thoughts on students returning to class in Orange County

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – The medical advisory committee tasked to guide the Orange County school board on how to safely reopen schools for in-person instruction met online Wednesday evening. On Tuesday, the board voted to expand the scope of the 11 member committee to include recommendations from top health experts on when to open or close the district.

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Man arrested for shooting and killing his girlfriend during sexual encounter in Ormond Beach, deputies say

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – Volusia County deputies said the boyfriend of an Ormond Beach woman who was killed in a shooting on June 27 was arrested for his part in a deadly sexual encounter.Winter Richardson, 22, is facing a manslaughter charge.Deputies said Richardson shot Ashleigh Murphy during a consensual sexual encounter in the home they shared.Investigators said Richardson told deputies Murphy indicated she wanted him to a point a revolver at her.The Sheriff’s Office said Richardson pulled the trigger twice, the second time the revolver fired a bullet into Murphy’s shoulder and back.Detectives said her death was caused by her boyfriend’s negligence for failure to checking the gun before pointing it and pulling the trigger at Murphy.He is

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Raptors rally past Sixers to give Griffin a coaching win

Photo by Ashley Landis-Pool/Getty Images) LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Stanley Johnson scored the tiebreaking basket in the lane with 4.9 seconds remaining, giving the Toronto Raptors a 125-121 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday that made a winner of Adrian Griffin.Raptors coach Nick Nurse let his assistant coach run the team and they responded with a late run from the bottom of their bench, long after Philadelphia's Joel Embiid had ended his night, to improve to 6-1 in the restart.“Tomorrow back to reality, but it was an awesome feeling,” Griffin said.Kyle Lowry and Chris Boucher each scored 19 points for the Raptors.

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Murdered professional poker player was bound, sexually assaulted and set on fire, say court documents

FOX 2 - New court documents reveal disturbing details about the murder of a professional poker player.Susie Zhao was bound with zip-ties, sexually assaulted, and set on fire before she died, last month. The suspect, 60-year-old Jeffery Morris is charged with first-degree murder in her death. Police say cell phone records show Zhao and Morris went to a Waterford motel together back on July 12th.After his arrest, Morris told police Zhao left around midnight.

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UCF reports 11 more cases of COVID-19

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What In-home Social Service Providers and Clients Need to Know about COVID-19

certain underlying medical conditions are at increased risk for severe illness from COVID-19.In-home social service providers include, but are not limited to, caregivers or aides, teachers or tutors, social workers, and resettlement agency personnel who visit the homes of their clients. They provide a wide variety of home and community-based services, including personal care, activities of daily living, and more.

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Bob Woodward's new Trump book, 'Rage,' due out next month

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NDP calls for direction on class sizes, masks as Saskatchewan prepares for back to school

back to school, the NDP is renewing calls for more direction on how to keep teachers and students safe amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.At a virtual press conference Wednesday, the opposition’s education critic Carla Beck said the party wants to see class sizes addressed, more direction on wearing masks, and calling for the Human Services Committee to address the current Safe Schools Plan.She says the province is pushing decisions onto school board divisions and that it’s frustrating these things have not been decided yet. Some school divisions have made masks mandatory.

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Grandparent caregivers concerned about return to school

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Alberta teachers urged to get tested for COVID-19 ahead of school reopenings

Before school returns in a few weeks, Alberta’s chief medical officer of health is recommending all teaching and education staff get tested for COVID-19. Breanna Karstens-Smith has more from Dr. Deena Hinshaw’s August 12 update.

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COVID-19 testing site set to open at Disney World

KISSIMMEE, Fla. – A COVID-19 testing site is opening at the Maingate Complex at Walt Disney World to offer free testing to employees and their family members as well as the community at large.Registration is available at DoINeedaCOVIDTest.com, which is operated by eTrueNoth, the lab conducting the testing at the state-run site.The site at 3010 Maingate Lane lists its operating hours from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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Saskatchewan school divisions mandate masks, but parents say more needs to be done

back to class, but some are still concerned that the COVID-19 safety measures in place aren’t enough.“I’m feeling nervous,” said Esmee Wasylynka, an upcoming Grade 12 student at Dr.

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Calls for Alberta Education to delay student re-entry to school this fall

In three weeks, hundreds of thousands of Alberta kids will be filing back into classrooms to start the 2020 school year.

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2 doctors, father and son, die weeks apart after treating COVID-19 patients in Florida

LOS ANGELES - After working to save lives amid the COVID-19 pandemic, two Florida doctors — a father and son — died weeks apart after contracting the novel coronavirus themselves.Charlie Vallejo, 26, said his father Carlos Vallejo and grandfather Jorge Vallejo were both admitted to the ICU on Father’s Day.The 89-year-old Jorge died from COVID-19 six days after being admitted on June 1. Jorge’s son Carlos, 57, spent 42 days in the ICU before passing from the virus on Aug.

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Turner helps Indiana hold off Harden rally to beat Rockets

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Myles Turner had 18 points, reserve Edmond Sumner added a season-high 17 and Indiana held off a late rally by Houston and James Harden to break a five-game losing streak to the Rockets, 108-104 on Wednesday.It looked as if the Pacers had locked up the win when they went up 104-90 with 5:05 remaining. That's when Harden got Houston going, cutting it to 106-104 on with a driving basket with 27 seconds to go.

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Coronavirus: Some U.S. schools scale back reopening plans amid COVID-19 outbreaks

As schools across the nation struggle to finalize reopening plans, some school districts, in places like New Jersey and Georgia, have scaled back their plans and switched to online learning amid localized outbreaks.

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Winter Park leaders mull over helping finance new economic recovery task force

WINTER PARK, Fla. – During a Winter Park City Council meeting Wednesday, Chamber of Commerce President/CEO Betsy Gardner Eckbert proposed forming a new economic recovery task force as the pandemic drags on for the foreseeable future.“This is a call to action,” Gardner Eckbert said. “What I thought was going to be a two week, two-month crisis, is probably going to be a two-year crisis for us.” A study recently completed on behalf of the Winter Park Chamber of Commerce shows an estimated $491 million in lost revenue from business including those specializing in finance, health and education, retail and restaurants, and construction.

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Quebec parents scrambling to figure out how to safely send their children back to school

Swift reaction from Quebec parents, students to province’s back-to-school plan But Constantine told Global News she’s having trouble getting a doctor to sign off on a medical exemption. Her teenage daughters are set to go back to school, but she’s also a caregiver to her mother, “who is high risk for COVID-19 because she has congestive heart failure.”She doesn’t want the girls to return to school because she said she’s worried they could bring the virus home to their grandmother.

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Okanagan-Skaha school district plans return to classes amid coronavirus pandemic

Ministry of Education’s directive to organize staff, teachers and students into learning groups, or cohorts. Masks to play ‘significant role’ in B.C.

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Florida offers tax-free weekend for back-to-school items

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