ORLANDO, Fla. – Floridians planning to vote in local primary elections have a week left to update their voter’s registration information.Since Florida is a closed primary state, only voters who are registered members of political parties can vote for respective party candidates or nominees during a primary election.

That means voters have until July 20 to sign up or change their party affiliation in order to cast their ballots for the upcoming elections.The Florida primary election is Aug.

18.Before voters head to the polls, it’s always a good idea to check one’s voter registration status. Here’s how you can check and update your information.To see if you’re even registered to vote, head to RegisterToVoteFlorida.gov and click the “Am I.

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Coronavirus: Parts of the U.S. approaching more grim milestones as COVID-19 numbers climb

Florida reported 173 COVID-19 related deaths Thursday, a new record for the state. That news comes amidst news that nearly 60,000 Americans are currently hospitalized with the disease nationwide– that’s close to a record, as well.

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Alberta, Ottawa agree to one-year child-care funding extension amid COVID-19 pandemic

COVID-19 pandemic.For Alberta, the one-year deal will mean more than $45 million this fiscal year to create new licensed child-care spaces through capital and program grants and subsidies for more lower-income families.

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Coronavirus outbreak linked to Prague club spreads to 98 people

coronavirus in a Czech music club has grown to 98 positive cases, including footballers from several Prague clubs, public health officials said on Thursday.Canada has also seen recent coronavirus outbreaks linked to bars, parties and farms.The Prague club outbreak was one of several surges of infections in the central European country of 10.7 million people.

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Great Big Backpack Build underway despite lower donations due to virus

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Volunteers spent their Thursday morning stuffing backpacks for a great cause. More than 12,000 backpacks filled with school supplies to be distributed to students in underserved areas.“It’s such a necessary thing. It’s unfortunate that schools aren’t able to provide, and families are in a tough spot this year.

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Marion County school board discusses changes for upcoming school year

MARION COUNTY, Fla. – The Marion County School Board met early Thursday to discuss changes that will be in place when the school year begins.The meeting came a day after the deadline for families to decide if their students would return to the classroom or choose one of the district’s distance learning options.For students who elect in-person instruction, there will be social distancing measures and face coverings will need to be worn in certain areas."When we can social distance appropriately, then masks don't need to be worn," Deputy Superintendent Mark Vianello said.

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Flagler Sheriff claims to lower crime while lowering use of force

FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. – Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly said the use-of-force is anytime a deputy goes ‘hands on’ during an encounter in his agency has dropped while the crime rate has also fallen."If I recall correctly there were 28 incidents of use-of-force in 2016 under the former Sheriff," Staly said. "And last year we had 15, so that's down 38%.

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Florida Department of Health reports over 10,000 new coronavirus cases

ORLANDO, Fla. – The Florida Department of Health on Thursday reported 10,249new cases of COVID-19.The new cases bring the state’s overall total number of confirmed coronavirus cases since the virus was first detected in Florida to 389,868.The new cases halt Florida’s trend of having below 10,000 cases daily. Wednesday marked two days in a row where coronavirus cases didn’t exceed 10,000.[MORE: Study: Florida social interactions rose before virus spike]The state is now also releasing data about currently hospitalized coronavirus patients.

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76ers counting on healthy Embiid, Simmons for title push in Orlando

Joel Embiid #21, Josh Richardson #0, and Ben Simmons #25 of the Philadelphia 76ers react against the Los Angeles Clippers at the Wells Fargo Center on February 11, 2020 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The 76ers defeated the Clippers 110-103.

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Fox taking fans to the ballgame with a virtual crowd

LOS ANGELES – Fox will be taking viewers out to the ballgame by adding a virtual crowd in parks during its baseball telecasts this season.The network revealed on Thursday that it will include computer-generated fans in the stands beginning with their three games on Saturday. Fox begins its coverage with Milwaukee at the Chicago Cubs, followed by San Francisco at Los Angeles Dodgers, and concluding with the New York Yankees at Washington.Judging how fan opinions about crowd noise being added to baseball games have been mixed, Fox may draw some jeers for adding fans to empty ballparks.

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What’s your motivation? Man loses 200 pounds to ride roller coaster

MASON, Ohio – An Ohio man is inspiring people around the world after dropping nearly 200 pounds in just 10 months.Jared Ream said he became motivated when Kings Island amusement park announced it was opening a brand new roller coaster called Orion.Ream, who once weighed 430 pounds, had to quit riding thrill rides seven years ago due to his size.

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Osceola County pushes back start date for high school football

KISSIMMEE, Fla. – The start of several fall sports, including football, has been pushed back for public schools in Osceola County, officials announced Thursday.“The Osceola School District has joined other Central Florida school districts in the goal of providing opportunities for student-athletes during the COVID-19 pandemic through adjustments to the fall sports season calendars as follows, which are fluid based on the safety of student-athletes thus subject to change,” officials said in a news release.There will be no preseason contests, and high schools in Osceola County will not participate in the Florida High School Athletic Association’s State Series for football and volleyball. “The delay in our athletic schedules for fall sports

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Coast Guard rescues 3 boaters off Florida coast

CLEARWATER, Fla. – The U.S. Coast Guard rescued three people from Tennessee after their boat capsized Wednesday some 15 miles off Florida's Gulf Coast.The agency said in a news release that the boaters called at 2:09 p.m., saying their flat bottom fishing boat was taking on water and they needed assistance.A Jayhawk helicopter crew located the men wearing life jackets and clinging to the capsized boat.

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Hanging a face mask from your rear view mirror is dumb. Trooper Steve explains why

ORLANDO, Fla. – News 6 traffic safety expert Trooper Steve Montiero answers viewer questions about the rules of the road every week, helping Orlando-area residents become better drivers by being better educated.The most recent edition of Ask Trooper Steve centers around face masks.“If you’ve been on my Facebook page recently, you might’ve seen something that started quite the conversation earlier this week,” Trooper Steve said.

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Coronavirus vaccine will not be ready this year, World Health Organisation warns

A coronavirus vaccine will not be available before the end of the year, a a World Health Organisation (WHO) expert has said.

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DeSantis believes Florida will soon contain virus outbreak

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Gov. Ron DeSantis expressed confidence Tuesday that Florida will soon contain its coronavirus outbreak and that hospitals can handle the current influx of patients, putting forward a positive case even as the state's average daily death toll is now the nation's worst.DeSantis told reporters at a state capitol news conference that hospital admissions and the percentage of tests coming back positive seem to be plateauing or declining in much of the state and that hospitals have sufficient capacity in their intensive care units and overall.“The trend is much better today than it was two weeks ago,” DeSantis said.

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Coronavirus case and death numbers at 10 European holiday destinations

destinations. Earlier this month, Nicola Sturgeon confirmed quarantine-free air bridges with 39 countries - and later added Spain to that list.

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England's latest coronavirus hotspots unveiled: Is your area on the 'at risk' list?

coronavirus hotspots as shoppers prepare to start donning face coverings at the supermarket in a bid to stem the spread of Covid-19.

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Second Dublin building site closes after Covid-19 case

A second Dublin construction site has been closed temporarily after a worker tested positive for Covid-19.

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China's Sinopharm says coronavirus vaccine could be ready by year-end

BEIJING : A coronavirus vaccine candidate developed by China National Pharmaceutical Group (Sinopharm) could be ready for public use by the end of this year, state media reported on Wednesday, ahead of a previous expectation it may become available in 2021.Sinopharm Chairman Liu Jingzhen told state broadcaster CCTV the company expects to finish late-stage human testing within about three months.Sinopharm's unit China National Biotec Group (CNBG), which is responsible for two coronavirus vaccine projects, said in June the shot may not be ready until at least 2021 as a lack of new infections in China made it difficult to find people to test it on.But China has since found alternative trial sites abroad, overcoming some of the obstacles it

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WNBA Commissioner confident season will be successful

NEW YORK – WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert believes the measures that the league has taken to ensure the players are safe as they work toward their season have been effective.Engelbert said on a conference call Wednesday that there were two positive tests for the coronavirus when the players and staff first arrived on July 6 at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. There have been none since.“Knock on wood every day, but things are stable here,” Engelbert said.

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Provide your journey and contact details before you travel to the UK

self-isolate for the first 14 days after you arrive in the UK, the government will also use the information to check that you’re self-isolating.You may be fined up to £100 if you refuse to provide your contact details, or more if you break this rule more than once. You also may not be allowed to enter the UK (unless you’re either British or a UK resident).Do not travel if you have coronavirus symptoms.If you develop coronavirus symptoms when you’re travelling to the UK, tell the crew or driver on your plane, ferry, train or bus.

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Handstands in North Korea: Swedish ambassador takes yoga to streets amid coronavirus lockdown

SEOUL : Barefoot and blonde, Swedish Ambassador Joachim Bergstrom makes an unlikely sight in North Korea's capital, Pyongyang, as he practices yoga poses near some of its most iconic landmarks.One of the few Western diplomats who has not evacuated from North Korea amid coronavirus restrictions, Bergstrom has relied on yoga to endure the deepening sense of isolation.

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Motorcyclist killed in crash in Lake County

LAKE COUNTY, Fla. – A 23-year-old Minneola man was killed in a crash in Lake County around 8:15 p.m. on Wednesday.The Minneola man was on his motorcycle heading northbound on U.S.

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Postponed Tokyo Olympics hit 1-year-to-go mark -- again

TOKYO – The Tokyo Olympics have hit the one-year-to-go mark — again. But few are in a mood to celebrate.Tokyo observed the original date a year ago.

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Full list shows if coronavirus is rising in your area - or if cases are falling off

Fresh coronavirus data shwos the areas of England where the killer infection is on the wane - and where it is thriving.

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Here’s the start dates for public schools in Central Florida

ORLANDO, Fla. – Schools in Central Florida have different start dates amid the COVID-19 pandemic.Marion County Flagler County Volusia CountyLake County Sumter County Seminole County Orange County Brevard County Polk County Osceola County

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15-year-old former Oviedo High School football player reported missing

OVIEDO, Fla. – Police and family members are trying to locate a 15-year-old Oviedo High School student and former football player who left his home two days ago and hasn’t been seen since or heard from since, according to a law firm representing the family.Dominic Ricigliano was last seen Monday around 12:30 p.m.

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Kelly Clarkson calls the year 'challenging and overwhelming' amid pandemic and divorce

Despite the coronavirus pandemic and recently announcing her divorce, Kelly Clarkson is finding reasons to be thankful.The 38-year-old took to Twitter on Wednesday to thank the guests who have virtually appeared on her talk show.She also opened up about the tough year saying that 2020 has been 'challenging, overwhelming and sometimes it feels like hope is lost.' Opening up: Kelly Clarkson took to Twitter on Wednesday to thank the guests who have virtually appeared on her talkshow and she opened up about her rollercoaster year (pictured in 2018)The American Idol winner wrapped the first season of her NBCUniversal show, The Kelly Clarkson Show, on July 15.Thanking her guests, who adapted to new ways of filming themselves at home, amid the

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Alberta Health Services says ‘pandemic fatigue’ could be factor in COVID-19 case increase

Dr. Jia Hu, medical officer of health for Alberta Health Services, joins Linda Olsen to discuss the recent increase in COVID-19 cases throughout the province.

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Rep. Randy Fine tests positive for COVID-19

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – State Representative Randy Fine (R—Palm Bay) on Wednesday became the first known elected official in Brevard to test positive for the novel coronavirus."I have the COVID," he told FLORIDA TODAY over the phone.Fine, who — along with his family— has been in self-quarantine since last week when he found out he had been in contact with a known positive case, said his Tuesday PCR test, the fourth test he took altogether, came back positive on Wednesday afternoon.His symptoms for now were "like a cold" consisting of a recurring cough and running nose and feeling run-down, and had persisted since Friday when he was first tested along with his wife, Wendy, and children, David, 8, and Jacob, 12.

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Winter Springs police search for missing man

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. – The Winter Springs Police Department is searching for a missing man. Police said Heston Fertig is overdue from picking up his wife from an appointment in Oviedo at 4 p.m.

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What would your school do if someone tests positive for coronavirus?

ORLANDO, Fla. – ORLANDO, Fla. -- Central Florida school districts are answering the question: What would happen if someone tests positive for the coronavirus on campus?"We do have contingency plans," said Seminole County Public Schools spokesman Michael Lawrence.

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Neumos in Seattle, in a Pandemic: 'We Employ a Lot of People ... I Paid 10,000 People Last Year'

Steven Severin has been a staple in the Seattle music industry for more than 20 years. Roughly 10 years ago, he helped create the Seattle Nightlife and Music Association to bring together the area’s live event insiders, and for the past 16 years has helped run Neumos with its sister club Barboza and the accompanying Runaway bar.As part of Billboard’s efforts to best cover the coronavirus pandemic and its impacts on the music industry, we will be speaking with Severin every two weeks to chronicle his experience throughout the crisis.

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Little Shih Tzu-poodle leads firefighters in wild chase on Washington D.C. highway

WASHINGTON D.C. - There was a wildly adorable chase down a busy highway in Maryland, but the culprit was no human. It was a little dog."Astro," a Shih Tzu-poodle mix who is a year and half old, led firefighters in a game of cat-and-mouse on a closed portion of Interstate 495 in Washington D.C.

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Flagler County COVID-19 testing sites, dates announced

FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. – The Flagler County health department on Wednesday released dates and locations for COVID-19 testing sites to round out the month.The sites are either drive-thru or walk up and require an appointment, which can be made by calling 386-313-4200.The sites below will be up and running from July 27 to Aug. 1: Results are expected within a week to 10 days.

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Angels' Trout confirms he'll play this year with baby on way

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Mike Trout has decided to play for the Los Angeles Angels in the shortened baseball season, although his year will be interrupted in a few weeks by the birth of his first child.The three-time AL MVP confirmed his decision Wednesday before the Angels' final exhibition game against the San Diego Padres at Angel Stadium. He doesn't know how much time he'll spend away from the team after his wife, Jessica, gives birth to their son, likely in August.Trout expressed uncertainty earlier this month about the safety of this unique major league season, saying he wouldn't risk his growing family's health to participate.

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Florida leads nation in lightning deaths, history shows July as the most active month

ORLANDO, Fla. – July in Central Florida is hot, humid, stormy, and the most active month for lightning deaths. History speaks for itself. Nearly 34 years ago a 15-year-old boy was struck and killed while water skiing.

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13 things Seminole County middle, high school parents want to know ahead of campus reopening

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. – Seminole County school leaders held two Q&A sessions for middle and high school parents ahead of their Friday deadline to choose which option for reopening they would like for their student this upcoming school year. The choices are face-to-face, Seminole Connect, Seminole County Virtual Schools or a hybrid half-day option.Parents will need to decide which course of action they plan to take by Friday or their child will be automatically placed in a physical classroom.Tuesday was the first of three live Q&A sessions designated for parents of elementary schools.

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Betts gets $365M, 12-year deal with Dodgers through 2032

LOS ANGELES – Even before Mookie Betts played his first game in Dodger Blue, the superstar outfielder decided his future is in Los Angeles.Betts and the Dodgers have struck baseball's first big-money deal since the coronavirus pandemic decimated the sport's economics, with Betts agreeing Wednesday to a $365 million, 12-year contract through 2032.The massive deal removes the top offensive player from next offseason's free-agent class and puts the longtime Boston Red Sox slugger in the middle of LA's lineup for what he thinks will be the rest of his career. The Dodgers only acquired Betts in a trade Feb.

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Supervisor of Elections encourages Osceola residents to consider vote-by-mail or early voting amid pandemic

OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. – The Supervisor of Elections in Osceola County is encouraging residents to consider vote-by-mail or to participate in early voting amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to the county’s emergency management department.There has been more than 6,600 cases of COVID-19 in the county.The office of emergency management hopes this can limit the amount of people in one polling location at a time. Voters can request a mail ballot at this link.Early voting locations in the county have been found at this link.

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Kelly Clarkson Opens Up About Her 'Overwhelming' Year Amid Pandemic & Divorce

Kelly Clarkson is feeling thankful in tough circumstances.

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Seminole superintendent says face-to-face learning has its benefits

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. – Seminole County Superintendent Dr.

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‘Our kids are the least risk from this virus’: Gov. DeSantis talks about students returning to schools

Gov. Ron DeSantis said he is happy schools in Florida have given parents the option of sending their child to school in the fall or to participate in online learning.“Our kids play the smallest role in the transmission of the virus,” Gov.

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Here’s how some Orange County students feel about the upcoming school year

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – As Central Florida leaders are working to reopen schools amid the coronavirus pandemic, some students in Orange County have mixed feelings about the upcoming semester.Parents in Orange County have until Friday to make a decision about which learning option their child will participate in beginning next month.[MORE: Everything you need to know about Orange County’s back-to-school plan | Orange County postpones practices for fall sports]Andrew Carbon, 14, and his 12-year-old sister Aaniyah have spent their summer at the downtown Orlando Recreation Center playing basketball, but also learning safety precautions amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Second Harvest food drive in Orange City helps families in need

ORANGE CITY, Fla. – Cars backed up for miles and waited hours in line to get about two weeks worth of groceries.Deltona resident Alyssa McWha patiently waited with her 3-year-old son in the drive-thru food drop off, held outside University High School.“I’ve gone to places like this before and usually getting an hour early you’re OK, you’re in the front of the line but we were like hundreds maybe behind,” McWha said.McWha said she’s been relying on food drives for months after she said her work drastically cut her hours due to COVID-19.

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Arrest made in man’s 2019 shooting death in Palm Bay

PALM BAY, Fla. – Nearly a year after a man was shot to death in Palm Bay, an arrest has been made in the case.Palm Bay Police Department officials said Larry Eugene Bell Jr., 36, is now facing charges in connection with the fatal shooting of 61-year-old Bobby Knight Jr. on Agora Circle on Nov.

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Trump deploys feds to more states under 'law-and-order' push

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he will send federal agents into Chicago and Albuquerque to help combat rising crime, expanding the administration’s intervention in local enforcement as he runs for reelection under a “law-and-order” mantle.Using the same alarmist language that he has employed in the past to describe illegal immigration, Trump painted Democrat-led cities as out of control and lashed out at the “radical left," even though criminal justice experts say the increase in violence in some cities defies easy explanation.“In recent weeks there has been a radical movement to defend, dismantle and dissolve our police department,” Trump said at a White House event, blaming the movement for “a shocking

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