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Barnett Park testing site to stay open, adding vaccine lane

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Orange County is once again extended the COVID-19 testing efforts at its Barnett Park site.

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Brazil tops 400,000 virus deaths amid fears of renewed surge

SAO PAULO – Brazil on Thursday became the second country to officially top 400,000 COVID-19 deaths, losing another 100,000 lives in just one month, as some health experts warn there may be gruesome days ahead when the Southern Hemisphere enters winter.

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‘It’s concerning:’ Up to 40,000 Orange County residents have skipped second COVID-19 vaccine dose

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Orange County residents who are overdue on their second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine are encouraged to complete the series as quickly as possible, especially as the two largest sites in the region wind down operations.

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Viral video inspires home designer to invest in community

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Victor VanLancker has always had a big heart and a desire to help others but when he saw a viral video depicting the city he loves, he knew he had to do more.

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Biden reaches 26.9 million viewers for talk to Congress

NEW YORK – An estimated 26.9 million people watched President Joe Biden's first address to Congress across 16 television networks, the smallest audience for the yearly presidential speech since at least 1993.

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Winn-Dixie lifts pause on Johnson & Johnson vaccine, begins accepting walk-ups

ORLANDO, Fla. – Winn-Dixie is now administering all three COVID-19 vaccines after lifting the temporary pause placed on the Johnson & Johnson shot while federal health officials investigated its link to blood clots.

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Appeals court tells EPA to ban pesticide or decide it's safe

WASHINGTON – A federal appeals court on Thursday ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to quickly determine whether a pesticide linked to brain damage in children should be banned, saying the agency had delayed acting on the widely used bug-killer chlorpyrifos for nearly 14 years.

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Senate confirms Former Sen. Bill Nelson, of Florida, as new NASA administrator

Former Sen. Bill Nelson was confirmed unanimously by the U.S. Senate Thursday to lead NASA during a critical time as the U.S. Space Agency’s new administrator.

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Biden's agenda: What can pass and what faces steep odds

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden laid out a long list of policy priorities in his speech to Congress — and some are more politically plausible than others.

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Urban Meyer buys Jacksonville home on same street as Tim Tebow

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jaguars head coach Urban Meyer and his wife have purchased a home in the gated Glen Kernan Golf & Country Club on the same street as his former University of Florida quarterback, Tim Tebow, according to the Jacksonville Daily Record and News 6 partner WJXT.

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Blinken meets Israeli spy chief as Iran talks continue

WASHINGTON – Secretary of State Antony Blinken and other top Biden administration national security aides met Thursday with the chief of Israel’s Mossad spy agency for talks that focused primarily on Iran, according to officials familiar with the meeting.

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Bill aimed at preventing hot car deaths at day cares heads to Gov. Ron DeSantis for signing

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – A bill that would require day care facilities to install alarms in their vans passed both the Florida House and Senate and is now headed to Gov. Ron DeSantis’ desk for his signature to become law.

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Packers stay committed to Rodgers amid report QB want out

GREEN BAY, Wis. – Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst reiterated Thursday that the team remains committed to quarterback Aaron Rodgers amid a report the reigning MVP doesn’t want to return to Green Bay.

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Congress passes extension of opioid enforcement tool

WASHINGTON – Congress has voted to temporarily extend a sweeping tool that has helped federal agents crack down on drugs chemically similar to fentanyl.

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Arizona vote recount contractor will release privacy policy

PHOENIX – A contractor overseeing the Arizona Senate's unprecedented recount of 2.1 million ballots from the November election complied Thursday with a court order and released its policies for ensuring voter privacy and ballot secrecy.

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US average mortgage rates rise slightly; 30-year at 2.98%

WASHINGTON – Mortgage rates rose slightly this week after three weeks of declines as new economic data underscores the recovering economy's strength. The benchmark 30-year home loan, however, remains below 3%.

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UCF in-person graduation ceremonies return next week for first time since start of pandemic

ORLANDO, Fla. – In-person commencement ceremonies will be held at the University of Central Florida for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to school officials.

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FEMA COVID-19 vaccination site at Valencia College to stop offering first doses soon

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – The FEMA COVID-19 vaccination site at Valencia College’s West Campus is winding down operations as it plans to shut down in a few weeks. To get ready for the closure, first doses will stop being administered soon.

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Volusia County business owner facing 71 charges related to racketeering

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – A business owner faces a racketeering charge including multiple counts of insurance fraud and identity theft, according to state prosecutors.

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Tim Tebow works out with Jacksonville Jaguars, reports say

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Tim Tebow worked out with the Jacksonville Jaguars, according to NFL.com reporter Ian Rapoport.

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Florida reports 5,700 new COVID-19 cases as CDC says cruises in US could soon resume

ORLANDO, Fla. – Cruises in the U.S. could start sailing this summer after more than a year of the industry’s pause due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Statues to hatchet-wielding Colonial heroine reconsidered

BOSTON – The fierce monuments honor an English colonist who, legend has it, slaughtered her Native American captors after the gruesome killing of her baby.

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Shark bites man swimming near Disney’s Vero Beach Resort, deputies say

VERO BEACH, Fla. – A man swimming near Disney’s Vero Beach Resort was bitten by a shark Thursday, according to the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office.

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Biden and Carter, longtime allies, reconnect in Georgia

PLAINS, Ga. – President Joe Biden was a first-term Delaware senator in 1976 when he endorsed an upstart former Southern governor for the presidency over the party’s Northern establishment players.

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Czechs protest pro-Russian president, accuse him of treason

PRAGUE – Thousands of Czechs rallied Thursday in the capital against President Milos Zeman, accusing the pro-Russian leader of treason over the alleged participation of Russian spies in a huge 2014 ammunition explosion in the Czech Republic.

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For Dave Grohl, what drives musicians is more than van

NEW YORK – Dave Grohl thought he was making a nostalgic film about the formative days of famous musicians. But then the pandemic happened.

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Forecasting change: Did pandemic shutdowns help climate change?

ORLANDO, Fla. – One of the big stories of the pandemic was the recovery of the environment when the entire world suddenly came to a standstill.

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Man driving suspect vehicle in homicide investigation led officers on 90 mph pursuit, police say

ORLANDO, Fla. – A man driving a Ford that was considered a suspect vehicle in a homicide investigation led officers on a 90 mph pursuit for 20 minutes then afterward apologized and offered to fix the damage he caused, according to the Orlando Police Department.

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Donald Trump says Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ‘would be considered’ as 2024 running mate

ORLANDO, Fla. – Donald Trump on Thursday told Fox News that he is considering running for president again in 2024 and would “certainly” consider Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis as his running mate.

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With final Artemis rocket part’s arrival at KSC, it’s time to put it all together

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. – The final piece of NASA’s Artemis moon rocket, the Space Launch System, was offloaded into the historic Kennedy Space Center Vehicle Assembly Building Thursday much to the excitement of the teams of people who have worked for over a decade for the moment the rocket can be assembled inside the hangar.

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Family affair: Surtain, Samuel could go early in NFL draft

Alabama's Patrick Surtain II, Florida State's Asante Samuel Jr. and Jaycee Horn of South Carolina are three of the top cornerbacks in this year's NFL draft.

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With COVID-19 still in the picture, here’s how to best prepare your child for hurricane season

ORLANDO, Fla. – With the coronavirus pandemic still underway, it’s been a tough year already and adding talks of hurricanes to the mix might only seem to bring new waves of anxieties, especially for children.

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Disney Wish: Cruise line gives first look at new ship

ORLANDO, Fla. – Disney Cruise Line lifted the curtain Thursday on its fifth cruise ship, the Disney Wish.

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A look at what's next in the release of 2020 census data

ORLANDO, Fla. – There were some genuine surprises in the the first batch of data from the nation's 2020 head count released this week by the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Ramaphosa denies wrong in raising election campaign funds

JOHANNESBURG – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has claimed there was “nothing sinister” about the funding for his 2017 political campaign to become president of the ruling party, the African National Congress.

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Jason Matthews, author of 'Red Sparrow' thrillers, dies

NEW YORK – Jason Matthews, an award-winning spy novelist who drew upon his long career in espionage and his admiration for John le Carre among others in crafting his popular “Red Sparrow" thrillers, has died at age 69.

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Inbee Park takes 1-stroke lead at LPGA event in Singapore

The Park family — No. 2-ranked Inbee Park and her husband and caddie Gi — led the way after the opening round of the HSBC Women’s World Championship on Thursday.

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Students at Brevard County college get vaccinated

MELBOURNE, Fla. – Brody Boyer, 20, is a basketball player at Eastern Florida State College and decided to get his COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday.

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People of color more exposed than whites to air pollution

Across America, people of color are exposed to more air pollution than whites from industry, vehicles, construction and many other sources, a new study has found.

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Billboard Awards: 16 nods for Weeknd, 6 for Morgan Wallen

NEW YORK – The Weeknd was snubbed by the Grammys but he’s the leading nominee at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards, where rappers Pop Smoke and Juice WRLD earned multiple posthumous nominations, including top artist, and disgraced country singer Morgan Wallen is a six-time nominee.

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South Korea inoculates Olympic athletes ahead of Tokyo Games

SEOUL – South Korea began administering fast-track COVID-19 vaccines on Thursday to athletes, coaches and others expected to attend the Tokyo Olympics.

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Free rides, beer and savings bonds: Vaccinators get creative

Free beer, pot and doughnuts. Savings bonds. A chance to win an all-terrain vehicle. Places around the U.S. are offering incentives to try to energize the nation’s slowing vaccination drive and get Americans to roll up their sleeves.

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Comcast: Universal Orlando theme parks continue to suffer pandemic financial loss

ORLANDO, Fla. – The parent company for Universal Orlando Resort has released a report showing its theme parks continue to suffer financial losses due to the pandemic.

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An unusual coalition as Supreme Court rules for immigrant

WASHINGTON – An unusual coalition of Supreme Court justices joined Thursday to rule in favor of an immigrant fighting deportation in a case that the court said turned on the meaning of the shortest word, “a.”

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Houston man charged with sex trafficking a minor in Florida

TAMPA, Fla. – A Houston man is accused of traveling to Florida to drop a young girl off at a hotel to engage in prostitution, officials said.

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Black cemeteries are reflection of deep segregation history

CHICAGO – As a child, Linda Davis and her mother broke clay pots over the gravesites of their ancestors, allowing the flowers in them to take root.

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Is it safe to go to big sporting events during the pandemic?

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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