Florida COVID Cases Drop Significantly for the First Time Since Delta Surge Began
The state of Florida is experiencing a significant decrease in the number of COVID-19 cases since the surge began at the end of June with the new Delta variant.The Florida Health Department tracks all COVID-19 cases, vaccine and death statistics on a weekly basis. For the week of August 27, there are 129,240 new cases—22,612…
Check out how far Florida moved up in SI’s All-American recruiting rankings
Florida’s recruiting struggles in recent years have been well-documented, and for a while, it looked like the 2022 class could see the most disappointing finish since coach Dan Mullen was hired. But the last month has seen at least a bit of a turnaround. The commitment of linebacker E.J. Lightsey and offensive tackle David Conner,…
The Filibuster Is Blocking Roe v. Wade From Becoming the Law of the Land
The Supreme Court declined to block a Texas law prohibiting most abortions, in a late-night opinion on Tuesday, igniting fears among abortion rights activists that the conservative-majority court will overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade decision establishing access to the procedure as a constitutional right.Five conservative justices, including President Donald Trump’s nominees to the court—Neil…
The Town That Logged Off
Amid the many circuitries of outrage, distraction, and algorithmic surveillance that now go by the name of online life, the temptation to log off and unplug for good grows greater by the nanosecond. Reflection and introspection are in desperately short supply when so much of our common world is strategically programmed and miniaturized to serve…
Biden to visit Louisiana while dozens dead after Ida drenches US north-east – live
7.32pm EDT 19:32 More on Biden’s visit to LaPlace, Louisiana, from the Associated Press: Giant trees knocked sideways. Homes boarded up with plywood. Off-kilter street signs. Less than a week after Hurricane Ida battered the Gulf Coast, President Joe Biden walked the streets of a hardhit Louisiana neighborhood on Friday and told local residents, “I…
Ron DeSantis, Florida governor, appeals ruling on masks in schools
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has appealed a judge’s ruling that the governor exceeded his authority by ordering school boards not to impose strict mask requirements on students to combat the spread of the coronavirus. The governor’s lawyers took their case Thursday to the 1st District Court of Appeal in Tallahassee. DeSantis…
DeSantis fights court’s ruling allowing masks in schools
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantisRon DeSantisDeSantis fights court’s ruling allowing masks in schools Florida chiropractor reportedly signed 500 mask exemptions for students DeSantis, Abbott slip in popularity since July: survey MORE (R) has appealed a judge’s ruling that states the governor exceeded his authority by ordering school districts to not require mask mandates for their schools, The Associated Press…
Florida man pleads guilty in scheme exploiting amended telehealth restrictions
The U.S. Department of Justice announced this week that a Florida laboratory owner had pleaded guilty for his role in a $73 million Medicare kickback scheme. According to the agency, the conspiracy involved paying a telemedicine company to arrange for doctors to authorize medically unnecessary genetic testing. Leonel Palatnik, the co-owner of Panda Conservation…
Bobby Shmurda Returns with ‘No Time for Sleep (Freestyle)’
The Hot Boy returns with a hot new freestyle. Following his release from prison in February, Bobby Shmurda unleashes his first solo release in seven years. On “No Time for Sleep (Freestyle),” Bobby gets back to business. “Ain’t got no time to sleep / With so much money on my mind, ain’t got no time……
Probe begins into alleged bribe involving Guatemala’s president
Prosecutors are investigating an alleged bribe from Russian businessmen to President Alejandro Giammattei.
