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The big question circulating the U.S. right now is whether or not schools will be reopening in the fall. While some of the nation’s top health officials oppose the idea, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is all for reopening. Gov. DeSantis defends his argument by stating that schools are indeed essential. …

Written by: @kristenshylin_ “The virus has, under selection pressure, made itself more stable,” scientist Michael Farzan said. This month, the Scripps Research Institute scientific team published online that the mutant virus infects cells at a higher and more efficient rate. Scripps Research Institute is a facility where principal investigators and …

The president of a Florida Fraternal Order of Police chapter has been suspended from the sheriff’s office after he used the chapter’s Facebook page to offer jobs to police officers with excessive use of force accusations. On Tuesday, Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey announced he had suspended Lt. Bert Gamin …

According to Bossip, Kodak Black alleges that federal law enforcement violated his civil rights by reportedly leaking a photo of him in handcuffs to the press. Now he wants to sue. Kodak reportedly filed a federal lawsuit from prison, alleging that the United States Marshals Service Chief Mark O’Loughlin tried …

Flo Rida is always thinking of ways to give back to his home state of Florida. His recent contribution is absolutely needed during these uncertain times. The highly successful artist collaborated with his personal doctor to provide COVID-19 testing to businesses that are trying to reopen as safe as possible …

As Florida begins to reopen, the architect and manager who designed Florida’s Covid-19 dashboard announced that she and her department are no longer overseeing the dashboard, Miami Herald reported. Rebekah Jones announced her May 5 removal in a heartfelt email to researchers and other members of the public who had …

After downplaying the seriousness of COVID-19, Brian Hitchens, a rideshare driver in Florida, and his wife Erin contracted the deadly virus. According to NBC News, Hitchens believed America’s current pandemic was “a fake crisis.” On April 2, he wrote: “I’m honoring what our government says to do during this epidemic, …

Written By-@pistolwhippedya To help control the spread of mosquito-borne diseases, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency approved British Biotech company, Oxitec’s testing of genetically engineered mosquitoes for the first time ever in the United States. According to the Miami-Herald Newspaper, as early as this summer, millions of modified mosquitoes could be …

People are not too happy with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis after he called the state “God’s waiting room” for senior citizens. “Florida is ground zero for the nursing home; I mean we’re God’s waiting room,” DeSantis said Sunday during an update on coronavirus. “We have a huge number of facilities, …

According to TMZ, Disney is reportedly not making an exception for annual pass members during the coronavirus pandemic. Their most loyal customers will still have to pay a monthly fee despite the closures of Disney theme parks all over the world, including both US theme parks, Disneyland located in California, …

This past week has seen social media discussing the new documentary on Netflix, titled Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem, and Madness. One of the most popular subjects in the mini docuseries has seen viewers trying to crack the cold case of Carole Baskin’s husband. One of the series’ 7 episodes focuses …

A Florida politician is apologizing for claiming that the coronavirus can be killed by inhaling hot air from a blow. “So you hold a blow dryer in front of your face, and you inhale with your nose, and it kills all the viruses in your nose,” Okeechobee County Commissioner Bryant …

Florida Sen. Rick Scott has finally sent a strong message to those people who are packing the beaches in the state amid this outbreak of coronavirus: “Get off the beach.” The former governor appeared on CNN’s New Day and told host John Berman that, “Unless you can figure out how …

Less than two years after Andrew Gillum lost the Florida Governor’s race to Ron DeSantis, the former Democratic candidate is now in the center of a suspected crystal meth incident. According to local news, the incident occurred shortly before 1 a.m., after Miami Beach emergency officers were called to a …

Kodak Black has admitted to a gun charge of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon and will be sentenced late March.⠀⠀⠀⠀ On Thursday, Florida rapper Kodak Black reportedly admitted to a gun charge in a Niagara County Court, according to WKBW. Black, whose real name is Bill Kapri, pleaded guilty …

The Florida Department of Corrections has temporarily suspended visitation at all institutions as a precautionary measure, due to the COVID-19 coronavirus. The FDC referenced a full statement via its official @FL_Corrections twitter page.⠀ “The safety of staff, inmates, and visitors is a vital priority for FDC. As a precautionary measure …

African American graves have been discovered near an old school in Clearwater, Florida.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ According to the Tampa Bay Times, officials used a ground-penetrating radar to identify 44 “grave-like anomalies” from an African American cemetery buried underneath a paved parking lot near an empty school building. The graves are just 2.45 …

A video caught a high school resource officer threatening to shoot a student because he was leaving school. Last month, the mother of a student uploaded a video to Facebook, showing her child being held at gunpoint during an attempt to leave school following a verbal altercation with a resource …

Temperatures in Southern Florida have dropped so low forecasters for the National Weather Service in Miami are warning residents to be careful of falling iguanas. According to Fox News, the sunshine state has been experiencing the coldest temperatures in almost a decade with freeze warnings posted throughout the state on …

Florida will no longer allow formerly convicted felons the right to vote until they pay off any debt that is related to their imprisonment. Voting rights will not be restored to felons in Florida until they pay off all the fines and fees related to their sentences, the Florida Supreme …