WASHINGTON, D.C. (FNN NEWS) – Following a spike in Florida coronavirus cases, President Trump canceled all Jacksonville RNC events. The Republican National Convention, scheduled to take place August 24-27, has been in a state of contention for several months. The convention was originally slated to be held in Charlotte, North Carolina. However, when North Carolina…
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ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN NEWS) – Orange County Public Schools has announced its indefinite postponement of all fall sports due to COVID-19. That’s the wrong move. Football. Swimming. Golf. Marching Band. Bowling. Cross Country. Add them to the list of relics of society stolen by coronavirus, or rather, the OCPS School Board. The country is in…
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ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN NEWS) – Governor Ron DeSantis announced millions in funding for affordable housing assistance Friday. In an Apopka apartment complex, Governor DeSantis held a press conference detailing new funding entering the state and Central Florida as part of the federal CARES Act. In a nutshell: Florida received $250 million in affordable housing relief…
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ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN NEWS) – The Orlando Gun Show returned in full force amid increasing coronavirus cases, and a host of political candidates joined the fray. This past weekend the Central Florida Fairgrounds welcomed back visitors to the Orlando Gun Show for the first time in months. Eager buyers filled the parking lots, long lines…
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ORLANDO, Florida (FNN NEWS) – Disney’s Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom opened to the general public today, featuring a host of new COVID-19 social distancing policies. When Disney World announced it would be closing its parks in Florida and California indefinitely on March 12, it was a surprising move. Only twice before, after the John…
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration says individuals and businesses will be allowed to delay paying their 2019 tax bills for 90 days past the usual April 15 deadline. The extension announced Tuesday is an effort to inject up to $300 billion into the economy at a time when the coronavirus appears on the verge…
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SEATTLE (AP) — U.S. researchers gave the first shot to the first person in a test of an experimental coronavirus vaccine Monday — leading off a worldwide hunt for protection even as the pandemic surges. With a careful jab in a healthy volunteer’s arm, scientists at the Kaiser Permanente Washington Research Institute in Seattle begin…
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NEW YORK (AP) – The NHL is pushing back the possibility of resuming its season for several weeks, if not a month or more. The league and NHL Players’ Association told players Monday they can go home — even out of North America — and must self-isolate through March 27 while the season is on…
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