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Florida female student athletes have to report their menstrual history to play: When they got their first period, when they had their last one, etc. A third party has access to that info, and parents and doctors are raising red flags jacksonville.com/story/news/… @katikokal
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Authorities would not immediately say if the person found was Glee's Naya Rivera, but said the day after she disappeared that they believed she drowned in the lake northwest of Los Angeles. jacksonville.com/entertainme…
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Kamala Harris campaign picks Florida, where constitutional amendment on abortion is on ballot, as start of national 'reproductive freedom' bus tour. jacksonville.com/story/news/…
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After months of hard campaigning and millions of dollars spent between both sides, Democrat Donna Deegan defeats Republican Daniel Davis to become Jacksonville's first female mayor. jacksonville.com/story/news/…
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The hearing will determine whether authorities have enough evidence of murder in Ahmaud Arbery’s killing to send the case to a trial court. jacksonville.com/news/202006…
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Florida teachers could face charges for allowing students to read a book not approved by the state. This isn’t Orwell's “1984.” It’s DeSantis' 2024. jacksonville.com/story/news/…
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When life hands you coronavirus, make sanitizer. jacksonville.com/news/202003…
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The case is the first case of pediatric tetanus in Oregon in more than 30 years and alarmed infectious disease experts who said tetanus is almost unheard of in the U.S. since widespread immunization began in the 1940s. jacksonville.com/zz/news/201…
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✔ Escape room.
✔ Ride a Zamboni.
✔ Monster Truck Jam.
At just 19 and under hospice care, Dustin Snyder had one more thing to check of his Bucket List: marry the girl of his dreams.
Thanks to social media, he did just that on Sunday. Here's how.
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Florida won't light bridges in rainbow colors. So Jacksonville's LGBTQ community did. jacksonville.com/story/news/…
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“I intend to take care of my family, have some fun along the way and cement a path for financial success so that I can leave a legacy far into the future," said Shane Missler.
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Here's why it's a bad idea to deep fry a frozen turkey, courtesy of Volusia County Fire Rescue.
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Mayor Donna Deegan at 63% job approval as she nears end of her first year jacksonville.com/story/news/…
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As of Friday morning, New York has had 39,140 confirmed coronavirus case and 461 deaths. Now, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s has said he needs 30,000 ventilators “at a minimum” to meet the peak of the outbreak in his state in a couple of weeks. jacksonville.com/zz/news/202…
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Rubbing alcohol and alcohol swabs or wipes are the latest products swept up by the nation’s demand for anything and everything seen as a disinfectant against the novel coronavirus – by hospitals and average consumers alike. jacksonville.com/zz/news/202…
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Rainbow colors lit the Main Street Bridge as a counter to Governor's lighting mandate jacksonville.com/picture-gal…
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VIDEO | More than a month after Hurricane Dorian blew through, a starving, dehydrated, too weak to even whine dog, now named Miracle, is pulled from the rubble in the Bahamas.
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Jacksonville @Jaguars fans cheered their team off to Kansas City on Friday before their NFL playoff game on Saturday.
#duuuval #dtwd
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Is this photo, posted on Reddit Thursday, claiming to show severely ill COVID patients lying on the ground at the Main Library waiting for monoclonal therapy real? A city official said yes. jacksonville.com/story/news/…
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Parkland students were joined at the #JaxLanding Friday by teens like #PonteVedraHighSchool graduate Mia Cleary. “We haven’t seen a movement like this in generations,” Cleary, 19, said. #MarchForOurLivesJax
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Shaq Quarterman went to @OakleafHigh, about a half-hour from where he now plays for the #Jaguars. @OgBoobie_Shaq said "it's hard to put into words" what it means to be in the NFL playoffs with his hometown team.
#duuuval #dtwd
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JUST IN | Danny Ray Beard, 36, the ex-fiance of Navy Chief Petty Officer Andrea Washington who was found dead in her Northside home in September, has been arrested and charged with her murder. jacksonville.com/news/201812…
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A law enforcement official told The Associated Press that Ian David Long had Facebook and Instagram accounts and that he posted during the attack about his mental state and whether people would believe he was sane. jacksonville.com/news/201811…
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From news anchor to cancer survivor to Jacksonville mayor, a look at the life and career of Donna Deegan, the city's first female mayor. jacksonville.com/picture-gal…
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Elected Tuesday, May 16, 2023, as Jacksonville's first female mayor, Democrat Donna Deegan is greeted by chants of "Yes we did!" from her supporters. jacksonville.com/videos/news…
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UPDATED | St. Johns County beaches were finally closed on Saturday at 6 p.m., after a day of controversy in which the county was the object of scorn on social media after images of packed beaches made the Internet rounds.
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Meet the Times-Union's new Jacksonville Jaguars beat writer, Demetrius Harvey. jacksonville.com/story/news/…
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UPDATE | The death toll has reached seven in Thursday's multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 75. Here's the latest. jacksonville.com/news/201901…
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"Shad Khan and the Jaguars chose Trent Baalke over the entire city of Jacksonville. I'm out."
#DUUUVAL is not happy after it was reported Byron Leftwich was withdrawing his name from the Jaguars' head coach search. jacksonville.com/story/sport…
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Laterrian Moore lost his father, Doran, a few months before graduation. Pushing forward, he graduated from Stanton College Preparatory School with an International Baccalaureate diploma and has been awarded a full scholarship to the University of Miami. jacksonville.com/news/201806…
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One new analysis finds anywhere from 14,000 to 60,000 lives could be lost in a year if #Obamacare is repealed. fw.to/wsCV2WQ?utm_medium=soc…
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Seventy-year-old Gene Dykes surpassed the world’s fastest-ever time for the 70-74 age group at Saturday morning's Ameris Bank Marathon. Read more about the event. #running #marathon
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The Jacksonville Jaguars offensive line has given up seven sacks and 11 quarterback hits on quarterback Trevor Lawrence in two games. jacksonville.com/story/sport…
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Attorney Rhonda Peoples Waters won her election against incumbent Duval County Judge Erin Perry, becoming Duval County's first Black woman elected to the bench. jacksonville.com/story/news/…
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Four months before a Chinese woman was accused of lying to get into Mar-a-Lago, an 18-year-old college freshman in November fooled Secret Service agents into thinking he was a club member and wandered the grounds for 20 minutes before he was arrested. jacksonville.com/news/201905…
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Happy Birthday, Trevor Lawrence! 🎂 🎂 🎂 Check out this photo of the Jags' quarterback back in seventh grade in Cartersville, Ga.
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Jaguars DL Arik Armstead on DE Travon Walker: 'Travon can be the best edge in the league' jacksonville.com/story/sport…
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A flag flies at half-staff at the Nassau Sheriff's Office following Deputy Eric Oliver's death in the line of duty fw.to/GDEL2BY
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Jaguars fans weren't happy to hear that they retained the team's general manager, and some are taking a unique approach on Twitter to say so. jacksonville.com/story/sport…
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Larry Johnson, a former head of criminal investigations for the U.S. Secret Service, said that bomb makers usually leave evidence behind. “If there is a human involved, there is a high probability you’re going to get somewhere investigatively,” he said.
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An obelisk that was the last section of a dismantled Confederate monument was removed during the weekend from a downtown Jacksonville park. jacksonville.com/story/news/…
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Graham is the coach of one of three local flag football teams sponsored by the Jaguars that’ll be competing in Las Vegas during the coming Pro Bowl weekend. jacksonville.com/story/sport…
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The #Jaguars playoff appearance "is an event that should be shared with as many people as possible, across all spectrums, who call Jacksonville their home,” Khan said. jacksonville.com/sports/jagu…
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Delores Barr Weaver makes 'extraordinary' $61 million gift to Jacksonville-area nonprofits jacksonville.com/story/news/…
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Jaguars stadium renovation deal will be announced Tuesday, City Council president says jacksonville.com/story/news/…
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BREAKING | Popular shark research group @OCEARCH now to be based out of @JacksonvilleU. Details here: jaxne.ws/2kqDr6B
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Mayor Deegan says Donald Trump's deportation plan is "concentration camp type situation" jacksonville.com/story/news/…
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will sign into law a bill that would prevent social media companies Facebook, Twitter and Google’s YouTube from “deplatforming” politicians like former President Trump from their platforms.
The bill was approved Thursday.
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NATE MONROE | "It's telling the governor couldn't find a public school that would have him for signing a bill almost no one in public education asked for or believed is necessary." jacksonville.com/story/news/…
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Don't get mad. But after more than 40 years at First Coast News, Jacksonville TV news consumer reporter Ken Amaro is set to retire at the end of this month. jacksonville.com/story/news/…
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Opinion: As a woman with facial differences, I'm grateful for Sebastian Stan's award speech. jacksonville.com/story/opini…
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Ben Frazier's daughter, Kelly Frazier, says he was surrounded by family and close friends as he courageously ended his nine-month battle with cancer. jacksonville.com/story/news/…
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FSU-Florida Gators 2022 is getting a new day. Television networks, specifically ESPN College Football Friday Primetime, embrace Friday games and the unique exposure they bring to programs and cities during the regular season. jacksonville.com/story/sport…
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A fixture on Jacksonville TV for generations, WJXT meteorologist George Winterling died Wednesday at 91. jacksonville.com/story/news/…
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Mayor Deegan plans to launch a Be Smart gun safety education campaign as city tries to make headway against gun violence. jacksonville.com/story/news/…
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Thursday is when, on average, car wrecks are likely to kill more Americans than any other day of the year, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Here's why. bit.ly/2LLcT1u
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Ali's unplanned afternoon stroll was a truncated one. bit.ly/2LYHWmt
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Fletcher High School football coach Josh Corey takes job with NFL's Tennessee Titans. jaxne.ws/1FPdORO
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Jacksonville City Council approves Jaguars stadium agreement with minimal changes jacksonville.com/story/news/…
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Susie Wiles was first woman to be chief of staff at Jacksonville City Hall. Three decades later she's first woman to be White House chief of staff. jacksonville.com/story/news/…
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Kristen Stewart was already expected to be in the Oscar best actress conversation for the showcase, but expectations have shot up with the first footage of her in her role as Princess Diana.jacksonville.com/story/enter…
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A Jacksonville community leader was arrested and escorted from his motorized wheelchair Tuesday after being told he was trespassing at the governor's COVID-19 news briefing. jacksonville.com/story/news/…
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Donna Deegan's election as Jacksonville mayor shows Duval County is a purple county, even after Ron DeSantis and the GOP won big in November. jacksonville.com/story/news/…
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RoofClaim.com?utm_source=twi…, the title sponsor for the Jaguars’ season finale game against the Indianapolis Colts, is suing to get its name removed over fans’ planning to dress as clowns to protest the abysmal season. jacksonville.com/story/news/…
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JUST IN | Businessman Carlton H. Spence has given Feeding Northeast Florida a 45,000-square-foot warehouse, including 33,000 square feet of critical freezer and cooler space.
For free.
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JUST IN | Florida’s former top coronavirus data scientist filed a whistleblower complaint Thursday that accuses Gov. Ron DeSantis’ health agency of seeking to falsify statistics to justify the state’s reopening from the coronavirus pandemic in May.
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Here is the strange series of events that led to a tan and yellow monocle cobra apparently escaping in Ocala. jaxne.ws/2nk9fz9
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Just days after after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis won a court victory to keep felons from voting until they've paid off fines, restitution and court fees, billionaire Mike Bloomberg has stepped in to help them pay off the debts. jacksonville.com/story/news/…
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The #Jaguars held the first organized protest by a professional sports team in the country on Friday when players, coaches, staff and their families marched from TIAA Bank Field to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office headquarters. jacksonville.com/sports/2020…
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NATE MONROE | "For someone who insists he is neither a racist nor a homophobe, DeSantis has amassed an impressive array of incidents that appear to be both racist and homophobic. He is either cosmically unlucky or a liar." jacksonville.com/story/news/…
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#Jaguars rookie running back Leonard Fournette’s jersey now is ranked No. 8 overall in jersey sales on the Dick’s Sporting Goods Jersey Report. jacksonville.com/sports/jagu…
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Francis said he's never seen an incident like this and even major past events don’t compare, but that more than 80 JFRD responders arrived. The latest: bit.ly/2PTVeE1
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For many, Florida has changed.
What was once a proudly purple state has turned an angry red, they say, having become a less friendly place amid Gov. Ron DeSantis's war on "wokeism."
🔗: bit.ly/45gBMag?utm_medium=so…
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The City Council's Finance Committee voted 7-0 in favor Tuesday morning of a new $120 million football complex whose cost would be split 50-50 between team owner Shad Khan and the city. Deliberations lasted just 18 minutes. jacksonville.com/story/news/…
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The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office doesn't keep statistics on police shootings. So the Times-Union created its own. jaxne.ws/2iUaq2g
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A Californian might be able to achieve what others couldn’t — make the #Jaguars the best team in football. jacksonville.com/sports/jagu…
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COMMENTARY | You entertained the delusions of a madman, and you succumbed to his will. You indulged his baseless conspiracy theories about a stolen national election, and you were at the ready to endorse his effort to remain in power jacksonville.com/story/news/…
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'Free State of Florida' welcome signs should come with fine print | Mark Woods jacksonville.com/story/news/…
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JUST IN | #Jaguars owner Shad Khan will be the majority investor in the Black News Channel, which debuts on Nov. 15 to an estimated 33 million cable and satellite households in the U.S. jacksonville.com/news/201910…
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“I’ve been without football for quite a while and I’m super excited to get out there and make a few plays to help the team win,” #Jaguars rookie Dede Westbrook said.
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State Rep. Anthony Sabatini speaks against the City of Jacksonville’s mandate to wear masks at a rally in front of the Duval County Courthouse.
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PHOTO | #Jaguars linebackers Donald Payne and Blair Brown celebrate after defeating the #Bills in the NFL wild-card playoff game Sunday at @EverBankField. (AP) More photos: jaxne.ws/2ACnTnG #BUFvsJAX #NFLPlayoffs
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NATE MONROE | State officials hoped to humiliate local school leaders who defied Gov. Ron DeSantis on mask mandates, but only ended up embarrassing themselves. jacksonville.com/story/news/…
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No rainbow lights on Acosta? No problem. LGBT community lights up Main Street Bridge jacksonville.com/videos/news…
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BREAKING | Fellow Duval County Canvassing Board member Michael Boylan said the board's leader, Brent Shore, should resign in the wake of reporting from the Times-Union that Shore, a county judge, donated to Donald Trump's campaign a dozen times.
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A bit of history was made Saturday afternoon when the Jacksonville Jaguars made their sixth-round pick. Cornerback Gregory Junior is the first player drafted from Ouachita Baptist, a Division II school in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. jacksonville.com/3OGYxw2?utm…
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Empty land where Berkman II was demolished might become Hard Rock hotel in Jacksonville jacksonville.com/story/news/…
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″I feel pretty good, I’m just trying to get better each day,″ #Jaguars undrafted free agent cornerback Dee Delaney said. ″I’m just trying to show everything that I learned at the Citadel.″ jacksonville.com/sports/2018…
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With the help of former #Jaguars RB Fred Taylor, Yannick Nagakoue, Calais Campbell, Keelan Cole and Dede Westbrook show off the team's new uniforms at the Uniform Launch and Draft Party on Thursday night at EverBank Field.
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Khan also said that while he would not have knelt during the national anthem, he respects the QB’s right to do so. jacksonville.com/sports/jagu…
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"That is heartbreaking as physicians, as healthcare providers," Tien said during a press conference this week. "To not be able to provide that service because of a restriction for a patient in such a terrible and violent situation, it is horrible." jacksonville.com/story/news/…
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There are 291 new Americans in the Jacksonville area this Independence Day, from Albania, Colombia, Vietnam and many more countries across the globe. jacksonville.com/news/202007…
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This is what beating the Patriots in the regular season looks like. #Duuuval #NEvsJAX See more photos at bit.ly/2QBaBAR
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The vice president told a packed house in Jacksonville that Florida's new state standards for school curriculums “replace history with lies.” jacksonville.com/story/news/…
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Charlotte Joyce won re-election to the Duval County School Board, while April Carney was voted in. Both were backed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and had the support of conservative group Moms for Liberty.
Read more at jacksonville.com?utm_medium=….
#duvalvotes #floridaprimary2022
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