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TRENDING TOPICS, MOST CREDIBLE STORIES | | #1 in U.S. News • 33 articles How is Florida reacting to a surge of Covid-19 cases? |  | |
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Florida breaks record for new coronavirus cases as surge of infections rips through state.
Washington Post (Moderate Left) • Factual Grade 81% • 4 min read
Florida reported 21,683 new coronavirus cases on Friday, the state's highest one-day total since the start of the pandemic, according to data released by the CDC. The number of covid hospitalizations is close to breaking the record set in the state in July 2020. About 49% of Florida's population has been fully vaccinated as of Sunday.
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AdventHealth's Central Florida Division, one of the state's largest health-care systems, recently said it would not be conducting non-emergency surgeries — to help free up resources for covid patients. More than 2,000 intensive care unit beds in Florida are occupied by covid patients.
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Florida's surge comes as Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) recently announced that parents will be given the choice of whether their children follow mask rules in school this fall. Some of the state's biggest companies have responded to the surge in cases with restrictions for employees and customers. Disney said it is requiring all salaried and nonunion hourly employees in the country to be fully vaccinated.
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National Institutes of Health director doesn't 'understand' Gov. Ron DeSantis's optional mask order.
Washington Examiner (Moderate Right) • Factual Grade 72% • 2 min read - Top long-read
The curious case of Florida's pandemic response.
The Atlantic (Moderate Left) • Factual Grade 73% • 7 min read
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| | #2 in U.S. News • 11 articles What is known so far about a mass shooting in New York City? | 
New York Police Department investigators said the episode appeared to be tied to gang violence, but that seven of the shooting victims were innocent bystanders. NYPD Chi...
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| | | 471 votes, 59 comments Context: Congress unable to renew the eviction moratorium despite President Biden's request. HIGHLIGHTED COMMENTS " Yes - I work at a company that owns apartment buildings and the eviction moratorium unfortunately has placed a large burden on our assets with no end in sight. There are people that genuinely experiencing hardship and it would be great if we could create a system targeted towards them, but a blanket moratorium leads to people taking advantage of the system. " " No - Homeless people get sick more often, can be forced into illegal activities through desperation and undergo trauma that spreads through fa..." " Unsure - I am torn. There are property owners who are hurting to make those mortgage payment..." | | | #1 in World News • 43 articles Why is Iran being accused of attacking a tanker off the coast of Oman? |
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken joined Israel and the United Kingdom on Sunday in accusing Iran of last week's attack on a tanker off the coast of Oman that kil...
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| | #2 in World News • 27 articles Why is a Belarusian Olympic sprinter refusing to leave Tokyo? |
Krystsina Tsimanouskaya refused to get on a flight from Tokyo on Sunday after being taken to the airport against her wishes by her team following her compla...
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| | #1 in Business News • 12 articles Why did Zoom agree to pay $85 million in a preliminary settlement? |
The class action lawsuit was filed in March 2020 and is one of several legal challenges facing the company. The suit alleges that the platform shared millions of users' data with Facebook, Google and LinkedIn. It...
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