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TRENDING TOPICS, MOST CREDIBLE STORIES | | #1 in U.S. News • 32 articles How are Florida schools navigating the state's masking policy? |  | |
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Florida's largest school districts impose mask mandates, but some students can opt out.
ABC News (Moderate Left) • Factual Grade 72% • 2 min read
This weekend, some of Florida's largest school districts have moved to require masks for students, the latest in a weeklong saga that began when Gov. Ron DeSantis issued an executive order aimed at preventing districts from mandating face coverings for kids.
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The [mask] mandates -- issued by districts including Hillsborough (Tampa), Orange (Orlando), and Palm Beach -- come with a catch: parents are allowed to opt their children out of them, without providing a reason. Giving the choice to opt out complies with an emergency rule issued Friday by the Florida Department of Health, which told districts they must give parents the option.
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As of Saturday, according to the Florida Hospital Association, there are 13,348 people hospitalized across the state -- the highest figure the state has had during the pandemic. Nearly 30% of inpatients have COVID and 43.3% of adult intensive care unit patients have COVID.
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Masks are so last year.
American Conservative (Moderate Right) • Factual Grade 74% • 3 min read - Top long-read
The kids were safe from Covid-19 the whole time.
New York Magazine (Left) • Factual Grade 84% • 17 min read
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Four candidates, including conservative radio host Larry Elder and former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer, qualified to be eligible for the party's endorsement, but none of them reached t...
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| | #3 in U.S. News • 14 articles How was a Chicago police officer killed in the line of duty? |
Investigators believe a male passenger in the suspect vehicle first opened fire [during a traffic stop], prompting the cops to shoot back, Chicago Police Department Supt. David Brown said. The alleged shooter...
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| | #1 in World News • 35 articles How is Greece responding to large scale wildfires? |
The fires started after the longest heatwave the country has seen in three decades, which kept temperatures around 113 degrees Fahrenheit for several...
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| | #1 in Culture News • 10 articles How did the theatrical opening of "The Suicide Squad" match expectations? |
The Warner Bros. film, which was released simultaneously on HBO Max, could claim one pandemic record: the top R-rated opening. But "The Suicide Squad," featuring the "Guardians of the Galaxy" director Jam...
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