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• 'We're smart people:' Triangle RNC delegates push for Charlotte convention with precautions 27 May 2020 06:42 WTVD As President Donald Trump and Governor Roy Cooper face off over the future of August's Republican National Convention in Charlotte, ABC11 spoke to three Triangle Republicans who will go to the RNC as delegates to formally nominate the president for a …
• Your Tuesday Update: Gas Prices on the Rise, League of Women Voters Register Ex-Felons, Virus Hunters Try to Find the Source of the Pandemic, How Identify Affects COVID-19 Outcomes 27 May 2020 05:37 WMFE Gas prices continue to rise in Central Florida as restrictions are lifted Joe Byrnes, WMFE While the price of gas is starting to rise, drivers will likely find the cheapest summer gas in 15 years. AAA reports that the state’s average price per gallon – …
• Florida's hurricane tax 'holiday' begins Friday, may boost businesses from coronavirus fallout 27 May 2020 05:36 Florida Today Buy PhotoShoppers at a Lowe's in Indian Harbour Beach look for deals during a recent hurricane tax holiday time period. (Photo: TIM SHORTT/FLORIDA TODAY ) TALLAHASSEE — Starting Friday, shoppers in Florida emerging from coronavirus stay-at-home …
• Appointments to Florida Supreme Court 27 May 2020 05:30 Chipley Bugle Miami, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Judge Renatha Francis to the Florida Supreme Court. Francis’ appointment fills the vacancy of former Florida Supreme Court Justice Robert Luck, who now serves on the United States …
• Jamaican-born Renatha Francis Becomes the First Caribbean-American Appointed to Florida Supreme Court 27 May 2020 04:58 National Weekly At a press conference today, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of two new justices to the Florida Supreme Court. The first is John Couriel, a lawyer with the Miami firm, Kobre & Kim, also is a first-generation Floridian whose …
• Canada Opens Door To International Students While U.S. Shuts It 27 May 2020 04:40 Forbes A baby celebrates Canada Day in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. (Photo by George Rose/Getty ... [+] Images) Getty Images The Canadian government thinks international students should study at Canadian universities rather than in the United States. …
• Three days of rain thwart Florida reopening, cause severe flooding 27 May 2020 04:21 Bikol Reporter A woman drives through floodwater during heavy rainfall in Miami, on May 26, 2020. – Residents of South Florida couldn’t enjoy the recent reopening of restaurants, businesses, and beaches after almost two months of quarantine due to the pandemic: three …
• Flood risk ahead of rainy, soggy week 27 May 2020 02:38 WRAL By Kat Campbell and Elizabeth Gardner, WRAL meteorologists More rain is expected to fall on already-saturated grounds this week, causing concern for some flood prone areas. Jordan Lake's water level is higher than normal, already flooding a parking lot …
• States volunteer to host RNC as Trump considers moving it from North Carolina 27 May 2020 02:33 WAVY WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — The future of the Republican National Convention in North Carolina is in limbo as President Donald Trump threatens to move it away from the state. “I applaud the president,” Rep. Mark Walker (R-NC) said Tuesday. Congressman Walker …
• Former Orange City man faces vehicular homicide charge in 2012 wreck on I-4 27 May 2020 01:47 Daytona Beach News Journal William Earl Coleman Jr. was arrested in North Carolina on Friday in the crash that killed a 59-year-old man. A former Orange City man who said he was rushing to the hospital because his wife was there giving birth was charged with vehicular homicide and …
• Orange City, Daytona poker rooms reopen; face masks and ID required 27 May 2020 01:46 Daytona Beach News Journal Poker rooms in Orange City and Daytona Beach reopened at 50% capacity on Memorial Day, in accordance with state guidelines, and with additional safety and cleaning measures in place due to the coronavirus pandemic. ORANGE CITY — A good poker face, or a …
• Flagler Beach man accused of pistol-whipping wife 27 May 2020 01:46 Daytona Beach News Journal Matt Bruce @Matt_BruceDBNJ Tuesday May 26, 2020 at 4:55 PM FLAGLER BEACH — A Flagler Beach man was arrested amid claims he pistol whipped his wife and waved a gun in the air during a disturbance near the couple’s home Sunday night. Bobby Morrow Jr., 47, …
• Trump issues North Carolina an ultimatum on Republican convention 27 May 2020 01:07 Reuters (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday gave North Carolina’s Democratic governor a week to agree to host the Republican National Convention or face the prospect that Trump will take his event elsewhere. Trump set the deadline for Governor Roy …
• Destin-Fort Walton Beach Convention Center set to reopen, burn ban lifted 27 May 2020 00:21 Northwest Florida Daily News SHALIMAR — The Destin-Fort Walton Beach Convention Center is expected to reopen on Monday with scores of safety measures in place. The center on Okaloosa Island has been closed since March 17 because of the coronavirus crisis. As part of the Okaloosa …
• Governors of Georgia and Florida offer to host Republican convention as Trump threatens to pull it from North Carolina 27 May 2020 00:15 CNN The friction prompted Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, a Republican, to tweet Tuesday, "We hope you will consider the Peach State, @realdonaldtrump!""With world-class facilities, restaurants, hotels, and workforce, Georgia would be honored to safely …
• Republicans Tried to Suppress the Vote in Florida. And Failed. 27 May 2020 00:09 The New York Times Who gets to cast a ballot in Florida, the nation’s largest swing state, could well determine who will be the next leader of the country, and in the middle of the biggest global crisis in generations. With stakes this high, literally every vote matters. …
• GOP leaders in Georgia, Florida, and Texas offer to host Republican National Convention after Democratic NC governor wavers 27 May 2020 00:09 Blaze GOP leaders from Georgia, Florida, and Texas have offered their states to host the 2020 Republican National Convention following President Trump's threats Monday to pull the event from Charlotte, North Carolina. Trump tweeted his displeasure Monday …
• Patsy Patterson Hardee 26 May 2020 23:50 Madison County Carrier Patsy Patterson Hardee was born on April 9, 1948, and was welcomed home to the arms of Jesus on May 20, 2020.  She grew up in multiple places, including Puerto Rico and Titusville, before landing in Madison and graduating with the Class of '66. Patsy …
• GOP governors jockey to elbow out North Carolina as convention host 26 May 2020 23:16 The Hill Republican governors are preemptively pitching their states as potential host sites for the Republican National Convention after President TrumpDonald John TrumpMulvaney: 'We've overreacted a little bit' to coronavirus Former CBS News president …
• Trump: North Carolina governor must decide 'within a week' about GOP convention 26 May 2020 23:16 The Hill President TrumpDonald John TrumpMulvaney: 'We've overreacted a little bit' to coronavirus Former CBS News president: Most major cable news outlets 'unrelentingly liberal' in 'fear and loathing' of Trump An old man like me should …