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Covid outbreak on third Florida-based ship as state battles cases surge

A COVID-19 outbreak took place on a South Florida-based cruise ship for the third time this week, as the number of coronavirus cases in Florida hit its second-highest level

Federal judge in Florida latest to block Biden contractor vaccine rule

A federal judge in Florida on Wednesday blocked President Joe Biden's requirement for federal contractors to receive coronavirus vaccines, adding to a series of legal setbacks for the mandate. US District Judge Steven Merryday wrote that Florida's lawsuit against the rule demonstrated a "substantial likelihood" that the White House did not have authority to set the requirement. The preliminary injunction in Florida comes after a federal judge in Georgia this month had already blocked enforcement of the rule nationwide. Judges in Missouri and Kentucky have issued similar rulings. The decision marks the one of the latest victories for Republican-led states challenging Biden's vaccine mandates, which the White House argues are necessary to protect Americans during the pandemic. Florida, along with other GOP states, conservative organisations and businesses, have also filed suit against White House vaccine mandates for health care workers and companies with more than 100 ...

Florida breaks record with more than 21,000 new coronavirus cases

Florida has reported 21,683 new cases, the state's highest one-day total since the start of the pandemic

Drilling done, demolition of collapsed Florida condo set: Official

Demolition specialists finished boring holes and began laying explosives in them as they prepared to bring down precarious but still-standing portion of a collapsed South Florida condo building

Counsellors work to ease grief over Florida building collapse

After Lauren Miller lost her father in January to Covid-19, her longtime friend Jay Kleiman advised her not to wallow in grief and to seek counselling to ease her pain

US safety agency starts probe into Miami's surfside condo collapse

A technical probe into the collapse of Miami's surfside condo has been launched by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) affiliated with the US Commerce Department."Today the US Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced it would launch a full technical investigation into what caused the partial collapse of the Champlain Towers South Condominium in Surfside, Florida, on June 24, 2021," the Commerce Department's NIST said in a press release on Wednesday.The release said that officials are on site of the incident but will not enter the actual ground of the collapse until it is considered safe to do so. The agency said its probe could reveal potential issues for other buildings near the collapse, along the coastline.The probe will not interfere with search and rescue operations, and the agency is cooperating with all levels of government responding to the collapse, the release said.On Wednesday, the Miami-Dade County mayor

12 people confirmed dead in Florida building collapse, 149 missing

The number of confirmed deaths due to the collapse of an oceanfront condo building in Surfside, Florida has now increased to 12, informed Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava announced

Death toll in Surfside, Florida building collapse rises to 11; 150 missing

The number of confirmed deaths due to the collapse of a building in Surfside, Florida near Miami has now reached 11, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said on Monday

Death toll in Florida building collapse rises to 9; 152 still missing

The death toll in the apartment building collapse in Surfside, Florida, has gone up to nine, informed Miami-Dade County, Florida, Mayor Daniella Levine Cava

Why did the Miami apartment building collapse? And are others in danger?

The 12-storey building with 136 apartments was built in 1981 on reclaimed wetlands. More than 55 apartments have been destroyed.

Driver slams into spectators at Pride parade in South Florida; two injured

Wilton Manors police tweeted Saturday night that the public is not in danger

USA gun violence: 2 dead, over 20 injured in Florida club shooting

Two people were killed and at least 20 others injured after three gunmen opened fire into a crowd at a club in the US state of Florida, authorities said

Two dead, at least 20 injured in shooting in Florida banquet hall

The three exited the vehicle, began shooting into a crowd of people outside the venue and then fled

Disneyland opening for visitors highlights California's Covid-19 turnaround

Disneyland, California's world-famous theme park, will reopen to visitors after an unprecedented 13-month closure.

Florida declares emergency evacuation after leak at wastewater pond

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency Saturday after a significant leak at a large pond of wastewater threatened to flood roads and burst a system that stores polluted waters.

US: Palm Beach considers options as Donald Trump remains at Mar-a-Lago

Town Manager Kirk Blouin said in an email Thursday that Palm Beach is examining its options and the matter might be discussed at the town council's February meeting

Florida Democrats post substantial lead in mail-in ballot requests

It's also a sharp change from 2016 when requests - and returned mail-in ballots - were evenly split

Bloomberg to spend at least $100 mn to help Joe Biden's campaign in Florida

The billionaire Bloomberg launched his own campaign for the Democratic nomination late last year amid worries about Biden's strengths

Weakened tropical storm Isaias lashes coronavirus-hit Florida's east coast

Don't be fooled by the downgrade, Florida Gov Ron DeSantis warned at a news conference after the storm pronounced ees-ah-EE-ahs spent hours roughing up the Bahamas

US has a holiday weekend worry: Record surge in coronavirus cases

The US has more than 2.8 million confirmed cases about a quarter of worldwide infections, according to tally kept by Johns Hopkins University.