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Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is being remembered in a ceremony at the U.S. Capitol, where she will lie in state in Statuary Hall. Watch the ceremony here.
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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Champion Of Gender Equality, Dies At 87
Ginsburg, the second woman to serve on the Supreme Court, died from complications from cancer. Her death will set in motion what promises to be a tumultuous political battle over who will succeed her.
Read More »President Trump Cancels Jacksonville Portion Of Republican National Convention
Delegates to the convention will still meet in North Carolina as planned, but Trump's keynote Jacksonville speech will no longer take place.
Read More »GOP Scales Back Convention Plans In Florida, Relenting On Virus Restrictions
Attendance will be limited to delegates for most of the event, a far smaller crowd than President Trump had insisted on. Health and safety protocols will also be in place.
Read More »Florida Smashes Coronavirus Case Record: Nearly 9,000 Positive Cases on Thursday
Florida suspends consumption of alcohol at bars as the state's daily coronavirus count reaches nearly 9,000 — smashing the earlier record set on Wednesday of 5,000.
Read More »Florida Passes 100,000 COVID-19 Cases
Florida is one of a handful of states that's seeing a surge of record daily high cases. The governor says the jump is because of increased testing for the coronavirus.
Read More »Supreme Court Upholds DACA In Blow To Trump Administration
The decision is a dramatic victory for immigration advocates and gives a new lease on life for the so-called DREAMers, immigrants who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children.
Read More »Florida Ousts Top COVID-19 Data Scientist
Florida's top COVID-19 data scientist has been dismissed. Rebekah Jones says she's been fired for refusing to manipulate data "to drum up support" for the state's plan to reopen.
Read More »Senate Reaches Historic Deal On $2 Trillion Coronavirus Economic Rescue Package
Congressional leaders announced an agreement to fund cash payments to Americans, bailouts for key industries and aid to the health care industry.
Read More »U.S. Orders Up To A Yearlong Break On Mortgage Payments
The federal government is telling lenders to lower or suspend mortgage payments for up to 12 months for homeowners who have lost income due to the coronavirus outbreak.
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