Greg Allen

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Florida Governor Orders Statewide Lockdown

Wednesday, April 01, 2020

After days of pressure, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered a statewide lockdown. Florida had been the lone holdout among states most affected by the coronavirus in not having a stay-at-home order.

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Cruise Ship Struggling With COVID-19 Headed To Florida

Tuesday, March 31, 2020

A cruise ship with four dead and nearly 200 people who have been sick with suspected COVID-19 may dock in Fort Lauderdale if cruise company executives and public officials can agree on a plan.

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Cruise Ships With Possible COVID-19 Cases Have No Places To Dock

Tuesday, March 31, 2020

A cruise ship with dozens of sick passengers is steaming towards south Florida, where local officials don't want it to dock. It's one of several ships with nowhere to go.

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Governors Say They'll Force Out-Of-State Visitors To Quarantine

Friday, March 27, 2020

People fleeing COVID-19 hotspots will get a chilly reception and a forced quarantine in Florida and Rhode Island

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4 Dead Aboard Cruise Ship With COVID-19 Cases

Friday, March 27, 2020

More than 140 others are sick aboard a cruise ship holding off the coast of Panama. The cruise line Holland America wants to move the ill coronavirus patients to the United States.

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Without A Statewide Stay-At-Home Mandate, Florida Braces For COVID-19 Wave

Thursday, March 26, 2020

Epidemiologists are seeing warning signs that Florida may soon see a dramatic increase in COVID-19 cases. Gov. Ron DeSantis is refusing to issue a statewide order for residents to stay at home.

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Sick Cruise Ship Crew Taken To Miami Hospitals

Thursday, March 26, 2020

Crew members from two cruise ships off the Miami coast have been taken to several hospitals. About a dozen people have symptoms like pneumonia and bronchitis.

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Cruise Ship with 42 Sick Aboard Headed to Florida

Wednesday, March 25, 2020

A cruise ship with dozens of ill passengers heads to Florida. Officials aren't sure whether to allow the ship to dock in case the people are infected with the coronavirus.

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Testing Florida's Largest Retirement Community For Coronavirus

Monday, March 23, 2020

Florida is home to millions of retirees and, tens of thousands of people live in an area called The Villages. The elderly are particularly vulnerable to the coronavirus

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Some Beaches Close To Heed Coronavirus Restrictions

Friday, March 20, 2020

While state officials warn against gatherings of more than 10 people, spring breakers continue to gather in large numbers. In Florida, many communities are closing bars, restaurants and beaches.

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Protecting And Preserving Ancient Sites At Risk From Sea-Level Rise In Florida

Thursday, March 12, 2020

Archaeologists are working to identify historic sites that are threatened by rising sea levels in Florida. If they can't be preserved, efforts will be made to document them before they're lost.

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Delays In Coronavirus Testing Create Confusion, Raise Questions

Wednesday, March 04, 2020

The coronavirus response has been marred by a delayed rollout of an effective test for those who may have been exposed. It's created uncertainty and left some who were exposed to the disease untested.

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Some In Rural Florida Want Officials To Change Direction On Toll Roads

Friday, February 21, 2020

To prepare for more development, lawmakers in Florida are commissioning new toll roads through rural areas. But some communities are pushing back. "We don't need this toll road," one resident says.

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Frustration In Florida As State Announces Toll Road Development In Rural Areas

Wednesday, February 19, 2020

To prepare for more development, lawmakers in Florida are commissioning new toll roads through rural areas. But some rural communities say they don't want them.

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Who Owns Florida's Wisteria Island, A Developer Or The Government? Judge To Decide

Wednesday, February 05, 2020

Just off Key West, undeveloped Wisteria Island — long home to a ragtag community — is at the center of a legal fight. The U.S. government and a Florida developer are fighting over ownership.

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Venezuela's Opposition Leader Guaidó Holds Rally In Miami

Sunday, February 02, 2020

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó held a rally in Miami, hoping to shore up support among a large expatriate population there who oppose the regime of President Nicolás Maduro.

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Florida's Brightline Railroad Is Nation's Deadliest After High Rate Of Track Deaths

Wednesday, January 29, 2020

In its first two years, 40 people have been killed on tracks by the passenger line. Florida officials are concerned, but Brightline says suicides and people using drugs make up most of the deaths.

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A 3-Decade-Long Water Dispute Heads To The Supreme Court

Tuesday, January 07, 2020

Georgia and Florida have been waging a decades-long legal battle over water resources. It's a problem likely to intensify in other areas as the climate warms.

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Supreme Court To Take Up Legal Battle Over Water Between Florida And Georgia

Thursday, January 02, 2020

Georgia and Florida have been waging a decades-long legal battle over water resources, a problem likely to hit other areas as climate changes. The dispute is now headed to the Supreme Court.

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How Some Florida Communities Are Adjusting To Climate Change

Monday, December 30, 2019

Repeated flooding from severe weather is forcing communities in Florida to plan for climate change. But the high costs suggest some homes and neighborhoods will have to be abandoned.

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