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Prayer vigil planned for stricken rapper DMX

A prayer vigil was planned for Monday outside the suburban New York hospital where rapper DMX remained on life support Sunday following a heart attack. The family of the rapper said in an email Sunday that the vigil will be held outside White Plains Hospital at 5 p.m. “On Friday night, April 2nd, 2021, our […]

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Florida couple charged with COVID relief fraud

A Florida couple tried to obtain more than $5.8 million in coronavirus relief funds by filing false loan applications, federal prosecutors said. Julio Lugo, 44, and Rosenide Venant, 37, both of Davenport, were arrested Thursday and charged with conspiracy and making false statements to a financial institution, according to court documents. Lugo has also been […]

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Rapper DMX hospitalized after suffering heart attack, lawyer says

Rapper Earl Simmons, better known as DMX, has been hospitalized in White Plains, New York, after suffering a heart attack, his attorney told CBS News. Details on what may have caused the heart attack were not provided. Attorney Murray Richman initially said DMX had been taken off life support and was breathing on his own, […]

Officials: Florida panther kittens found dead

Two endangered Florida panther kittens have been found dead. Their deaths make 12 total this year, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. The remains of a male cub and a female cub, both three months old, were found Thursday on private property in North Belle Meade in Collier County, officials said. The […]

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Supreme Court gives Georgia win in water war with Florida

The Supreme Court unanimously dismissed Florida’s water lawsuit against Georgia on Thursday, ending the long-running legal fight between the two states. The court rejected Florida’s claim that Georgia uses too much of the water that flows from the Atlanta suburbs to the Gulf of Mexico. Florida said its neighbor’s overconsumption is to blame for the […]

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Saturday’s Coronavirus Updates: 6,017 new cases and 66 new deaths reported

As of 2 p.m. Saturday, there have been 2,077,032 positive cases of the coronavirus recorded in the state. The case count includes 2,038,204 Florida residents and 38,828 non-Florida residents. There are 33,652 Florida resident deaths reported, 654 non-resident deaths, and 85,678 hospitalizations at some point during illness, according to the Florida Department of Health. For […]

Friday’s Coronavirus Updates: 6,490 new cases and 92 new deaths reported

As of 2 p.m. Friday, there have been 2,071,015 positive cases of the coronavirus recorded in the state. The case count includes 2,032,387 Florida residents and 38,628 non-Florida residents. There are 33,586 Florida resident deaths reported, 653 non-resident deaths, and 85,538 hospitalizations at some point during illness, according to the Florida Department of Health. For […]

DeSantis order blocks COVID-19 ‘passports’

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday issued an executive order barring government agencies from issuing COVID-19 “passports” and preventing Florida businesses from requiring customers to show documentation that they have been vaccinated or have recovered from COVID-19 before gaining entrance. The order directs state agencies — such as the Department of Business and Professional Regulation and […]