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Warnock Scores Historic Win in Georgia Senate Race, Ossoff-Perdue Runoff Still Too Close to Call

Florida Report Daily January 6, 2021

Democrat Raphael Warnock won one of two close Senate runoff races in the U.S. state of Georgia, putting Senate control within the party’s reach and making Warnock the first Black Democrat to win a Senate seat in a former Confederate state. Warnock, the pastor of an Atlanta, Georgia, church once

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3 Killed, 3 Hurt in Illinois Shooting

Florida Report Daily December 27, 2020

WASHINGTON – Three people were killed and another three injured Saturday in the U.S. state of Illinois when a shooter opened fire at a bowling alley, police said. Rockford city police urged people on Twitter to stay away from the area near the Don Carter Lanes bowling alley, as it was an “active situation” and […]

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Benefits Expire as Trump Does Not Sign Pandemic Aid Bill

Florida Report Daily December 27, 2020

U.S. President Donald Trump did not sign a critical pandemic relief and government funding package before midnight, allowing increased unemployment benefits and eviction protections to expire at 12:01 a.m. Sunday. Trump had sharply criticized the legislation earlier this week and indicated Saturday his continued objections to it. Trump tweeted early Saturday, “I simply

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Trump Campaigns in Georgia for Republican Senators

Florida Report Daily December 6, 2020

U.S. President Donald Trump traveled to the key southeastern state of Georgia on Saturday to campaign for two Republican senators running against Democratic challengers in the January runoff election that will decide which party controls the Senate, but he mostly repeated his claims of widespread vote fraud. “You know we won Georgia, just so you […]

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Tulsi Gabbard urges Trump to grant clemency to Assange, Snowden

Florida Report Daily November 27, 2020

U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard has called on President Trump to pardon National Security Agency (NSA) whistleblower Edward Snowden and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange before the president leaves office on Jan. 20, according to a report. In a tweet promoting her own video message from Oct. 6, the retiring Hawaii Democrat suggested that Trump use his […]

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George Floyd’s brothers on the fight for justice, remembering him on Thanksgiving

Florida Report Daily November 27, 2020

Six months after George Floyd was killed in police custody, his brothers said they still feel compelled to fight for justice every day and that when they sit down for Thanksgiving dinner they’ll be remembering some of the things they loved most about him. “I really wanted to see him be able to have a […]

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Trump says he’ll travel to Georgia to support Republican Senate candidates in runoff election

Florida Report Daily November 27, 2020

President Donald Trump said Thursday he will travel to Georgia to support the state’s Republican Senate candidates ahead of the January 5 runoff election. “Speaking of Georgia, I’ll be going there,” the President said after his Thanksgiving video teleconference call with US service members, as he baselessly railed against the integrity of the

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Jobless Americans feeling health coverage uncertainty amid the pandemic

Florida Report Daily November 19, 2020

TAMPA, Fla. — There’s no doubt 2020 has thrown the world a few curveballs and this year many folks have found themselves jobless because of the pandemic. “From housing insecurity to unemployment,” said State Senator Janet Cruz, representing District 18, listing the issues Floridians have been dealing with. All, of course, made worse by a […]

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US, Russia to Start Nuclear Talks in Austria 

Florida Report Daily June 29, 2020

Delegations from the United States and Russia are meeting in Vienna Monday and Tuesday to discuss th..

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US-Russia nuclear talks: Washington condemns ‘no-show’ China at Vienna summit

Florida Report Daily June 29, 2020

Russia and the United States have resumed talks on extending a major nuclear disarmament treaty but ..