Florida

State in the southeastern United States

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Florida is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. With a population of over 21 million, Florida is the third-most populous and the 22nd-most extensive of the 50 United States. The state is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, and to the south by the Straits of Florida. The state's capital is Tallahassee and its most populous municipality is Jacksonville. The Miami metropolitan area, with a population of almost 6.2 million, is the most populous urban area in Florida and the seventh-most populous in the United States. Other urban areas in the state with a population of more than one million are Tampa Bay, Orlando, and Jacksonville. Florida's $1.0 trillion economy is the fourth-largest of any U.S. state, and if it were a country, Florida would be the 16th-largest economy in the world.

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Anti-mask activists rally in virus hotbed Florida Anti-mask activists on Saturday (July 11) took their campaign to a grilled cheese bar and restaurant in Windermere, Florida - a state fast becoming the epicenter of COVID-19. This report produced by.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 02:17Published 9 hours ago

Florida 'Church' Busted For Selling Bleach As 'Cure' For COVID-19 A Florida father and his three sons have been charged with conspiracy to defraud the US and distributing mislabeled drugs. According to Gizmodo, Mark Grenon, and his sons, Jonathan, Jordon, and Joseph,.. Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:45Published 11 hours ago

Florida Shatters US Record Covid-19 Cases (CNN) With coronavirus cases climbing across the US, local and state leaders have found themselves at odds over the types of restrictions that should be in place to move forward effectively. In.. Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:32Published 12 hours ago

Desperate To See Her Husband With Alzheimer's, Woman Takes Dishwashing Job At Care Facility For the loved ones of patients in memory care units and nursing homes, the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic has taken an enormous toll. Florida issued an emergency order in March that prohibits.. Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:43Published 13 hours ago

Disney World reopens amid Florida's virus surge [NFA] Mickey Mouse waved from a distance on Saturday as Florida's Walt Disney World opened to a limited number of guests for the first time in four months amid a surge of coronavirus cases in the.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:29Published 1 day ago

One-Third Of ALL Coronavirus Tests Positive In Miami-Dade County One-third of COVID tests came back positive for the novel virus in Miami-Dade County, Florida. The county had a 14-day average of 24.87 percent, according to CBS News. Even 20 percent would be.. Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:36Published 2 days ago

U.S. COVID-19 cases surge amid reopenings debate [NFA] Florida confirmed its place as an emerging epicenter of the COVID pandemic in the United States on Friday by reporting its second sharpest daily rise in cases while virus-related deaths across.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 02:05Published 2 days ago

U.S. COVID-19 cases surge amid reopening debate [NFA] Florida confirmed its place as an emerging epicenter of the COVID pandemic in the United States on Friday by reporting its second sharpest daily rise in cases while virus-related deaths across.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 02:05Published 2 days ago

U.S. sets a second one-day virus record Record-breaking rises in coronavirus cases in Florida are leaving doctors and nurses struggling to cope as COVID-19 patients flood hospitals. Libby Hogan reports. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 02:10Published 3 days ago

If fast food is essential, so are kids in school -DeSantis Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Thursday spoke about reopening schools and told reporters, "We spent months saying that there were certain things that were essential. That included fast-food.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:05Published 3 days ago

The US Has More Than 3 Million Coronavirus Cases The coronavirus pandemic is surging and continues to ravage the country. Over the past few days, the number of infected people has soared to record numbers. Hospitals all over the U.S. are being pushed.. Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:32Published 5 days ago

Disney World Set to Partially Reopen Saturday \| THR News A large portion of the Walt Disney World Resort will partially reopen this weekend even as the number of coronavirus cases in Florida continues to rise, the company confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter. Credit: The Hollywood Reporter Duration: 01:37Published 6 days ago

Too soon to say if RNC will be safe -U.S. official Stephen Hahn, the Food and Drug Administration commissioner, said on Sunday it was "too early to tell" if it would be safe for people to attend August's Republican National Convention in Jacksonville,.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:43Published 1 week ago

Brain-Eating Amoeba Shows Up In Florida A microscopic, single-celled amoeba that can destroy the brain of its victims has reared its ugly head in Florida. According to CNN, a Florida Department of Health on Friday announced the confirmed.. Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:34Published 1 week ago

Florida COVID-19 cases spike to new daily record [NFA] Florida's confirmed coronavirus cases rose by a record 11,458 on Saturday, the state's health department said, the second time in three days that its caseload increased by more than 10,000... Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:04Published 1 week ago

Florida’s Miami-Dade County Enforcing Curfew Florida’s Miami-Dade County Enforcing Curfew Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:26Published 1 week ago

Florida tops 10,000 virus cases in a day [NFA] Florida, among the states hardest hit by the June surge, reported more than 10,000 new coronavirus infections on Thursday, its largest spike so far, while Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Thursday.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:47Published 1 week ago

Florida hits record 10,000 COVID-19 cases in a day [NFA] Florida shattered records on Thursday when it reported over 10,000 new coronavirus cases, the biggest one-day increase in the state since the pandemic started, according to a Reuters tally... Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:22Published 2 weeks ago

MLS confirm that six FC Dallas players test positive for COVID-19 Entire FC Dallas team has been quarantined ahead of the "MLS Is Back" tournament in Florida. Credit: Reuters - Sports Duration: 00:41Published 2 weeks ago

Woman who fell in love with female best friend reveals how they got pregnant at the same time A career woman who married her female best friend - before they fell pregnant "in tandem" using a £72 home insemination kit and a sperm donor found online - describes their babies as "almost twins,".. Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 01:57Published 2 weeks ago

US Coronavirus Cases Hit A New High The US surpassed its highest single-day total of new coronavirus cases on Wednesday. Health departments recorded a combined total of more than 36,000 new coronavirus cases. The previous single-day.. Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:32Published 2 weeks ago

Company Wants To Fly Passengers To The Edge Of Space In A Giant Balloon Would you travel to the edge of space in a giant balloon? A Florida-based company wants to do exactly that with adventurous travellers. Space Perspective plans to provide rides with eight passengers.. Credit: Cover Video STUDIO Duration: 01:03Published 2 weeks ago

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Record spikes in new coronavirus cases, hospitalizations sweep parts of U.S. New coronavirus cases and hospitalizations in record numbers swept through more U.S. states, including Florida and Texas, as most push ahead with reopening and President Donald Trump plans an indoor.. Reuters India - Published on June 14, 2020
SpaceX Crew Dragon delivers two NASA astronauts to International Space Station Just under 19 hours after launching from Florida, NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley arrived at the International Space Station aboard SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule on Sunday, marking the first.. Reuters India - Published on May 31, 2020
NASA resumes human spaceflight from U.S. soil with historic SpaceX launch SpaceX, the private rocket company of billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, launched two Americans into orbit from Florida on Saturday in a landmark mission marking the first spaceflight of NASA.. Reuters India - Published on May 31, 2020

Venezuela opposition negotiated Maduro overthrow plan with security firm: report Members of Venezuela's opposition in October negotiated a $213 million deal with a small Florida security company to invade the country and overthrow President Nicolas Maduro, according to a document.. Reuters - Published on May 7, 2020
Detained American claims he plotted Maduro's capture in Venezuela TV statement A former U.S. soldier captured in Venezuela said on Wednesday that he had been contracted by a Florida security firm to seize control of Caracas' airport and bring in a plane to fly President Nicolas.. Reuters India - Published on May 7, 2020Also reported by •Reuters
Detained American, in Venezuelan TV statement, says he plotted Maduro's capture Venezuelan state television broadcast on Wednesday a video of captured American Luke Denman, in which he said he was contracted by a Florida security firm to seize control of Caracas' airport and bring.. Reuters India - Published on May 7, 2020Also reported by •Reuters

Venezuela's Maduro to seek U.S. extradition of security contractor Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday said he will seek extradition from the United States of Jordan Goudreau, head of Florida security firm Silvercorp USA. Reuters - Published on May 6, 2020
Trump urges Florida to welcome cruise ship with deadly coronavirus outbreak U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday urged Florida officials to open an Atlantic Coast port to a Dutch cruise ship stuck at sea with a deadly coronavirus outbreak onboard, urging the governor to drop.. Reuters - Published on April 1, 2020
Cruise ship with coronavirus outbreak sails to uncertain Florida welcome A Dutch cruise ship that has been in limbo since cases of the coronavirus were confirmed onboard faces an uncertain welcome at its planned destination in Florida, where the governor says he does not.. Reuters - Published on March 31, 2020
'The Terminal': Latin American travelers stranded as nations shut borders Yelitza Morles was in Florida with her 13-year-old daughter when she heard on Saturday that her flight home to Venezuela had been canceled due to her country's ban on international flights to prevent.. Reuters - Published on March 18, 2020

Brazil's foreign trade secretary says he has coronavirus Brazilian Foreign Trade Secretary Marcos Troyjo, who was part of the Brazilian delegation that recently visited Florida, has tested positive for the coronavirus, his office said in a statement on.. Reuters - Published on March 16, 2020
Brazil official, who met Trump, tests positive for coronavirus A Brazilian government official who attended a meeting at Donald Trump's resort in Florida on Saturday and posted a photo of himself standing next to the U.S. president has tested positive for.. Reuters - Published on March 12, 2020
Brazil's Azul cuts flights to Portugal, Florida due to coronavirus: CEO Brazil's third-largest carrier Azul Linhas Aereas Brasileiras SA will reduce the number of its flights to Portugal and to Florida due to the risks of the coronavirus outbreak, its chief executive.. Reuters - Published on March 10, 2020	Trump, Brazil's Bolsonaro to meet on Saturday, White House says U.S. President Donald Trump will meet with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro in Florida on Saturday to discuss trade, infrastructure, Venezuela and the Middle East, the White House said in a statement.. Reuters - Published on March 6, 2020
Trump plans to meet with Brazil's Bolsonaro on this weekend in Florida U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he will meet with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro in Florida this weekend. Reuters - Published on March 6, 2020	Chinese woman who intruded at Mar-a-Lago sentenced to six months A Chinese woman who was acquitted of trespassing at U.S. President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida was sentenced to six months in jail on Friday on a separate charge of resisting arrest. Reuters - Published on February 14, 2020
UK's Prince Harry speaks at JP Morgan event in Miami: royal source Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan attended an event organized by American bank JP Morgan in Miami, Florida, on Thursday, a royal source said, one of the couple's first engagements since.. Reuters - Published on February 7, 2020	At Florida base, a mix of relief, anxiety in Saudi shooting aftermath With an FBI investigation underway, Navy security officer David Link still is not allowed to talk about what he saw when a Saudi gunman killed three U.S. sailors at this sprawling Florida naval base.. Reuters - Published on January 23, 2020
After base shooting, Pentagon restricts foreign trainee access to guns The Pentagon announced on Friday new restrictions on international military students' access to guns on U.S. bases, as well as other measures, after a Saudi officer killed three U.S. sailors at a.. Reuters - Published on January 18, 2020	Pentagon to soon resume Saudi training halted after base shooting The Pentagon said on Thursday it would soon announce a resumption in operational training of Saudi military officers in the United States, suspended after a Saudi officer's fatal shooting of three.. Reuters - Published on January 16, 2020
Trump says Apple refusing to unlock phones used by 'killers, drug dealers' President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Apple Inc has refused to unlock phones used by criminals, in a tweet a day after Trump's attorney general accused the company of not being helpful in an.. Reuters - Published on January 14, 2020	U.S. to announce 'actions' after Saudi military trainees review: source The U.S. government will announce "actions" on Monday along with results of a Justice Department criminal investigation into the December shootings at the Pensacola Naval Air Station in Florida that.. Reuters - Published on January 13, 2020
Saudi military trainees to be expelled from U.S. after Florida shooting: CNN More than a dozen Saudi servicemen who are training at U.S. military bases will be expelled from the United States in the aftermath of a Pentagon review prompted by the deadly Dec. 6 shooting by a.. Reuters - Published on January 12, 2020	Trump says he had a good meeting on Middle East, military and trade U.S. President Donald Trump said he had a very good meeting on the Middle East, the military and trade on Tuesday, shortly after he returned to his Florida club from his golf course. Reuters - Published on December 31, 2019
Exclusive: Ukrainian tycoon's lawyer says he lent money to Giuliani associate A Swiss lawyer said on Wednesday he had lent $1 million to Lev Parnas, an associate of U.S. President Donald Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, and Parnas' wife in order for them to buy a home in.. Reuters - Published on December 18, 2019	U.S. grounds Saudi pilots, halts military training after base shooting The Pentagon announced on Tuesday it was halting operational training of all Saudi Arabian military personnel in the United States until further notice after a Saudi Air Force lieutenant shot and.. Reuters - Published on December 10, 2019
Exclusive: Over 300 Saudi military aviation students grounded in U.S. after base shooting More than 300 Saudi Arabian military aviation students have been grounded as part of a "safety stand-down" after a Saudi Air Force lieutenant shot and killed three people last week at a U.S. Navy base.. Reuters - Published on December 10, 2019	Russian agent Butina released from U.S. prison, deported Convicted Russian agent Maria Butina was released from a Florida prison on Friday after serving most of her 18-month sentence for conspiring to influence U.S. conservative activists and infiltrate a.. Reuters - Published on October 26, 2019
Trump to host G7 summit at his Florida golf resort, sparking criticism U.S. President Donald Trump will host next year's Group of Seven economic summit of developed nations' leaders at his Florida golf resort, a move Democrats and others decried as more evidence of the.. Reuters - Published on October 17, 2019	Giuliani associates charged with illegally funneling cash to pro-Trump group Two foreign-born Florida businessmen who have helped President Donald Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani investigate political rival Joe Biden were arrested in a scheme to illegally funnel money to.. Reuters - Published on October 10, 2019
Giuliani associates to be held in custody until they meet conditions for bond Two foreign-born Florida businessmen who are associates of President Donald Trump's personal attorney Rudy Giuliani and were charged on Thursday with campaign finance crimes will be held in custody.. Reuters - Published on October 10, 2019	Two businessmen linked to Trump Ukraine scandal arrested on U.S. charges Two foreign-born Florida businessmen who have been helping President Donald Trump's personal lawyer investigate political rival Joe Biden have been arrested on charges of funneling foreign money to.. Reuters - Published on October 10, 2019
Amazon sued for marketing charcoal produced on land seized by Cuba in 1960s A Florida resident is suing Amazon for marketing charcoal produced on land he says Cuba confiscated from his grandfather after the 1959 revolution, the latest in a recent slew of lawsuits regarding the.. Reuters - Published on September 26, 2019	Florida banking group pushed for sanctions exemption for ordinary Venezuelans An industry group representing Florida banks pushed for an exemption to U.S. sanctions on Venezuela that were issued last week, executives said on Tuesday, arguing the measures had affected customers.. Reuters - Published on September 17, 2019
Hundreds of weary, hopeful Bahamas evacuees arrive in Florida by ship Hundreds of weary Bahamians, some carrying small bags of belongings and children on their hips, disembarked a cruise ship in south Florida on Saturday after fleeing the catastrophic devastation left by.. Reuters - Published on September 7, 2019	Bahamas officials search for storm survivors as Dorian heads for Florida, Georgia Rescuers searched for survivors in the Bahamas on Wednesday after Hurricane Dorian, the most damaging storm to strike the island nation, left in its wake a flooded landscape dotted with pulverized.. Reuters - Published on September 4, 2019
Recovery on Bahamas begins as Hurricane Dorian heads for Florida, Carolinas Debris extended for miles and floods covered much of the Bahamas in the wake of Hurricane Dorian, in what the archipelago's prime minister called one of the worst disasters to ever strike the island.. Reuters - Published on September 4, 2019	Hurricane Dorian heads for Florida, leaving ruins in parts of Bahamas Hurricane Dorian smashed parts of the tourism-dependent Bahamas to ruins, leaving relief officials scrambling on Tuesday to battle an unfolding humanitarian crisis as the scale of the catastrophe.. Reuters - Published on September 4, 2019
After inflicting 'extreme damage' on Bahamas, Hurricane Dorian on path to Florida Hurricane Dorian carved a path of destruction through the Bahamas and relief officials on Tuesday were preparing for a humanitarian crisis after one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the islands.. Reuters - Published on September 3, 2019	Florida rides Dorian's 'emotional roller coaster' after a week of warnings and waiting Scott Renfroe was smoking cigarettes with his wife at the end of a dock in Titusville, Florida, on Tuesday morning, where he had come to see if Hurricane Dorian had brought the powerful wind gusts and.. Reuters - Published on September 3, 2019

Florida

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