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The sunshine state reported 125,201 COVID cases from December 17 to December 23, increasing dramatically from 29,519 cases reported in the week of December 10. The state’s positivity rate increased by 13.8 percent. The spike marks a higher infection rate compared to early September when Delta was leading a COVID wave, according to the Tampa Bay Times. Florida’s seven-day average went from 4,200 cases a week to 17,800, according to the news outlet....

Former President Donald Trump and his allies have repeatedly claimed the 2020 presidential election was stolen, despite a lack of evidence to back up allegations of fraud. In a statement from Wednesday, the Florida Supervisors of Elections, headed by Republican Wesley Wilcox, warned that unproven claims of election fraud have “systemically undermined” trust in elections. “During and after the 2020 Presidential Election, the integrity of our democracy has been challenged by misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation that sows discord and undermines trust in America’s electoral process,” according to the statement....

Brandon White, 22, was arrested in Pinellas County, Florida, on multiple counts of lewd and lascivious acts with minors under the age of 16. White offered the victims vape devices in exchange for sex as well as the foot sniffs, county police said. Detectives began investigating after they learned of inappropriate behavior between White and a female, according to a statement by the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office. White allegedly asked to touch and smell the victim’s feet in exchange for nicotine vapes and marijuana products....

Armando Colon, 55, was charged with simple battery, a misdemeanor, in the incident after delivering a closed-fist punch to the face of Benjamin F. Martin. According to Martin’s testimony, when he decided to “leave the area due to defendant’s attitude,” Colon struck him. The blow was hard enough to leave behind a cut on Martin’s face. The argument ensued after Colon became “irate over issues he has with President Trump,” according to the arrest affidavit....

A video of the man grappling with the potentially deadly animal while attempting to protect his dogs has been widely circulated on social media. The clip can be watched here. In the footage, which was picked up on a Ring doorbell security camera, a man in a day-glo t-shirt and gray trousers can be seen quickly crouching down to grapple with the bear on the porch of a property....

Police arrested Alexander Jerich, 20, after he turned himself in Thursday following community outcry of his destruction of the “pedestrian-friendly” streetscape on Monday during National Pride Month, a Delray Beach Police report said. The colorful street installation was just unveiled Saturday in Delray Beach, Florida, a city “that is an ally to the LGBTQ community.” “Just two days after we joyously celebrated the ribbon cutting of the Delray Beach Pride Streetscape, a young man from a nearby town callously vandalized this symbol of unity and inclusion,” Delray Beach Mayor Shelly Petrolia said in a statement to Newsweek....

In December 2018, Kyle Sullivan was caught on camera stealing a child’s Nintendo Switch console from a garage while the owner of the property briefly stepped away from the garage and went back inside the house. The owner of the property, Robert Love, was unsuccessful in chasing Sullivan down as he sped away in a getaway car. However, with surveillance footage from the Ring video camera and the fact that Sullivan was wearing his work shirt during the crime, the Cape Coral Police Department was able to track him down....

Police officers arrived at the scene in the vicinity of Northwest 71st Street and Sixth Court in Miami in the early hours of Monday to find a man who was unresponsive with a gunshot wound, WSVN reported. He was pronounced dead at the scene by Miami Fire Rescue, the station reported. Donovan Stewart told CBS Miami that he had shot and killed the unidentified man after he broke into his van in a bid to rob him....

Brantley, the Florida defensive tackle with the second-highest grade at his position according to NFL.com, was the first pick of the sixth round Saturday by the Browns, 185th overall. How long he stays with Cleveland is very up in the air, though, as general manager Sashi Brown quickly told reporters that they might release him, depending on what the team finds as they continue to investigate him. MORE: Caleb Brantley charged with battery in alleged fight with woman...

Barring a stay, he will be the 99th person executed in the state since the Supreme Court reaffirmed the use of death penalty in 1976. Between March and November 1994, Bowles murdered six men he met up and down the East Coast. He encountered most of his victims in gay bars, offering them sex for money before strangling them and taking their credit cards and identification. His first victim, John Hardy Roberts, had given Bowles a place to stay in Daytona Beach....

Florida GOP Governor Ron DeSantis last spring issued an executive order which has come to be know as the “alcohol to go” rule, which has allowed restaurants to sell boozy beverages alongside take-home orders during the pandemic. This week, Republican and Democratic state lawmakers alike are expected to give overwhelming final approval that will make the measure permanent into the post-pandemic era. DeSantis endorsed making the rule permanent during remarks last week....

“Stay tuned for litigation,” FLDEP Secretary Noah Valenstein said, according to the Associated Press. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis also announced Tuesday that he directed the FLDEP to develop a permanent closure plan for the site, adding that “we want this to be the last chapter of the Piney Point story.” The reservoir, which is just south of Tampa in Manatee County, near waterways that flow into Tampa Bay, developed a leak earlier this month and triggered the evacuations of more than 300 residencies and businesses near the area....

The former pound-for-pound boxing great said in an interview with TMZ on Wednesday that he will take a tuneup fight in Japan before he faces Pacquiao. “I know everybody heard about the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight, but before the Mayweather-Pacquiao rematch, I will be back in Tokyo for a huge boxing event,” Mayweather said. “Stay tuned.” MORE: Join DAZN and watch the Joshua-Povetkin fight for free Mayweather didn’t reveal a date, an opponent or a venue for his return bout....

You may see a notification ‘bank server unavailable’ while you try to check your account balance, send a payment to someone, or even if you change your UPI PIN. There is nothing to worry about this. Highlights of the article: Why Google Pay says bank server unavailable?Types of bank server unavailable errorsHow to fix bank server unavailable in Google pay? Why google pay says bank server unavailable? When you see this notification that says, “bank server unavailable’, it may be because your bank is facing heavy traffic issue....

How to Fix Valheim Stuttering on Windows 10 If you are vexed by Valheim stuttering on your Windows 10 computer. Here are a few possible reasons why you must analyze them carefully to sort out the problem. How to Fix Valheim Stuttering on Windows 10 Method 1: Basic Troubleshooting Steps Method 2: Verify Integrity of Game Files Method 3: Disable In-Game Overlay Method 4: Remove Temporary Files Method 5: Update ....

The Windows Store is very important as it’s the easiest way to download & update latest applications on your system. But if your Windows Store app is missing then you are in a lot of trouble, the main cause of this issue seems to be the corruption of the Windows Store App files during the Windows upgrade process. Sometimes you may also be able to see the Windows Store app icon but usually, it won’t be clickable....

The hip-hop legend—real name William Jonathan Drayton Jr.—was driving along Los Angeles County’s La Tuna Canyon Road, when heavy rain caused a boulder to roll down the cliffside, hitting his car’s left side and leaving it very seriously damaged. A representative of the 62-year-old star told Entertainment Tonight that he briefly lost control of the vehicle, adding that: “If Flav had just been a few feet in another direction, the boulder would’ve killed him....

RELATED: FLCL: References To Other Anime You Might Have Missed The West would not get a taste of FLCL until Adult Swim picked it up in 2003. While it may be short, at only six episodes, it became an instant classic. The bizarre nature of the plot and the drop-dead gorgeous animation were unlike anything on the network at the time. So, out of curiosity, what exactly is the difference between the anime and the manga if anything?...

Manchester United player Darren Fletcher, after a hiatus spent in recuperation, is planning to make a comeback to the club this pre-season, as reported by Daily Mail. The 28-year-old midfielder has been out of action for the past eighteen months, all of 2013, due to a chronic bowel condition, medically referred to as ulcerative colitis. Fletcher, who has two more years to see through in his contract, was part of a campaign for a brief period of time, last year, but only managed to play in ten matches for the team, starting in just two and eventually had to be sidelined by December....

This week, officials in Mississippi, Arizona, Dallas and Las Vegas have reported heavy rainfall that resulted in flash flooding incidents. The flooding in these areas came several weeks after parts of Kentucky faced fatalities and widespread property damage due to severe flash floods. Earlier this week, the National Weather Service in Jackson, Mississippi, issued flash flood warnings for numerous parts of the state. In a tweet, the National Weather Service said that 3 to 6 inches of additional rainfall were expected on Wednesday, “on top of already saturated and flooded areas....