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Florida OKs school vouchers in districts requiring masks

Florida OKs school vouchers in districts requiring masks

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s Board of Education decided Friday to provide private school vouchers to parents who say a public school district’s mask-wearing requirements amount to harassment of their children.
US officials approve Florida-Seminole sports betting deal

US officials approve Florida-Seminole sports betting deal

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out.
Lisa Loeb and fellow Brown University alumni musicalize 2020

Lisa Loeb and fellow Brown University alumni musicalize 2020

NEW YORK (AP) — Group reunions on Zoom have rarely become the fuel for good art. But one has created a musical — actually 10, to be precise.
South Dakota's Sturgis rally roars back as delta rising

South Dakota's Sturgis rally roars back as delta rising

STURGIS, S.D.
Arrest in hit-and-run death of 'Gone Girl' actor Lisa Banes

Arrest in hit-and-run death of 'Gone Girl' actor Lisa Banes

NEW YORK (AP) — The rider of an unlicensed electric scooter involved in the hit-and-run death of “Gone Girl” actor Lisa Banes was well aware that he hit her, fleeing to a repair shop afterward seeking to fix a sideview mirror, authorities said Friday
Want to pretend to live on Mars? For a whole year? Apply now

Want to pretend to live on Mars? For a whole year? Apply now

Want to find your inner Matt Damon and spend a year pretending you are isolated on Mars? NASA has a job for you.
Romance fiction award withdrawn for novel about war veteran

Romance fiction award withdrawn for novel about war veteran

NEW YORK (AP) — The Romance Writers of America has withdrawn an award for a novel widely criticized for its sympathetic portrait of a cavalry officer who participated in the slaughter of Lakota Indians at the Battle of Wounded Knee.
US hiring surges in July, but the variant is the wild card

US hiring surges in July, but the variant is the wild card

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S employers added 943,000 jobs in July and drove the unemployment rate down to 5.4% in another sign the economy is bouncing back with surprising vigor from COVID-19.
EXPLAINER: 5 key takeaways from the July jobs report

EXPLAINER: 5 key takeaways from the July jobs report

NEW YORK (AP) — Even in a July jobs report that was nearly universally hailed as a good one, pockets of weakness and concern are still clouding the celebration.
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