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The 33-year old wife and mother of two says she and her family wanted to be more active in the new vaccine rollout.

Floridians would be asked to approve a tax break for people who elevate their homes to avoid the threat of flooding, while up to $100 million a year would be set aside to help local governments combat rising sea levels, under proposals announced Friday by House Speaker Chris Sprowls, R-Palm Harbor.

There are more places to get vaccinated and more people who can get the shots. Also, the saga of sewers in Fort Lauderdale and a controversial immigration detention center may reopen in Homestead.

The Food and Drug Administration typically follows the advice of its expert advisers. A quick agency decision on the Johnson & Johnson vaccine is expected given the state of the pandemic.

The new three-member investor group which purchased the team includes former Dream player Renee Montgomery, making her the first retired player to have become both a co-owner and a WNBA executive.

Colombia's president has unveiled a program to let undocumented Venezuelan migrants live and work legally in the country for up to 10 years. Nearly a million Venezuelans in Colombia lack legal status.

Some of the nation's first federally-run mass vaccination sites are set to open throughout Florida next week. Publix is opening its online reservation system for COVID-19 vaccination appointments at all 730 of its in-store Florida pharmacies. It’s not yet known if more available vaccines will help with health inequities.

A music video slamming a Cuban communist slogan has gone viral — and has really got under the Cuban regime’s skin.

The report will likely damage the already complicated relations between the traditional allies. Khashoggi was killed during a visit to the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in 2018.

Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said at a Friday briefing that infectious new variants may be threatening to derail the country's recent progress.

Named storms have formed in the Atlantic before the official June 1 start of hurricane season in each of the last six years. The National Hurricane Center is discussing starting the season in May.

The country has beat back the winter surge, and experts credit Americans' improved compliance with precautions like mask-wearing. But could we still face a resurgence if we let up?