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Editorial Roundup: Florida

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Polling workers help citizens to check in during early voting for primary election at the Miami Dade College North Campus located at 11380 NW 27th Avenue in Miami on Sunday, August 9, 2020. (David Santiago/Miami Herald via AP)

DeSantis pushes football; Florida breaks virus death record

By BRENDAN FARRINGTON and TERRY SPENCER - Associated Press

DeSantis unhappy with vendor pick, but says hands are tied

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People wearing protective face coverings stop to watch Miami City Ballet dancers training during the coronavirus pandemic, Friday, Aug. 7, 2020, in Miami Beach, Fla. The company is celebrating its 35th anniversary and is temporarily working in a pop-up location in a former retail space along Lincoln Road. Productions for the dance company are on hold due to the pandemic. On display in the window are costumes used during previous productions. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Florida surpasses 8,000 COVID-19 deaths, patients decline

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Kristina Ellis prepares to load prepared meals into a vehicle as United Way of Broward County partners with the Miami Dolphins football team to distribute backpacks and meals to military families in need during the coronavirus pandemic, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Florida rescinds quarantine mandate for New York travelers

By MIKE SCHNEIDER - Associated Press

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis arrives at a news conference, Monday, Aug. 3, 2020, at the Broward Health Corporate Office in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. On Friday, the governor's office released a video promoting &quot;One Goal One Florida,&quot; a public service campaign that also urges Floridians to keep their distance and wear masks as a way to lower the risk of coronavirus infections. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Florida governor pushes to reschedule UF-FSU football game

By BRENDAN FARRINGTON - Associated Press

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, left, speaks during a news conference along with Dr. Joshua Lenchus, right rear, chief medical officer of Broward Health Medical Center, Monday, Aug. 3, 2020, at the Broward Health Corporate Office in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The number of patients in Florida hospitals for COVID-19 was relatively stable, at just below 8,000 and down from highs above 9,500 nearly two weeks ago. &quot;We are encouraged by some of the trends we are seeing,&quot; DeSantis said Monday. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Florida’s top Democrat unveils ads aimed at mask wearing

By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN and MIKE SCHNEIDER - Associated Press

Residents cover a window with plywood in preparation for the arrival of Hurricane Isaias, in the Heritage neighborhood of Freeport, Grand Bahama, Bahamas, Friday, July 31, 2020. (AP Photo/Tim Aylen)

Isaias weakens; may strengthen on path to virus-hit Florida

By DÁNICA COTO and TAMARA LUSH - Associated Press

President Donald Trump listens as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a roundtable discussion on the coronavirus outbreak and storm preparedness at Pelican Golf Club in Belleair, Fla., Friday, July 31, 2020. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Trump, DeSantis say storm evacuation will have a different look

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Celyta Jackson, owner of the Cat Cafe South Beach, looks out from her business during the coronavirus pandemic, Wednesday, July 29, 2020, in Miami Beach, Fla. The cafe offers a place for cat lovers to spend time with cats, which are also available for adoption. Jackson will be closing her business at the end of the week as the tourism sector in Miami-Dade County is suffering due to the pandemic. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Florida hits 216 virus deaths; governor wants schools open

By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN and CURT ANDERSON - Associated Press

Editorial Roundup: Florida

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Oscar Amuz, with Volunteers in Action, loads groceries into cars during a food distribution event, Tuesday, July 21, 2020, at St. Monica's Catholic Church in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

DeSantis believes Florida will soon contain virus outbreak

By TERRY SPENCER and BOBBY CAINA CALVAN and KELLI KENNEDY - Associated Press

A view of a rainbow as vehicles line up at the COVID-19 drive-thru testing center at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens as the coronavirus pandemic continues on Sunday, July 19, 2020. (David Santiago/Miami Herald via AP)

Florida teachers sue to block reopening of public schools

By CURT ANDERSON - Associated Press

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis answers questions during a roundtable discussion held alongside First Lady Casey DeSantis, regarding mental health and COVID-19 at the Tampa Bay Crisis Center on Thursday, July 16, 2020 in Tampa. (Martha Asencio-Rhine/Tampa Bay Times via AP)

Florida teachers sue to block schools from reopening

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In this file photo, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis listens during a news conference on Tuesday, July 7, 2020, in Miami. Florida Democrats are calling on Mr. DeSantis to institute lockdowns and a statewide mask mandate to combat rising COVID cases. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) **FILE**

Florida Democrats call for Gov. DeSantis to enact another stay-at-home order

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, center, arrives for a roundtable discussion with Miami-Dade County mayors during the coronavirus pandemic, Tuesday, July 14, 2020, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Pandemic becomes politically fraught for Florida governor

By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN - Associated Press

A sign on the door of the West Alabama Icehouse reads 'Closed by the Governor,' Monday, June 29, 2020, in Houston. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott shut down bars again and scaled back restaurant dining on Friday as cases climbed to record levels after the state embarked on one of America's fastest reopening. A group of bar owners are taking Mr. Abbott to court in hopes of reopening their watering holes to the public. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) **FILE**

Bars in Florida, Texas take states to court over closure orders

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Signs in Spanish warn about symptoms of COVID-19 at the entrance to the Girl's Empowerment and Mentoring (G.E.M.) Summer Arts Camp during the coronavirus pandemic, Wednesday, July 15, 2020, in Miami. This Miami-Dade County summer camp program is operating at limited capacity, and has enhanced health screening and sanitizing procedures, practices social distancing, and required wearing of face coverings. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Florida breaks 300K mark for coronavirus; another 112 die

By TERRY SPENCER and BOBBY CAINA CALVAN - Associated Press

A healthcare worker walks around a car to test a passenger at a drive-through COVID-19 testing site outside Hard Rock Stadium, Wednesday, July 8, 2020, in Miami Gardens, Fla. Florida is one of the nation's hot spots for coronavirus. Almost 10,000 confirmed cases were added Wednesday, bringing its total since March 1 to nearly 224,000. Almost 4,000 people have died, including 48 reported by the state Wednesday. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Andrew Cuomo: New York sending remdesivir supply to hard-hit Florida

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Thursday, May 14, 2020, file photo, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at a news conference in Doral, Fla. A federal appellate court has stayed a lower court ruling that gave impoverished Florida felons the right to vote. The order issued Wednesday, July 1, 2020, disappointed voting rights activists and could have national implications in November's presidential election. In May, a federal judge ruled that Florida law can’t stop disenfranchised felons from voting because they can’t pay back any legal fees and restitution they owe. DeSantis immediately appealed to the Atlanta-based 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, requesting a stay of the ruling and a review of the case by the full appeals court. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

US Supreme Court asked to lift stay on Florida felon voting

By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN - Associated Press