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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Florida man accused of living inside soccer stadium Police in St. Petersburg arrested a man for living inside Al Lang Stadium. Credit: ABC Action News Duration: 01:20Published 14 hours ago

Sen. Cruz worries lobbyist may have influenced state to award Deloitte new contract A lobbyist connection is raising eyebrows in the Sunshine State. Credit: ABC Action News Duration: 01:39Published 20 hours ago

More testing positive after Florida law enforcement conference More people are testing positive for COVID-19 after attending a statewide sheriff's conference. Credit: ABC Action News Duration: 01:04Published 2 days ago

Despite The Pandemic, Americans Still Love The Open Road With a novel coronavirus case count nearing five million, the United States now holds about a quarter of all the COVID-19 cases in the world. According to CNN, more than,162,000 Americans have died in.. Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:41Published 3 days ago

Answering questions about early voting in Florida Answering questions about early voting in Florida Credit: ABC Action News Duration: 01:39Published 4 days ago

Polk County school cafeterias will look different to prevent COVID-19 Preventing COVID-19 in the cafeteria is a challenge Florida schools are taking head on this August. Credit: ABC Action News Duration: 01:57Published 5 days ago

How detailed are Florida's school reopen plans for in-person learning? Florida’s first few public schools are set to restart in-person learning next week. It'll be a trial by fire of their reopening plans required by the state. But how detailed are those strategies….. Credit: ABC Action News Duration: 02:48Published 5 days ago

New data predicts 300,000 U.S. deaths by Dec Nearly 300,000 Americans could be dead from COVID-19 by Dec. 1, University of Washington health experts forecast on Thursday, although they said 70,000 lives could be saved if people were scrupulous.. Credit: Reuters - Politics Duration: 01:52Published 5 days ago

SpaceX launches rocket with batch of satellites A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, carrying the10th batch of Starlink satellites forthe company's internet satellite constellation system and two spacecraft fromSpaceflight customer BlackSky launched from Cape.. Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 00:34Published 5 days ago

Florida's 2020 Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday: Everything you need to know Despite many Florida counties still waiting for approval from the Florida Department of Education on their school reopening plans, Florida's 2020 Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday is set to begin.. Credit: ABC Action News Duration: 01:14Published 5 days ago

Are Florida school reopening plans linked to politics or public health? As the debate over how to reopen Florida schools heats up across the state, Investigative Reporter Katie LaGrone takes a closer look at the motivation behind some of these decisions and if these.. Credit: ABC Action News Duration: 02:30Published 6 days ago

Florida teacher's union lawsuit hits a snag Florida teacher's union lawsuit hits a snag Credit: ABC Action News Duration: 02:05Published 6 days ago

Florida VPK enrollment down statewide amid coronavirus concerns Enrollment in Florida's Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten Program is down statewide in 2020, according to the Early Learning Coalition of Pinellas. This comes as many families are choosing to keep children.. Credit: ABC Action News Duration: 01:44Published 6 days ago

Woman who took dishwashing job to see husband now leads task force to reopen nursing homes in Florida In order to make strides toward a safe reopening of these facilities to loved ones, Governor DeSantis formed a four-person task force to come up with a plan, and Mary Daniel is one of the leaders on.. Credit: ABC Action News Duration: 01:36Published 6 days ago

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