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Wearing masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19, elementary school students line up to enter school for the first day of classes in Richardson, Texas, Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021. Despite Texas Gov Greg Abbott's executive order banning mask mandates by local officials, the Richardson Independent School District and many others across the state are requiring masks for students. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

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GOP govs, school districts battle over mask mandates

by Terry Spencer Associated PressAugust 20, 2021

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Millions of students in Florida, Texas and Arizona are now required to wear masks in class as school boards in mostly Democratic areas have defied their Republican governors and made face coverings mandatory.The three states…

A member of the Israeli search and rescue team, left, salutes in front of the rubble that once was Champlain Towers South during a prayer ceremony, Wednesday, July 7, 2021, in Surfside, Fla. Members of search and rescue teams and Miami-Dade Fire rescue, along with police and workers who have been working at the site of the collapse gathered for a moment of prayer and silence next to the collapsed tower. (Jose A Iglesias/Miami Herald via AP)

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Recovery workers pledge to press forward in condo collapse

by Terry Spencer Associated PressJuly 8, 2021

Workers search the rubble at the Champlain Towers South Condo, Monday, June 28, 2021, in Surfside, Fla. Many people were still unaccounted for after Thursday's fatal collapse. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

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Rescuers: Survivors could still be inside collapsed building

by Terry Spencer Associated Press, and Russ Bynum Associated PressJune 28, 2021

Nurse Christine Philips, left, administers the Pfizer vaccine to Vera Leip, 88, a resident of John Knox Village, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020, in Pompano Beach, Fla. Nursing home residents and health care workers in Florida began receiving the Pfizer vaccine this week. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)

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Vaccinations reach nursing homes as California faces crisis

by Adam Geller Associated Press, and Terry Spencer Associated PressDecember 16, 2020

FILE - In this Oct. 21, 2019, file photo, New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft points to fans as his team warms up before an NFL football game against the New York Jets, in East Rutherford, N.J. A Florida appeals court ruled Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020, that police violated the rights of New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and others when they secretly video recorded them paying for massage parlor sex acts, barring the tapes' use at trial and dealing a potentially deadly blow...

Court: Secret videos can’t be used in Robert Kraft massage case

by Terry Spencer Associated Press, and Curt Anderson Associated PressAugust 19, 2020

Shoppers wearing protective face masks walk along Oxford Street in London, Tuesday, July 14, 2020.Britain's government is demanding people wear face coverings in shops as it has sought to clarify its message after weeks of prevarication amid the COVID-19 pandemic. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

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Florida tops virus death mark; UK, France mandate masks

by Terry Spencer Associated Press, and Danica Kirka Associated PressJuly 14, 2020

New England Patriots helmets are shown before a preseason NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Friday, Aug. 9, 2013, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Judges question warrants in Robert Kraft massage parlor sex case

by Terry Spencer Associated PressJune 30, 2020

FILE - In this Nov. 3, 2019, file photo, New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft waves to fans as he walks on the field prior to the team's NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens in Baltimore. Florida prosecutors will try to save their prostitution solicitation case against Kraft when they argue before an appellate court Tuesday, June 30, 2020, that his rights weren't violated when police secretly video recorded him allegedly paying for sex at a massage parlor. (AP...

Patriots owner Robert Kraft’s prostitution case heads to appellate court

by Terry Spencer Associated PressJune 29, 2020

FILE - In this April 10, 2019, file photo, New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft leaves his seat during an NBA basketball game between the Brooklyn Nets and the Miami Heat in New York. A Florida judge has blocked prosecutors from using video that allegedly shows Kraft engaging in paid sex at a massage parlor. Judge Leonard Hanser ruled Monday, May, 13, 2019, that Jupiter police did not follow proper procedures after installing the hidden cameras that secretly recorded Kraft visiting the Orchids of Asia Day Spa twice in January. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)

Judge: Kraft’s prosecutors cannot use massage parlor video

by Terry Spencer Associated PressMay 13, 2019

Alex Spiro, right, attorney for New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, stands in front of a copy of a search warrant as he questions Jupiter Police Detective Andrew Sharp during a motion hearing in the Kraft prostitution solicitation case, May 1, 2019, in West Palm Beach, Fla.

Prosecutors accuse Kraft’s lawyers of lying in court

by Terry Spencer Associated PressMay 7, 2019