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Who is Ben Frazier, the Jacksonville activist arrested before a DeSantis press conference? Here’s WMNF’s 2020 interview with him

WMNF spoke with Ben Frazier who participated with his mother in civil rights demonstrations as a child and remembers Axe Handle Saturday.
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Where you can get free COVID-19 testing in the Tampa Bay area

Several new COVID-19 testing sites are now open in the Tampa Bay area because of high demand and high COVID-19 transmission rates.
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Tampa General Hospital doctor: omicron variant spreads 2-3 times more than previous coronavirus variants

On Tuesday Café, Seán Kinane interviewed Dr. Jason Wilson, Associate Medical Director of the ER at Tampa General Hospital about omicron surge.
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Hillsborough will open another free COVID-19 testing site Thursday in Progress Village Park

Hillsborough County will open a second location for residents to receive free COVID-19 testing - at Progress Village Park.
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When Archbishop Desmond Tutu spoke at USF in Tampa

South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu died Sunday. This WMNF article is from when he spoke at the University of South Florida in January 2006
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Antibody therapy treatment at West Tampa COVID-19 site now requires appointment

Appointments are now required for COVID-19 antibody therapy treatment in Hillsborough because of limited supply across the nation.
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Florida near the bottom in rate of nursing home residents that are fully vaccinated with a booster

Florida is near the bottom of U.S. states in the rate of nursing home residents & staff that are fully vaccinated with a booster.
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SWFWMD buys Southworth Tract — 589 acres in Hernando County

SWFWMD has approved the purchase of 589 acres of land within the Weekiwachee Preserve, Southworth Tract, for about $4.6 million.
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What’s next for the USF Forest Preserve?

In 2021, the University of South Florida asked for & received proposals to develop land in the USF Forest Preserve north of the Tampa campus.
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Get healthy in St. Pete with free classes at “AARP FitLot Fitness Park”

The City of St. Petersburg is providing free fitness classes through its Healthy St. Pete program at "AARP FitLot Fitness Park."
Anna Eskamani of Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida

Anna Eskamani weighs in on Supreme Court’s arguments on abortion rights

Orlando-area Democratic State Representative Anna Eskamani speaks about abortion rights and the U.S. Supreme Court.
COVID-19 omicron variant mutations

University of Florida immunologist finds mutations in coronavirus omicron variant that may enhance its transmissibility

A University of Florida researcher found several mutations in the coronavirus omicron variant that could make it more transmissible than delta.

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