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Better testing, less vaccine messaging among lessons learned from historic Texas measles outbreak

Faced with a skeptical religious community that became the center of the outbreak, public health officials say they may have pushed too hard on vaccine messaging.

The Texas Tribune

RFK Jr giving families ‘false hope’ on autism, says outgoing US vaccine official

Dr Peter Marks, forced to resign by Trump administration, sees no ‘possible way’ to determine cause by September

The Guardian - US

RFK Jr stayed silent on vaccine, says father of child who died from measles

Pete Hildebrand says health secretary ‘never said anything’ about vaccine’s efficacy when he visited for funeral

The Guardian - US

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Robert F Kennedy Jr claims anti-vax physicians healed ‘some 300 measles-stricken children’

US health secretary continues to send mixed messaging about measles outbreak that has claimed at least three lives

The Guardian - US

Texas measles outbreak fueled by distrust in public health and personal choice

Measles has sickened nearly 150 mostly unvaccinated people in rural West Texas, and a school-age child has died

The Independent UK

West Texans, Mennonites at center of measles outbreak choose medical freedom over vaccine mandates

In rural West Texas, measles has sickened nearly 150 people, most of them unvaccinated. A school-age child has died. The virus is spreading among Gaines County’s Mennonite community, where government mandates are not trusted.

The Texas Tribune

Firework Devices Found At Seminole Hard Rock Tampa Casino

Discoveries of concealed fireworks devices at Seminole Hard Rock Tampa prompt evacuations and investigations by authorities.

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SCN Spotlight: Seminole High School's New Video Boards—5 Things to Know

Two Watchfire video boards light up Seminole High School's football field and basketball court.

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Florida counties tally Hurricane Ian costs to recoup millions from FEMA

ORLANDO, Fla. — Four months after Hurricane Ian plowed through the state, Central Florida governments continue tallying the costs and assembling reports for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, hoping to recoup a chunk of the tens of millions of dollars spent on getting rid of debris, evacuating residents from flooded…

Orlando Sentinel

Greenberg alleged far-reaching public corruption in Florida jailhouse interview

ORLANDO, Fla. — Former Seminole County Tax Collector Joel Greenberg alleged far-reaching public corruption, including granting no-work contracts on the public dime, when he spoke with investigators probing the “ghost” candidate scheme that helped Republican state Sen. Jason Brodeur win office in 2020.

Orlando Sentinel

Jury finds Seminole County Republican chair guilty in Florida ‘ghost’ candidate case

ORLANDO, Fla. — A jury of six people found Seminole County GOP Chairman Ben Paris guilty Thursday of causing his cousin’s name to be falsely listed on independent “ghost” candidate Jestine Iannotti’s campaign contribution forms in 2020.

Orlando Sentinel

Central Florida ‘ghost’ candidate, other figures tied to scandal charged

ORLANDO, Fla. — Jestine Iannotti, one of three “ghost” candidates who ran as independents for Florida Senate seats in 2020, has been arrested on several criminal charges, alongside a political consultant involved in launching her campaign and Seminole County’s Republican Party chairman.

Orlando Sentinel

Florida is down to one approved publisher for K-5 math classes. Here’s why that worries some educators

ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida’s school districts may be down to just a single option for buying new elementary school math textbooks — and it’s a choice that concerns some educators.

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