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The Latest: Hundreds of 'No Kings' protests and rallies planned for Saturday over Trump’s policies

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19 New England sea turtles are back in the Atlantic Ocean off Florida after rehabbing in Missouri

Read full article: 19 New England sea turtles are back in the Atlantic Ocean off Florida after rehabbing in Missouri

Nineteen sea turtles that rehabbed in Missouri after suffering the effects of cold water temperatures in New England are now back in the Atlantic Ocean off of Jacksonville, Florida.

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Jacksonville Community Action Committee host conference, focuses on fighting injustice

Read full article: Jacksonville Community Action Committee host conference, focuses on fighting injustice

Jacksonville Community Action Committee host first NAARPR Southern Regional Organizing Conference. Topics focused on fighting injustice.

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Global warming fills New England's rich waters with death traps for endangered sea turtles

Read full article: Global warming fills New England's rich waters with death traps for endangered sea turtles

As global warming fills the plankton-rich waters of New England with death traps for sea turtles, the number of stranded reptiles has multiplied over the last 20 years.

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A wayward sea turtle wound up in the Netherlands. A rescue brought it thousands of miles back home

Read full article: A wayward sea turtle wound up in the Netherlands. A rescue brought it thousands of miles back home

An endangered sea turtle has been released into the Gulf of Mexico after being found off the coast of the Netherlands, 5,000 miles from its home.

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Trump visits Valdosta amid devastation from Hurricane Helene

Read full article: Trump visits Valdosta amid devastation from Hurricane Helene

Hurricane Helene’s deadly devastation has scrambled the presidential candidates’ campaign plans, with Kamala Harris returning early from a campaign visit to Las Vegas to attend briefings and Donald Trump heading to Georgia to see the storm’s impact.

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Georgia firefighter killed while responding to downed powerline during Hurricane Helene

Read full article: Georgia firefighter killed while responding to downed powerline during Hurricane Helene

Helene brought significant damage to Pierce County, Ga. and left a Blackshear firefighter dead.

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Groups release 34 rehabilitated sea turtles back into the ocean on Jekyll Island

Read full article: Groups release 34 rehabilitated sea turtles back into the ocean on Jekyll Island

Staff members with the Georgia Sea Turtle Center and other agencies released 34 rehabilitated sea turtles on Jekyll Island in Georgia on Wednesday.

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13 cold, stunned sea turtles from New England given holiday names as they rehab in Florida

Read full article: 13 cold, stunned sea turtles from New England given holiday names as they rehab in Florida

This Rudolph won't be leading his pals Blitzen, Dasher, Dancer, Vixen, Comet and Cupid through the Christmas Eve sky.

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52 sea turtles experiencing 'cold stun' in New England flown to rehab in Florida

Read full article: 52 sea turtles experiencing 'cold stun' in New England flown to rehab in Florida

Fifty-two endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtles suffering from “cold stun” are rehabbing at four facilities in Florida after a flight on a private plane from the New England Aquarium in Massachusetts.

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Jin Young Ko, Sarah Kemp share lead halfway through LPGA Tour's Founders Cup

Read full article: Jin Young Ko, Sarah Kemp share lead halfway through LPGA Tour's Founders Cup

Two-time LPGA Tour player of the year Jin Young Ko shot her second straight 4-under 68 on Friday in the Founders Cup and shared the halfway lead with 37-year-old non-winner Sarah Kemp.

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12 sea turtles return home after rehabbing at Georgia Sea Turtle Center

Read full article: 12 sea turtles return home after rehabbing at Georgia Sea Turtle Center

Twelve rehabilitated turtles were released Tuesday morning at Jekyll Island in Glynn County, Georgia.

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Mother of man shot by JSO officers says she hopes agency follows through with transparency policy

Read full article: Mother of man shot by JSO officers says she hopes agency follows through with transparency policy

Yvonno Kemp, the mother of Reginald Boston who was shot and killed by Jacksonville police, said Wednesday she hopes JSO’s new transparency general order gives families the answers she feels she still hasn’t gotten to this day.

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Ewing takes 1-shot lead over Fassi on LPGA in Cincinnati

Read full article: Ewing takes 1-shot lead over Fassi on LPGA in Cincinnati

Ally Ewing takes a one-shot lead into the final round of the Kroger Queen City Championship.

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Family witnesses hatching of endangered Kemp’s Ridley sea turtles in St. Johns County

Read full article: Family witnesses hatching of endangered Kemp’s Ridley sea turtles in St. Johns County

A local couple and their daughter witnessed a miracle of nature last weekend when they were on South Ponte Vedra Beach during the hatching of a Kemp’s Ridley sea turtle nest.

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2 years later, Jacksonville father’s killing remains unsolved

Read full article: 2 years later, Jacksonville father’s killing remains unsolved

Family members of a Jacksonville father who was shot and killed are pleading for answers, as his death remains unsolved. Friday marks two years since Joshua King’s death.

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Stacy Abrams raises $11.7 million in Georgia governor's race

Read full article: Stacy Abrams raises $11.7 million in Georgia governor's race

Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams says donors gave $11.7 million to her campaign for governor in the three months ended April 30.

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Georgia sets $1.5B in aid for electric vehicle maker Rivian

Read full article: Georgia sets $1.5B in aid for electric vehicle maker Rivian

The state of Georgia and local governments will give Rivian Automotive $1.5 billion of incentives to build a 7,500-job, $5 billion electric vehicle plant. That's according to documents the company and state signed Monday. That's by far the largest incentive package Georgia has ever offered to a company. Georgia Economic Development Commissioner Pat Wilson says the size of the package is “appropriate” for the largest single industrial announcement in Georgia history. Rivian hopes to break ground as early as this summer and begin production in Georgia in 2024. The plant has been beset by opposition from residents east of Atlanta who say Rivian will spoil their rural quality of life.

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When turtles fly: Cold-stunned animals nursed in Mississippi

Read full article: When turtles fly: Cold-stunned animals nursed in Mississippi

The Mississippi Aquarium is treating 40 endangered sea turtles that stranded in Massachustts when the water cooled down so quickly they couldn't swim away.

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Gov. Kemp calls up more troops as hospitals brim with COVID-19 patients

Read full article: Gov. Kemp calls up more troops as hospitals brim with COVID-19 patients

Georgia’s governor is calling up as many as another 1,500 National Guard soldiers to help with COVID-19 response.

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Georgia diners could order to-go cocktails under bill

Read full article: Georgia diners could order to-go cocktails under bill

ATLANTA – Georgia diners could permanently order mixed alcoholic drinks to go when ordering food under a measure that passed the General Assemble on Monday. The House voted 120-48 for Senate Bill 236, sending it to Gov. Georgia lawmakers already agreed to allow restaurants to sell beer or wine to go. “Moving forward, Georgians will eat out differently,” said Carpenter, who said said his business does not sell mixed drinks. The Distilled Spirits Council, which lobbies for alcohol makers, says to-go cocktails are currently allowed in more than 30 states.

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Thousands of cold-stunned sea turtles being rescued in Texas

Read full article: Thousands of cold-stunned sea turtles being rescued in Texas

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas – Residents, some of whom lack heat or basic amenities in their own homes due to the unusually chilly weather, have been rescuing cold-stunned sea turtles and taking them to a convention center in a South Texas resort town. “Every 15 minutes or less there’s another truck or SUV that pulls up," Ed Caum, executive director of the South Padre Island Convention and Visitors Bureau, told The Associated Press on Wednesday. He said sometimes people bring one or two sea turtles, sometimes more. The South Padre Island Convention Center started pitching in Monday when its neighbor, Sea Turtle Inc., could no longer handle the number of sea turtles being dropped off, and their mostly outdoor operation had lost power. AdHe says they've “collected” more than 3,500 sea turtles so far.

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WATCH LIVE: Georgia Governor Kemp to give update on COVID-19

Read full article: WATCH LIVE: Georgia Governor Kemp to give update on COVID-19

Carianne Luter is a social media producer for News4Jax and has worked at Channel 4 since December 2015. She graduated from the University of North Florida with a degree in communications.

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Moviegoers prepare to mask up in Georgia theaters

Read full article: Moviegoers prepare to mask up in Georgia theaters

GLYNN, Ga. If youre going to the movies in southeast Georgia, you will be required to wear a mask. The Georgia Theatre Company has two theaters in Glynn, one in Camden and one in Ware. Just as other businesses are adapting to the pandemic while opening to customers, so are movie theaters. The Georgia Theatre Company is pledging to be cinema safe, an initiative launched by the National Association of Theatre Owners to follow COVID-19 safety practices. The first major new release, Tenant, directed by Christopher Nolan, is now playing in GTC movie theaters.

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Georgia governor allows local mask mandates, with limits

Read full article: Georgia governor allows local mask mandates, with limits

ATLANTA Georgias governor, who has opposed local mask mandates and even sued over one in Atlanta, has signed a new executive order that allows local governments to enact mask requirements to help fight the coronavirus pandemic. As with previous orders, the one issued Saturday says residents and visitors of the state are strongly encouraged to wear face coverings when they are outside of their homes, except when eating, drinking or exercising outside. But unlike previous orders, this one allows local governments in counties that have reached a threshold requirement to require the wearing of masks on government-owned property. Local mask mandates cannot result in an fines, fees or penalties against private businesses or organizations, and penalties against individuals for non-compliance cannot included a fine greater than $50 and cannot include prison time, the order says. Local mask requirements cant be enforced on residential property and can only be enforced on private property, including businesses, if the owner or occupant consents to enforcement, the order says.

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Georgia governor explicitly voids mask orders in 15 localities

Read full article: Georgia governor explicitly voids mask orders in 15 localities

Georgias governor is explicitly banning Georgias cities and counties from ordering people to wear masks in public places. He voided orders on Wednesday that at least 15 local governments across the state had adopted even though Kemp had earlier said cities and counties had no power to order masks. An increasing number of other states order residents to wear masks in public, including Alabama, which announced such a ban Wednesday. Overall, mask orders by Wednesday were covering 1.4 million of Georgias more than 10 million residents. Local officials and Democrats had argued cities and counties had the power to move ahead because Kemp hadnt specifically banned mask orders.

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Coronavirus data used in decision to reopen Georgia flawed

Read full article: Coronavirus data used in decision to reopen Georgia flawed

Brian Kemps aggressive push to reopen the state was flawed and may have distorted perceptions of progress against the virus. The inclusion of antibody tests in state testing data was first reported by the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer. Thats because antibody tests tell you whether a person had the coronavirus in the past, not whether the person was infected at the time of the test. He also noted that antibody tests made up about 15% of the total tests a figure that he said would make a substantial impact on the perception of the outbreak. That would artificially downplay the percentage of positive tests, the metric Kemp has heavily leaned on to make decisions about reopening.

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Southeast Georgia business owners weigh heavily the decision to reopen

Read full article: Southeast Georgia business owners weigh heavily the decision to reopen

Many Georgia businesses hesitant to embrace Gov. Kemp’s call to reopen the economy. If you need help with WJXT’s or WCWJ's FCC public inspection file, call (904) 393-9801.

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Amber Guyger trial raises freedom from religion debate

Read full article: Amber Guyger trial raises freedom from religion debate

DALLAS - Amber Guyger's trial sparked protests over policing, but what happened after is now raising complaints over freedom from religion. The Freedom From Religion Foundation filed a complaint Thursday against Judge Tammy Kemp for giving the woman convicted of killing her neighbor a Bible while in the courtroom. At the end of the emotionally charged trial, Judge Kemp gave Guyger a hug and a Bible. CNN has reached out to Judge Tammy Kemp for comment. During the sentencing hearing, Jean's brother Brandt testified that he forgave Guyger and asked the judge if he could get down to hug Guyger.

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