A Mega Millions ticket sold in Florida wins $1.58 billion jackpot, the third-largest in US history
A single lottery ticket sold in Florida has won a $1.58 billion Mega Millions jackpot.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis says โthere are no lockdowns in Floridaโ
Ron DeSantis said that Florida will not be locked down because of the coronavirus. Ron DeSantis press conference below.) โLet me just tell you, there are no lockdowns in Florida. If you want to come to Bike Week come to Bike Week; if you donโt, donโt come,โ DeSantis said, referring to the expected 300,000 people to the annual rally who are expected to descend on Daytona Beach, Fla., this week. DeSantisโ messaging is troubling to officials in South Florida who are concerned about Spring Break activities becoming a series of super spreader events that will drive up positivity rates.
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The Latest: SKorean economy shrinks for 1st time in 22 years
It marked the first annual contraction for the countryโs economy since 1998, when it was in the midst of a crippling financial crisis. In comparison, the federal government previously said 38% of people would receive two doses by the end of June. Still, thatโs 700,000 doses on hand, when the state is getting 200,000 doses this week, rising to 223,000 next week. AdBharat Biotech has already signed an agreement with Brazil to supply 20 million doses of the vaccine by September. ___COLUMBUS, Ohio โ Ohioโs mask mandate will continue until a โcritical massโ has been reached of people who have received the coronavirus vaccine, a spokesperson for Ohio Gov.
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This letter brought a Publix employee to tears -- the happy kind
โI told him smiling is a part of our uniform and I want to make my customers happy in these hard times. And we have deaf customers. โAll other customers are so happy to see my smile and (theyโre) giving so many compliments.โNow, back to the letter. As happy as Knowles felt being able to better communicate with customers, it had nothing on what Travers wrote on her behalf to Publix management. Asli texted, โI like to smile and I think this pandemic is making everyone upset and I want to make customers happy with my smile.
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Publix asks customers not to openly carry guns in stores
Erik S. Lesser/Getty Images(CNN) - Publix is joining the growing number of retailers asking that customers no longer openly carry guns in their stores in states where open carry is legal. "Publix respectfully requests that only law enforcement officials openly carry firearms in our stores," the company said in a statement Wednesday. While it is headquartered in Florida, which does not permit open carry, Publix has a large presence in states that do allow people to openly carry guns, such as Georgia and Alabama. Walmart last week it would ask customers not to openly carry gun in its stores, and also said it will reduce gun and ammunition sales. In the past week, the following companies have announced they will ask customers not to openly carry guns in their stores: Walmart, Kroger, Walgreens, CVS, Wegmans, Aldi US, Meijer, Publix.
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Florida supermarket put Dorian's path on a cookie cake
(CNN) - As Florida waits for another hurricane, a Publix in St. Johns decided sweeten the situation by decorating a cookie cake with the path of the storm. Customer Jessica Sullivan posted a picture of the hurricane themed cookie cake on her Facebook page with the caption: "Publix has all your hurricane party supplies." Users against the cake decoration say that Publix shouldn't make light of a storm that can cause destruction, but Sullivan said for her it wasn't that serious. She said she went in to buy a birthday cake for her son and saw the cookie. Big storms usually scare her boys, so she thought getting the cookie cake would help.