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Read More BILL BORTZFIELD / WJCT NEWS JEA Fires Its Senior Team In Aftermath Of Failed Sale News Service of Florida Sen. Gibson Calls Removal Of Jacksonville Confederate Statue ‘Partial Victory’ More Local News Jacksonville City Council Approves Expanded Human Rights Protections; Mayor Will Sign By WJCT News • 2 hours ago The Jacksonville City Council voted 15 to 4 Tuesday to expand the city’s human rights protections. Edward Waters College To Host Community Conversation On Racial Inequality By Brendan Rivers • 2 hours ago Edward Waters College Jacksonville’s historically black Edward Waters College will host an event on Thursday to discuss the deaths of African Americans in police custody and efforts to address racial inequality. State Attorney Nelson To Consider Police Body Cam Policy Reforms By Bill Bortzfield • 3 hours ago Ryan Benk / WJCT News After Jacksonville protestors called for police reform and the release of body cam footage in recent officer-involved shootings, State Attorney Melissa Nelson released a memo Wednesday saying her office is reviewing its procedures. 24K JEA Customers Face Prospect Of Having Their Power Disconnected By Michelle Corum • 6 hours ago BILL BORTZFIELD / WJCT NEWS After an announcement that JEA would resume utility shutoffs in a month, Jacksonville City Council Member Garrett Dennis led a meeting Tuesday to discuss options for customers at risk of disconnection. Hemming Park's Confederate Statue Comes Down; Mayor Says Others Will Be Removed By Michelle Corum • 10 hours ago Michelle Corum / WJCT News The Confederate monument in Hemming Park in Downtown Jacksonville was removed early Tuesday morning before sunrise. More Local News State News Suspension Of Florida Jury Trials During COVID-19 Extended By News Service of Florida • 9 hours ago Scott Keeler / Tampa Bay Times pool photo via AP Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice Charles Canady on Monday issued an order extending through July 17 a suspension of criminal and civil jury trials because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Gulf 'Dead Zone' Forecast Larger Than Average This Summer By Jessica Meszaros • 10 hours ago Federal scientists are predicting that this summer’s “dead zone” in the Gulf of Mexico will be larger than average. Florida's Election Season Kicks Off With Qualifying This Week By Steve Bousquet • 10 hours ago It was so quiet outside state elections headquarters in Tallahassee Monday, you could hear the faraway sound of a freight train whistle. The elections office is indefinitely closed to the public because of the coronavirus pandemic. But a drop box is set up in the lobby of the R.A. Gray Building for candidates to leave their important papers. The first to arrive: Josh Adams, an Orlando lawyer and FSU grad who is running as a Republican candidate for a state Senate seat in Orlando. Gov. DeSantis Dismisses Call For Federal Unemployment Probe By Jim Turner - News Service of Florida • Jun 8, 2020 TALLAHASSEE --- Gov. Ron DeSantis dismissed as partisan a request Monday by two Democratic U.S. senators for a federal investigation related to Florida’s handling of unemployment benefits. “Well, I've never heard of partisan politics in Washington D.C. before. Oh, my goodness. Can you imagine that?” DeSantis, a former congressman, derisively replied when asked in Miami about the request by U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York and U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon. “Look, these guys are very partisan. That's all they're doing.” State Fast-Tracking Pharmacy Rules Amid COVID-19 By Christine Sexton - News Service of Florida • Jun 8, 2020 News Service of Florida In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration wants to fast-track rules that expand the health-care services pharmacists are authorized to provide, a move that worries some members of a board that licenses physicians. More State News NPR News IBM Abandons Facial Recognition Products, Condemns Racially Biased Surveillance By Bobby Allyn • 39 minutes ago IBM will no longer provide facial recognition technology to police departments for mass surveillance and racial profiling, Arvind Krishna, IBM's chief executive, wrote in a letter to Congress. Krishna wrote that such technology could be used by police to violate "basic human rights and freedoms," and that would be out of step with the company's values. 3 Visions For The Future Of Police In South LA By Ailsa Chang & Jonaki Mehta • 58 minutes ago In the weeks since police killed George Floyd in Minneapolis, people around the U.S. and the world have flooded the streets in rage and protest against police violence toward African Americans. Led By Tim Scott, Senate Republicans Begin Drafting Their Own Police Reform Plan By Claudia Grisales • 2 hours ago Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell tapped South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, the chamber's lone GOP black Republican, to put together a legislative package addressing the country's policing system. The plan would respond to the "obvious racial discrimination that we've seen on full display on our television screens over the last two weeks," McConnell, Ky., told reporters following a GOP luncheon to discuss the issue on Tuesday. WHO Creates 'Confusion' About Asymptomatic Spread. Here's What We Know By Pien Huang • 2 hours ago This week, the matter of asymptomatic transmission of COVID-19 has caused much confusion — and sparked a lively debate on Twitter. It started on Monday when the World Health Organization discussed the current understanding of asymptomatic transmission at a press conference. ("Asymptomatic" refers to people who are infected by the novel coronavirus but never develop any symptoms.) U.N. Chief: Security Council Gridlock Blocks Effective Coronavirus Response By Jolie Myers & Ari Shapiro • 3 hours ago The coronavirus pandemic set a new record this weekend: More than 136,000 new cases around the world were reported on Sunday, the highest number in a single day . The statistic comes from the United Nations, the global body the world often turns to in a crisis. 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