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Data breached — personal information from Florida Department of Education

13:49 Brief EducationPolitics & Law The Phoenix Flyer Data breached — personal information from Florida Department of Education By Jay Waagmeester - October 29, 2026 1:49 pm The Turlington Building, which houses the Florida Department of Education, stands in the foreground, with the Tallahassee...

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Elke Sommer, German-born star of ‘A Shot in the Dark’ and ‘The Prize,’ dies at 85

Elke Sommer, the striking blonde bombshell of German descent who was a mainstay of 1960s Hollywood comedies and espionage movies including “The Prize” and “A Shot in the Dark,” has died. She was 85.Sommer died at home in Bel Air, in Los Angeles, on Wednesday, her stepson Sebastian Walther told the...

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Villanova touches down in Rome for college basketball season opener and papal audience

It hit Villanova coach Kevin Willard early Thursday morning when he got off the charter flight that carried the university’s men’s and women’s teams to Rome for Sunday’s season-opening college basketball doubleheader against Notre Dame.Villanova, Willard believes, has a responsibility to represent...

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High school football ‘26: Picking all the winners for Week 11 games

High school football season is back and so are our weekly predictions for local games. Each Thursday during the season, News4JAX sports editor Justin Barney will offer his picks on the games. (Indicates Super 6 and Super 10 rankings). Last week: 29-7. This week: 1-0 (Beachside-Legacy game from Week...

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Missing students found dead together after attempt to hike Colorado mountain

A search has ended in western Colorado for two college students who went missing while hiking Ice Mountain, a nearly 14,000-foot peak.

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High school volleyball ‘26: Fleming Island, Middleburg, Christ’s Church Academy headed to final four

Fleming Island, Middleburg and Christ’s Church Academy are headed to the volleyball state semifinals.For the Broncos and Eagles, that’s a spot that those programs are familiar with. Middleburg won its first state championship after numerous final four trips back in 2023. The state semifinals and...

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