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The Big Story
United States Surpasses 500,000 COVID-19 Deaths
The United States has surpassed 500,000 deaths from the coronavirus, far more than any country in the world, as the world enters its second year of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic.
The nation surpassed the grim milestone on Monday, just over a year after the first confirmed U.S. fatality due to the novel coronavirus.
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Around Tampa Bay
1. Pinellas Deputy Killed In Line of Duty To Be Laid To Rest Today
The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office will lay to rest its first deputy ever killed in the line of duty. Deputy Michael Magli, 30, was killed last week.
2. Families of Victims of Naval Air Station Pensacola Attack Sue Saudi Arabia
Victims of a 2019 shooting at a Florida military base and their families are suing Saudi Arabia, claiming the kingdom knew the gunmen had been radicalized and that it could have prevented the killings.
3. “Ethans Law” Aims to Change Boating Policies in Florida
The tragic death of a 10-year old boy in Sarasota is sparking change in Tallahassee on Florida's boating laws. Ethan Issacs, 10, died in November after a being hit by a boat propeller when his sailing coach fell overboard.
4. Local Interpretations of CDC Eviction Moratorium Vary in Central Florida
When Sherita Harris first learned her landlord was trying to evict her from her Polk County apartment in December, she assumed what many renters across the country and Central Florida believe to be true: that a federal eviction moratorium, put in place to curb the spread of coronavirus, would protect her.
Around the Nation
1. Officials: “All Backlogged” Vaccine Doses to be Delivered by Mid-Week
3. Biden Will Order Flags to Half-Staff to Mark 500K U.S. COVID Deaths
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