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Good Monday morning.
The daily rundown Between Saturday and Sunday, the number of Florida coronavirus cases increased by 12,313 (0.8 percent), to 1,477,010; active hospitalizations went up by 61 (0.8 percent), to 7,497; deaths rose by 108 (nearly 0.5 percent), to 22,912.
The next chapter Well, here we go again. The aftermath of last week’s shocking invasion of the U.S. Capitol has triggered a new push to impeach President Donald Trump just days before he is scheduled to leave office.
Still divided And just like the first impeachment revealed a deep fissure among Florida Republicans and Democrats, the new effort appears poised to do so as well. Remember,13 out of 15 Florida Republicans in the House still voted to object to the certification of President-elect Joe Biden’s election hours after the Capitol was overrun.
Good Wednesday morning.
The daily rundown Between Monday and Tuesday, the number of Florida coronavirus cases increased by 9,411 (0.8 percent), to 1,143,794; active hospitalizations went up by 170 (3.4 percent), to 5,102; deaths rose by 79 (nearly 0.4 percent), to 20,082.
Slow shuffle Florida Republicans, including Gov. Ron DeSantis, appear to be grudgingly moving closer to accepting that Joe Biden will be America’s next president.
Recognition of reality Attorney General Ashley Moody who joined 16 other attorneys general in an unsuccessful effort to get the election results overturned in four battleground states also sounds as if she is headed in that direction even as she tries to defend her actions to withering criticism. “I believe we will have a peaceful transition of power as we have had historically and the court process adds to that and I’m proud about that for our country,” Moody told a small group of reporters following Tuesday’s Cabinet meeting with
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Good Tuesday morning.
The daily rundown Between Sunday and Monday, the number of Florida coronavirus cases increased by 8,452 (nearly 0.8 percent), to 1,134,383; active hospitalizations went up by 246 (5.2 percent), to 4,932; deaths rose by 137 (nearly 0.7 percent), to 20,003.