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Central Florida's artistic community has been hit hard by the pandemic recession as theater doors stay closed to audiences and theme parks pare down on live entertainment. Many performing artists have found themselves out of work and struggling to pay bills, hamstrung by a state unemployment system they feel is ill-equipped to understand a performer's "gig worker" status. So, leaders in Orlando's artistic community have stepped in to help fill the need with the newly-formed GOPAR, which stands for Greater Orlando Performing Arts Relief.

Sumter County district data shows the Villages Charter School had at least seven students test positive over the past two weeks.

The federal government is continuing to deploy rapid coronavirus testing machines to nursing homes around the country. Health News Florida’s Stephanie Colombini talked about the testing initiative with Seema Verma, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

Seminole County Superintendent Walt Griffin announced Friday he’ll retire at the end of the school year. Griffin has been superintendent for the past 9 years.

Moderna is currently developing a promising, yet still unproven, vaccine against the coronavirus. But Moderna executives have already sold tens of millions of dollars worth of stock in the company.

The digital dictionary updated some 15,000 entries, including adding 650 entirely new words from popular culture. Many of the revisions deal with topics related to identity, like race and gender.

NBA players are using their platform to protest police brutality and push for change. Last week the Milwaukee Bucks sat out Game Five of the first round of the playoffs against the Orlando Magic in protest over the shooting of Jacob Blake.

In Orlando, activists are protesting the fatal shooting of 22 year old Salaythis Melvin by an Orange County deputy last month. Activists are calling for reform and Melvin’s family wants answers.

The Trump administration has been buying food from farmers and getting it to food banks. Food banks, however, say the program was not set up to deliver food efficiently.

The shortened schedule for the 2020 census increases the risk of significantly decreasing data quality, according to an internal Census Bureau document obtained by the House Oversight Committee.