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- Appeals court: 1st federal execution in 17 years can proceed
- Appeals court orders dismissal of Michael Flynn prosecution in 2-1 ruling
- Cost of ensuring school safety complicates reopening plans
- Snook are very active for anglers in Tampa Bay waters
- Cristobal to merge with new storm system after lashing South
- Anti-racism protesters rally around world, topple statue
- Lake Gibson, FSC star Amanda Gartrell makes pro debut Wednesday
- In poor regions, easing virus lockdowns brings new risks
- Calls for de-escalation training grow after Atlanta shooting
- 'He is going to change the world': Funeral held for George Floyd
- Gunmen wound Mexico City police chief; 3 dead
- Nature of things: Birdwatching in June is limited
- Competitive sports resume in England after 75-day shutdown
- Unemployment anger in Florida boils into statewide protests
- Polk deputies arrest 16 in child porn sting, PCSO says
- Scanlon: Questions loom in NBA's Disney plan
- Ban the Confederate flag? NASCAR could see the end of an era
- Government job losses are piling up, and it could get worse
- On the Fringe: Only thing normal about golf's return is the score
- Belmont leading contender Tiz the Law breezes 5 furlongs
- Lakeland Confederate monument lawsuit: Court rejects argument seeking statue be moved back to Munn Park
- Burundi says president Nkurunziza has died of heart attack
- Amid US tension, Iran builds fake aircraft carrier to attack
- Coronavirus Update: Florida tops 10,000 new cases to set record; Polk shoots past 4,300 overall
- Portland's mayor tear-gassed by US agents as protest rages
- Extreme temperatures: Heat will stay stuck on extra high for July in most of US
- When protesters cry 'defund the police,' what does it mean?
- UF drops Gator Bait cheer, citing 'horrific historic racist imagery'
- Florida Time: Ma Barker's final hurrah
- Alarming rise in coronavirus cases as states roll back lockdowns
- Supreme Court lifts ban on state aid to religious schooling
- Polish president wins 2nd term after bitter campaign
- What to wear: Feds' mixed messages on masks sow confusion
- Saltwater fishing: Snook biting all over Tampa Bay
- Polk summer camps, youth activities prepare to open after coronavirus shutdown
- Protesters heartened by swift reform, but vow broader change
- Minneapolis council majority backs disbanding police force
- Johnny Majors, former Tennessee and Pitt coach, dies at 85
- Brazil expunges virus death toll as data befuddles experts
- EU, UK leaders agree 'new momentum' needed in Brexit talks
- Left out: More workers now losing hope of getting back jobs
- Central Florida chief, lawmakers call deputy's window smashing 'troubling'
- Lake Wales' Ataalla emerges as more than just a goal-scoring threat
- Monkeys, ferrets offer needed clues in COVID-19 vaccine race
- Experience help turn Cook, Gurnsey into offensive forces
- Florida Time: This Florida location doesn't get the recognition it deserves
- Astronauts complete 2nd spacewalk to swap station batteries
- Talbot House breaks ground on Vermont Avenue apartments
- 'A hot mess': Americans face testing delays as virus surges
- Bolton: Trump moves in office guided by reelection concerns
- Oval master: Allmendinger wins on NASCAR oval for 1st time
- US virus cases surge to highest level in 2 months
- US executes 2nd man in a week; lawyers said he had dementia
- Republicans 'tentatively settled' on Jacksonville for national convention, Washington Post reports
- Nearly 600,000 vote in Hong Kong pro-democracy primaries
- Cases spike in Sunbelt, other states back off on reopening
- Dixon wins again at Texas in IndyCar's delayed season opener
- Spike in deaths in Darfur points to virus' invisible spread
- PG&E confesses to killing 84 people in 2018 California fire
- Gadget Daddy: Upgrade of Florida Lottery app hits the jackpot
- Running: A leisurely run through Southampton
- Hong Kong grappling with future under national security law
- Mary Sanchez: Police violence also tied to high U.S. gun ownership
- Masks for kids? Schools confront the politics of reopening
- Thomas Oldt: Reporting history from behind the presses
- As racism protests roil US, Florida revisits dark past
- 10-foot great white shark kills surfer in Australia
- Lakeland driver faces DUI manslaughter after passenger's death
- Mississippi faces reckoning on Confederate emblem in flag
- Jean Kennedy Smith, diplomat and last surviving sibling of JFK, dies
- Tom Purcell: '30 Days a Black Man' offers insights into current challenges
- Trump plan to stem vet suicides focuses on public awareness
- Winter Haven City Commission adopts face mask policy
- Hot dog champs repeat as NYC marks virus-dampened July 4
- North Korea destroys empty liaison office with South
- Polk medical news (June 2)
- 2 Republicans opposed by Trump win in North Carolina, Kentucky
- 2nd test goes to last day, England leads West Indies by 219
- Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to end young immigrants' protections
- Wait times longer than usual at Polk Tax Collector's Office
- Youth golf camps begin, but options down
- Coronavirus Update: Polk adds 25 cases, pushes record week total to 159
- Would MLB fans view champ, stats as legit in 50-game season?
- Parents and kids hate online learning, but they could face more of it
- 'Create your own excitement': Players ponder empty buildings
- Trump declares he's president of law, order amid protests
- Snook are hitting strong in Tampa Bay area
- Protests support Floyd, Black Lives Matter on 3 continents
- Experts hail swift moves in wake of Atlanta police shooting
- Biden forges brand of liberal populism to use against Trump
- Black Lives Matter goes mainstream after George Floyd's death
- Officer who fatally shot Rayshard Brooks charged with felony murder in Atlanta
- Photos: Reigning hot-dog-eating champ
- GOP candidates balance pros, cons of running with Trump
- Late-night clashes in Tampa Bay end day of peaceful protests
- Tenants behind on rent in pandemic face harassment, eviction
- Florida coronavirus cases set record; percentage of positive tests also up
- Florida tops 300K milestone for COVID-19 cases; Polk surges past 8,200 with deaths climbing
- Coronavirus: Polk just shy of weekly record for cases in 4 days
- Poland faces momentous choice in tight presidential runoff
- Fryer: Wallace deserves a slot in NASCAR's All-Star race
- All-County Girls Track: Ruiz's strong start put her among top runners in state
- White couple draw guns at protesters heading to St. Louis mayor's home
- Lafayette Square could decide Trump's legacy -- and 2020 election
- Creed wins rain-shortened Trucks race at Kentucky Speedway
- Floyd death sparks efforts to hold more officers accountable
- Plenty of bass hooked at local tournaments
- Boylan hooks 41.37 pounds to win Toho Marine Elite
- Polk Black Lives Matter group plans 2nd Lakeland protest
- Fla. police officer suspended for pushing kneeling woman during protest
- MLB decision forces final Polk school graduations to move
- Mourners bid farewell to Rayshard Brooks at historic church where MLK preached
- Lakeland's Copeland stands among top players in Polk
- Senate GOP proposes police changes, less sweeping than Dems'
- Execution halted amid claims inmate isn't mentally fit
- Fortunes of Berlin clubs changed by Bundesliga's virus break
- 28th annual Juneteenth observance coming Saturday
- Confusion reigns as UN scrambles mask, virus spread advice
- Polk reports another triple-digit increase in virus cases
- Watchdogs warn of strain on agencies from pandemic response
- Young novice protest leaders help drive US wave of dissent
- All-County Girls Tennis: After injury, Neleah Nieberline came back stronger than ever
- Michael Reagan: Protesting the protesters
- NFL, Oakley come up with face shields to protect players
- Protest charges dropped against Lakeland deacon, student
- Coronavirus Update: Florida sets new COVID-19 case record; nearly tops national 1-day high by New York
- 'Unlike anything I've ever experienced': Auburndale man shares horrors of COVID-19
- Guest Editorial: Liability rules for businesses need redefined
- Chief, lawmakers call deputy's window smashing 'troubling'
- Mexican president defies leftist label in virus response
- AP Explains: Vile US history of lynching of people of color
- Nature of Things: Summer brings out the bugs -- in a good way
- Hard-hit tribe takes strict steps as virus surges in Arizona
- Klobuchar urges Biden to pick nonwhite woman as VP running mate
- The loneliest of D-Day remembrances is hit by pandemic
- A new day in Lakeland after face masks mandated
- US debates school reopening, WHO warns 'no return to normal'
- At Mount Rushmore, Trump digs deeper into nation's divisions
- Poll: Americans are the unhappiest they've been in 50 years
- Virus pummels global economy, jobs -- even without 2nd wave
- Rich Manieri: Without empathy, discussions about racism and policing will lead nowhere
- Arrest won't deter Lakeland deacon from BLM protests
- Tropical Storm Cristobal makes landfall on Mexico Gulf coast
- COVID-19 complicates end-of-life care
- Navy official: Warship stable, fire could be out in 24 hours
- Webber International unveils new bachelor's program
- Nearly 26,000 nursing home COVID-19 deaths reported to feds
- Joe Guzzardi: Trump acts to defend American workers
- Polk health officials: COVID-19 community spread hits county
- Miss Manners: Racism discussion with friends
- Today's editorial cartoon (Aug. 1, 2020)
- Ask Amy: Pregnancy can't stay a secret forever
- Editorial: Voters trump Trump on elections
- Dear Heloise: DOGust 1st
- Dear Abby: Business owner struck dumb by customer's bigoted rant
- de Rugy: Generous unemployment benefit should come to an end
- Tom Oldt: Practicing medicine in the age of COVID
- 'Chariots of Fire,' 'Lord of the Rings' actor Ian Holm dies
- Legoland unveils new, health-conscious park
- Danny Tyree: Where does your state rank on the patriotism scale?
- Naya Rivera found dead: 'Glee' star's body located 5 days after 33-year-old actor disappeared
- Nearly 5,000 Polk businesses received PPP loans to offset virus impact
- Maxwell denied bail on Epstein-related sex abuse charges
- Trump says he'll act to ban TikTok in US
- What causes a faulty COVID-19 test?
- Trump visits Florida during a pandemic, hurricane threat
- Injured in spring, now healthy NHL stars embrace 2nd chances
- Thousands in Russia's Far East protest governor's arrest
- Nature of Things: Toll-road task forces power ahead
- Publix puts a little less green in politics
- Cruising Florida's main street
- Publix founder's relatives dole out large political sums
- Rays drop third in a row
- Bucs' top pick to get trial by fire
- Letter: International student rule harms colleges, universities
- Beasock: Sun Conference is ready to play ball
- Friday's 5-vehicle crash on I-4 killed 2, injured several
- Iran says it detains leader of California-based exile group
- Thousands protest in Berlin against coronavirus restrictions
- Florida's coronavirus cases tripled in July and deaths nearly doubled. What comes next?
- Biden eyes major foreign policy shifts if he wins
- Astronauts face final leg of SpaceX test flight: coming home
- France starts testing travelers from 16 nations for virus
- Mexico No. 3 in virus deaths; storm could hinder US response
- Foreign threats loom ahead of US presidential election
- Negotiators report progress in COVID-19 aid talks
- Hurricane Isaias lashes Bahamas, virus-hit Florida braces
- Leadership: It takes a village to implement an executive succession plan
- Search continues for 8 missing after Marine craft sinks
- Letter: Confederate statues belong in museums
- Letter: 'Traitor,' 'treason' inaccurate terms for Southern secession
- Letter: Family bonding sacrificed for political correctness
- What causes a faulty COVID-19 test?