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The lawsuit is one of numerous cases filed in Florida alleging that colleges and universities - including USF - breached contracts and should be required to refund money to students.

The class-action lawsuit is one of numerous cases filed in Florida and other states alleging that colleges and universities breached contracts and should be required to refund money to students.

A potential class-action lawsuit is moving ahead against Florida State University because of a campus shutdown early in the COVID-19 pandemic.

The change aligns Celebrity with Florida law, which bans businesses from asking customers for proof of vaccination.

From switching to table service to hand sanitizer "all over the place," Matt Yungaitis says he and his coworkers had to adapt after the state shut down bars twice during the pandemic. But he says business has been good lately.

A White House Coronavirus Task Force report about the state of the pandemic in Florida made public Saturday urges state leaders to take immediate action to slow the virus’ spread. Officials should close or severely limit indoor dining, limit capacity at bars and issue stronger policies around mask wearing, the report states.

Small business owners traditionally wear many hats and the coronavirus pandemic has added a few more.