The results of the University of North Florida/First Coast News poll, which came from interviews with 725 Florida voters between February 16 and 18, were published Wednesday, according to First Coast News. The margin of error was plus or minus 3.6 percent. Among other questions, pollsters asked respondents whom they would vote for if the general election were that day and they had to decide between Trump and one of the Democratic candidates....

Senate Bill 620, called the Local Business Protection Act, would let businesses that have been established for at least three years challenge local ordinances, which critics have said could allow businesses that actually harm their community to challenge an ordinance that is meant to stop their behavior,the Tampa Bay Times reported. Legal action could not be brought against cities over ordinances that require businesses to follow state and federal laws like fire codes and other safety measures....

Patriots coach Bill Belichick received one write-in vote (Democratic) in Tuesday’s New Hampshire presidential primary, according to a full list obtained by CBS. Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, meanwhile, received two votes on both the Democratic and Republican sides of the ballot. MORE: Comparing each candidate to a sports figure | NFL players we’d love to see run for president Not to be outdone, Celtics coach Brad Stevens earned one vote in the Republican primary that was won by Donald Trump....

It finally happened. It may have taken till game No. 8 of his young NHL career, but the New Jersey Devils’ Jack Hughes is officially an NHL goal scorer. In the first period, with his family and friends in attendance, and brother Quinn skating for the Vancouver Canucks, Hughes scored a beaut of a power-play goal. Off the pass from Taylor Hall — who was also a No. 1 overall pick and took a few games to get his career going — he sniped the puck top shelf past Thatcher Demko from the right circle....

The first was this: “I believe in system basketball. … I came out of a system here which we ran in New York in which team ball was an important aspect of playing and we believe that’s what we want to get accomplished as we go forward from here. The second: “There’s no doubt Carmelo (Anthony) is one of the top scorers in the league, maybe the best individual isolation player in the game....

The New Mexico State Aggies will show their support next weekend against Rice by wearing pink jerseys in what the school is calling a "Tough Enough to Wear Pink" game. MORE: Bowl projections | Shaw snaps back at Sarkisian | Georgia’s Gurley doubtful against Missouri While the pink jerseys and maroon helmets don't exactly mesh, it's the statement that matters, and New Mexico State is making a big one. The Aggies will look for their first win of the season -- they're off this week -- when they take on a 3-2 Rice team that enters the game having won two in a row....

On Wednesday, team officials released images of a new seating section called Club Purple at their $1 billion facility that opens in 2016. MORE STADIUM UPGRADES: Jaguars | Dolphins | Seahawks | Falcons Club Purple will feature a premium lounge with cushy sofas and ultra-HD televisions designed to attract fantasy football enthusiasts attending Vikings games. Season ticket prices for Club Purple cost $300 to $700 a game depending on location for an all-inclusive package covering the cost of food and drink....

Greg Johnson, Manning’s college roommate and former Tennessee football teammate, spoke with The MMQB about what he saw that day, which he claims “wasn’t a significant moment” in his life. Malcolm Saxon, a former Tennessee cross country runner, before Johnson had provided the only witness account beyond Manning’s and Naughright’s. MORE: Predicting Manning’s next move | GENTILLE: QB is white, rich and safe Johnson described the scene: Manning leaning over a training table as Naughright inspected his foot....

Biden hopes to nearly double the top federal capital gains rate to fund $1 trillion in spending, according to a Thursday report from Reuters that cited sources familiar with the proposal. Bloomberg first reported on the proposal, saying that the funds would be used to “help pay for a raft of social spending.” Under the proposal, the top federal capital gains rate would go from 20 percent to 39.6 percent for amounts over $1 million....

The 2021 Most Patriotic States in America analysis released Monday was conducted by several academics on behalf of the financial adviser website WalletHub. The survey revealed that Florida, Texas and Mississippi have the worst levels of “civic engagement,” while Montana, Vermont and Minnesota have the highest. In terms of “military engagement,” Alaska and Hawaii took the top spots, while Massachusetts and New York were at the bottom. The study data was drawn from numerous sources, including the U....

According to reports, a 26-year-old Asian male was waiting at the Atlantic Ave./Barclays Center subway station in Brooklyn when he was approached by the suspect on Wednesday, March 25. The man allegedly spat on the victim and yelled: “You f*****g Chinese, spreading the coronavirus. You people got the virus.” The suspect then mimicked having a gun inside his jacket pocket to threaten him, reported the New York Daily News....

The temporary vaccine clinic, located in Chelsea, expanded eligibility for the two-dose Jynneos vaccine to “all gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (cisgender or transgender) ages 18 and older who have had multiple or anonymous sex partners in the last 14 days,” according to the city’s health department. Vaccine appointments have been booked up through Monday. Prior to the opening of the clinic, New York City hospitals were already offering the vaccine to people who may have had recent exposure to mpox....

New York Department of Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg told the city council that New York has experienced 58 consecutive days without a pedestrian traffic fatality, the longest stretch since the city began keeping track of the statistic in 1983, according to an ABC News report. The busiest city in the U.S. became nearly empty after city officials ordered all non-essential businesses to close in March, to help prevent the spread of the new coronavirus....

Cuomo, who has been a constant critic of President Donald Trump’s COVID response, has cast doubt on the White House’s ability to roll out a vaccine, following the announcement by Pfizer of a breakthrough treatment. U.S. company Moderna announced Monday that it has also developed a vaccine that is nearly 95 percent effective against the virus. “I don’t believe they [the Trump administration] can handle this vaccine rollout process,” Cuomo told MSNBC’s anchor Joy Reid....

The Knicks will not sell second-round, home-game tickets to folks unless they have been vaccinated for the COVID-19 coronavirus. That is, unless they’re the younger population, in which they’ll need to wear masks except while eating or drinking. Knicks management wants a full capacity of 19,040 fans should their team make the second round, which would likely be against the top-seeded Philadelphia 76ers. The team has already sold out MSG for a 16,000 capacity for Game 5 in the first round against the Atlanta Hawks, prompting the Knicks to issue this statement Friday afternoon regarding a possible series in the NBA’s Eastern Conference semifinal round....

MORE: Wright-Phillips confused about rule | Top 25 American players He was in precisely the wrong place, though, an hour into the first leg of the New York Red Bulls’ Eastern Conference final against the New England Revolution. Wright-Phillips either inadvertently (his claim) or purposely (the official version) darted in front of Revs goalkeeper Bobby Shuttleworth as he attempted to release a distribution to the right. It was a snarky little play, probably worthy of the yellow card Wright-Phillips was shown by referee Allen Chapman....

“To everyone who has left New York over the last few days because of the rate of the number of cases,” Birx said, “you may have been exposed before you left New York.” “I think like [Florida] Governor [Ron] DeSantis has put out today everybody who was in New York should be self-quarantining for the next 14 days to ensure that the virus doesn’t spread to others no matter where they have gone, whether it’s Florida, North Carolina or out to far reaches of Long Island,” Birx continued....

Andrew Porter touched down in either half and Sexton added two conversions and three penalties as Andy Farrell’s side avenged their 42-19 defeat at Eden Park on July 2. New Zealand were reduced to 14 men when Angus Ta’avao was dismissed in the 31st minute and Sexton admitted the series is “all on the line” ahead of the decider in Wellington next Saturday. “We’ve got a fantastic coaching team,” said Sexton, speaking to Sky Sports after scoring two penalties and adding three conversions on a historic day for Irish rugby....

The child’s first-time mom, Rachel Collette, has now opened up about the “emotional rollercoaster” she endured after contracting the infectious respiratory illness roughly six months ago—as the ongoing coronavirus outbreak was spreading rapidly. Collette revealed her personal experience after taking part in a University of California San Francisco (UCSF) study that found COVID-19 symptoms for pregnant people can be prolonged, lasting two months or longer for some participants. In the days before giving birth to her daughter, Collette said her symptoms consisted of a dry cough, a sore throat and a headache....

News deserts are communities “either rural or urban, with limited access to the sort of credible and comprehensive news and information that feeds democracy at the grassroots level,” according to the Center for Innovation and Sustainability in Local Media. Far from a Brazilian problem, in 2018, more than 1,300 communities in the U.S. were considered news deserts. The prominence of news deserts is only increasing. Newspapers close, merge, relocate or reduce so much of their coverage that they become somewhat irrelevant....