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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at the opening of a monoclonal antibody site last month in Pembroke Pines, Fla. DeSantis has sought to block schools from requiring masks for students.
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Residents walk down a flooded residential street in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida on August 30, 2021 in Norco, Louisiana.
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