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1. Tonight is the deadline to apply for food assistance in Palm Beach County
The deadline to apply for food assistance through the CARES ACT is on Monday at 11:59 p.m.
According to the county, one card can be given per household. One to two-member households will receive $400. Three to four-member households will receive $800. Households of five or more people will receive $1,000.
Applicants must present evidence their household was adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. To apply for food assistance, click here.
2. It's about to get chilly and even downright cold!
There are big weather changes coming in the next 24 hours. A cold front will bring in the coolest air so far this season. Temperatures will fall 15-20 degrees behind the front.
Behind the front, northwesterly winds (gusts as high as 20mph) will bring in some chilly air and you will start to notice the difference by Monday night. Temperatures will drop into the middle 50s for the Palm Beaches. Lower 50's are possible inland and along the Treasure Coast.
It will be even cooler for Wednesday morning. You'll certainly want to have the jackets handy.
3. The latest on Election 2020: Wisconsin recount confirms Biden's win, Biden fractures ankle
Wisconsin has finished its recount of votes cast in this month’s presidential election, with only miniscule changes in the results that saw Democrat Joe Biden defeat Republican Donald Trump in the battleground state.
As a result of the $3 million recount, which was paid for by the Trump campaign, Biden’s lead over Trump in the swing state actually grew by 87 votes, The Washington Post reports.
In not-as-good-of-news for the president-elect, Biden fractured his foot while playing with one of his dogs, according to the former vice president's doctor.
4. Is FSU done for the season? Another game nixed due to coronavirus
FSU will not play for the third consecutive weekend because of coronavirus.
Florida State won't play Duke next weekend as scheduled. Instead, Duke will host Miami on Saturday.
The Atlantic Coast Conference announced the schedule changes late Sunday, one day after the Seminoles were forced to miss their game against Virginia because of positive COVID-19 tests among Florida State's players.
5. Florida on the brink of 1 million coronavirus cases
Despite repeated recommendations to stay home this Thanksgiving, highways were crowded Sunday, and Palm Beach International Airport was busy as everyone headed home after visiting loved ones.
Health experts are now concerned the holidays will likely cause Covid cases to climb higher.
The warning comes as Florida is on the brink of hitting one-million cases of the Coronavirus. This week, the Sunshine State is set to become only the third state in the U.S. to mark the grim milestone.
On This Day In History
On November 30, 1957, the first modern instance of a meteorite striking a human being occurs at Sylacauga, Alabama, when a meteorite crashes through the roof of a house and into a living room, bounces off a radio, and strikes a woman on the hip.
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