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A University of Florida senior accused of spitting on a campus police officer while his classmates were being arrested during pro-Palestinian protests accepted a plea deal Wednesday that lets him avoid any time behind bars.

Florida counties are continuing to update orders for their residents to evacuate ahead of Hurricane Helene.Counties that have issued emergency mandatory evacuations for all their residents include Franklin, Taylor and Wakulla counties in the Big Bend region. Those counties include more than 72,000 people.Other counties have issued area-specific mandatory evacuations, according to Florida’s Division of Emergency Management.