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Women make history at two Florida university marching bands
Tampa Bay Times - Florida
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The historic story: Florida A&M University’s Marching 100 is legend for its performances, which draw huge crowds when the band tours the state. It’s about to make some history in its 79-year existence: For the first time, it will have a woman...
Students' scores on Florida tests show benchmark improvements. National indictors aren't as promising
WUSF - Florida
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July 7, 2025
Florida students did better on their state benchmark tests this year. But one critic said these tests are not an accurate indicator of how students are — or aren’t — improving. Students take Florida Assessment of Student Thinking tests for math...
NCH Rooney Heart Institute earns high ratings from Society of Thoracic Surgeons
WUSF - Florida
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July 7, 2025
The Rooney Heart Institute at NCH was recently awarded three-star ratings, the highest classification possible, from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, for various categories. The divisions include isolated coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG),...
A third of Florida's third-graders have untreated cavities. How parents can protect their kids' teeth
WUSF - Florida
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July 7, 2025
This article is republished from The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Olga Ensz is a clinical assistant professor of community dentistry at the University of Florida. "He...
DeSantis again includes full funding for two affordable-housing programs in the Florida budget
WUSF - Florida
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July 7, 2025
Affordable housing projects in Florida are not solely dependent on money from the federal government. Gov. Ron DeSantis fully funded a pair of programs that Florida Housing Coalition’s Ashon Nesbitt said could fill in the gap by subsidizing...
Bachelor in Paradise Goes Golden, ‘Art Detectives’ Finale and Return of Madame Blanc, Survival Stories
TV Insider
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July 7, 2025
Disney/Bahareh RitterBachelor in Paradise I wonder if anyone participating in this year’s summer bacchanalia has seen Harold and Maude (a 1971 dark comedy about a young man’s romantic attachment to an eccentric, elderly woman). Probably not, but...
TV Talk: 25 years after PBS’s living history series, Magnolia goes ‘Back to the Frontier’
Pittsburgh Tribune Review - Pennsylvania
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July 7, 2025
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen offers a viewing tip for the coming week. It’s been more than two decades since the advent of PBS’s living history series that began with 1999’s “The 1900 House” and 2002’s “Frontier House.” These quasi-social...
Artists create mosaic ‘love letter’ to natural St. Pete
St. Pete Catalyst - Florida
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July 7, 2025
What’s 175 feet long, four feet wide and consists of more than 150,000 individual pieces? That would be St. Petersburg’s newest public art installation, currently in progress at the intersection of Park Street and Central. The Sunset Park Mosaic...
Suspect killed after stabbing multiple people inside Florida home: Deputies
WFTS Tampa Bay - Florida
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July 7, 2025
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Police and deputies said they were forced to shoot a suspect who was accused of stabbing multiple people inside a Daytona Beach home on Saturday night. According to the Volusia Sheriff's Office, deputies were sent to the 1402...
Tennessee population surge persists years after pandemic-era migration
The Knoxville News-Sentinel - Tennessee
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Tennessee ranks highly as a popular moving destination in 2024, driven by affordability and job opportunities. Nashville, Knoxville, and Chattanooga are the top Tennessee cities for relocation, attracting diverse age groups. High cost of living in...
NOAA budget cuts threaten hurricane response as Florida enters peak season
The Independent Florida Alligator
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In 2024, Sean Farrell’s family put up rain shutters, locked windows and doors, packed up their dogs and cat and drove to the Panhandle to ride out Hurricanes Helene and Milton. When they returned, they found no damage, save a couple of trees...
Florida Tech Grad Student Shannon Barry to Appear on National Geographic’s SharkFest Series July 8
SpaceCoastDaily.com - Florida
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July 7, 2025
Barry’s episode of Investigation Shark Attack, 'Gulf Trouble,' will air 9 p.m. July 8 Florida Tech’s Shannon Barry is a Ph.D. student researching bull shark behavior under associate professor Toby Daly-Engel. On July 8, her research will be in the...
Clean-energy advocates expect an industry fallout in Florida from Trump's 'Big, Beautiful' law
WUSF - Florida
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July 7, 2025
The so-called "Big, Beautiful Bill" is now law, signed by President Donald Trump on Friday. The measure pushes through an extension of Trump's first-term tax cuts and adds new tax breaks, some that overturn clean-energy components of former...
Florida Highway Patrol asking for patience as holiday weekend winds down
WJHG - Florida
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July 7, 2025
BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Many visit the Panhandle come holiday weekends, but the same people who come in also have to make their way out, which usually means more cars on the road. Officials with Florida Highway Patrol say even with busy...
Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 7.7.25
Florida Politics
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July 7, 2025
Good Monday morning. Rep. Toby Overdorf is throwing his hat in the ring for Senate District 31, aiming to succeed Sen. Gayle Harrell, who is term-limited in 2028. The Palm City Republican is announcing his candidacy Monday, emphasizing his roots...
Florida Lottery Cash4Life, Fantasy 5 results for July 6, 2025
Daytona Beach News Journal - Florida
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The Florida Lottery offers several draw games for those hoping to win one of the available jackpots. Here’s a look at the winning numbers for games played on Sunday, July 6, 2025 Winning Cash4Life numbers from July 6 drawing 15-17-33-55-57, Cash...
Will a nasty 2018 State Attorney Primary bring professional consequences for lawyers seeking Florida office?
Florida Politics
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July 7, 2025
Could fallout from a contentious 2018 State Attorney race in Southwest Florida change the rules for lawyers seeking office in 2026? The Florida Bar brought an action against Chris Crowley over his campaign conduct after he lost a contentious 2018...
Florida Biker Brawl Ends in Massive Mongols Gang Crackdown
Law Enforcement Today
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VOLUSIA COUNTY, FL - A "Bike Week" brawl at a gas station in Florida has resulted in an "outlaw motorcycle gang" being rounded up and charged with aggravated rioting. In a news release, the Volusia County Sheriff's Office (VCSO) said that 28...
Alligator Alcatraz: American history from the dark side
Salon
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July 6, 2025
Nearly everything that has gone badly, deeply, terribly wrong in America’s present — if you’re reading this, you probably don’t need a list — can be found in America’s past. Your favorite truism about the power of history may apply here; mine...
The Key Podcast: Creating a Culture Where Innovation Thrives
Inside Higher Ed
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Getting people to try new things can be hard, especially when you’re working with faculty who are often time poor, have varying levels of digital literacy and, in some cases, are averse to change. To succeed in getting faculty to experiment with...