Florida, a 37-year-old Florida man released from prison a day later, has been deported by DNA evidence in connection with the 1983 murder and rape of a woman in Tampa. Robert Dubois, 55, was released Thursday from the Hardy Correctional Institution in Bling Ling Green, where his mother, sister and …
Read More »California, Florida, New York, Texas will not follow the new COVID-19 test plan
(Reuters) – Several major U.S. states are not responding to calls from federal health officials to reduce COVID-19 testing of some who are exposed to the virus, and are contributing to a widespread reprimand from the Trump administration leaders of public health. Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Texas, New Jersey …
Read More »Delta IV Heavy, SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches restored
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Cape Canaveral’s early planned rocket launch Thursday morning did not happen for United Launch Alliance after a technical problem prompted the team to go down. What you need to know The new launch is scheduled for 2:04 p.m., Saturday, August 29th A SpaceX launch has been …
Read More »Florida to release genetically modified mosquitoes
FLORIDA – Following lengthy federal and state proceedings, the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District this week approved a plan to release more than 750 million genetically modified mosquitoes in the Keys region to combat an invasive, disease-carrying species of the insect. The genetically modified mosquitoes, named OX5034 by Oxitec, the …
Read More »6-year-old is the youngest Floridian to die from COVID-19 complications
A 6-year-old girl from Hillsborough County who was reported Friday the day is the youngest person in Florida to die from coronavirus complications, health officials said. The girl, whose infection was reported to the state Monday, is among the 119 dead reported Friday, according to data from the Florida Department …
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