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NASA Administrator Bill Nelson told NPR he sees the U.S. in an urgent race with China to find water on the moon, and that he trusts SpaceX, despite Elon Musk's increasingly controversial profile.
Brandon Moser
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Central Florida Public Media
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Ding Darling Wildlife Society
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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Dmitri Matveyev/NaxosThe 86-year-old Kyiv native, living in exile in Berlin, has a new album of symphonic works that explores the idea of reminiscence. -
Miguel Perez/WXPNThe music venue in Georgia regularly hosted performances by bands like Pylon, R.E.M., of Montreal, and more.
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Verdi Eco School Hosts Pop-Up entrepreneurial Event May 31st in EGAD. Ayana Verdi, Founder and Director of the School talks about the Waffley Good Wafflery, new classes and Parent's Night Out. -
WeVenture WBC awarded SBA Florida WBC of the year by the south Florida district office. Kathryn Rudloff, Executive Director of WeVenture WBC in the FL Tech Bisk College of Business speaks on the 8th award the center has received and other accolades the center has been recognized for.
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Florida Channel ScreenshotThe package creates new tax holidays in the state, and provides tax relief for homeowners and small business owners. -
Charlie Neibergall/APGov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday signed bills that include seeking to prevent "indoctrination" in teacher-training programs and beginning to allow credit unions to hold state money.
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APAn aurora could be visible as far south as Northern California. Experts say the storm could disrupt some communications and navigation systems like GPS. -
Terry Renna/APEarly Tuesday morning, ULA officials announced, "the team needs additional time to complete a full assessment, so we are targeting the next launch attempt no earlier than Friday, May 10."
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Florida may be “ground zero” for climate change, but some environmentalists see the DeSantis administration’s rejection of the money as a partisan move. -
Will the corridor become a reality or will government authorities allow it to be paved over like so many other landscapes in fast-growing Florida? -
A father and daughter discovered fossil remnants of a giant ichthyosaur that scientists say may have been the largest-known marine reptile to ever swim the seas. -
Sunday May 5th is the first day of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admistration (NOAA) National Hurricane Preparedness Week. The start of the 2024 hurricane season less than a month away and there are early indicators of an active year in the tropics. -
A new report by scientists from four major Florida universities, the wildlife corridor — if completed — will not only allow wildlife to survive in the coming decades, it will make climate change less destructive to humans. -
An open letter to Floridians about a parasite in monarch butterflies has become controversial as some researchers suggest removing milkweed entirely will prevent the spread; others suggest that people should plant more. -
DeSantis said the bill he signed will protect the state’s cattle industry against “an ideological agenda that wants to finger agriculture as the problem.” -
He was a pioneering guitar hero whose reverberating electric sound on instrumentals such as "Rebel Rouser" and "Peter Gunn" influenced George Harrison, Bruce Springsteen and countless other musicians.
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