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Florida Mom Sues Raw Milk Dairy After Getting Dangerous Infection
Crooks and Liars
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August 18, 2025
Well, I'm guessing the real problem here was a right-wing media diet. After all, Bob Kennedy, the secretary of Health and Human Services, shills for raw milk! And so does Charlie Kirk's Turning Point USA. But the Florida dairy farm who sold it was...
Florida’s Secondary Part One: Breaking down Cornerback Room
ESPN Gainesville WRUF - Florida
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August 18, 2025
After previewing the interior defensive line, EDGE, and linebacker position groups, we move to the third level of the Florida defense—the secondary. We will break this into two separate previews, starting with the cornerback room. The biggest area...
Florida Tech hosts Fall COVID-19 Vaccine Drive
The Florida Tech Crimson
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In partnership with the Brevard County Florida Department of Health, Florida Tech hosted a COVID-19 vaccine drive for students, faculty, staff and their dependents from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 26. Both the Food and Drug Administration...
Florida mother says unborn child died after exposure to raw milk
USA Today
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A central Florida woman is suing a dairy farm and grocery store for allegedly selling raw milk that hospitalized both her and her toddler and also led to the death of her unborn baby. Rachel Maddox of Seminole County said in the lawsuit filed Aug....
Toxic algae in Florida: Scientists warn of hidden dangers
FOX 13 Tampa Bay - Florida
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FORT MYERS, Fla. - Every summer, blooms of toxic blue-green algae reappear across Florida, turning lakes and rivers bright green, blue or forming brown clumps. They pose a serious threat to public health, pets, and wildlife. What we know: Dr....
Local couple highlights need for more foster families for medically complex children
CBS 12 - Florida
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — Mat and Spring John are foster and adoptive parents as well as child advocates. The couple has had incredible experiences taking in children with medical needs. They shared with Forever Family the importance of...
Illegal Aliens Arrested for Stealing Saw Palmetto Berry Crop in Florida
Breitbart
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August 18, 2025
Eleven individuals, many of them illegal aliens, were arrested near Palm City, Florida, and charged with stealing 6,000 pounds of a local farmer’s saw palmetto berry crop. The Martin County Sheriff’s Deptartment announced the arrests after being...
Courageous Acklam dad ticking off bucket list after devastating Motor Neurone Disease diagnosis
TeessideLive
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August 18, 2025
A courageous dad is hoping to have as much fun as possible with his family while he can after being given the devastating news he has Motor Neurone Disease. Popular Tesco store manager, Spencer O'Neill, has sorted his finances and organised his...
'Scared to go back to India': Truck driver was allowed to stay in US on $5,000 bond; killed 3 in Florida
The Times of India
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August 18, 2025
Indian-origin truck driver Harjinder Singh who killed three in Florida said in 2018 he was scared to go back to India. After Indian-origin truck driver Harjinder Singh killed three taking a wrong turn with his semi-truck in Florida, the Donald...
Nevada GOP proposes hypothetical 'Coyote Compound' based on Florida's Alligator Alcatraz
KRNV - Nevada
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RENO, Nev. — As the Trump Administration and Florida republican leaders face backlash for the ICE detention facility dubbed 'Alligator Alcatraz', the Nevada Republican Party is asking members if they would support a similar facility here. "I can...
Expedition 73 Tracks Health and Gears Up for Cargo Missions
NASA
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August 18, 2025
The Expedition 73 crew kicked off the week tracking health in microgravity and working on spacesuit gear. The orbital residents also will soon see the arrival of a cargo craft and the departure of another at the International Space Station. NASA...
Mixed reactions as Shores Acres awaits 'Elevate Florida' decisions
FOX 13 Tampa Bay - Florida
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Genevieve Curtis reports. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - It’s hurricane season again, but in one of St. Pete’s hardest-hit neighborhoods, recovery from Hurricane Helene is still far from complete. In Shore Acres, residents packed into a community meeting...
Florida among six states approved to restrict SNAP purchases on junk food
Caribbean National Weekly
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August 18, 2025
Earlier this month, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that six additional states have been granted waivers allowing them to prohibit Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits from being used on...
CULTURE CHANGE: Florida State Showing Improvement, But CONCERNS Remain
KYTX/CBS 19 - Texas
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Locked On Seminoles provides the latest intel on Florida State’s attempted culture change. Tommy Castellanos to the defense, how quickly can FSU make it happen? Author: cbs19.tv Published: 8:06 PM CDT August 18, 2025 Updated: 8:06 PM CDT August...
Five Questions with Daejin Kim: The Role of Interior Design in Senior Health Care
Newswise
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August 19, 2025
BYLINE: Stephen Stone, National Media Strategist By Olivia Sanchez Newswise — As the population ages, the spaces we live in play a critical role in how we age. Florida State University’s Daejin Kim, associate professor in the Department of...
Undocumented semi-truck driver in Florida crash had commercial drivers license
Fox 4 - Florida
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August 19, 2025
FORT PIERCE, Fla. — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said Monday that a truck driver accused of making an illegal U-turn that killed three people in Florida was in the country illegally. Harjinder Singh made the illegal turn last Tuesday...
Florida Appeals Court Decisions Week of August 11 - 15, 2025
JD Supra - California
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August 18, 2025
U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals Huggins v. Manatee Sch Dist - First Amendment, qualified immunity, amending pleadings Andre v. Clayton Cnty - Atlanta airport random searches, constitutional challenge, qualified immunity USA v. Buchanan -...
Florida officials seek help finding rare snake not seen in years
CBS 4 Miami - Florida
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Florida wildlife officials are urging residents and visitors to report sightings of the rare rainbow snake, a nonvenomous species whose population has declined in recent decades. Why rainbow snakes are disappearing in Florida Rainbow snakes...
SNAP faces more restrictions in Florida; Won't cover soda, energy drinks, candy in 2026
CBS 12 - Florida
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WASHINGTON (CBS12) — Florida shoppers who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to help buy their groceries will soon have fewer options for what those benefits cover, and state officials expect that will make them...
Florida opens $50M ‘Hometown Heroes’ first-time home buyer fund
Florida Politics
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August 18, 2025
Starting today, thousands of Florida’s essential workers can apply for critical financial aid to purchase their first home, as the state launches the latest round of its popular Hometown Heroes Housing Program. Backed by $50 million in state...