Evander Holyfield addresses concerns ahead of his return to boxing against Vitor Belfort
Despite the concerns of many in the combat sports community, Evander Holyfield feels he’s as ready as he’ll ever be to step back inside the squared circle. This Saturday night, the former undisputed cruiserweight and heavyweight champion will do exactly that when he faces former UFC world champion Vitor Belfort in the main event of…
South Florida Doctor Refuses to Treat the Unvaccinated
Breaking the Hippocratic Oath, a doctor in South Florida has vowed to turn away unvaccinated patients infected with the coronavirus. Speaking with NBC Miami, Dr. Linda Marraccini said that she will no longer treat unvaccinated coronavirus patients, arguing that their presence could potentially infect immunocompromised patients and hospital staff. “I understand that people are free to choose,…
Florida doctor will refuse to treat unvaccinated patients
A South Florida doctor became the second physician to make the contentious decision to refuse treatment to unvaccinated patients in a COVID-ravaged state.Lina Marraccini, a primary care doctor in South Miami, chastised patients for a “lack of selflessness” in a letter that claimed the unvaxxed pose too great a risk to her staff.”This is a…
Video: Jacksonville State Beats Florida State on Hail Mary to Earn Stunning Upset
Logan Stanford/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesOne week after losing an overtime thriller at home to Notre Dame, a rough start to the season for Florida State turned dismal.Playing against FCS school Jacksonville State—a team that lost to UAB 31-0 last week—the Seminoles gave up a 59-yard Hail Mary touchdown as time expired to lose, 20-17.…
Three takeaways from Florida State’s shocking last-second loss to Jacksonville State
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida State played with fire and made some very unfortunate history.The Seminoles – who had won all 26 games against FCS competition since the division was created in 1978 – saw that streak end Saturday.Thanks to a 59-yard touchdown pass from Jacksonville State’s Zerrick Cooper to Damond Philyaw-Johnson as time expired, the Seminoles…
A slice of the Pentagon’s internet space that was taken over by a Florida company minutes before Trump left office has been returned, but the mystery remains
Right before Trump left office, a large chunk of the Pentagon’s internet space was transferred to a private firm. Now that space has been returned and the Pentagon said the cybersecurity program has ended. It’s still unclear what exactly the program did and how a young Florida company was chosen for it. Loading Something is…
Tito Ortiz reacts following knockout loss to Anderson Silva
Image Credit: Amanda Wescott, Triller Tito Ortiz made his professional boxing debut this evening in Florida opposite fellow former UFC champion Anderson Silva. Ortiz (21-12-1 MMA, 0-1 Boxing) had most previously competed in combat sports in December of 2019, where he scored a submission victory over Alberto El Patron in a MMA bout. The win…
South Florida prepares for flooding as king tides return
A van tries through flood waters in Miami, Florida. The area is expecting floods brought by the seasonal king tides. Photo by Michael Bush/UPI | License Photo Sept. 11 (UPI) — Beaches in the Miami area are underwater and other South Florida communities are bracing for floods as king tides make their seasonal return. The…
NASA picks SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy to launch GOES-U weather satellite
Home News Spaceflight A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launches the STP-2 mission for the U.S. Department of Defense on June 25, 2019. (Image credit: SpaceX) SpaceX’s big Falcon Heavy rocket just got another gig.NASA has picked Falcon Heavy to launch the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-U (GOES-U), with a planned liftoff in April 2024 from Kennedy…
Charter Schools’ Scary Future
In 2019, when West Virginia passed legislation that allowed for the creation of charter schools, it represented yet another feather in the cap of the school-choice movement. Nearly three decades after the creation of the very first publicly funded, privately managed school, in Minnesota, charters now educate more than 3.3 million K-12 students in 7,500…
