Ron DeSantis Is on Team COVID, and Damn Whatever Happens to Florida
Politicians are often derided as opportunists; but Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis recently took things to a new level—by killing his supporters for political gain.In July, a virologist on the faculty of Florida Medical College warned that the highly transmissible Delta variant of the COVID-19 virus was about to cause a massive new wave of illness…
NYPD Officers Flee New York for Better Opportunities in Florida Police Department
Police officers are leaving the New York City Police Department and joining the police department in Lakeland, Florida, as officers say they are better received in the Florida community. The New York Post reported that 14 officers have fled the NYPD for the Lakeland Police Department in the past year. Lakeland embarked on a campaign…
Graeme Edge, Moody Blues Co-Founder and Drummer, Dies at 80
Graeme Edge, drummer and co-found of British rock band The Moody Blues, which helmed the progressive-rock movement of the ’60s and ’70s, died on Thursday at his home in Bradenton, Florida. He was 80. The band’s frontman, Justin Hayward, confirmed his passing on the group’s website on Thursday. Rilla Fleming, Edge’s partner, said he died…
Invasive Burmese pythons are slithering their way up Florida, expanding their territory in the state and wreaking havoc on native species
A python is seen as Robert Edman, with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, gives a python-catching demonstration to potential snake hunters at the start of the Python Bowl 2020 on January 10, 2020 in Sunrise, Florida. Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesBurmese pythons have been taking a toll on natural ecosystems in South Florida for decades.Pythons…
College football winners, losers, overreactions for Week 11: Texas, Florida reach embarrassing lows
Week 11 in college football didn’t feature the depth of top-tier matchups as the last few weeks, but the incredible lows will live for years in our collective memories. Specifically, two of the proudest programs in college football — Florida and Texas — set records for all the wrong reasons. No. 8 Oklahoma’s loss to…
In drought-plagued New Mexico, farmer places high hopes in infrastructure bill
NPR’s Michel Martin speaks with Greg Daviet, a pecan farmer in Las Cruces, N.M., about how the infrastructure plan passed by Congress may affect his business…
Woman who trespassed at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort deported to China
Yujing Zhang gained entry to Florida club in March 2019Covid delays led to long immigration detentionA Chinese businesswoman convicted of trespassing at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club and lying to Secret Service agents has been deported, federal authorities said, more than two years after serving her sentence…
Next-gen business forecasting platform Pigment nabs $73M
Pigment, a next-gen business forecasting platform that’s setting out to “reboot the spreadsheet,” has raised $73 million…
Brotech’s Innovative Workflow Automation Creates Business Efficiencies and Can Support Manufacturers In The Barrie Area
Brotech’s Innovative Workflow Automation Can Help Their Industry and the Entire Barrie Area…
Abby Yoga Studio Nominated as the A-List Top Yoga Studio in Abbotsford
Abby Yoga studio, formerly known as Eileen’s Yoga Studio, received the prestigious award as the A-List Best Yoga Studio in Abbotsford, BC. Readers of the Abbotsford News Newspaper vote on their favorite business within 100 categories. It is not a multiple choice survey so readers must enter in their own words what their favorite business…
