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The U.S. House voted Thursday on a rescission bill to claw back money for foreign aid programs, along with the next two years of funding for the public media system. The measure now goes to the Senate.
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UtopiaMovies about musicians love to hit the same melodramatic beats about fame and genius. Important but not quite famous, the '90s indie band Pavement is the exception that unbalances the formula. -
Tom JacksonPulp was the wittiest, bitterest star in the Britpop constellation. On More, the band's first new album in 24 years, singer Jarvis Cocker is learning to trust his feelings.
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Friends of the Carr Refuge Offer Sea Turtle Walks Through July. Vince Lamb, tells details of the walks and the joy of seeing a Loggerhead turtle nesting. -
Citizens' Climate Lobby Space Coast Lobby Against Climatologist Cuts from NOAA as Hurricane Season Begins. Ellen Cruse, Co-Leader with the group outlines concerns and ways to let your voice be heard.
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Lynne Sladky/APFlorida lawmakers have sent the governor a bill that would provide financial relief to condo owners. The measure softens mandates passed after the deadly 2021 collapse of a condo tower in Surfside. -
The drought in Florida continues to worsen. There is only a fringe area in the extreme western Panhandle that is not experiencing drought, and the worst drought levels affect parts of Central and South Florida.
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Adriana M. Gutierrez (CI Lab)/NASA-GSFCResearchers using data from the James Webb Space Telescope recently announced they had detected biosignature gases on planet K2-18b. A new analysis of the same data casts doubt on the earlier findings -
Ringo H.W. Chiu/APThe "blood worm moon," so named for the reddish hue of its glow and the time of year it's occurring, will be visible in every U.S. state.
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In a rare rebuke, more than a dozen former workers of the powerful data-mining and surveillance company say the firm's work with the Trump administration violates the company's founding principles. -
It’s official: The White House has asked Congress to claw back previously approved federal funding for public media, threatening the future of WFIT and all public media. -
Dr. Wes Sumner talks with Florida Tech's Provost, Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs, Dr. John Z Kiss, about FL Tech's Student Experiment on Radiation Shielding Technology Selected for ISS Testing -
Dr. Wes Sumner talks with Florida Tech's Provost, Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs, Dr. John Z Kiss, about his Lunar Gravity Experiment, which flew on a Blue Origin Rocket this past February -
Community and culture are two guiding forces in Ruby Ibarra's music. The Filipina American rapper — and 2025 Tiny Desk Contest winner — is joined by rock legend June Millington and an all-Filipino band. -
Elon Musk is leaving the Department of Government Efficiency effort. His 130 day tenure was marked by legal setbacks, overstated savings claims and little evidence DOGE made things more efficient. -
NOAA Cuts Effect Local Research at Florida Tech. Dr. Steven Lazarus, Meteorology Professor with Ocean Engineering and Marine Sciences, talks about the adverse effects of the funding cuts and the reduced employment prospects that Graduate students face.
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