Despite the good news, there has still been a profound increase in sargassum in the Atlantic, and thus Florida’s beaches, compared to the early years of the USF study.
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Zayrha Rodriguez/The old-school funk and R&B artist tells a tale of "two Charlies" in his Tiny Desk performance. -
The band's Tiny Desk performance featured songs that leaned right into its incalculability.
Florida
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Nick Wass/APDev Shah won by correctly spelling "psammophile," a noun that is used to describe animals and plants that prefer to live in sandy soil environments
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Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Service/Florida Forever would receive $100 million, another $100 million is earmarked for the Rural and Family Lands Protection Program, and $800 million would fund projects connecting the Ocala and Osceola National Forests.
Space
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Frank Michaux/NASAMore than 7,000 pounds of supplies are heading to the station, including science experiments and a new set of solar arrays to boost station's power capacity.
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John Raoux/AP/APNASA is publicly addressing the subject of UFOs a year after launching a study into unexplained sightings. And it insists it's not hiding anything.
Coastal Connection
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Brevard County Libraries Host Super Fun Summer Reading Program-Prizes and Activities
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Priced at a whopping $3,499, the new Apple Vision Pro is Apple's long-awaited foray into augmented reality. But is it enough to achieve what other virtual reality headsets have failed to? -
One of the shining voices of bossa nova, the Brazilian artist made both herself and the song world famous with her beguiling rendition, kicking off an illustrious career.
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The funk-ridden grooves of Wilson's music could feel larger than life, particularly those he created for Blue Note Records in the late 1960s and early '70s.
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Sunscreen is crucial for skin protection and the SPF is important. But dermatologists say the key to good summer skin care is applying plenty of lotion and re-applying it often, even when it's cloudy.
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A new PBS American Masters documentary showcases the influence of Little Richard, a dynamo performer who never let himself be defined for long by any one musical category or sexual identity.
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Hollywood memorabilia collector James Comisar is relinquishing a trove of items — from scripts to costumes and even fake mustaches — that have taken decades to amass.
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The Portland singer-songwriter trades in twang for psychedelia on a plane-spotting song that captures a fluctuating melancholy.
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