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Pamela Springsteen/Courtesy of the artistRosanne Cash and John Leventhal perform a set of songs, including some from Leventhal's latest album called Rumble Strip. -
Zayrha Rodriguez/NPRThe artist plays new songs from her forthcoming album, empathogen, as well as throwback hits at the Tiny Desk.
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Green Gables Hosts an Invitational Antique Motorcycle show April 27th 10 am - 3 pm. Edwina Szelag, President of the Green Gables Board describes the motorcycle event. -
Florida Wildlife Hospital Offers Insight to their Operations. Tracy Frampton, Executive Director of the Hospital talks about new developments, open houses, baby otters and the upcoming Baby Shower.
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Steve Newborn/WUSF Public RadioWith rising water temperatures threatening Florida’s coral reefs, scientists have worked to relocate the animals in order to save them. But one rescue operation run in part by Disney and Sea World in Orlando has been doing this for years - even before the latest bout of extreme heat. -
Eric Higgs/CourtesySupporters of an amendment that would enshrine a right to clean water in the state constitution are once again ramping up their efforts to get it on the ballot. This time, they're eyeing the 2026 election.
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Bettmann Archive/GettyEdward J. Dwight Jr. is set to be on the next Blue Origin rocket into space. The rare opportunity comes more than six decades after he was passed over to become a NASA astronaut. -
Andy Wong/APThree astronauts will spend six months on China's space station. Some experts worry China's ambitious space program could pose a threat to U.S. space superiority and military effectiveness.
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Florida passed in 2023 one of the strictest immigration laws in the country, and now businesses struggle to find workers in several sectors of the economy. -
May is the beginning of flamingo nesting season, and researchers are crossing their fingers that the large, apparently healthy population could start popping out fledglings on Florida soil for the first time in a century. -
Warm weather and an upcoming mating season could mean more alligator sightings in Central Florida. -
The Letters of Emily Dickinson collects 1,304 letters, starting with one she wrote at age 11. Her singular voice comes into its own in the letters of the 1860s, which often blur into poems. -
Canadian musician Dan Boeckner, also known for his work with Wolf Parade, Handsome Furs and Divine Fits, talks about his debut solo album, Boeckner!. -
Billie Eilish, Fall Out Boy, Nile Rodgers, Cyndi Lauper, Lorde, Sia, Diplo and Chappell Roan are among the signatories of an open letter urging a Senate committee to support the Fans First Act. -
Walters was the first woman to co-anchor a national news show on prime time television. "The path she cut is one that many of us have followed," says biographer Susan Page, author of The Rulebreaker.
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