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Xavier DubrocqAfter the historic 2023 bleaching event, the state paid to increase the lab's coral rescue capacity for when the ocean gets too hot again. -
Halle Vazquez/WLRNDespite the public demands of immigrant rights advocates for more than a year and the more recent pleas from families of those detained, the conditions at the Federal Detention Center in downtown Miami have not improved for detainees inside a facility designed for criminal felons — not suspected undocumented immigrants. Three women share with WLRN their husbands' stories from inside the FDC.
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Before the first lobster is ever measured, officials are urging everyone to know the rules...and put safety first. -
Second octogenarian in modern US history faces lethal injection as Florida set to execute 2 in a dayFormer police officer James Aren Duckett is set to receive a lethal injection at noon Tuesday for the 1987 rape and murder of a young girl. Six hours later, 80-year-old Dominick Anthony Occhicone is scheduled to become the oldest inmate executed in Florida's modern history and the second-oldest in the U.S. — for a double murder conviction. -
Gun Owners of America and Gun Owners Foundation are suing the U.S. Virgin Islands and its police commissioner as a fight over the Second Amendment deepens. The nonprofits are asking a federal judge to allow nonresidents to apply for and be issued licenses to carry concealed handguns in the U.S. territory. -
“Our slate represents a diverse group of talented fighters that will fight for Medicare for All, the Green New Deal, and Block the Bombs in the halls of Congress,” said Matthew Grocholske, president of the caucus, in a written statement. -
Google put in a proposal to the Environmental Protection Agency to release 32 million mosquitoes in Florida over two years. But it may not be as bad as it sounds. -
Mack, a former senior chancellor at the Department of Education and most recently the U.S. Assistant Secretary of Labor, was recommended for the position by Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday. -
In the City of Miami, District 3 Commissioner Rolando Escalona’s proposal will allow police to forego issuing written warnings before arresting individuals for setting up public encampments. -
Moms for Liberty Florida has not made any contributions to local school board candidates across Florida. -
A study identifies gene activity differences in spinal tissue, offering insight into a condition whose causes remain largely unknown. -
The potential 2028 presidential candidate took gleeful shots at several Florida Republicans during the Democrats’ annual summer gala.
