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NASA's experimental helicopter Ingenuity achieved the first powered flight by an aircraft on another planet Monday.
Read More »NASA’s Mars Helicopter Takes Flight, 1st For Another Planet
University of Florida Opens Vaccine Site At Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
Starting Monday, any adult in Florida is eligible to receive the coronavirus vaccine.
Read More »Florida Budget Discussion Begins With House, Senate Plans About $2B Apart
While the state expects a $10 billion lift from federal coronavirus relief funds, how to use that money remains under debate.
Read More »Florida Governor To Get COVID-19 Vaccine This Week
Now that Florida is making coronavirus shots available to people age 40 and up, Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis said Wednesday he's going to get his vaccine this week.
Read More »April 5: The Day All Floridians 18 And Older Can Get A COVID-19 Vaccine, DeSantis Says
Starting March 29, the eligibility requirement for getting the vaccine will drop from 50 to 40, the governor said in a news release. The age requirement dropped from 60 to 50 on Monday.
Read More »Florida Governor Dangles Hope: Vaccines For Everybody
In Columbia County, home to Lake City, less than half of its nearly 13,000 seniors 65 and older have been vaccinated, according to an analysis of state health and population data. Statewide, more than 60% of that age bracket have gotten shots.
Read More »Florida Will Soon Lower COVID Vaccine Age Eligibility To 55
He said that each 5-year age group adds nearly 2 million people eligible for the vaccine.
Read More »Florida Legislature Gavels Into Session With Key Bills Looming
The state Senate and House gaveled into session with members donning face masks on the floors of their respected chambers. Bouquets festooned House desks and the dais of the Senate floor.
Read More »Florida Officials Seek To Replace Jobless Benefits System
Florida officials are recommending that the state's antiquated unemployment processing system be replaced after a review confirmed what had long been known: a broken system full of glitches that was incapable of handling the unprecedented deluge of jobless claims spawned by the coronavirus outbreak.
Read More »Florida To Start Vaccinating Older Teachers, Police Officers
Currently, Florida limits vaccines to residents 65 and older and frontline medical providers such as doctors and nurses.
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