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A lawsuit filed Friday challenges the constitutionality of part of a new state law that requires a coveted medical-marijuana license to go to a black farmer.
Read More »Marijuana Law Challenged Over Black Farmer License
Gainesville Nonprofit Readying Diabetes Supplies For Irma Response
Gainesville nonprofit Insulin for Life USA is preparing to ship thousands of pounds of diabetes-management supplies to those in the path of Hurricane Irma — days after it also did so in response to Hurricane Harvey hitting Texas.
Read More »Project oVert Turns Specimen X-rays Into 3-D Models
A new project will allow people to explore over 20,000 3-D vertebrate species online.
Read More »Santa Fe Planetarium Hosts Solar Eclipse Viewing
Solar eclipse glasses in hand, around 250 people visited Santa Fe's Kika Silva Pla Planetarium Monday afternoon to experience a total solar eclipse in the United States.
Read More »In Photos: 2017 Total Solar Eclipse
Millions of Americans gazed in wonder through telescopes, cameras and disposable protective glasses Monday as the moon blotted out the sun in the first full-blown solar eclipse to sweep the U.S. from coast to coast in nearly a century.
Read More »Live Blog — Total Solar Eclipse Crosses The U.S.
As a total solar eclipse crosses the U.S., follow along with NPR journalists and others experiencing the astronomical phenomenon's journey across America.
Read More »Live Map — Total Solar Eclipse Crosses The U.S.
Follow this live updating map tracking the position of the eclipse across the United States.
Read More »Congressman Ted Yoho Visits UF Health Cancer Center
Shands officials were able to give an in-depth look of what they were working on. UF Health Cancer Center doctors hope that this visit will bring awareness of the extensive research done at UF.
Read More »Find Out Florida: Comparing How Long You Wait in Emergency Rooms
On Find Out Florida at WUFT.org today, explore the answer to this audience question: “Our hospitals advertise how short the waiting times are in their emergency rooms. How long do people actually wait?”
Read More »Health Officials Move Forward With Marijuana Plans
Florida health officials have laid out a new process to implement the voter-approved constitutional amendment broadly legalizing medical marijuana, as they attempt to meet deadlines included in the November ballot measure.
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