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Officials with Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said an alligator attack that claimed the life of a Davenport woman was most likely a reaction from the animal, rather than a predatory incident.
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Florida's regular legislative session was scheduled to finish on May 2. But lawmakers extended it to finish the budget and address certain proposals. Your Florida talked with people across the state about how they think the first 60 days went.
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The bill does not specifically name fluoride, but it stops municipal authorities from adding water quality "additives" to local water supplies.
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People without a REAL ID won't be allowed to board a flight in the U.S. or enter federal buildings. The only exception is if the person has their American passport on them.
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Hurricane Preparedness Week 2025 runs between May 4th and 10th.
In Focus - with IRSC Public Media
RiverTalk from Indian River State College
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Kathleen Walter chats with Dr. Calvin Williams stops about IRSC Advising and Career Services, as well as IRSC Department of Military and Veterans Services.
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Fort Pierce, FL (April 23, 2025) - Indian River State College will receive $4 million through the Florida Job Growth Grant Fund to develop the Institute for Industrial Manufacturing and Production Training. Kathleen Walter Speaks with President Timothy Moore and Natalia Chekhovskaya, Executive Director of Advanced Manufacturing, PI and Director of the Center for Laser and Fiber Optics Education, about the grant and programs that will be offered.
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Kathleen Walter spotlights the scientific Endeavors happening right here in our community at the Spring 2025 Undergraduate Research Symposium hosted by the School of Science at the colleges William and Helen Thomas STEM Center.
From The NPR Newsroom
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ProPublica health care reporter David Armstrong has multiple myeloma. He says a single pill of his prescription costs the company just 25 cents to make — but costs him about the same as a new iPhone.
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Ian had her first hit record as a teenager in the 1960s and went on to win two Grammys. A new documentary tells her life story through a combination of vintage footage and newly recorded interviews.
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Casandra "Cassie" Ventura, the ex-girlfriend of Sean "Diddy" Combs, took the stand on Tuesday as the star witness in the first full day of testimony in the federal trial against the hip-hop mogul.
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Republicans' proposed Medicaid cuts will cause 8.6 million people to lose health insurance by 2034, an estimate shows. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said it will cost Republicans seats in Congress.
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Amalia Ulman's new film Magic Farm follows an American TV crew chasing a viral story that, through a series of misunderstandings, ends up in the wrong town in the wrong country.
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Trump to meet with Syria's president in Saudi Arabia, representatives from Russia and Ukraine to gather in Turkey for negotiations, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to defend HHS overhaul on Capitol Hill.
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President Trump has threatened to pull federal funding from Maine's public schools after a clash with the state's governor. NPR visited a rural school in Maine to see what's at stake.
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Despite tariffs that went up and down, April's inflation numbers were calm. NPR's A Martinez talks with Austan Goolsbee, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, about why.
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Major League Baseball has lifted its lifetime ban on Pete Rose, 'Shoeless' Joe Jackson and 15 other deceased players, clearing the way for their eligibility for the Hall of Fame.
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President Trump is expected to meet with Syria's new leader during his visit to Saudi Arabia. The meeting comes on the heels of Trump saying he will lift decades of U.S. sanctions on Syria.
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