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Researchers are discovering that a toxin found in cyanobacteria also known as blue-green algae, could increase the risk of degenerative nerve diseases like ALS and possibly even Alzheimer’s. -
Indiantown High School, a technologically advanced public charter school focusing on college preparedness and career workforce education, welcomes incoming and current high school students to apply for the 2025–2026 school year. -
The same system that has produced torrential rains along the Gulf Coast is now moving toward Florida. This storm will affect the entire peninsula, but the highest rainfall will stay over South Florida, probably producing some flooding. -
The gubernatorial election in Florida isn’t until November 2026, but President Donald Trump on Thursday posted his preferred choice on Truth Social: U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds. -
It's an impact weather day across Florida as a strong cold front pushes through. The front will bring some storms to the Panhandle and North Florida and scattered showers to the southern half. Cold temperatures to end the week and will stay below average for several days.
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RiverTalk from Indian River State College
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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. -
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. -
Indian River State College announced the launch of its comprehensive brand evolution, including the introduction of its new moniker, "The River." Kathleen Walter speaks with Jenna Bluedorm about how this strategic rebranding initiative represents a transformative milestone that aligns the College's public image with the exceptional educational experience it delivers while honoring its deep-rooted connection to the waterways that have shaped the region's identity and future.
From The NPR Newsroom
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Print artist Ana Inciardi is making vending machines fun again. Instead of snacks, Inciardi's devices produce prints you can collect for the low price of four quarters.
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A leaked budget proposal shows that HHS plans to eliminate services for LGBTQ youth through the 988 crisis line.
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Deaf students are less likely to find jobs in the sciences, health care or teaching. For years, the U.S. government tried to change that. But the grant program to help was just ended by the Trump Administration--leaving deaf students unsure about their future.
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The start date of the conclave to elect the new pope has been set for Wednesday, May 7. Here's what to look for as cardinals prepare to elect the new leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics.
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Power is slowly coming back on in large swaths of Spain and Portugal after a power outage caused Monday afternoon chaos.
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One month after a devastating earthquake rocked Myanmar, officials report about 3,800 deaths but many people say they are still waiting for news of their missing loved ones.
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Fifty years after the end of the Vietnam War, one Seattle man embarks on a journey to a remote mountain in Laos where his father was last seen during a secret mission in the war.
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NPR's Juana Summers talks with USA Today reporter Tyler Dragon about quarterback Shedeur Sanders, who was projected to be drafted by the NFL in the 2nd or 3rd round — and wasn't picked until the 5th.
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In his first interview since being detained, pro-Palestinian advocate Mohsen Mahdawi tells NPR he was arrested after arriving for what he thought was a citizenship test.
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Lawrence Livermore National LaboratoryTwo DOGE employees have access to a network used to transmit classified nuclear weapons data and a separate network used by the Department of Defense, sources tell NPR.
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