AdvertisementBy Orlando SentinelApr 14, 2021 at 9:12 amThe U.S. senators from Florida are leading an effort in Congress to force the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to remove its conditional sail order that has kept cruise lines from sailing from U.S. ports.Sens. Rick Scott and Marco Rubio joined with Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan to introduce the “Careful Resumption Under Improved Safety Enhancements (CRUISE) Act” in the U.S. Senate while a companion bill was filed by Rep. María Elvira Salazar, R-Miami, in the House.Advertisement“Florida is a tourism state with thousands of jobs...…AdvertisementBy Orlando SentinelApr 14, 2021 at 9:12 amThe U.S. senators from Florida are leading an effort in Congress to force the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to remove its conditional sail order that has kept cruise lines from sailing from U.S. ports.Sens. Rick Scott and Marco Rubio joined with Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan to introduce the “Careful Resumption Under Improved Safety Enhancements (CRUISE) Act” in the U.S. Senate while a companion bill was filed by Rep. María Elvira Salazar, R-Miami, in the House.Advertisement“Florida is a tourism state with thousands of jobs...WW…

AdvertisementBy Orlando SentinelFeb 18, 2021 at 6:44 pmA testy Gov. Ron DeSantis blew off criticism Wednesday that the state’s latest pop-up COVID-19 vaccine site was limited to residents of wealthy neighborhoods in Manatee County, including a senior community with family ties to a major DeSantis donor.“Anyone in Manatee [County], if they don’t want us doing it, then just tell us, and we’ll make sure that we send those doses to folks who want it,” DeSantis said in response to county commissioners who asked why the “whitest and richest” portions of the county were able to access more vaccine...…AdvertisementBy Orlando SentinelFeb 18, 2021 at 6:44 pmA testy Gov. Ron DeSantis blew off criticism Wednesday that the state’s latest pop-up COVID-19 vaccine site was limited to residents of wealthy neighborhoods in Manatee County, including a senior community with family ties to a major DeSantis donor.“Anyone in Manatee [County], if they don’t want us doing it, then just tell us, and we’ll make sure that we send those doses to folks who want it,” DeSantis said in response to county commissioners who asked why the “whitest and richest” portions of the county were able to access more vaccine...WW…

AdvertisementBy South Florida Sun-SentinelFeb 19, 2021 at 7:07 pmGov. Ron DeSantis defended his decision Wednesday to steer COVID-19 vaccine to a planned community with family ties to a Republican power couple, threatening to pull doses if local officials criticize his distribution methods.DeSantis is facing questions over his decision to provide seniors living in two of Manatee County’s wealthiest ZIP codes with special access to the vaccine.AdvertisementThe pop-up vaccination site is serving residents of Lakewood Ranch, a planned community in Southwest Florida with family ties to Liz and...…AdvertisementBy South Florida Sun-SentinelFeb 19, 2021 at 7:07 pmGov. Ron DeSantis defended his decision Wednesday to steer COVID-19 vaccine to a planned community with family ties to a Republican power couple, threatening to pull doses if local officials criticize his distribution methods.DeSantis is facing questions over his decision to provide seniors living in two of Manatee County’s wealthiest ZIP codes with special access to the vaccine.AdvertisementThe pop-up vaccination site is serving residents of Lakewood Ranch, a planned community in Southwest Florida with family ties to Liz and...WW…

AdvertisementBy Orlando SentinelDec 03, 2020 at 11:52 amA tiger seriously injured a volunteer at Tampa’s Big Cat Rescue, the sanctuary run by Carol Baskin, who was featured in this year’s popular Netflix documentary “Tiger King.”The volunteer who Baskin identified as Candy Couser, was feeding the tiger named Kimba, which grabbed her arm and “nearly tore it off at the shoulder,” .AdvertisementThe station said Hillsborough County Fire Rescue was called to the Tampa facility, which houses dozens of large cat species, at 8:30 a.m. Thursday.Read more at . Advertisement…AdvertisementBy Orlando SentinelDec 03, 2020 at 11:52 amA tiger seriously injured a volunteer at Tampa’s Big Cat Rescue, the sanctuary run by Carol Baskin, who was featured in this year’s popular Netflix documentary “Tiger King.”The volunteer who Baskin identified as Candy Couser, was feeding the tiger named Kimba, which grabbed her arm and “nearly tore it off at the shoulder,” .AdvertisementThe station said Hillsborough County Fire Rescue was called to the Tampa facility, which houses dozens of large cat species, at 8:30 a.m. Thursday.Read more at . AdvertisementWW…

AdvertisementBy Orlando SentinelDec 01, 2020 at 8:13 amKISSIMMEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday ruled out imposing any further coronavirus restrictions or a mask mandate, despite rising case numbers across the state and nation.DeSantis said there would be “no lockdowns, no fines, no school closures. No one’s losing their job because of a government dictate. Nobody’s losing their livelihood or their business.”Advertisement“That is totally off the table,” he said.Monday’s event at Boggy Creek Elementary was DeSantis’ first news conference in weeks, meant to highlight a new order allowing...…AdvertisementBy Orlando SentinelDec 01, 2020 at 8:13 amKISSIMMEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday ruled out imposing any further coronavirus restrictions or a mask mandate, despite rising case numbers across the state and nation.DeSantis said there would be “no lockdowns, no fines, no school closures. No one’s losing their job because of a government dictate. Nobody’s losing their livelihood or their business.”Advertisement“That is totally off the table,” he said.Monday’s event at Boggy Creek Elementary was DeSantis’ first news conference in weeks, meant to highlight a new order allowing...WW…

Based on the Elon Musk concept, Florida is looking at a company developing a 700 mph hyperloop that could run from Tampa to South Florida, according to a report in the Fort Myers News-Press. The form of high-speed transportation that involves a pod that moves from place to place by use of pressure systems would be developed by California-based Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, . Advertisement In 2017, another company, Hyperloop One, had listed an Orlando-to-Miami route as a finalist for its proposed efforts. Companies have been running with Musk’s open-source concept, which was a...…Based on the Elon Musk concept, Florida is looking at a company developing a 700 mph hyperloop that could run from Tampa to South Florida, according to a report in the Fort Myers News-Press. The form of high-speed transportation that involves a pod that moves from place to place by use of pressure systems would be developed by California-based Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, . Advertisement In 2017, another company, Hyperloop One, had listed an Orlando-to-Miami route as a finalist for its proposed efforts. Companies have been running with Musk’s open-source concept, which was a...WW…

AdvertisementBy Orlando SentinelSep 10, 2020 at 1:58 pmSpaceX’s next-generation rocket has only flown prototypes to 150 meters, but the company just sent along the first rocket that can be used for an eventual test of Starship in the vacuum of space.The Raptor Vacuum engine was shipped from SpaceX’s rocket factory in Hawthorne, California to a development facility in McGregor, Texas, the company announced on its Twitter account this week.AdvertisementThe photo of the engine shows it towering above a human, but also twice the size of a normal Raptor engine sitting adjacent.Elon Musk chimed...…AdvertisementBy Orlando SentinelSep 10, 2020 at 1:58 pmSpaceX’s next-generation rocket has only flown prototypes to 150 meters, but the company just sent along the first rocket that can be used for an eventual test of Starship in the vacuum of space.The Raptor Vacuum engine was shipped from SpaceX’s rocket factory in Hawthorne, California to a development facility in McGregor, Texas, the company announced on its Twitter account this week.AdvertisementThe photo of the engine shows it towering above a human, but also twice the size of a normal Raptor engine sitting adjacent.Elon Musk chimed...WW…

AdvertisementBy Orlando SentinelJul 06, 2020 at 2:04 pmTropical Storm Edouard became the fifth named storm of the 2020 hurricane season late Sunday forming over the Atlantic while the National Hurricane Center was also tracking two more systems, including one off the coast of Florida, with potential to grow into the next tropical depression.As of 11 a.m. Monday, Tropical Storm Edouard was located 435 miles south-southeast of Cape Race, Newfoundland with 45 mph winds and moving northeast at 37 mph, and posing no threat to land.AdvertisementThe NHC predicts Edouard will become post-tropical...…AdvertisementBy Orlando SentinelJul 06, 2020 at 2:04 pmTropical Storm Edouard became the fifth named storm of the 2020 hurricane season late Sunday forming over the Atlantic while the National Hurricane Center was also tracking two more systems, including one off the coast of Florida, with potential to grow into the next tropical depression.As of 11 a.m. Monday, Tropical Storm Edouard was located 435 miles south-southeast of Cape Race, Newfoundland with 45 mph winds and moving northeast at 37 mph, and posing no threat to land.AdvertisementThe NHC predicts Edouard will become post-tropical...WW…

AdvertisementBy Orlando SentinelJul 01, 2020 at 3:26 pmGov. Ron DeSantis announced the state’s commitment to three of the state’s historically Black colleges and universities with recurring funding in the state’s budget at a news conference at Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach on Wednesday.DeSantis, who as a congressman represented Volusia County, had developed a relationship with leaders at Bethune-Cookman, and said he wanted to keep the independent HBCUs - historically Black Colleges and Universities - in the budget recommendations when approaching the new...…AdvertisementBy Orlando SentinelJul 01, 2020 at 3:26 pmGov. Ron DeSantis announced the state’s commitment to three of the state’s historically Black colleges and universities with recurring funding in the state’s budget at a news conference at Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach on Wednesday.DeSantis, who as a congressman represented Volusia County, had developed a relationship with leaders at Bethune-Cookman, and said he wanted to keep the independent HBCUs - historically Black Colleges and Universities - in the budget recommendations when approaching the new...WW…

AdvertisementBy Orlando SentinelJun 26, 2020 at 12:04 pmThe Florida Department of Health reported 8,942 new coronavirus cases, shattering the previous daily high for positive COVID-19 infections made just two days earlier.The state also is according to Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation Secretary Halsey Beshears.AdvertisementEffective immediately, the Department of Business and Professional Regulation is suspending on premises consumption of alcohol at bars statewide.— HalseyBeshears (@HalseyBeshears)The update that comes at 11 a.m. and details cases from the...…AdvertisementBy Orlando SentinelJun 26, 2020 at 12:04 pmThe Florida Department of Health reported 8,942 new coronavirus cases, shattering the previous daily high for positive COVID-19 infections made just two days earlier.The state also is according to Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation Secretary Halsey Beshears.AdvertisementEffective immediately, the Department of Business and Professional Regulation is suspending on premises consumption of alcohol at bars statewide.— HalseyBeshears (@HalseyBeshears)The update that comes at 11 a.m. and details cases from the...WW…