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Florida And Oregon Lawmakers Demand FDA Investigate Microplastic Health Risks
The Free Press - Tampa - Florida
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July 17, 2025
United Front Against Microplastics: Bipartisan Bill Demands FDA Action on Looming Health Crisis With growing alarm over microplastics infiltrating our food and water, Representatives Greg Steube (R-Fla.) and Janelle Bynum (D-Ore.) have introduced...
Chick-fil-A is giving out free food: Here’s how to get yours
AL.com - Alabama
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July 18, 2025
Fans of Chick-fil-A have the chance to win some free food. The restaurant will be allowing people to win several kinds of food items through its Code Moo digital, app. Fans can play games in the app to win free menu items, including a medium...
Immigrants held at Florida Everglades' detention center are suing the Trump and DeSantis administrations
Orlando Weekly - Florida
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July 18, 2025
click to enlarge Official White House photo by Daniel Torok People held in Florida’s immigrant detention center in the Everglades sued the Trump and DeSantis administrations on Wednesday, demanding access to their attorneys. This class action from...
Florida Official Who Gave Dems a Tour of 'Alligator Alcatraz' Exposes Their Attempts to 'Create Controversy' Out of Thin Air
The Western Journal
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July 16, 2025
Florida’s Executive Director for the Division of Emergency Management called out Democrats earlier this week for misrepresenting conditions at the new detention facility known as “Alligator Alcatraz” and overreacting to score political points....
Where to stay in Miami, Florida
Lonely Planet
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As a warm-weather getaway mainstay, the Magic City has an abundance of hotel options, whether you’re seeking serious beach time or a jaunt downtown, perhaps to be close to the city’s cruise port. Apart from the justifiably famous South Beach, with...
Angel Land Food Forest Mango Tree Giveaway: August 17, 2025
The Englewood Review - Florida
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July 17, 2025
Angel Land Food Forest, a 501(c)(3) charity founded in 2017, has been nourishing the Englewood community through two grassroots initiatives: food redistribution and community mango tree planting. Their original program’s initiative is to collect...
Oregon’s Bynum, Merkley and Florida Republicans target microplastics with new bill
Oregon Capital Chronicle
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July 17, 2025
The average human brain now contains enough tiny plastic fragments to equal the weight of a plastic spoon, a 50% increase in the past decade. Those sobering statistics, included in a February study from researchers at the University of New Mexico,...
Venezuelan detainee alleges inhumane conditions at South Florida's "Alligator Alcatraz"
CBS 4 Miami - Florida
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A Venezuelan man detained at a Florida facility known as "Alligator Alcatraz" is alleging inhumane conditions, including overcrowding, poor sanitation and lack of medical care. "For us, the conditions are fatal," Enzo Aspite told CBS News Miami,...
Popular Product Recalled In Florida Poses 'Rare' Health Risk
WFLA Orlando - Florida
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Chetak LLC Group voluntarily recalled multiple lots of their "Frozen ‘Deep Sprouted Mat(Moth) 16 oz. and Deep Sprouted Moong 16oz." on Wednesday (July 16) due to possible bacteria contamination. According to the United States Food & Drug...
Florida Lawmakers Report 750 Migrants in Cages at Alligator Alcatraz
14ymedio
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July 16, 2025
“The images you have seen do not do justice to the place. They are essentially crammed into cages,” they say. Florida opened the site to Democratic legislators, but not to the press. / EFE EFE (via 14ymedio), Florida, June 13, 2025 — Florida...
4 Things to Do in Southwest Florida this Weekend July 18 – July 20
Fox 4 - Florida
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July 17, 2025
FORT MYERS, NAPLES (WFTX)—Chill vibes, hot events,your weekend’s officially started! Things just got way more exciting! Fox4 is turning up the energy! We’re serving up more than just “4” electrifying events guaranteed to fire up your plans. From...
Volunteerism at Powell Community Youth Read and Feed in Palm Bay
Florida Today
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On July 17, the Melbourne-Palm Bay alumnae chapter of the Delta Sigma Theta sorority volunteered at the Powell Community Youth Read and Feed. The initiative offers food and books to kids from 11:30 a.m. to 12: 45 p.m. on Mondays and Thursdays at...
Scientists will use $1M grant to build a support system addressing sea level rise and flooding in South Florida
UF/IFAS
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July 17, 2025
Young Gu Her. A team of University of Florida scientists has been awarded a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation to tackle one of South Florida’s most urgent environmental threats: groundwater flooding and saltwater intrusion...
NANGLO Modern Indian & Nepalese Cuisine Signage Up on H Street!!
PoPville - Washington D.C.
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July 17, 2025
H Street NE 1301 H Street, NE previously home to Kitchen Cray Thanks to G. for sending the updated photos from H Street, NE: “Confirmed!” “Welcome to Nanglo Restaurant & Bar, where vibrant spices and bold flavors come together in every dish. We...
This New York-Style Pizza Place In Miami Is One Of The Best In The US
Mashed
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July 19, 2025
There's an undeniable connection between bustling New York City and sunny Miami. South Florida has long been a popular destination for retirees from the New York area, so it's only natural that some of these northern transplants brought some of...
It's Time to Join the Fight Against 'Alligator Alcatraz'
Native News Online
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Details By Levi Rickert July 20, 2025 Opinion. The Miccosukee Tribe has lived in Florida’s Big Cypress National Preserve since time immemorial. Today, 640 tribal members still call the Everglades home. Their ancestral home now has an unwanted...
Florida Enacts Geoengineering Disclosure Law for Airports Amid Growing Concerns
[your]NEWS
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July 15, 2025
New state law mandates airports report weather modification activities, citing health and environmental risks tied to aerosolized particulates. By yourNEWS Media Newsroom TALLAHASSEE — Florida’s public-use airports will be required to report all...
How Trump’s anti-immigrant policies could collapse the US food industry - visualized
The Guardian
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July 17, 2025
The Trump administration’s assault on immigrants is starting to hit the American food supply. In Texas, farmers who have for years depended on undocumented people for cheap labor – to plant, harvest and haul produce – have reported that workers...
Florida to execute 8th inmate in 2025. When was last TC execution?
Treasure Coast Palm - Florida
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Michael Bell is scheduled to be executed on July 15, 2025, for a 1993 double homicide. This will be Florida's eighth execution in 2025, tying the state's record for executions in a single year. Florida has executed 309 inmates since 1924, with...
Florida City Commission Approves Plat for Keys Gateway Development and New Purchases
South Dade News Leader - Florida
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The Florida City Commission has approved a resolution to plat Lot Four and a portion of Lot Five in the soon-to-be-developed Keys Gateway Town Center, located at the southeast corner of South Dixie Highway and Palm Drive. The site, often referred...