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2021
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Scientists Plan Private Mission to Hunt for Earths around Alpha Centauri
A privately funded telescope called Toliman will seek habitable worlds in our nearest neighboring star system, potentially sparking a new wave of exoplanetary exploration -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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Office Depot Announces Black Friday and Cyber Week Deals
Free Same-Day Delivery Available on Qualifying Items All Cyber Week Long Delivered By Shipt BOCA RATON, Fla. --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 17, 2021-- Office Depot , a wholly owned subsidiary of The…
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FAU Names New Dean of the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Florida Atlantic University has named Julie G. Pilitsis, M.D., Ph.D., as the new dean of the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine. Pilitsis, who currently serves as division chief of…
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Florida tops 1,000 manatee deaths in grim single-year record
The 1,003 manatee deaths so far in 2021 is many more than the 637 recorded last year and well above the previous annual mark of 830 set in 2013.
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COVID Can Cause Strange Eye and Ear Symptoms
From conjunctivitis to vertigo, coronavirus infections can affect disparate senses -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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Construction in Progress at the Wildflower/Silver Palm Park Site
As part of the Waterfront Master Plan, construction at the Wildflower & Silver Palm Park sites is underway. The site remains closed to all pedestrian, vehicular and boat traffic. Learn…
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‘They told us to shower in the gym’: Students discuss the issues of living in university housing
The turnaround time for maintenance requests is said to be 24-48 hours, according to Mel Perez, associate director for Housing and Residential Education. But it took senior political science major,…
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Boca Raton awaits money from federal infrastructure bill
With the massive federal infrastructure bill now signed and sealed, cities and counties across Florida are waiting to see what it brings to them.
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Florida Legislature approves new rules countering vaccine mandates in the workplace
Florida businesses could soon face fines of $10,000 to $50,000 if they require employees to get a COVID-19 vaccine without offering certain exemptions, after the Florida Legislature on Wednesday voted…
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YouTube Co-Founder Predicts ‘Decline’ of the Platform Following Removal of Dislikes
Last week, YouTube announced a controversial decision to make the "dislike" count on videos private across its platform. Not only did the move upset many Slashdotters, but it upset the…
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Lawsuit Claims Nearby Construction Caused Surfside Condo Collapse
Construction of a luxury building next door triggered the collapse of an already fragile Florida condominium that killed 98 people in June, according to a new lawsuit.
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17 year old Boca Resident Megan Enriquez wins prestigious honor in national robotics competition
She's a part of a robotics team called the Dirty Mechanics. They entered the FIRST Robotics Competition. FIRST is an acronym: For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology.
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China: Biden’s $1.2 Trillion in Spending Is ‘Not a Large Amount’
China’s state-run Global Times on Tuesday mocked President Joe Biden’s $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill as a “partisan game,” a “political tool,” and nowhere near enough spending to transform America into…
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Japan’s Fugaku Retains Title As World’s Fastest Supercomputer
According to a report from Nikkei Asia (paywalled), "The Japanese-made Fugaku captured its fourth consecutive title as the world's fastest supercomputer on Tuesday, although a rival from the U.S. or…
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Joe Biden Promotes Future of Electric Cars After Test Driving $100K Electric Hummer
President Joe Biden test drove the all-new electric Hummer during his visit to a General Motors (GM) factory in Michigan on Wednesday, promoting the future of electric vehicles in the…
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Microsoft Gaming Chief Calls For Industry-Wide Game Preservation
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Axios: Microsoft's vice president of gaming, Phil Spencer, wants the gaming industry to work toward a common goal of keeping older games available…
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Gorilla Glue Girl Records Song About Ordeal, Snubbed by Nicki Minaj
'Gorilla Glue Girl' is sticking it to us with more chatter about her hair fiasco -- only now, she's doing it with a beat, and she's recorded it ... notably…
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School Board Re-Elects Barbieri as Board Chair and Brill as Vice-Chair
The School District of Palm Beach County School Board has elected Frank A. Barbieri, Jr., Esq. the Board Chair, and Karen Brill as the Board Vice-Chair for the second consecutive…
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Baby Elephant Dies After Losing Her Trunk to a Poacher’s Trap
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L3Harris to upgrade U.S. Space Force’s first offensive weapon system
U.S. defense contractor L3Harris Technologies received a $125 million multi-year contract to produce space electronic warfare systems that safeguard U.S. military operations and warfighters. According to a company news release,…
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Taylor Swift Fans’ Harassment of Jake Gyllenhaal Has Gotten Very Ugly
Rich Fury/GettyBefore we get to the Swifties’ harassment campaign against their fearless leader’s resurrected nemesis, allow me to make a few things clear: Taylor Swift is a phenomenally gifted songwriter…
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Are We About to Find Life on Venus?
Photo Illustration by Kelly Caminero/The Daily Beast/GettyPhosphine is a colorless, flammable, toxic gas that smells like rotting fish. Humans manufacture it to use in pest control and the production of…
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Your Christmas tree may be full of bugs. Here’s how to get rid of them
These are the pests that could be in your tree.
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Bill Maher Defends Parents’ Critical Race Theory Concerns
Comedian Bill Maher defended parents who are against critical race theory and said that the progressive approach denies progress made on racial issues in America. "There's something going on in...
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College for cyber criminals: Dark web crooks are teaching courses on how to build botnets
Security researchers are warning that the botnet threat could increase as more would-be crooks learn how to build their own.
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Palm Beach Gardens police return to scene where 14-year-old found dead
Law enforcement spent hours Wednesday afternoon scouring the area where 14-year-old Ryan Rogers’ body was found Tuesday.
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Should you really roast your turkey upside down?
People swear by this trick to cook the perfect Thanksgiving bird, but does it really work?
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S&P Dow Jones Indices launches S&P 500 Twitter Sentiment Index
The novel use of Twitter's API scores S&P 500 Index components based on bullish and bearish Tweets.
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Alibaba forecasts slowing revenue growth for fiscal 2022
The e-commerce giant said fiscal 2022 revenue will grow by 20% to 23%, well off its pace in recent years.
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Boca Raton nursing home sells for $14.9M
The buyer is from New Jersey.
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Futures Rise To 4,700 “Max Gamma” As Oil Slide Accelerates
Futures Rise To 4,700 "Max Gamma" As Oil Slide Accelerates U.S. index futures rose again, trading on top of the massive 4700 "max gamma" level despite downbeat data out of…
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NASA’s DART Mission Could Help Cancel an Asteroid Apocalypse
Our planet is vulnerable to thousands of “city-killer” space rocks. If—when—one is found on a collision course with Earth, will we be ready to deflect it? -- Read more on…
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Infosys Public Services Helps South Florida Water Management District Transform their ERP Systems wi …
- Builds agile, resilient administrative backbone to improve agency services and efficiencies WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Nov. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Infosys Public Services (IPS), a US-based subsidiary of Infosys…
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Italian Governors Call For Unvaccinated To Be Put Under Lockdown
Italian Governors Call For Unvaccinated To Be Put Under Lockdown Authored by Paul Joseph Watson via Summit News, Five Italian Governors have called for lockdown measures to be imposed on…
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The Rapid Spread of Delta’s New, Even More Infectious Cousin Could Actually Be Good News
Fabian Bimmer/ReutersOn Thursday, British scientists released the kind of news everyone’s been dreading as we head into winter—a new, more infectious offshoot of the Delta variant appears to be spreading…
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Rittenhouse jury to resume after fresh mistrial request
Kyle Rittenhouse’s attorneys say the defense received an inferior copy of a key video from prosecutors.
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Lobbying compensation: Corcoran Partners celebrates another $1.5M quarter
The firm is on track to earn $6 million this year. The post Lobbying compensation: Corcoran Partners celebrates another $1.5M quarter appeared first on Florida Politics - Campaigns & Elections.…
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Woman tells cautionary tale about online car buying
Online car buying has seen a dramatic increase during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Rapists WILL be chemically castrated in Pakistan after PM Imran Khan’s laws are passed by parliament …
RAPISTS will be chemically castrated in Pakistan when new laws are passed by parliament, it has been confirmed. The new legislation, which was headed by PM Iran Khan, will also…
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The Number Of Americans On The Dole Mysteriously Jumps Back Above 3 Million
The Number Of Americans On The Dole Mysteriously Jumps Back Above 3 Million The number of Americans filing for first-time jobless benefits fell very modestly lasyt week from 269k (revised…
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Disney Slides As Wall Street Disappointed With Subscriber Growth
Disney Slides As Wall Street Disappointed With Subscriber Growth After a rough day for Wall Street, Disney shares are tumbling after hours as its Q4 earnings showed Disney+ subscriber growth…
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Comic book distributor struggling with shipments after ransomware attack
On Sunday, Diamond Comic Distributors said a ransomware attack was affecting its order processing systems and its internal communications platforms.
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Cops Oblivious to Astroworld Deaths as They Recorded Travis Scott Performing
Members of the Houston Police Department calmly pulled out their cellphones and recorded Travis Scott's performance at the Astroworld festival ... nearly a half hour after it was declared a…
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First Family joins red tide recovery fish release
The release is part of a larger effort to combat red tide and replenish the supply of redfish. The post First Family joins red tide recovery fish release appeared first…
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North Korean hackers target the South’s think tanks through blog posts
Responsibility for new attacks has been laid at the feet of the Kimsuky threat group.
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Surgeon General Rebuts Matthew McConaughey Over Vaccinating Kids; Warns Americans Not To Share …
Surgeon General Rebuts Matthew McConaughey Over Vaccinating Kids; Warns Americans Not To Share 'Misleading Memes' About COVID The Biden administration wheeled out US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy on Tuesday to…
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Houston Cops Backtrack on Wild Astroworld Needle Prick Theory
Nathan Frandino/ReutersA security guard working at Travis Scott’s Astroworld festival in Houston, where at least eight people died and hundreds more were seriously injured, was not in fact jabbed with…
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Best online doctoral degrees in computer science
Getting a Ph.D. in computer science can help students pursue niche technology careers, but it's not easy to find an online program. Here's why.
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‘Rust’ Armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed Lawyer Says Sabotage Designed to Frame Her
Hannah Gutierrez-Reed -- the armorer for "Rust" -- is doubling down, claiming she was targeted for sabotage and she thinks she's now being framed ... this according to her lawyer.…
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Insular Elites Are Completely Detached From Reality
Insular Elites Are Completely Detached From Reality Authored by Mark Jeftovic via Bombthrower.com, After years of bemoaning that inflation was “undershooting” targets, central bankers can no longer deny that inflation…
