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Nonprofit Buys Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Halts May 3 Closure
Venetoulis Institute acquires 240-year-old paper weeks before shutdown, boosting hopes for local journalism amid challenges facing Florida outlets.
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National and federal news with direct relevance to Florida and the Treasure Coast — including congressional action, federal funding, Supreme Court rulings, and Atlantic hurricane tracking.
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Trump Ties Federal Funds to College Athlete Pay, Eligibility Rules
The order mandates compliance for funding, potentially reshaping NIL deals and transfers at Florida's public universities that recruit from the Treasure Coast.
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Hegseth Directs Bases to Let Troops Carry Personal Guns
The Defense Secretary's memo reverses decades-old bans, presuming necessity for protection amid base shootings and impacting Florida installations in Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River counties.
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Artemis II Crew Rockets from Florida's Space Coast, Leaves Earth Orbit After 52 Years
Four astronauts, including commander Reid Wiseman, ignited their Orion capsule's engines 25 hours after Kennedy Space Center liftoff, speeding toward a lunar flyby next week.
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Artemis II Astronauts Splash Down After Moon Flyby, Testing Heat Shield
Kennedy Space Center teams in Florida celebrate as NASA's Orion capsule returns four crew members safely, enduring 2,700-degree reentry heat on April 10, 2026.
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Supporters Launch Endowment for Slain Coral Springs Vice Mayor
The fund honors 38-year-old Nancy Metayer Bowen, a rising South Florida leader killed in an apparent April domestic violence incident, by aiding her family and preserving her legacy.
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Florida Family Launches Endowment for Slain Coral Springs Vice Mayor
Supporters honor Nancy Metayer Bowen, 38, killed in apparent domestic violence on April 1, with a fund echoing her trailblazing work across the state's political scene.
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Iran Strikes Evacuate 1,500 Sailors to Florida Bases With Just Backpacks
Families and pets fled Naval Support Activity Bahrain to hubs like MacDill AFB, where relief groups in Florida scramble to provide essentials after the February attacks.
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FBI Probes Deadly Cuba Shooting of US Speedboat With South Florida Ties
Agents arrived in Havana to investigate the Feb. 25 clash that killed five men aboard a vessel linked to the region's Cuban expatriate community, amid rising U.S.-Cuba tensions.
