Angie Nixon: Democrat Angie Nixon defeats Alexander Vindman in surprise Florida Senate primary upset

File photo: Democratic socialist Angie Nixon (right) and former national security official Alexander Vindman Democratic socialist Angie Nixon scored a surprise victory in Florida’s Democratic primary for the US Senate on Tuesday, defeating retired Army officer and former national security official Alexander Vindman, according to projections by media outlets cited by Reuters.Nixon, a Florida state […]

Meet Ishanvi Sabniveesu, the Florida 10th-grader whose AI-powered cane can describe a blind user’s surroundings, work offline and make emergency calls

Ishanvi Sabniveesu, the Florida 10th-grader whose AI-powered cane can describe a blind user’s surroundings (Image Credit: LinedIn/ @InventEd) For Ishanvi Sabniveesu, the idea for an assistive device began with something she had experienced herself. The Florida student, who has worn glasses since she was two, began thinking about how difficult everyday activities could be for […]

Florida man arrested after throwing dog poop at neighbour over uncleared mess and threatening him with a child’s scooter | World News

A Florida neighbourhood dispute over dog poop allegedly spiralled into a bizarre confrontation involving thrown feces, a physical fight and a child’s metal scooter. Trey Decloedt, 35, was arrested by Lake County Sheriff’s deputies on August 8 after an altercation with his neighbour in Leesburg, Florida, according to reports citing the arrest affidavit. The dispute […]

A Florida couple bought a 45-acre swamp to protect it from development; 15 years later, 275 wood storks were nesting there in a thriving ecosystem filled with wildlife

Jim Stevenson (left) and Tara Tanaka (right) at their wildlife sanctuary in Florida. A Florida couple made an unusual decision more than a decade ago when they bought a 45-acre cypress swamp beside their home in Tallahassee, Florida, rather than allowing the land to be cleared or developed. Jim Stevenson and Tara Tanaka purchased the […]

In the 1930s, Florida introduced rhesus macaques to boost tourism; today the invasive monkeys carry a potentially fatal virus and are considered a public-health concern

Nonhuman primates (NHPs) can harbour multiple zoonotic pathogens owing to their close phylogenetic relationship and frequent interactions with humans. They can also be extremely successful ecological invaders. Within the United States, fewer than or equal to NHP species have been introduced and of them, the rhesus macaque has successfully established populations in Florida and Puerto […]

Florida treasure hunters searching a 400-year-old shipwreck discovered a rare 22.5-pound silver bar worth up to $100,000 | World News

More than four centuries after the Spanish treasure galleon Nuestra Señora de Atocha disappeared beneath the waters off the Florida Keys, the legendary shipwreck has yielded another remarkable discovery. Divers with Mel Fisher’s Shipwreck Expeditions recovered a 22.5-pound silver bar from about 50 feet underwater near Key West, marking the first silver bar recovered from […]

8-year-old Florida boy collected over 50 robot vacuums, learned to repair them and built a YouTube brand that earned up to $1,800 in a month: Meet Wyatt Biggs | World News

Eight-year-old Wyatt Biggs from Florida has transformed an unusual fascination with robot vacuums into a thriving online brand. What began as a childhood obsession with a family Roomba at the age of three has grown into a collection of more than 50 robot vacuums, a YouTube channel, a children’s book and a merchandise business that […]

Death penalty sought for Bangladeshi man Shahidul Islam who entered US illegally and killed sister-in-law in Florida

Florida prosecutors seek death penalty for Shahidul Islam (right), an illegal alien from Bangladesh who re-entered the US after being deported to kill sister-in-law Monica Islam. Illegal Bangladeshi migrant Shahidul Islam was deported from the US but he re-entered and allegedly killed a Florida woman, his sister-in-law, over a property dispute in Bangladesh, and then […]

President Donald J Trump International Airport: Florida airport officially renamed after Donald Trump; US President calls it ‘a very big day’

A sign displaying the name of the rebranded Donald J Trump International Airport in West Palm Beach (Picture credit: AP) A South Florida airport officially changed its name on Thursday to President Donald J. Trump International Airport, replacing the long-standing Palm Beach International Airport name as part of a state-approved move honouring the US president.The […]

Florida dad grabbed a 202-pound Burmese python, then it started dragging him towards a canal before his entire family took down the giant snake | World News

What began as a family outing to help remove invasive snakes from Florida’s Everglades quickly turned into a terrifying fight for survival. Carl Jackson believed he had spotted a Burmese python measuring about 12 feet as it crossed a dirt road in Big Cypress National Preserve. But the moment he grabbed the snake, he realised […]