Scientists have been struggling to understand how can a female sea turtle, after traveling for thousands of miles in the vast oceans, can swim back to the exact same beach where it laid its eggs the previous year. This has been a mystery to many scientists for years, until now. The sea turtle spends most of its life swimming in the open oceans. They travel for thousands of miles without … [Read more...]
School Lesson Saves Florida Student’s Life
A simple science lesson from a teacher in Florida may have saved the life of a fifth-grader. Students were following teacher Michelle Digman’s lesson on the human circulatory system when Tashawn Roberts, 10-year-old felt a big lump on his neck while checking his pulse. Unable to find the pulse he told the teacher from the Pinellas Park Elementary. After this, Tashawn was transported to a … [Read more...]
Gov. Rick Scott Mandates 21-Day Ebola Monitoring
Florida Gov. Rick Scott has issued an order on Saturday which mandates any citizen coming back from an Ebola affected country to undergo health monitoring. Any traveler returning from places or countries considered to be a risk for Ebola as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designates them will be required to be monitored twice a day for 21 days. “This executive order will give … [Read more...]
A Federal Judge Declares Gay-Marriage Ban Unconstitutional in Florida
Yesterday a federal judge ruled Florida’s gay-marriage ban unconstitutional and ordered the state of Florida to recognize marriages that were legally performed elsewhere. Robert L. Hinkle, U.S. District Judge, stayed his order immediately until after the appeal process is to be completed. Hinkle added: When observers look back 50 years from now, the arguments supporting Florida’s ban on … [Read more...]
Gay Marriage Licenses Blocked by State Appeal in Florida Keys
Great joy overcame the LGBT community in Florida’s most gay-friendly county, Miami. A judge ruled yesterday that same-sex couples can marry, thus siding with the Florida Keys same-sex couple who said the voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage was discriminatory. Unfortunately, an immediate state appeal was given that blocks gay marriage licenses. Judge Luis M. Garcia gave his OK to the same-sex … [Read more...]
Proposed Florida Congressional Map Ruled Unconstitutional
On Thursday evening, Circuit Court judge Terry Lewis ruled that the Republican’s proposal for a redrafting of the state’s congressional map is unconstitutional. Lewis also added some harsh words on the proposal as well, in a ruling that could turn around the Republican’s upper hand in the state’s House delegation. Another implication of the circuit judge’s decision is that the state’s … [Read more...]
First Case Of Mosquito-Borne Chikungunya Virus Confirmed In Georgia And Florida
The number of chikungunya cases in the Caribbean has more than tripled in a month. As of this week, the region is reporting 4,576 confirmed and 165,990 suspected cases of the virus, for a total of 170,566, according to the Pan American Health Organization. Florida has reported 34 of those cases. The Georgia Department of Public Health on Thursday confirmed the state's first human case of … [Read more...]
