Mark Luther, director of the USF Center for Maritime and Port Studies, said the Sunshine Skyway collapse in 1980 led to innovations for bridge protection had not been implemented at the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore.
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A study by the Rand Corp., a nonpartisan research organization, found that, across all drugs, U.S. prices were 2.78 times higher than the prices in 33 OECD countries. The gap was even larger for brand-name drugs.
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Disney and a board appointed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis have settled lawsuits over who controls development in the 40-square-mile district that's home to its Orlando theme parks.
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What does it mean to taste a place?
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The Riverview resident shares family-friendly recipes on her website, CookPraySlay, and she hosts the podcast Cook the Garden. She discusses creative uses for food scraps and why she views gardening as a spiritual experience.
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With citrus greening and real estate development, some Tampa Bay area residents said it's hard to find fresh squeezed orange juice at restaurants and stores like they used to.
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A Hillsborough County teacher is among the plaintiffs in the lawsuit, which contends the restrictions violate a federal civil-rights law and the First Amendment.
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Depression and anxiety are leading causes of illness for teenagers. A group of Sarasota teens and young adults are helping their peers cope with these issues.
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Ginain Graves hosts the Cool the Garden podcast. We tour her garden and hear her creative uses for food scraps, and how her native Suriname influences her cooking.
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The dispute stems from a program that is designed to help pull down more federal money to go to hospitals.
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The law goes into effect July 1. Bill sponsor Sen. Jay Collins says it will help ensure children's safety.
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The collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge spurred recollections of the 1980 Sunshine Skyway disaster. Over 40 years later, search and rescue officials say the two incidents are "eerily similar."
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New checkboxes for "Middle Eastern or North African" and "Hispanic or Latino" are coming to the U.S. census and federal forms. Advocates say these changes will help enforce civil rights protections.
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The memo outlines how government agencies can implement artificial intelligence and requires that agencies have a chief AI officer.
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NPR's Michel Martin talks to Kimmy Yam of NBC Asian America, about Jenn Tran being named the first Asian American Bachelorette.
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