Archive for Thursday, December 31, 2020
Florida Reports Its First Case of UK COVID-19 Variant
The Florida Department of Health reported the case shortly before the new year.
Published in Central Florida News, Health
Published in Central Florida News, Health
Florida sees highest COVID-19 daily caseload jump ever
Health authorities are reporting the highest daily jump in COVID-19 cases ever detected in Florida as the state known for attracting retirees grapples with overwhelming demand for the new vaccine among seniors.
Published in Central Florida News, Health
Published in Central Florida News, Health
2020: A Banner Year For Space Exploration
2020 was a banner year for space exploration. In May, NASA returned to human spaceflight from the US for the first time in nearly a decade, with the liftoff of Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley from Kennedy Space Center.
Published in Central Florida News, Intersection, Space
Published in Central Florida News, Intersection, Space
Using Repurposed Vending Machines To Distribute Essentials To The Homeless
A few years ago Briana Daniel got the idea of using a re-purposed food truck to distribute toiletries and other items to the homeless. Now her non-profit is using refurbished vending machines to get those products out to people in need.
Published in Central Florida News, Health, Intersection
Published in Central Florida News, Health, Intersection
Trump; Coronavirus Likely To Continue To Influence Politics In Florida In 2021
Two things likely to dominate Florida politics in 2021 are coronavirus and Donald Trump. That’s according to Republican political analyst Frank Torres, who tells Intersection that the pandemic recovery will require bipartisan effort, from the White House down to state and local politics.
Published in Central Florida News, Intersection
Published in Central Florida News, Intersection
Intersection: Politics; Space; Homelessness
A look back at a tumultuous year in politics, and a year of milestones in space exploration. Plus, how one non-profit is finding creative ways to help the homeless.
Published in Intersection Podcast
Published in Intersection Podcast
From the Pages of Orlando Weekly: Review of Florida’s response to COVID19 in 2020
So, 2020 is finally over: Let’s review. We shopped online for masks. We baked bread. We hoped for our colleagues’ pets to pop up onscreen during too-long Zoom meetings. And we experienced most of the important events of the day through our screens, as the lockdown dragged on, and on, and on. The principle of “Hanlon’s Razor” holds that we shouldn’t credit malice for actions that can be explained by incompetence or stupidity, but in Florida this year, sometimes it was tough to tell the difference. As other countries and states worked together to flatten the curve and return to something approaching normality, those who scrupulously observed safety protocols watched helplessly as those who refused to packed restaurants and bars, ...
Published in Commentaries, From the Pages of Orlando Weekly
Published in Commentaries, From the Pages of Orlando Weekly