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From what El Niño forecasting means to documents to have on hand during an emergency, here are some things to know at the start of the 2026 hurricane season.
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Annahstasia's voice is soothing and strong. Her music feels like taking a deep breath, exhaling and landing in a gentle place.
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Little Brown
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T.S. Strickland
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WUWF
Fort Walton Beach’s Billy Bowlegs Pirate Festival began as a 1950s tourism event and grew into a 70-year tradition. Historian Mike Thomin says its pirate namesake blends treasure lore, civic pageantry and the story of a real Gulf Coast adventurer.
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Fresh Take Florida
Lawmakers overwhelmingly approved a $114.5 billion spending plan Friday, wrapping up a special session to complete the budget more than two months after they failed to do so during the regular session.
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Florida Division of Emergency Management
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WUSF
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The Anthropic IPO, and those of other AI-related firms like OpenAI, could be among the biggest in U.S. history. -
A tennis legend at 44, Serena Williams is returning to pro tennis this month, announcing plans to play in the HSBC Championships in London. Williams, a mother of two, retired nearly four years ago. -
Research from the New York Fed finds that younger college graduates have been sidelined by remote work in recent years, as companies may be reluctant to hire those needing more training and mentoring. -
There have been hundreds of thousands of casualties on both sides of the war in Ukraine, and by some estimates, more than 80% are now caused by drones.
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Israel announced it’s expanding attacks in Lebanon, targeting the outskirts of Beirut.
