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The University of West Florida announced Thursday it was moving from Division II athletics to Division I, ushering in a "new era for Argo athletics."
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A local organization fostering reading comprehension and creative writing in Miami-Dade County schools recently took a group of elementary students into the heart of South Florida's wildlife to get them inspired by the wetlands' flora and fauna.
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At a campus dig site, where a required survey tied to planned infrastructure for a new football stadium, researchers with the University of West Florida Archaeology Institute have uncovered artifacts from pre-Columbian Native cultures.
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On "The Florida Roundup," retired Canadian Space Astronaut Chris Hadfield talks about what it's like to be launched into space, what the Artemis II crew might be navigating as it prepares to head to the moon, his personal connection to one of the members and more.
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Pakistan confirmed it was holding peace talks with Afghanistan's Taliban government in China, where Beijing is trying to broker a lasting ceasefire after weeks of fighting. -
The Cuban government said the pardons were a "humanitarian gesture" in connection with Holy Week and didn't mention mounting pressures with the U.S. -
ICE inspectors in February found 49 violations to detention standards at Camp East Montana, including failure from staff to"accurately document required checks to prevent significant self-harm and suicide." -
Foreign ministers from more than 40 countries are meeting virtually to discuss President Trump's request for help in ensuring shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
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For more than 15 years, botanist Naomi Fraga has been trying to collect seeds from the rare Death Valley sage, for safekeeping in a vault of native California seeds.
