If you ask ChatGPT about the people of Florida and Tampa Bay, they’ll tell you that we’re stinky, lazy, and kind of whores. That’s the verdict—or, at least, the algorithmic hypothesis—buried in the world’s most popular artificial intelligence. A peer-reviewed study recently published in the journal Platforms & Society exposes the hidden geographic biases in … Read more
A so Florida thing to do is to follow: a Falcon 9 rocket will fly into the sky, sending a batch of Internet satellites into orbit. If all goes according to plan, it will be another successful Starlink mission for SpaceX — and it’s possible that people watching the rocket launch live outside will be … Read more
A sprinkling of spring warmth will quickly turn to a wintry chill in the coming days as a meaty cold front moves down through Florida, promising a flurry of seasons. High temperatures of up to 15 degrees above normal in some areas of the Sunshine State on Friday, February 20 are forecast to dip into … Read more
A sprinkling of spring warmth will quickly turn to a wintry chill in the coming days as a meaty cold front moves down through Florida, promising a flurry of seasons. High temperatures of up to 15 degrees above normal in some areas of the Sunshine State on Friday, February 20 are forecast to dip into … Read more
Meghann Mendez of Ocala, Fla., thought everything was in place for her 14-month-old son Shae’s surgery scheduled for early January. But then last December, just weeks before his critical procedure, she learned that Shae’s Medicaid coverage through the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) ended on November 30. The reason? Shae has been receiving … Read more
“The property was a mobile home in a retirement community and was registered as a vehicle through the DMV.” (The subject of the photo is a model.) – Getty Images/iStockphoto My widowed father died and as his only known heir I sold his house and used the proceeds to fulfill his last wishes by donating … Read more
Florida’s most intense cold front since 2010 sparked widespread sightings — and a flurry of collections — of invasive green iguanas in South Florida on Sunday and Monday. Freezing temperatures and strong winds have affected thousands of reptiles, leaving them stunned by the cold and causing many to fall from – or abandon – the … Read more
HOUSTON (AP) — Winter’s brutal grip on the eastern U.S. isn’t letting up, with the coming days bringing subfreezing temperatures that will plunge deep into what has been a parched Florida peninsula and a powerful blizzard forecast that could hit the Atlantic coast. The deep cold is expected to remain through at least the first … Read more
After featuring a viral TikTok of a woman explaining the “stark differences” she noticed after moving from a Republican-leaning state to a Democratic-leaning state, members of the BuzzFeed community who did the same — or vice versa — came forward to share their own stories. Here are the major and wild differences that people who … Read more
The post Crocodile Crush: Why Florida’s Top Predator Isn’t Always Who You Think appeared first on AZ Animals. Quick pick up Burmese pythons achieved almost total disappearance of 3 native species in The Florida Everglades. Some species such as foxes, marsh rabbits, and cottontail rabbits, have almost it has completely disappeared due to the pythons … Read more