A Florida-based health care system says the results of more than 35,000 coronavirus tests are ‘unreliable’. According to AdventHealth, it was concerned with one of of its third-party labs, MicroGen DX, which had been processing the tests. The group says scores of patients likely received false positive or negative results. Meanwhile, thousands went at least … Read more
The FBI has found cellphone evidence linking al Qaeda to Mohammed Alshamrani (pictured), the gunman behind a deadly attack at a Florida naval base last December The FBI has found cellphone evidence linking al Qaeda to the deadly terror attack at a Florida naval base last December. Investigators uncovered the ties by breaking through the … Read more
Scientists rediscover a rare type of ‘blue’ bee in Florida, which had been presumed extinct for four years after commercial citrus farms eroded its natural habitat A solitary bee species that hadn’t been seen since 2016 was rediscovered The blue calamintha bee was rediscovered in Florida by university researchers The bee had seen its natural … Read more
Elon Musk‘s private company SpaceX has confirmed that its first manned space shuttle will launch next week. NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley will take off in the company’s Crew Dragon spacecraft from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida on May 27 at 4:32 pm EDT (9:32pm BST). As part of the ‘Demo-2’ … Read more
From John Grisham’s escapist latest to Pomeranski by Gerald Jacobs, a debut by Leaf Arbuthnot & Catherine Lacey’s Pew, this week’s best new fiction By John Williams and Max Davidson and Madeleine Feeny and Hephzibah Anderson Published: 22:02 BST, 16 May 2020 | Updated: 22:02 BST, 16 May 2020 Camino Winds John Grisham … Read more
A telecommuting Florida TV anchor didn’t let her screaming son phase her as he ran on camera just as she was about to launch into her coronavirus report. Emmy-winning WFTV anchor Martha Sugalski was reporting live from her home, just about to deliver the latest safety tips for taxi and ride share drivers, when the … Read more
‘Sorry Anthony, it’s part of the job’: Glover Teixeira pauses for a moment to APOLOGISE to his startled opponent WHILE he’s pummelling him during their UFC clash in Florida Usually UFC opponents trash talk each other but Glover Teixeira was polite He took the bizarre decision to apologise to Anthony Smith on Wednesday night Brazilian … Read more
Bloated and constipated lizard that lived near a pizza shop is found with poop making up 80 PERCENT of its body mass thanks to its greasy diet A lizard with a belly the size of a golf ball was discovered in Florida It was eating insects covered in grease soaked sand near a pizza parlor … Read more
Cruising into the future: How a high-tech watch is revolutionising life on board Sara Macefield tried out the OceanMedallion on her Princess Cruises voyage The small disc can open doors and it doubles as an onboard payment device When ordering drinks, waiters are guided by the guest’s picture and location By Sara Macefield For The Daily … Read more
As the US battles the coronavirus and murderous hornets, another unlikely threat has quietly invaded the nation – giant lizards. The tegus lizard, native to South America, already has a foothold in Florida and is now making its way into Georgia. Growing up to four feet long and weighing at least 10 pounds, this creature … Read more