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Review: Superb ‘Back to the Future’ cast captures lightning in a bottle, but is it just history repeating?
1+ hour, 53+ min ago (602+ words) Back to the Future: The Musical" is old school. Not every show needs to reinvent and revolutionize Broadway. Some musicals can just sit there, front row in the class, confident that they've done their homework, know what they are doing,…...
DeSantis declares victory after report that feds won’t file Hope Florida charges
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (245+ words) Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier seized on a report that cited a source saying that the Justice Department wouldn't bring charges in the Hope Florida scandal. Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier seized…...
AI can listen, but can it heal? Chatbots move into mental health | Opinion
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (592+ words) People talk about AI as if it can fix almost anything. Mental health has become its newest target, with promises that technology might finally bridge the huge gap between people who need support and those who can actually get it....
Parashat Mishpatim: Why Torah cares so much about your nervous system | Commentary
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (1238+ words) Right after the drama of Sinai " thunder, lightning, revelation, the Ten Commandments described in Parashat Yitro " the Torah does something unexpected. Parashat Mishpatim does not continue with mystical visions or soaring theology. Instead, it dives into case law: damages, injuries,…...
Space Coast launch schedule
6+ day, 14+ hour ago (1876+ words) The Space Coast ended 2025 with a record 109 launches from SpaceX, United Launch Alliance and Blue Origin. 2026 could see a similar number as all three ramp up plans plus NASA launches the Space Launch System rocket on Artemis II. Check back for…...
Judd Apatow grew up idolizing Mel Brooks. Now he’s telling Brooks’ story in an HBO documentary.
1+ week, 2+ day ago (1095+ words) When Judd Apatow was growing up on Long Island, there was no debate about who ruled the comedy world. "Nobody was funnier than Mel Brooks," Apatow once wrote. "Mel Brooks was the king." Decades later, after himself becoming a prolific…...
Mystery tech firm revealed: D-Wave Quantum to relocate headquarters to Boca Raton
1+ week, 2+ day ago (268+ words) A tech company first was discussed by Boca Raton leaders earlier this month. Next came the announcement: It will have its headquarters in the city. D-Wave Quantum Inc., a leading name in quantum computing, announced Tuesday that it will relocate…...
Mysterious dark matter may be better understood through a new map of far-off galaxies
1+ week, 3+ day ago (277+ words) The ordinary matter all around us " stars, planets and people " makes up just 5% of the universe. For decades, researchers have hoped to demystify what's known as dark matter, a material that comprises just over a quarter of our universe. Another…...
Spike in Florida gas prices last week have shifted back down, AAA says
1+ week, 3+ day ago (338+ words) Gas prices in Florida rose to their highest level since December 20 in the last week, but have eased off in the last few days, according to AAA. The state average had jumped 14 cents from a week ago to a high…...
The secret to pest-free houseplants starts at the nursery
1+ week, 5+ day ago (466+ words) If you grow houseplants, you probably know that sinking feeling you get when you notice the almost imperceivable movement of a dot, fine webbing between a leaf and its stem, or a leaf that just looks off. You thought (hoped!)…...