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As election days in Florida go, this one may have been quieter than some others, but we are keeping a close eye on interesting races across the state. Tomorrow’s edition will include results and updates.
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Demings Joins Gubernatorial Race
Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings has joined the growing list of Democratic candidates seeking to become Florida’s next governor. Considered a trailblazer in Central Florida, he is one of the most prominent Democrats in the state.
Demings, 66, repeatedly broke the color barrier in Florida law enforcement and politics, serving as Orlando’s first black police chief in 1998, before becoming the first black Orange County Sheriff from 2008 to 2018. He was also elected as the first black mayor of Orange County in 2018, winning a second term in 2022. He would be Florida’s first black governor if he wins.
The current Democratic frontrunner, former Republican Congressman David Jolly, joined the Democratic Party in April and announced his candidacy soon after.
On the GOP side, Trump-endorsed U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds is among the front-runners, along with former House Speaker Paul Renner and First Lady Casey DeSantis, who has been rumored as a potential candidate.
$30 Million in Funding for Childhood Cancer
On Monday, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced $30 million in grant funding to four specialty children’s hospitals to develop and improve access to clinical trials, to advance treatment protocols, and to research cures for childhood cancer.
DeSantis was joined in Jacksonville by First Lady Casey DeSantis to share how the newly created Cancer Connect Collaborative Research Incubator will further the state’s role as a leader in cancer research and treatment.
The five-year initiative will distribute $7.5 million to Wolfson Children’s Hospital in Jacksonville, Nemours Children’s Hospital in Orlando, Nicklaus Children’s Hospital in Miami, and Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg.
Gov. DeSantis stated that since taking office in 2019, “we’ve invested more than $1 billion in cancer research and treatment.” Casey DeSantis, a cancer survivor, stressed that the funding will be available for the next five years.
NASA’s Next Mars Mission
NASA and Blue Origin are preparing to launch two satellites this month to study Mars’ magnetosphere and the impact of solar winds on the planet.
Humans traveling to Mars on future missions will need to rely on accurate Mars weather data to stay safe from solar radiation storms. Understanding the magnetosphere and upper atmosphere will aid in those missions.
Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket will launch the Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers (ESCAPADE) mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
The two satellites, called Blue and Gold in honor of the University of California, Berkeley’s colors, will spend 12 months in an Earth-proximity orbit before firing engines in a slingshot maneuver, using Earth’s gravity to propel Blue and Gold toward Mars in November 2026.
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➤ Tallahassee: Gov. Ron DeSantis said Florida’s agriculture department will be “doing more” to assist nearly 3 million residents affected by the federal SNAP funding lapse during the government shutdown, but rejected Democratic calls to declare a state emergency or create a state-run food aid program. (More)
➤ Volusia County: On Monday, a county judge sentenced Troy Victorino and Jerone Hunter, known as the “Xbox killers,” to death. A change in the state’s death penalty law required a new jury trial. (More)
➤ Seminole County: The health department issued a rabies advisory following the confirmation of rabies in a bat in Winter Park on October 23. (More)
➤ Miami: Glydways, an Automated Transit Network (ATN), is in talks with city officials to bring an AI-powered, on-demand transit system to the city. The company says its technology could modernize or even replace the Metromover. (See Photos)
➤ Hillsborough County: The sheriff’s office released bodycam video of deputies confronting a 27-year-old man who held his 7-year-old brother hostage with a knife to his neck. The boy was rescued after a deputy fired one shot at the older brother, who later died. (See Video)
➤ Osceola County: The sheriff’s office, in partnership with Florida State Probation and the St. Cloud Police Department, conducted Operation Your Trick, Our Treat to monitor and enforce compliance among sexual offenders and predators, resulting in 37 arrests. (More)
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➤ The Miami Hurricanes are No. 18 in the first College Football Playoff rankings of the year. If the season ended today, they’d miss the 12-team postseason tournament entirely, but that can change. (More)
➤ No. 3 Florida basketball fell to No. 13 Arizona 93-87 in the team’s season opener this week. The Gators shot just 43% from the field during the game and made only seven three-pointers. (More)
➤Florida wide receiverDallas Wilson will miss the rest of his freshman season after suffering another foot injury on Saturday. He’d previously missed the first month of the season with a foot problem. (More)
➤ The Jacksonville Jaguars acquired wide receiver Jakobi Meyers from the Las Vegas Raiders yesterday in exchange for a fourth and sixth-round pick. (More)
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➤ Hooters Inc., the founding group behind the iconic Hooters restaurant chain that started in Clearwater, has taken back full ownership of the company and promises to return to its roots as a local, beach-themed hangout. (More)
➤ The Mobile-First Company, a fast-growing French AI startup, has chosen Miami for its new U.S. headquarters after raising $12 million in seed money. Allo, its first product, is an AI phone system now used by 5,000 businesses worldwide. (More)
➤ Magic Kingdom in Orlando was again the most visited theme park in the world last year. Walt Disney World’s original attraction drew 17.84 million guests in 2024, an increase of 0.7% over 2023, according to the TEA Global Experience Index. (More)
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➤ A University of South Florida St. Petersburg anthropologist is using music and song to share scientific data and educate those who may not understand the science. (See Video)
➤ A new recycling and restoration program led by the Palm Beach County Fishing Foundation is giving oyster shells from The Breakers and Cod & Capers Seafood restaurants a second life by helping to restore the Lake Worth Lagoon. (See Photo)
➤ St. Augustine’s annual Nights of Lights event is nominated in USA Today’s readers’ choice awards for Best Public Holiday Lights Display. Nights of Lights kicks off with Light Up! Night on Nov. 15 and runs through Jan. 11. (More)
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Demings Joins Gubernatorial Race
