The Palm Coast City Council holds a special budget workshop, Book Dragons, the kids’ book club at the Flagler Beach Public Library, meets, the NAACP’s general membership meeting, press freedom.
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New Space Mission May Crack Some Black Hole Mysteries
Physicists consider black holes one of the most mysterious objects that exist. Ironically, they’re also considered one of the simplest. For years, physicists have been looking to prove that black holes are more complex than they seem. And a newly approved European space mission called LISA will help with this hunt.
Is the Armadillo Spreading Leprosy in Central Florida?
Leprosy remains rare in the United States. But Florida, which often reports the most cases of any state, has seen an uptick in patients. The epicenter is east of Orlando. Brevard County reported a staggering 13% of the nation’s 159 leprosy cases in 2020. Leprosy experts believe armadillos play a role in spreading the illness to people.
The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Monday, May 27, 2024
It’s Memorial Day ceremonies, 8 a.m. in Palm Coast, 10 a.m. in Bunnell (Flagler County), 3 p.m. in Flagler Beach, a few memories from Vietnam, a few thoughts on war remembrance.
Relics of Omaha Beach
Eighty years ago, on a day now known as D-Day, thousands of Allied soldiers crossed the choppy waters of the English Channel by air and sea to land on beaches and coastal areas of Normandy, France, to destroy the Nazi invaders and defeat Hitler’s regime. Within the military collections of the National Museum of American History, several artifacts collected over the decades help tell the story of Omaha Beach and the invasion landings on D-Day.
The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Sunday, May 26, 2024
‘Sense and Sensibility,’ at Daytona Playhouse, the creative ravages of artificial intelligence, disappearing jobs from living alarm clocks to customer service representatives, with a few words from Joseph Heller.
Meet Paris’s Black Dandies: Les Sapeurs
You can spot them in the streets of Paris or at fashion events in London, Milan, Brussels or Dubai. Most are black African men with sharp outfits designed and chosen to get them noticed. Known as “Sapeurs” – the name comes from the Society for Ambience and Elegance (Sape) and from French slang “se saper”, “to dress up” – these figures stand out with their offbeat and baroque sartorial style.
The Daily Cartoon and Live Briefing: Saturday, May 25, 2024
Coffee With Commissioner Scott Spradley, Gamble Jam, Peps Art Walk, noon to 5 p.m. next to JT’s Seafood Shack, ‘Sense and Sensibility,’ at Daytona Playhouse, Raymond Carver at 86.
Wars’ Other Collateral Damage: Pollution
Colombia’s is seen as the most comprehensive peace accord that has been signed to date. It considers issues ranging from security to social justice and political participation, in great detail. The accord acknowledges that a peaceful postwar society requires not only respect for human rights but also “protection of the environment, respect for nature and its renewable and nonrenewable resources and biodiversity.”
Florida Preparing for a Hurricane Season with Up to 25 Named Storms
Echoing earlier predictions about the season that will start June 1, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Thursday pointed to warm ocean waters and forecast up to 25 named storms, with up to 13 reaching hurricane strength and four to seven packing Category 3 or stronger winds.