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Melbourne animal shelter seeking donation help amid cat intake
Read full article: Melbourne animal shelter seeking donation help amid cat intakeHOPE for Brevard announced that it’s expecting 70-100 cats from North Carolina next week, while also pleading for donation help as items will be sent to North Carolina.
In 60-year-old Tim Walz, Kamala Harris found a partner to advocate for reproductive rights
Read full article: In 60-year-old Tim Walz, Kamala Harris found a partner to advocate for reproductive rightsThe makings of a presidential ticket began in an unusual spot six months ago: a Minnesota abortion clinic.
1 in 3 people are at risk for kidney disease. How to get a free screening
Read full article: 1 in 3 people are at risk for kidney disease. How to get a free screeningWednesday morning on Breakfast With Bridgett, Kia Blair Malone of OurLegacy Organ and Tissue Donation and Charlyce Simmons, a two-time kidney recipient and founder of Michal’s Hope, talked about the surprising statistics when it comes to renal failure.
Winter Garden homeless organization claims ’squatters’ shut down housing program
Read full article: Winter Garden homeless organization claims ’squatters’ shut down housing programA homeless outreach organization has halted its transitional housing program after one of its clients refused to leave after being kicked out of the program.
In Orlando District 5 election, Cameron Hope sees inspiration in redemption, business
Read full article: In Orlando District 5 election, Cameron Hope sees inspiration in redemption, businessThe Orlando District 5 campaign is Cameron Hope’s first move into politics. It’s also a milestone in a larger journey – that of a former felon and a returning citizen.
Matthew’s Hope pantry for homeless is running out of food. How you can help
Read full article: Matthew’s Hope pantry for homeless is running out of food. How you can helpShannon Diaz with Matthew’s Hope showed News 6 what their food pantry looks like at their Winter Garden campus.Usually, the shelves are fully stocked with canned goods like tuna, Spam and Vienna Sausage.
‘El Chapo’ sons charged with smuggling cheap fentanyl to US
Read full article: ‘El Chapo’ sons charged with smuggling cheap fentanyl to USProsecutors revealed in a recent indictment that while Sinaloa cartel boss Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán serves a life sentence, his sons have steered the family business into fentanyl, establishing a network of labs churning out massive quantities of the cheap, deadly drug that they smuggle into the U.S. The indictment unsealed April 14 in Manhattan details a generational shift.
Just keep swimming: Brevard Zoo celebrates 200th sea turtle release
Read full article: Just keep swimming: Brevard Zoo celebrates 200th sea turtle releaseTeam members at the zoo’s Sea Turtle Healing Center are getting ready to release Hope, a sub-adult green sea turtle, back into the ocean this week, marking its 200th release to date.
'I didn't really learn anything': COVID grads face college
Read full article: 'I didn't really learn anything': COVID grads face collegeAfter the disruption of online learning, first-year college students are arriving arrive on U.S. campuses unprepared for the demands of college-level work, experts say.
‘It helps a lot:’ HOPE Helps gives away free school supplies, clothes to 300 students
Read full article: ‘It helps a lot:’ HOPE Helps gives away free school supplies, clothes to 300 studentsA Seminole County nonprofit is helping kick off the new school year by giving away free supplies, clothing and hygiene products to families who are struggling to make ends meet.
Central Florida nonprofit needs plastic bags for volunteer to make mats for homeless
Read full article: Central Florida nonprofit needs plastic bags for volunteer to make mats for homelessA Central Florida nonprofit that services the homeless has asked for donations of plastic bags so its volunteer can continue to make mats out of them.
United Arab Emirates publishes first photo from Mars probe
Read full article: United Arab Emirates publishes first photo from Mars probeThis Feb. 10, 2021 image taken by the United Arab Emirates' "Amal," or "Hope," probe was released Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021, shows Mars . The Hope space probe now circles the red planet. (Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center/UAE Space Agency, via AP)DUBAI – The United Arab Emirates on Sunday published the first image for its Mars probe now circling the red planet. It shows Mars' north pole, as well as Mars' largest volcano, Olympus Mons. The probe swung into orbit around Mars on Tuesday in a triumph for the Arab world’s first interplanetary mission.
UAE successfully puts spacecraft in Mars orbit on first try
Read full article: UAE successfully puts spacecraft in Mars orbit on first tryHope is designed to orbit Mars and study the Martian atmosphere using three scientific instruments on board the spacecraft. [RELATED: 3 spacecraft arriving in quick succession to Mars | NASA Mars rover coming in for landing during ‘most dangerous’ part of mission]AdThe UAE Space Agency offered a livestream of the spacecraft’s arrival. ET nearly half of the spacecraft’s fuel was spent to slow it down enough to capture Mars’ orbit. Just before 11 a.m. the UAE Space Agency confirmed the spacecraft had survived and was beginning it’s high orbit of the red planet. The Mars Orbit Insertion is now complete.#ArabsToMars — Hope Mars Mission (@HopeMarsMission) February 9, 2021The UAE hopes to inspire a new generation of scientists and space explorers with the $200 million mission.
New boost for minority businesses in underserved communities
Read full article: New boost for minority businesses in underserved communitiesGoldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses initiative is providing up to $130 million to the endeavor, which will be available to clients in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas and Tennessee. Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses initiative is providing up to $130 million to the endeavor, which will be available to clients in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas and Tennessee. AdIt’s estimated that well over 100,000 small U.S. businesses have failed since the COVID-19 pandemic began, with underserved communities struck especially hard. AdParticipating small business owners can access capital provided by Goldman and take online classes offered through Goldman's 10,000 Small Businesses Initiative. A June study by University of California, Santa Cruz economist Robert Fairlie showed that while 22% of businesses nationwide closed in the immediate onslaught of the pandemic, the situation was far worse for minority-owned businesses: 41% of Black-owned businesses and 32% of Latino-owned businesses closed.
UK leader vows to use 'every second' to vaccinate vulnerable
Read full article: UK leader vows to use 'every second' to vaccinate vulnerableDespite some grumbling, they voted 524-16 to approve England's third national lockdown because there is a wide consensus on the need for tougher restrictions to control soaring new infections. Britain reported more than 60,000 new confirmed cases in 24 hours for the second day in a row on Wednesday. Hospitals are jammed with COVID-19 patients and medical personnel, many of whom are exhausted after months of dealing with the virus, find themselves stretched thin. As part of the latest lockdown, Johnson ordered schools across England to close, backtracking on the government’s pledge to keep them open. Johnson ordered the national lockdown in England after public health officials warned that the rising infection rates threatened to overwhelm the National Health Service.
Finned, furry, and human: Clearwater Marine Aquarium to celebrate rescue days
Read full article: Finned, furry, and human: Clearwater Marine Aquarium to celebrate rescue daysCLEARWATER, Fla. – Clearwater Marine Aquarium is about to celebrate the rescue anniversaries of some of its most famous dolphins, Winter and Hope. [TRENDING: This woman received the first COVID-19 vaccine | Judge scolds theme park trespasser | Chuck Yeager dies at 97]To celebrate both rescue anniversaries, the aquarium is hosting an event called Rescue Days. Talk to members of the Clearwater Marine Aquarium rescue team and check out one of our rescue vehicles from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.Foster families can enjoy a socially distanced behind-the-scenes tour prior to the aquarium opening to guests. Meet with dogs from the SPCA Tampa Bay from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 12. (Clearwater Marine Aquarium)Click here to learn about the event and to learn more about the aquariums health and safety guidelines that are in place.
Father, daughter meet for the first time after 50 years
Read full article: Father, daughter meet for the first time after 50 yearsHOUSTON – It was an emotional reunion for one Tomball, Texas father and his daughter, who were separated at her birth and then came together again after 50 years. Winski’s daughter, Kerri Beggs, said at the age of 19, she began a quest to find her biological father. Beggs, who now lives in Tucson, Arizona, took a plane to Hobby Airport on Friday, a flight that was delayed. For the first time after a lifetime of missing each other, the father and daughter embraced each other. For the last four months, I’ve been looking forward to this day.”Added Winski, “She’s my little girl.
United Arab Emirates to launch spacecraft to moon in 2024
Read full article: United Arab Emirates to launch spacecraft to moon in 2024Sheikh Mohammed made the announcement Tuesday on Twitter that his country plans to send an unmanned spacecraft to the moon in 2024. Already, an Emirati space probe is hurtling through space on its way to Mars while last year it sent its first astronaut to the International Space Station. Sheikh Mohammed said the rover would be named “Rashid,” the same name of his late father, Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum. Sheikh Rashid was one of the original founding rulers of the United Arab Emirates, a federation of seven sheikhdoms on the Arabian Peninsula. ___Associated Press writers Isabel DeBre in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and Mari Yamaguchi in Tokyo contributed to this report.
Orange County ministry creates ‘currency’ to give to homeless
Read full article: Orange County ministry creates ‘currency’ to give to homelessWINTER GARDEN, Fla. – An Orange County ministry has created “Pastor Blessing Bucks,” a makeshift currency that allows anyone to buy vouchers they can give to homeless people they encounter, and ensure the money will go toward a positive use. “It’s a currency that can only be spent through Matthew’s Hope for things you truly needed,” founder and Pastor Scott Billue said. If they tear it up, it’s still going to Matthew’s Hope to help those in need. “How far does that get you?”The issue of giving the homeless money isn’t something that’s expected to end anytime soon. Anyone can buy Pastor Blessing Bucks at Matthew’s Hope along Business Park Boulevard in Winter Garden.