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Friday, June 19, 2026

UF Accounting Professor Jennifer Wu Tucker Named 2026 Research Foundation Professor
UF accounting professor Jennifer Wu Tucker earned designation as a 2026 Research Foundation Professor, recognizing her work on artificial intelligence and financial reporting.
Today's Sections
Community News
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Orange County Lowers Heat Threshold for Free Bus Rides
Orange County lowered its heat index threshold to 103 degrees, triggering free LYNX bus service to cooling centers as summer heat peaks.
Jun 19
New Year's Eve Dinner at Toro Toro Miami
Jun 19
DeSantis Rejects Florida Gas Tax Pause Amid $4/Gallon Spike
Jun 19
DeSantis Signs 9 Key Florida Laws on Safety, Schools and Traffic
Jun 19
Florida's Lab-Grown Meat Ban Survives Federal Court Challenge
Jun 19
Crime & Public Safety
Read Section →Temple Terrace CEO Indicted for $7M Investor Fraud
Meade Lewis, founder and CEO of mIQroTech, Inc., was indicted on five wire fraud counts for allegedly defrauding investors of more than $7 million.
Jun 19
Atlanta Man Nabbed After Torching Sanford Temple, Wild Multi-County Chase
Jun 19
Broward Burglary Spree Ends in Arrests Tied to South American Theft Ring
Jun 19
Local Business
Read Section →Report Projects Youth Unemployment Increase Without Intervention
A new report examines factors driving youth unemployment. Analysts project a rise in young people not in employment or training absent specific actions.
Jun 19
Energy experts urge winter cost cuts before cold weather arrives
Jun 19
Social Security Benefits to Increase in 2024 Due to Inflation
Jun 19
Oil Prices Rise Amid Uncertainty Over Strait of Hormuz
Jun 19
Egg Prices Increase Since 2022
Jun 19
Schools & Kids
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UF Names Stuart Bell as 14th President
The University of Florida Board of Trustees unanimously selected Dr. Stuart R. Bell as the university's 14th president. The Florida Board of Governors will vote on ratification June 25.
Jun 19
UF Political Scientist Wins National Career Award
Jun 19
UF Eyes $500M Engineering Boom to Tackle Florida Tech Shortage
Jun 19
Florida Senate OKs Bill Capping Teacher Tenure at 4 Years
Jun 19
Health & Wellness
Read Section →Miami-Dade Dengue Cases Spike as Florida Braces for Mosquito Season
Florida has reported 60 locally acquired dengue cases year-to-date, with Miami-Dade County accounting for 23 of those infections. Public health officials warn that warming temperatures and increased travel are expanding the range of disease-carrying mosquitoes into central and northern Florida, signaling a troubling shift in the state's disease landscape.
Jun 19
Florida Dengue Cases Hit 60 Locally Amid 2026 Surge
Jun 19
Daily Fun
Read Section →The Indian River Lagoon's Secret Clarity Window—and Why Most Paddlers Miss It
Three days after a cold front, the lagoon goes from murky soup to gin-clear, and nobody talks about it. Here's when to paddle and what you're actually looking at down there.
Jun 19
The Art of Showing Up When You'd Rather Not
Jun 19
Mercury's Retrograde Neighbor Problem: This Week's Cosmic Shuffle Gets Awkward
Jun 19
Skip the State Capital—Your Next Weekend is in the County Seat Nobody's Heard Of
Jun 19
The One Exercise That Actually Fixes Your Posture (It's Not What You Think)
Jun 19
Columnists
Read Section →The Affirmation That Actually Works Starts with Saying No
Most affirmations fail because they ask you to believe something you don't. Here's the one that changes everything—and why it works backward from what you'd expect.
Jun 19
Why We Keep Memorizing the Wrong Poems (And How to Fix It)
Jun 19
The Dangerous Comfort of the Unfinished Sentence
Jun 19
The Fed Just Bet Everything on a Soft Landing That Nobody Believes Anymore
Jun 19
Stop Asking Dancers to Smile and Start Asking Why We Deserve Serious Art
Jun 19
State News
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K1 Speed World E-Karting Championship 2026
K1 Speed World E-Karting Championship story cannot publish without event date. Editors need verification before proceeding.
Jun 19
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Jun 19
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Jun 19
FIU Track Athletes Win CUSA Weekly Honors
Jun 19
FIU Softball Eliminated from CUSA Tournament
Jun 19
National
Read Section →Iran conflict expected to overshadow G7 summit in France
The Group of Seven summit in France will shift focus from its traditional economic and security topics to center on U.S.-led military operations in Iran, according to expectations ahead of the gathering.
Jun 19
Former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Hospitalized
Jun 19
Samaritan's Purse Opens Two Ebola Treatment Centers in Congo
Jun 19
Major Powers Face Stalled Conflicts After Miscalculating Regional Dynamics
Jun 19
U.S. and Iran Reach Deal to End Conflict and Reopen Strait of Hormuz
Jun 19
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