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Governor Temporarily Closes All Beaches And State Parks In Orange County, Calif.
The order is much more targeted than had been announced in a California Police Chiefs Association memo that said Newsom would require all California beaches and state parks to close.
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Tom Cole is a senior editor on NPR's Arts Desk. He develops, edits, produces, and reports on stories about art, culture, music, film, and theater for NPR's news magazines Morning Edition, Weekend Edition, and All Things Considered. Cole has held these responsibilities since February 1990.
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Tracing The Origins Of French Winemaking
Many people associate France today with the production of great wines. But winemaking isn't native to the French. Patrick McGovern, an archaeologist of fermented beverages, has dated the beginning of viniculture in France to around 500 B.C. and contact with the Etruscans.
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Lee County Law Enforcement Join Forces For Special Olympics Torch Run
The torch has been lit as locals came out in droves to support The Special Olympics.
SFWMD Testing What it Calls Emergency Estuary Protection Wells
Last week the South Florida Water Management District Governing Board approved a plan to move forward with testing of what it calls Emergency Estuary…
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Animosity Grows in 19th Congressional District Election Campaigns
Last month on “Gulf Coast Live!” we discussed the special election race for Florida’s 19th Congressional District seat and the candidates looking to…
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We Explore the 1st Amendment
According to a University of Pennsylvania Annenburg Public Policy Center study, in which more than a thousand adults were surveyed late last year, 37% did…
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Orlando Mass Shooting
The deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history occurred early Sunday morning in Orlando when gunman Omar Mateen opened fire in the gay night club…
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Florida 2016 Legislative Session Preview
Florida lawmakers will kick off the 2016 annual legislative session Jan 12. Join our conversation with a panel of expert journalists and political science…
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