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Customers shop at a grocery store in Mount Prospect, Ill., Friday, April 1, 2022. A USF survey found that 77 percent percent of respondents said inflation has affected their grocery spending.

Latest USF survey shows Floridians’ concerns about inflation, housing market, and student loans

About 48% of the respondents said higher prices have impacted their ability to pay essential bills, and nearly three-fourths said it’s affecting their grocery spending.

A new University of Florida study found plastic that picks up ocean plants, animals and microbes may be tricking turtles into thinking it's food.

Studies Show New Ways Smelly Ocean Plastics and Ship Noise Hurt Turtles And Crabs

Choking plastics and deafening noise in the world’s oceans may be harming wildlife in more ways than scientists previously thought. In two new studies...

Kayla stopped to talk to a man living on the street in Cape Coral. He didn’t want to be counted, but he did take her information she was handing out. The Point In Time count took place in Lee and Collier Counties. Volunteers walked the parking lots, woods, parks, and even set up a basecamp in areas they know the homeless will be at to get a count on the need in the area. The face of the homeless has changed over the past few years. The first time homeless made mostly up of elderly and single parents with kids are starting to outnumber the chronic homeless.

Annual homeless count in Collier shows major decrease; but do the numbers tell the whole story?

Point-in-Time surveys are conducted one day each year. The most recent annual count showed a 43% decrease in the number of homeless people counted in Collier County this year.

New study shows people of Hispanic descent feel less optimistic about state of the economy

Consumer confidence among the multi-ethnic Hispanic population, the fastest growing population and a growing base for the demand of goods and services, is bleak.

Watch: Satellite video shows world's biggest iceberg, A23a, break free

About the size of Rhode Island, the iceberg known as A23a got stuck in an ocean vortex this summer, spinning in place for months. Now, it's free, and heading back into open Antarctic waters.

Inbound travelers wait for hours to board buses to leave for quarantine hotels and facilities from Guangzhou Baiyun Airport in southern China's Guangdong province on Dec. 25.

U.S. will require travelers from China to show negative COVID test before flight

In announcing the step, the CDC pointed to the surge in COVID-19 cases in China. The measure will go into effect on Jan. 5 for all passengers over the age of 2.

This undated photo, provided by Stars and Stripes, shows Cameron Yaste, commanding officer of the destroyer USS John McCain, firing a rifle with a backwards scope.

Navy commander relieved of duty after photo showed him firing rifle with scope backward

Cameron Yaste, the commander of a Navy destroyer in the Middle East, has been relieved of duty about four months after he was seen in a photo firing a rifle with a scope mounted backward.

Actor Martin Sheen speaks alongside U.S. first lady Jill Biden and members of the cast during an event to mark the 25th anniversary of the television series The West Wing at the White House.

'The West Wing' cast visited the White House to celebrate the show's 25th anniversary

The cast and creators of the hit political drama West Wing celebrated the series' 25th anniversary during a visit to the White House.

New Box Set Shows Off The Twisted Rhythms Of Jazz Pianist James P. Johnson

Johnson was one of the greatest pianists of his time. Critic Kevin Whitehead says the Classic James P. Johnson Sessions (1921-1943) "paints a portrait of a working virtuoso."

Early Polls Show U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May Leading Ahead Of Election

The United Kingdom is in the early stages of campaigning for a June election. Current opinion polling suggests a result that would strengthen the hand of Prime Minister Theresa May as she steers her country out of the European Union.

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