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Surfer dude Kem McNair rides the curling waves in New Smyrna Beach - sharks and all
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NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. -- Finally after days of thunderstorms night and day, the sun was dominant in the blue sky and so was surfer Kem McNair rolling on the curling waves near the South Jetty, sharks and all.
Not going to die from COVID
LAKE MARY, Fla. -- Let me say this right up front in capital letters: I'M NOT GOING TO DIE FROM COVID!
Tamandua pup born at San Diego Zoo
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YouTube embedding / AP video / There's a new baby at the San Diego Zoo – a southern tamandua, commonly known as a lesser anteater. The female pup was born July 21 to first time parents, Cora and Fernando. The baby has yet to be named. (Aug. 10)
-- Henry Frederick, Headline Surfer - Daytona Beach, Sanford, Orlando, Florida
Today in History for August 10th: 'Son of Sam' killer captured in NYC
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YouTube embedding / AP video / Highlights of this day in history for Aug. 10: 'Son of Sam' killer David Berkowitz caught near New York City; Leno and Rosemary LaBianca murdered by Charles Manson's cult; FDR stricken with polio; The Smithsonian Institution established.
-- Henry Frederick, Headline Surfer - Daytona Beach, Sanford, Orlando, Florida
Pressure mounting on NY Gov Andrew Cuomo as assembly comittee meets
YouTube embedding / AP video / New York State Assembly member Linda Rosenthal says the judiciary committee examining charges against Gov. Andrew Cuomo will wind down their investigation "very shortly." (Aug. 9)
-- Henry Frederick, Headline Surfer - Daytona Beach, Sanford, Orlando, Florida
Pentagon requiring COVID vaccine for all troops
YouTube embedding / AP video / Members of the U.S. military will be required to get the COVID-19 vaccine beginning next month under a plan laid out by the Pentagon Monday and endorsed by President Joe Biden. (Aug. 9)
-- Henry Frederick, Headline Surfer - Daytona Beach, Sanford, Orlando, Florida
Temps climb above 104 degrees in Portugal
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YouTube embedding / AP video / As the Iberian Peninsula experiences a weekend where some areas have seen temperatures above 104 Fahrenheit (40C), Portugal's government placed 14 of the country's 18 districts on a state of alert. (Aug. 14)
-- Henry Frederick, Headline Surfer - Daytona Beach, Sanford, Orlando, Florida
7.2 magnitude earthquake hits Haiti: More than 225 killed, hundreds more injured or missing amid the rubble
YouTube embedding / AP video / At least 227 people were killed and hundreds were injured and missing after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti on Saturday. (Aug. 14)
-- Henry Frederick, Headline Surfer - Daytona Beach, Sanford, Orlando, Florida
High security in Kabul, as Taliban approach capital
YouTube embedding / AP video / Police tightened security in Kabul on Saturday as the lightning Taliban offensive continued to close on Afghanistan's capital with the US withdrawibng underPresident Biden. (Aug. 14)
-- Henry Frederick, Headline Surfer - Daytona Beach, Sanford, Orlando, Florida