Many students will head back to school on Monday under hot and humid conditions across Florida. August 10 marks the first day of the 2026-27 school year.
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East winds bring moisture to the Peninsula, with inland thunderstorms, while southerly winds send Panhandle temperatures soaring.
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Nearly 300 Burmese pythons were removed from the Florida Everglades during the annual Florida Python Challenge.
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Lee County residents and businesses recycled enough material last year to fill 1,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools.
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Naples Airport installed 270 solar panels on the roof of its new storage warehouse, affirming the airport's eco-friendly commitment.
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A new gallery show in London features the paintings of Marc Padeu, playing with themes from Renaissance art and bringing them to his homeland of Cameroon.
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Meanwhile, Iran has made new demands about the restart of negotiations and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and the Pentagon is pressing the U.S. defense industry to accelerate production of weapons.
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It will be visible in parts of the U.S. on Wednesday.
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An agreement over the Strait of Hormuz is still far away. Tim Wilkins, who works for a tanker industry group, says the ships stuck around the waterway are in limbo, and transiting is still dangerous.
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Oleksiy Yukov spent two decades recovering the bodies of soldiers — including many Russians. He was killed during a recovery mission after stepping on a landmine.