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The multibillion-dollar global space rocket war
As the privately-held company SpaceX and its reusable Falcon 9 rocket gets closer to receiving U.S. Air Force certification to launch military and spy satellites, fierce competitors are nipping at its heels in hopes of grabbing a piece of the $5.4 billion niche market SpaceX continues to grow. [Source: CNBC]
See also:
» SpaceX's Musk: Dragon could be planetary science platform
» Air Force to launch mysterious X-37B space plane mission
Gov. Scott names 9 to health care funding commission
Gov. Rick Scott on Monday named nine people to his newly created Commission on Healthcare and Hospital Funding. None of the members are hospital executives. Only one is a medical doctor. See the full list of who is on the Commission, here. Also read more news on this topic from the Tampa Bay Times and the Tallahassee Democrat.
37.2 million Americans planning a Memorial Day getaway
AAA Travel projects 37.2 million Americans will journey 50 miles or more from home during the Memorial Day holiday weekend, a 4.7 percent increase from the 35.5 million people who traveled last year and the highest travel volume for the holiday in 10 years. [Source: Florida Trend]
Fitness vacations favor fun, adventure over weight loss
Fitness vacations have ventured far from the fat farm. Today’s fit-focused travelers want to pair exercise with escapades and fitness with fun, whether it's yoga among the sea turtles, bootcamp on the beach or a zumba cruise. [Source: Reuters]
Online Common Core testing lays bare tech divide in schools
Across the country, school districts in rural areas and other pockets with low bandwidth are confronting a difficult task: Administering the new standardized tests to students online, laying bare a tech divide in the nation's classrooms. [Source: AP]
ALSO AROUND FLORIDA:
› How the creative class is giving Northeast Florida a boost
Call it creative juices. Something is flowing through Northeast Florida's art scene, increasing the city's return on investment several times over, according to those who support more culture in the area.
› Gov. Scott faces looming deadline to sign online registration bill
Governor Scott has little more than a week to decide on whether to approve a bill that would lead to online-voter registration in Florida. The bill was approved despite opposition from Secretary of State Ken Detzner.
› Florida health centers get $5M from federal government
The Obama administration is spending $5 million to fund 10 new community health centers in Florida. Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell announced the new funding, saying the centers would serve some 46,160 patients.
› Marketing Amish-made furniture online
Jim Miller and his wife, Linse, have found a unique business niche, one that makes perfect sense when you think of Sarasota as a southern outpost for the nation's Amish and Mennonite communities.
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