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Tuesday's Afternoon Update
What you need to know about Florida today
Danger signs flashing for global economy, years after crisis
Eight years after the financial crisis, the world is coming to grips with an unpleasant realization: serious weaknesses still plague the global economy, and emergency help may not be on the way. In the U.S., growth was a weak 0.7 during the fourth quarter. Factory output has declined. Though unemployment has dropped, wages have not recovered and companies appear to be unsettled by the global jitters. More from CNBC.
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Schools respond as Lockheed, Siemens call for high-tech training
Schools including Valencia and Mid Florida Tech, are trying to train a workforce in advanced manufacturing, which typically integrates technology into production and provides higher-paying jobs. More from the Orlando Sentinel.
Florida growers learn how to win over local chefs
Finding new markets is a goal for most specialty crop producers. Chef David Bearl encourages growers to look no further than their own community to cultivate new relationships and buyers. That was the message he brought to attendees of the 2015 Florida Ag Expo. More from Growing Produce.
Thousands of voters switching to two major parties for primary
Maybe they want to vote for Donald Trump. Maybe they want to vote for Bernie Sanders. This much is for sure: They want to vote. Whatever the reason, thousands of voters with no party affiliation (NPA) are rushing to beat Tuesday's voter registration deadline so they can cast ballots in Florida's presidential preference primary. More from the Tampa Bay Times and WESH.
GoPro patriarch invests in Central Florida hydrogen fuel startup
GoPro family patriarch Dean Woodman is one of the lead investors in Joi Scientific, a Central Florida energy startup which claims a revolutionary new way make hydrogen fuel from water. More from the Orlando Sentinel.
Editor's Page
Helping the homeless in Florida
The traditional approach to helping chronically homeless people envisions them climbing a series of rungs up a virtuous ladder back into society. Some communities, however, have been trying something different.
Out of the Box
From lime green ... to lime purple?
When you think of limes, the color purple doesn’t come to mind. But scientists have tweaked the genes of one kind of lime. Its skin remains the standard green. But cutting the fruit open reveals a surprising lavender- to ruby-colored flesh. The goal was not to make a freaky fruit. Their redder flesh could actually be healthier.
» More from Student Science
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