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SpaceX's first all-civilian orbital mission returns to Earth

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 19 08:16 AM

Four SpaceX tourists landed in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Florida Saturday evening (Sunday in Manila) after spending three days in space. Read more »

All-civilian crew, nagpalipad ng SpaceX Rocket

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 18 07:49 AM

Tatlong araw na mananatili sa labas ng atmosphere ng Earth ang crew ng lumipad na SpaceX rocket. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: September 16, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 17 12:06 AM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Inspiration 4 off to space

Steve Nesius, Reuters
Posted at Sep 16 09:11 AM

The Inspiration 4 civilian crew aboard a Crew Dragon capsule and SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida on Wednesday. Read more »

Northwest Florida to shelter Afghan refugees

Paul Garilao | TFC News Pensacola, Florida
Updated as of Aug 25 02:15 PM

Refugee service-based organizations are now planning to relocate Afghan refugees to Florida. Read more »

War over masks deepens in US South

Peter Szekely and Tyler Clifford, Reuters
Posted at Aug 19 10:50 AM

Florida's largest school district on Wednesday imposed a mask mandate in defiance of the state's governor. Read more »

Several Florida hospitals hitting full capacity amid COVID-19 surge

Paul Garilao | TFC News Pensacola, Florida
Posted at Aug 14 05:39 PM

Several hospitals in Florida are reaching full capacity as COVID-19 cases rise. A Fil-Am doctor says the healthcare situation is worse than when the virus surged in March of 2020. Read more »

Florida, Texas schools defy bans on wearing masks

Reuters
Posted at Aug 11 08:18 AM

School districts in Florida and Texas are bucking their Republican governors' bans on requiring masks for children and teachers as coronavirus cases soar in conservative areas with low vaccination rates. Read more »

US COVID-19 cases reach 6-month high

Maria Caspani and Roshan Abraham, Reuters
Posted at Aug 06 09:12 AM

Daily new COVID-19 cases have climbed to a 6-month high in the United States, with more than 100,000 infections reported nationwide. Read more »

Fil-Ams weigh in as Florida becomes COVID-19 epicenter

Paul Garilao | TFC News Pensacola, Florida
Posted at Aug 04 06:16 PM

Fil-Am Floridians weigh in as the state becomes the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. Read more »

Final death toll from Florida condominium collapse put at 98

Steve Gorman, Reuters
Posted at Jul 27 12:39 PM

Remains of the last person still listed as missing in the collapse of a Florida condominium tower on June 24 have been recovered and identified, bringing the final confirmed death toll to 98, Miami-Dade County officials said on Monday.   Read more »

Fil-Am's 151-foot sculpture to become Jacksonville's new iconic landmark

Don Tagala | TFC News Florida, USA
Updated as of Jul 26 01:25 PM

Fil-Am artist Jefre Manuel's latest design will soon become Jacksonville, Florida's iconic landmark. Read more »

A month after Florida Surfside building collapse, recovery mission nears end

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 25 07:54 AM

The search for victims of the Florida apartment building collapse a month ago Saturday is drawing to a close, as rescue teams halted work at the site of the disaster that killed at least 97 people. Read more »

Football: Arsenal cancel pre-season U.S. tour due to COVID-19 cases

Reuters
Posted at Jul 21 10:13 AM

Arsenal have cancelled their pre-season tour to the United States after a small number of positive COVID-19 cases at the club, the team said on Tuesday. Read more »

Some Fil-Ams in Florida hesitant to get COVID-19 vaccine despite Delta threat

Paul Garilao, ABS-CBN North America News Bureau
Posted at Jul 15 05:22 AM

This was a prevailing sentiment even through coronavirus cases have surged across Florida, as the Delta variant becomes a growing public concern.    Read more »

Florida condominium collapse death toll rises to 90, with 31 missing

Peter Szekely, Reuters
Posted at Jul 12 06:50 AM

Another 31 people were still "potentially unaccounted for," Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said.  Read more »

Florida condo tower death toll rises to 79

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 10 08:10 AM

The death toll from the collapse of an apartment building in Florida has risen to 79, after 14 bodies were recovered from the rubble, authorities said Friday.    Read more »

Expert warns of risks of Manila Bay reclamations after Florida condo collapse

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 09 12:59 PM

A Filipino-American geologist on Friday warned about the danger of reclamation projects in Manila Bay following the collapse of an oceanfront condominium in Miami, Florida that killed at least 64 people. Read more »

Florida ending search for survivors after building collapse

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 08 01:40 PM

Florida rescuers have made the "extremely difficult decision" to end their search for survivors in the rubble of an apartment building which partially collapsed nearly two weeks ago, Miami-Dade county mayor Daniella Levine Cava said Wednesday. Read more »

'Zero chance' of finding survivors in collapsed Florida building, says official

Brad Brooks, Reuters
Posted at Jul 08 06:43 AM

Two weeks after a Miami-area condominium tower collapse, there is now "zero chance" that survivors could still be found in the rubble, a fire official told family members on Wednesday. Read more »