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Mick's Morning News- Friday

Florida Investing In School Materials Database

(Tallahassee, FL) -- Florida is investing in technology designed to make it easier for parents and school officials to view educational resources. The state is using more than 15-million-dollars as part of a contract with Trinity Education Group. The consulting company is expected to use the money to develop a database that will offer access to instruction and library media materials used by students from K through 12th grade. The goal is to launch the new portal in the new year. Meanwhile, Public School Defenders is speaking out against the investment, telling News4Jax it believes the funding should be used to support the needs of teachers and schools.

Four Central Florida Men Plead Guilty To Drug Conspiracy

(Orlando, FL) -- Four Central Florida men are looking at years behind bars for their roles in a drug distribution conspiracy. The US Justice Department announced yesterday two men from Kissimmee, one from Orlando and one from St. Cloud pled guilty to conspiring to distribute cocaine for about a year starting in 2022. Prosecutors say almost half-a-million dollars was seized during the investigation. Orlando 36-year-old Abiezer Laboy-Lozada and Kissimmee 36-year-old Israel Miranda could get life in prison. The other two could get up to 40 years.    

Broward County Deputies Hurt In Chase

(Fort Lauderdale, FL)-- Two deputies are hurt after a high-speed chase in Broward County. It happened yesterday morning in Hollywood during an investigation into an armed robbery. The sheriff's office says the suspect rammed two BSO cruisers while trying to get away. He was eventually caught in Miami Gardens and taken into custody. The Miami Herald reports the two injured deputies were taken to the hospital, but there's no word on their conditions or how they were injured. 

Moon Mission Could Blast Off Next Month

(Cape Canaveral, FL)-- A moon mission could launch next month from Kennedy Space Center. Firefly Aerospace held a mission briefing Tuesday for its Blue Ghost lunar lander. It'll be part of Blue Ghost Mission One set for around mid-January. The mission will probe the moon's surface robotically for two weeks. NASA hopes to collect information that could help it establish a regular human presence on the moon through the Artemis program.   

U.S. Population Grows At Fastest Rate In Decades

(Washington, DC)-- U.S. population is growing at the fastest rate since 2001. That's according to new Census Bureau data. The nation's population grew by nearly one-percent and surpassed 340-million people. This comes after a two-decade slump and is now toward more "historical norms." The Census Bureau attributes the rise to international migration.

FAA Advises On How To Spot Drones In Sky

(Washington, DC)-- With all of the recent sightings, the FAA has put out a video it says will help people better identify drones. It explains how all aircraft, including drones, are required to have certain lights. The FAA says drones are required to have a strobe light visible for at least three miles. Several federal agencies said in a joint statement that there is no national security threat at this time regarding the recent drone sightings, but did confirm some drones have been seen flying near, or over, military installations.

Today in History

2019, the United States Space Force was founded.

1957, Elvis Presley received his draft notice calling him for service in the U.S. Army.

1956, the city of Montgomery, Alabama, removed race-based seat assignments on its city's buses. The bus integration ended a boycott by the area's black commuters that began a year earlier after Rosa Parks refused to surrender her bus seat to a white man.

1803, the United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from France for 15-million-dollars.


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