Biden taps Florida native for Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday will nominate federal appeals court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, according to a person familiar with the matter, making her the first Black woman selected to serve on a court that once declared her race unworthy of citizenship and endorsed segregation.
In Jackson, Biden delivers on a campaign promise to make the historic appointment and to further diversify a court that was made up entirely of white men for almost two centuries. He has chosen an attorney who would be the high court’s first former public defender, though she also possesses the elite legal background of other justices.
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8 On Your Side Health and Fitness Expo kicks off
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA)— The 8 On Your Side Health and Fitness Expo kicked off Friday morning as the official headquarters of the 2022 Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic Race Weekend.
As of Friday morning, more than 14,000 people have registered for the 2022 Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic Race Weekend.
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Underwater drones help map seagrass along Tampa Bay coastline
TAMPA, Fl. (WFLA) — Seagrass grows in the shallower waters along our coastline and is vital to our ecosystem. It provides a home for shrimp and crustaceans along with protection for juvenile fish to grow up. Seagrass is also the main food group for manatees.
The Southwest Florida Water Management District conducts one of the most comprehensive seagrass mapping programs in the world to keep track of changing seagrass beds.
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