Day: November 21, 2023

‘The Marvels’ Suffers Historic Drop in Second Weekend, Second Worst Opening for Marvel Movie

The Marvels had a significant drop at the box office this weekend after a slow start. The box office projections for this weekend have The Hunger Games; Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes emerging on-top. […]

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Pageant Queen, Miss England Visits NASA’s Kennedy Space Center to Advocate for STEM as Aspiring Astronaut

Jessica Gagen is a 27-year-old who also happens to be referred to as “Miss England” in the United Kingdom, after her win in Oct. 2022. Gagen is a rocket scientist by day — and has even bigger dreams of becoming an astronaut in the future. […]

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WATCH LIVE: SpaceX Set to Launch Falcon 9 Rocket at 2:47 a.m. ET from Cape Canaveral

SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, November 22 for a Falcon 9 launch of 23 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. […]

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Brevard Sheriff Wayne Ivey, ‘Junny’ to Host ‘Take Me Home Holiday Adoption Tour’ Starting November 25

As that old John Denver song goes, “take me home, to the place, I belong,” Sheriff Ivey and Junny hope to find the place where all of our pets belong, in a fun and loving home, just in time for the holidays. […]

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Mission Rwanda: Health First Cardiologist Dr. Khalid Sheikh Leads Life-Saving Team in Africa

Health First Cardiologist Khalid Sheikh, MD, far left, has been on dozens of international mission trips over the course of his medical career, and he recently joined Team Heart  in Rwanda to help care for dozens stricken by infection and fever-related heart damage. […]

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STORIES OF SERVICE: Brevard’s Emory Bennett Presented Medal of Honor for Valor During the Korean War

Emory Lawrence Bennett, who grew up on Merritt Island and Cocoa, was a United States Army soldier in the Korean War who posthumously received the U.S. military’s highest decoration, the Medal of Honor. […]

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VITAS Hospice Medical Director Dr. Lauren Loftis: This Is Why I Am a Doctor, Thank You, Emma June

Emma June Kent proudly earned her Viera High School diploma as a graduate of the Class of 2023. Emma June died on October 8, 2023, at age 17, at home surrounded by her loved ones and her VITAS hospice care team. […]

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American Legion Post 344 Merritt Island Raising Funds for Wreaths Across America Day on Dec. 16

American Legion Post 344 in Merritt Island is raising funds for National Wreaths Across America Day, which will be held on December 16, 2023. The organization’s goal is to place wreaths on Veterans’ graves at four local cemeteries – St. Luke’s Cemetery, Georgiana Cemetery, Indianola Cemetery, and White Lily Cemetery. […]

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PHOTO OF THE DAY: NASA’s James Webb Telescope Reveals New Features Within Heart of Milky Way

The latest image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope shows a portion of the dense center of our galaxy in unprecedented detail, including never-before-seen features astronomers have yet to explain. The star-forming region, named Sagittarius C (Sgr C), is about 300 light-years from the Milky Way’s central supermassive black hole, Sagittarius A*. […]

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Eastern Florida State Women’s Basketball Team Ranked No. 23 in Latest NJCAA Division I Poll

The Eastern Florida State College women’s basketball team is back in the NJCAA Division I National rankings. The Titans, now 2-3 on the season, are ranked 23rd in the latest poll released on Monday afternoon. […]

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Eastern Florida State College Men’s Basketball Ranked 23rd in Latest NJCAA Division I Poll

The Eastern Florida State College men’s basketball team is No. 23 in the latest NJCAA Division I poll released on Monday. The Titans went 1-1 last week, falling to Salt Lake Community College who remained No. 4 in the poll. Northwest Florida State College remains No. 1 in the poll with South Plains College second and Odessa College rounds out the top three. […]

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OBITUARY: Palm Bay Resident Lillian Lois Howard Blackledge, 79, Passed Away at the William Childs Hospice House

Lillian Lois Howard Blackledge, 79, of Palm Bay Florida passed away peacefully at the William Childs Hospice House on Monday, October 16, 2023. A devoted military wife, Lillian navigated the Blackledge family’s many moves including Ohio, California, New Mexico, and Florida.  […]

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Eastern Florida State Women’s Basketball Team Hands Gulf Coast State College First Defeat

The Eastern Florida State College women’s basketball defeated No. 2 Gulf Coast State College Friday at the Best Western Grand Classic.  The Titans made a big run late to pull away from the second-ranked Commodores, winning 76-62 at Santa Fe. […]

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GORILLA ROOFING WEATHER REPORT: Forecast for Brevard Calls for Partly Sunny Skies, High Near 81 On Tuesday

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