Thursday s Daily Pulse | 1/14/2021
White House Task Force warns Florida of ‘significant’ COVID deaths
As new COVID-19 vaccination sites open across the region, the latest White House Coronavirus Task Force report warns that Florida faces “significant fatalities” in the coming weeks from the rapidly spreading infection. The state continues to be in the most dangerous “red zone” for its number of new infections, the report notes, citing an acceleration that began shortly before Thanksgiving. [Source: Orlando Sentinel] Florida Trend Exclusive Florida s veteran impact
Among the major factors that spurred Florida’s growth after World War II was the in-migration of hundreds of thousands of Americans who had trained at the 172 military installations the state hosted during the war. As the population of veterans shrinks, states are competing to attract retired veterans, who bring federal dollars and job skills. Florida is trying to stay at the top of the pack. [Sourc
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When many people think of orioles, a group of New World birds in the blackbird family, one of the first associations they make is baseball. The next is probably Baltimore. Put together, the city and brilliant orange-and-black bird have been linked for centuries, long before the baseball Orioles moved east from St. Louis in their current form, in 1954.
There were professional Orioles ballclubs in Baltimore well before that, also: The first Baltimore Orioles franchise played in the American Association from 1882-91, before becoming one of the National League’s top teams from 1892-99. A different Baltimore Orioles club folded after a brief two-year run in the American League from 1901-02. It would be another half-century before they returned as Bill Veeck’s former Browns.
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