A new coronavirus variant, actually a subvariant of the omicron variant dubbed BA.2 for now, was first detected in December in South Africa and has made its way to Florida.
BA.2 is a different version of the highly transmissible omicron variant labeled BA.1, which was responsible for the surge that hit the Northeast late last year. It's been dubbed the "stealth variant" because it's not as easy to detect as its predecessor.
12-foot great white shark pings off Florida's Gulf Coast
A more than 12-foot-long great white shark is spending spring break off Florida's Gulf Coast, according to data from research group OCEARCH .
Scot is an adult male great white shark that is 12.3 feet long and weighs about 1,644 pounds. His tracker last pinged around 8:30 a.m. Thursday and showed the marine animal was off the Gulf Coast within the West Florida Escarpment.
Tampa Mayor Jane Castor to travel to Israel
TAMPA — Jane Castor will spend next week in Israel with other American mayors in a trip organized by the American Jewish Committee.
Castor leaves Saturday for the Middle Eastern country where she'll stay until April 2. While in Israel, she'll meet with Israeli and Palestinian leaders and learn about the long-standing American ally and Jewish homeland.
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The draw of travel? For him it's the fjords, the view, and the journey
Author and illustrator Scott Magoon is excited about his first graphic novel, "The Extincts," and the message it contains about animal extinction and environmental issues including climate change.
Favorite vacation destination? Norway — but more than just the fjords, which are "unfjorgettable." My family and I took a trip on a cross-country train from Flåm to Myrdal and on to Oslo.
Hadassah Florida, Israeli designer team up for fashion and fundraising
Hadassah Florida has joined forces with Israeli clothing designer Hagar Alembika for fashion and fundraising.
As part of the collaboration with Alembika, a multi-store trunk show will take place at various locations throughout Florida. Ten percent of every Alembika sale will go to Hadassah.
Queensland records 15pc rise in COVID-19 cases in a week, majority identified as highly infectious BA.2 Omicron sub… https://t.co/ojh333Akhl MackayIM (from Brisbane, Australia) Wed Mar 23 08:56:25 +0000 2022
After easing COVID curbs too "brutally," European countries such as Germany, France, Italy and Britain are now seei… https://t.co/jQe9nFuvUs dwnews (from Germany) Tue Mar 22 19:53:00 +0000 2022
Le variant #BA2 circule beaucoup chez les plus jeunes #Covid19 Classes fermées, toux rauque et réinfections… La s… https://t.co/4kRMUNUXwX libe (from Paris, France) Thu Mar 24 19:15:36 +0000 2022
COVID SUBVARIANT SPREADING: The Omicron subvariant BA.2 now represents an estimated 35% of new U.S. COVID-19 cases.… https://t.co/1lvLNrl2E7 ABCWorldNews (from New York) Wed Mar 23 00:30:00 +0000 2022
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