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Your Thursday Update: Hertz Board Scraps Stock Sale, Orange County Face Mask Mandate, UF Eliminates "Gator Bait" Cheer, Florida Cases Jump by More Than 3,000

Your coronavirus update for 6/18.

Rendering of Space Perspective's Spaceship Neptune in flight over Florida's Space Coast. Photo: Space Perspective

Space Tourism Company Coming To Florida, Promising Balloon Flights To Edge Of Space

A private company plans to launch tourists to the edge of space from Florida using a hydrogen-filled balloon. The company is aiming to launch test flights as early as next year.

Wednesday Update: 100 Test Positive At Lake County Jail, Amtrak Cuts Longer Routes, Florida Officials Worried About Surge

Your coronavirus update for 6/17.

2020 Electoral Map Ratings: Biden Has An Edge Over Trump With 5 Months To Go

Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden has an advantage over President Trump in the states likely to tip the presidential race, but he's still short of solidifying 270 electoral votes needed to win.

SpaceX launches two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station. Despite concerns over coronavirus, Florida's space industry moves forward. Photo: NASA

Booming Space Industry Weathers Turbulent Coronavirus Economy

When astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken launched from Kennedy Space Center last month, NASA and SpaceX made history. It was the first human launch from the U.S. since the end of the Space Shuttle program in 2011 -- and the public-private partnership did it in the middle of a global pandemic.

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Early Results Show Benefit Of Steroid For Very Sick COVID-19 Patients

A low-cost anti-inflammatory drug appears to reduce the risk of death in patients with COVID-19. The promising result comes from a large study of therapies being conducted in the U.K.

Suchart Prasomsu, 53, leads a rescue team of 30 volunteers in Bangkok, using his motorcycle to get to car crashes and crime scenes. Since the start of the pandemic, they've also been called on to try and keep people from killing themselves.

The Dark Side Of Thailand's Coronavirus Success

Thailand's lockdown has kept the number of cases low. But the economic toll has led to a mental health crisis — and concerns about a reported increase in suicides.

Tuesday Update: Almost 2,800 New Coronavirus Cases in Florida, Americans Unhappiest They've Been in 50 Years, Libraries Respond to Rising Demand for Services

Your coronavirus update for 6/16.

QLatinX executive director Christopher Cuevas. Photo: Matthew Peddie, WMFE

Central Florida LGBTQ+ Advocates Celebrate SCOTUS Ruling

LGBTQ+ advocates in Central Florida are celebrating the US Supreme Court ruling today barring workplace discrimination against LGBTQ+ employees. The 6-3 decision protects LGBTQ employees from being fired because of their sexual orientation.

Your Monday Update: National Outage Affects Some 911 Services, Pandemic Could Affect Election, What Writers Are Reading During Lockdown

Your coronavirus update for 6/15.

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