The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Wednesday, July 3, 2024

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Wednesday, July 3, 2024

LOCAL NEWS

The Tallahassee City Commission made 14 appointments to various boards and committees at the June 19th meeting. Get the details.

The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has released the open house and dedication dates for the Tallahassee Florida Temple.

A woman has been charged in a fatal hit-and-run that took place last week. Nancy Williams, 62, was arrested Tuesday afternoon and faces two hit-and-run charges, according to the Leon County Sheriff’s Office. 

FLORIDA NEWS

As Florida gets ready to enter the thick of hurricane season, property insurers have seen improvements in the market for reinsurance — critical backup coverage that helps drive how much homeowners pay in premiums.

After 20 years at the Florida State University (FSU) College of Medicine, Alma Littles has been tapped to head the college as it expands its footprint across the Florida Panhandle under the moniker FSU Health.

Florida’s consumer sentiment index experienced a slight uptick in June, rising to 73.2 from a revised figure of 73 in May, according to the latest report from the University of Florida’s Survey Research Center.

NATIONAL NEWS

Congratulations, AmericaTuesday marks the 248th commemoration of the day the Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Second Continental Congress. Through the centuries, the US has grown from 13 colonies with about 2.5 million people to 50 states and 14 territories with a population of more than 330 million.

The Food and Drug Administration yesterday greenlighted a new drug for adult patients with early or mild Alzheimer’s, the third drug to be approved in the US for its ability to delay cognitive decline in patients. The drug from Eli Lilly—called donanemab and marketed under the brand name Kisunla—slowed cognitive decline in clinical trial patients by 35% compared to a placebo.

Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D, TX-37) becomes first Democratic lawmaker to call on President Joe Biden to withdraw from presidential race (More).

US stock markets close higher (S&P 500 +0.6%, Dow +0.4%, Nasdaq +0.8%) as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says US is on “disinflationary” path (More)

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One Response to "The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Wednesday, July 3, 2024"

  1. Biden’s loss of his mental faculties proves the White House staff and the fake news have been lying to the world. They have know what the world suspected and they lied to us.

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