The Saturday Six: Red tide and seaweed blob could threaten Florida’s beaches, a man is free after a 400-year prison sentence and more

The weekend is here.

During another busy news week, A Tornadoes in the Northeast Shut off electricity to thousands and closed hundreds of schools. The prices of eggs started falling. After months of travel, Oprah reveals the 100th selection for her book club. And the world mourned his loss Singer Bobby Caldwellwho died at the age of 71.

Meanwhile, the actor Billy Crystal recreates his famous “When Harry Met Sally.” Find her 75th birthday at a Florida amusement park. Ended a ride where a young man fell to his death. Last year, USA Today announced it. Women’s List of the YearIncluding Sandra Day O’Connor and Michelle Obama. House Republicans launched their own version. of the Committee of January 6.

But that’s not nearly all.

Below is our weekly Saturday Six, a recap of half a dozen news stories – in no particular order – from the heartwarming to the weird to the tragic, and everything in between.

• Oh A physics professor’s viral videos have helped inspire women. to pursue a career in science. From the story: According to the American Physical Society, a nonprofit organization based in Maryland, only a quarter of American graduates with bachelor’s degrees in physics are women. But Texas A&M University physics professor Dr. Tatiana Erokhimova is trying to change that with the help of social media. Watch the video above.

• A Florida A person serving 400 years of imprisonment is free. after being acquitted. From the story: Sidney Holmes, 57, was convicted in April 1989 of a 1988 robbery in which he was accused of being the getaway driver. Holmes was greeted by his family when he was freed on Monday, and said the first thing he wanted to do was get something to eat.

• More Americans are unable to pay their bills.and some states are worse than others. From the story: A growing number of Americans say they are struggling to pay their bills. Concerned with inflation and the loss of federal pandemic aid. About 36 percent of consumers say it’s been “somewhat” to “very difficult” for them to pay their regular bills, according to the latest Census Bureau data. Household pulse surveywhich collected responses during the first two weeks of February.

• An Arkansas man found The “big, ugly diamond” of 3.29 carats. In a state park. From the story: An Arkansas man found a 3.29-carat brown diamond at Crater of Diamonds State Park earlier this month. It is the largest diamond found in the park. From September 2021Said in Park One Statement.

• Oh The woman who posed as a sick, wounded Marine. Sentenced to six years imprisonment. From the story: A Rhode Island woman who posed as an ailing military veteran to collect millions of dollars in benefits and charitable donations has been sentenced to nearly six years in federal prison, the Justice Department said Tuesday. Sarah Jane Cavanagh — who never served in the U.S. military — claimed to be a Purple Heart and Bronze Star decorated Marine who was wounded by an IED in Iraq. Cavanagh, 32, also claimed to have contracted service-related cancer.

• After all, Florida beaches may be dealing with red tide and seaweed blobs as spring break approaches. From the story: Oh A toxic algae bloom called red tide. Already killing fish along the Gulf Coast, causing the stench. Now, A Big blob of seaweed A storm twice the width of the United States is sweeping across the Atlantic Ocean and could wash ashore in the coming weeks, creating an even bigger mess. “It could be two problems that turn into one,” said Mike Parsons, a professor of marine science at Florida Gulf Coast University.

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