Coral Springs

Deanna Dezern, 83, prompts her ElliQ, left, a tabletop device that uses artificial intelligence to conduct human-like conversations, to speak to visiting journalists, inside her home in Tamarac on, Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023. Dezern is among the first in the country to receive the robot ElliQ, whose creators, Intuition Robotics, and senior assistance officials say is the only device using artificial intelligence specifically designed to lessen the loneliness and isolation experienced by many older Americans.

Chatty robot helps seniors fight loneliness through AI companionship

Associated Press

Some older Floridians have a new companion to help them combat loneliness: ElliQ is a tabletop device that uses AI to conduct humanlike conversations with its owners.

Anya Cook’s water broke when she was 16 weeks pregnant. After rushing to the nearest hospital, in Coral Springs, Florida, she was refused an abortion, though doctors said the fetus was too premature to survive. She ended up in intensive care at a different hospital about 13 hours later after hemorrhaging during a miscarriage.

Health News Florida

To protect a mother: Will abortion exceptions survive a post-Roe world?

Florida’s six-week abortion law allows exemptions in cases of rape, incest and human trafficking and to save the health or life of the mother. But the recent history of such exemptions in other states suggests that very few women will be able to take advantage of them.

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Millions Of Medical Gloves, Other Supplies Stolen From Coral Springs Company

Associated Press

The shipment included about 6 million pieces of medical supplies.

Memorials for the students who perished during the Parkland School shooting.

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Florida Cities Hit By Massacre Get $1 Million Art Grant

The Associated Press

The Florida cities hardest hit by February's high school massacre are receiving a $1 million grant to create artwork aimed at community healing.Bloomberg…