{"id":103346,"date":"2026-01-02T15:40:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T15:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/103346\/"},"modified":"2026-01-02T15:40:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T15:40:09","slug":"friday-january-2-2026-tallahassee-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/103346\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday, January 2, 2026 \u2013 Tallahassee Reports"},"content":{"rendered":"

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TALLAHASSEE REPORTS<\/p>\n

Friday, January 2, 2026<\/p>\n

Weekend Weather: Today, a high near 70, nighttime low around 55. Saturday thunderstorms, high near 72, nighttime low 51. Sunday, sunny, high near 66 with nighttime low around 45. NWS<\/a><\/p>\n

US stock markets\u00a0closed down Wednesday (S&P 500 -0.7%, Dow -0.6%, Nasdaq -0.8%), but overall advance in 2025; Nasdaq rises roughly 20% on the year, driven by AI boom, followed by S&P 500 (+16%) and the Dow (+13%)\u00a0(More<\/a>)\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Local & State News<\/p>\n

The National Weather Service provided the following Autumn weather summary for Tallahassee and a look ahead to Winter expectations. Read more.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare released an update Tuesday about a recent data breach impacting some of its patients. TMH said the cybersecurity incident happened with a health records company they previously used called Cerner. Read more.<\/a><\/p>\n

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States must now provide \u201cjustification\u201d that federal childcare funds they receive are spent on \u201clegitimate\u201d providers in order to get those dollars, President Donald Trump\u2019s administration announced.\u00a0Read more.<\/a><\/p>\n

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National News<\/p>\n

President Donald Trump defended his energy and health in an interview with The Wall Street Journal and disclosed that he had a CT scan, not an MRI scan, during an October examination about which he and the White House delayed offering details. Read more.<\/a><\/p>\n

Zohran Mamdani (D)\u00a0is sworn in as New York City\u2019s 112th mayor and first Muslim mayor (More<\/a>).<\/p>\n

College Football Playoff semifinal\u00a0matchups set, with\u00a0No. 5 Oregon taking on No. 1 Indiana and No. 10 Miami taking on No. 6 Ole Miss\u00a0next week; see bracket and schedule\u00a0(More<\/a>).<\/p>\n

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