NFL ends Pro Bowl game due to declining interest and participation
Photo courtesy of gamblingexposed.org The NFL has officially ended the Pro Bowl game starting with the 2026 season, but players will still be recognized as …
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Singer-songwriter, investor Jones becomes first Black woman MLB team majority owner
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DeSantis announces $60 million in cancer innovation awards in state’s deadly disease fight
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Canadian city moves to replace Trump street name amid trade war
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Florida first state to restrict cash welfare assistance purchases
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Governor DeSantis announces CORE to connect college students with various industries internship programs
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Democrats unite to support U.S. Senate candidate Nixon to defeat Moody in November
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Angie Nixon (Photo courtesy of AngieNixon.com) By David L. Snelling South Florida Times MIAMI – Former Florida Democratic state Rep. and …
Health and Wellness
NW Ohio health agency: No sign water problem led to illness
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) _ The Toledo area’s local health department says no signs of illness were reported after a small amount of the northwest Ohio …
CDC investigating error that caused live anthrax shipments
By ROBERT BURNS and BRADY McCOMBS WASHINGTON (AP) _ The U.S. Army’s top general said Thursday that human error probably was not a factor in …
Business
Family Dollar delays special shareholders meeting
MATTHEWS, N.C. (AP) — Family Dollar is delaying a special meeting at which shareholders were to vote on its $8.5 billion acquisition by Dollar Tree as …
Macy’s 3Q profit tops Street, cuts 2014 outlook
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO Macy’s Inc. reported a 23 percent increase in its fiscal third quarter earnings as some expenses fell. But the department store …
Google, CEO donate to Ebola fight
NEW YORK (AP) — Google is launching a campaign to help fight Ebola by contributing $2 for every dollar people donate to a slew of …
Education
Schools nationwide struggle with substitute teacher shortage
By TOM COYNE SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Carrie Swing wasn’t alarmed when her fifth-grade daughter, Ivy, spent a day in a first-grade classroom at her San Francisco …
OU hires former federal judge amid fraternity racism probe
OKLAHOMA CITY — The University of Oklahoma has retained a prominent Oklahoma attorney and former U.S. District judge to assist school officials with an investigation into …
Missouri bills could keep immigrant students from college
By SUMMER BALLENTINE JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri students who brought to the U.S. illegally by their parents could face the prospect of receiving no federal …