Mini-Stroke Warning: The Small Attack That Could Save Your Life if You Act Fast
Photo courtesy of STOCK A transient ischemic attack, usually called a TIA or mini stroke, is a short interruption of blood flow to part of …
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Ashlee K. Thomas named new Miami-Dade Cultural Affairs Director
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Black nursing home residents face loneliness, disparity care; DeSantis brings in faith community for interactions
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Hidden Signs of Kidney Disease Every Older Adult Should Know
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Haitian American soccer sensation Dumornay earns Europe’s Best Player of the Year for 2025-2026
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Cursive writing returns for upcoming school year
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Three South Florida school districts battle over students amid enrollment decline
Photo courtesy of Freepik.com By David L. Snelling As student enrollment is on a sharp decline for three South Florida school districts, officials discovered a …
Health and Wellness
Judge: Pennsylvania’s pandemic restrictions unconstitutional
Gov. Tom Wolf”s administration said Monday it will appeal a federal judge’s ruling that pandemic restrictions that required people to stay at home, placed size …
Black Women Creators Conference
Nashville, TN (Black PR Wire) – Join Cool Girls Create for the Official 2020 Conference for Black Women Content Creators on Aug. 29 & 30. …
Business
Blue Cross raises rate hike sought on Affordable Care plans
By EMERY P. DALESIO and EMILY MASTERS RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) _ North Carolina’s largest health insurer says higher-than-anticipated costs after two years of selling federally …
Abercrombie & Fitch promises to stop on-call shifts in NY
By MICHAEL VIRTANEN ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ The retailer Abercrombie & Fitch plans to discontinue on-call shifts in New York this year, dropping a requirement …
Oreo-maker latest ‘Big Food’ company targeted for shakeup
By CANDICE CHOI and MICHELLE CHAPMAN NEW YORK (AP) _ The maker of Oreo cookies may again be the target for a shake-up as “Big …
Technology
Prosecutor warns kids against sexting
By DAPHNE DURET PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — It took several minutes for Assistant State Attorney Gregory Schiller to get all the eighth-graders inside the …
Hawaii’s high gas prices dip below $3 a gallon
HONOLULU — Gas prices are dipping below $3 a gallon in some parts of Oahu for the first time in seven years. But the state …
Education
Eastern Illinois U union skips pay raise to save 29 jobs
CHARLESTON, Ill. (AP) _ Eastern Illinois University President David Glassman says the members of a union that represents faculty and others on campus have agreed …
Boy Scouts come to East Lansing for honor society conference
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) _ Michigan State University’s campus is hosting 15,000 Boy Scouts and adult leaders as part of the 100th anniversary conference for …
School of rock: Plans set for pop music college in Woodstock
WOODSTOCK, N.Y. (AP) _ One of the organizers of the original Woodstock concert is behind a venture to establish a pop music college in the …
Sports
NBA player returns to Ames for holiday parade
AMES, Iowa (AP) _ An Ames native and member of the NBA champion Golden State Warriors is serving as grand marshal for his hometown’s Fourth …
Source: Heat now among clubs meeting with Aldridge
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) _ A person with knowledge of the negotiations says LaMarcus Aldridge and the Miami Heat have spoken …
Interview: Wade chooses to stay with Heat
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) _ After 12 years with the Miami Heat, Dwyane Wade needed a reminder of how much the …
