VOTING HAPPY HOUR
VOTING HAPPY HOUR: The Young Professionals of the Urban League of Palm Beach County get out the vote event is an opportunity to enjoy some …
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COVID-19 government disaster loans saved businesses, but saddled survivors with debt
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Illegal voting by noncitizens is rare, yet Republicans make it a major issue
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Federal appeals court upholds Maryland’s handgun licensing
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Black leaders strongly oppose chief exec DeSantis’ Great Outdoors Initiative
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Dazzling, fantasy island world visions unravel in ‘Blink Twice’
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African nations are losing up to 5% of their GDP per year with climate change
STOCK PHOTO Dakar, Senegal (AP) — African nations are losing up to 5% of their GDP every year as they bear a heavier burden than …
Health and Wellness
2 babies die, 29 sickened from bad vaccines in south Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) _ Mexico’s public health system has suspended infant vaccines and mounted an investigation after two babies died and 29 were sickened in …
Colombia suspending use of anti-coca herbicide
By LIBARDO CARDONA BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) _ Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos announced Saturday he is halting use of a herbicide that has been a …
Business
Your homeownership choice: fixed or adjustable-rate mortgage?
Adjustable-rate mortgages got a bad rap after the housing bust. Many homebuyers used the low initial interest rates on adjustable loans to keep payments low, …
Book flights 54 days in advance as cheap fare tactic
NEW YORK (AP) — Booking a flight is often confusing, annoying and frustrating. Prices fluctuate so frequently that most vacationers can’t tell if they are …
Fla. could pay man who spent 2 decades in prison
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) A man who spent 21 years in prison after being wrongfully convicted of killing his seven children might be compensated by the …
Education
Lyndon State College to dedicate campus veterans’ center
LYNDONVILLE, Vt. — Vermont’s Lyndon State College is going to be dedicating a student veterans’ center in honor of a 1971 graduate who served in Vietnam. …
City University of NY refunds tuition to some immigrants
CLAUDIA TORRENS NEW YORK — City University of New York is returning thousands of dollars to about 150 immigrant students who live illegally in the U.S. …
Nickelodeon debuts mobile service Noggin for the pre-K set
By ANICK JESDANUN NEW YORK — Nickelodeon is creating brand-new content and resurrecting old shows for a mobile subscription service aimed at preschoolers. The $6-a-month service …