Saks Global Company winds down majority of off-price operations
NEW YORK – Saks Global Enterprises LLC a leading luxury retail company, today announced strategic actions to wind down the majority of its off-price operations, …
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Governor Candidate James Fishback Vows to Prosecute Jeffrey Epstein’s Co-Conspirators
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Clintons wil testify to avoid House’s threat of contempt in Jeffrey Epstein probe
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Museum of Graffiti Opens Studios in Wynwood
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68th GRAMMY: Kendrick Lamar wins most awards, Bad Bunny wins Album of the Year
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Democrats Should Lead by Example on Gerrymandering
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Marshall L. Davis Sr. African Heritage Cultural Arts Center Hosts Village Talk
MIAMI – On the heels of the Marshall L. Davis Sr. African Heritage Cultural Arts Center’s 50th Anniversary, and during the national observance leading up …
Health and Wellness
Mosquitoes test positive for West Nile virus in Clark County
LAS VEGAS (AP) _ The Southern Nevada Health District is warning Clark County residents that mosquitoes have tested positive for West Nile virus in eight …
Minnesota funeral home closed due to unsanitary conditions
MAPLEWOOD, Minn. (AP) _ Minnesota health officials have shut down a suburban Twin Cities funeral home accused of letting bodies decompose. The state Department of …
Business
Pandora reports 1Q loss but beats analyst estimates
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) _ Pandora Media Inc. on Thursday reported a wider loss of $48.3 million in its first quarter as it continued to invest …
Microsoft results show company’s shift, but is it enough?
By BRANDON BAILEY AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ Microsoft is changing its business. The question has been whether it’s changing fast enough. The …
3 Ways to Give Your Business a Competitive Edge in 2015
(NewsUSA) – In case you are unaware, major changes to the shipping industry are afoot this year, which could cost businesses big bucks. To better …
Education
New standardized tests bring technical challenges, concern
By KIMBERLY HEFLING AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) _ Call this the year of the test. Or, at least the year of standardized test mania. …
Grant to help WSSU students prepare for medical degrees
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) _ The National Institutes of Health has awarded Winston-Salem State University a five-year grant totaling $2.3 million to help undergraduate students compete …
Education Management to close 15 Art Institute campuses
PITTSBURGH (AP) _ A Pittsburgh-based for-profit college company has announced plans to close 15 of its Art Institute campuses nationwide, one quarter of the total, …
Sports
UM fires back as NCAA sets out charge
CORAL GABLES — After two years of digging, the NCAA hit Miami with the four words that no school wants to hear: “Lack of institutional …
Word spreading as No. 3 ranked Canes soar in spectacular season
CORAL GABLES — North Carolina’s Marcus Paige had Shane Larkin well covered when the Miami Hurricanes’ point guard launched a shot from the top of …
Source: Dolphins OK referendum on stadium
MIAMI (AP) _ The Miami Dolphins have agreed to a local referendum on their plan seeking tax money for an upgrade of their stadium, a …