Opa-locka celebrates 100 years, Arabian Nights Music Festival set for May 16
Photo courtesy of Facebook OPA-LOCKA, Fla. – Today is the 100th birthday of the City of Opa-Locka which was founded on May 14, 1926. And …
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Miami Dade County Tax Collector Office to crackdown on disabled parking fraud
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Virginia Supreme Court shoots down Democratic redrawn Congressional map
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Boating safety Task Force recommends mandated boating training to curb accidents, fatalities in waterways
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Miami Gardens to hold hurricane preparedness giveaway June 6
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Habitat for Humanity and AutoNation help single mother of five become homeowner
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Miami Gardens to rename street after U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson
Photo courtesy of Facebook MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – The City of Miami Gardens is honoring U.S. Rep. Frederica S. Wilson, a Democrat, for her years …
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Modern storytelling not ‘Missing’ in tech-savvy mystery thriller
Sometimes when mom and dad are away, the kids will play. But what happens when mom and dad don’t come back. Then what? The writers …
Superbugs need their own moonshot initiative, immediately
As two physicians who have devoted our lives to studying cancer, we’re thrilled with President Biden’s "Cancer Moonshot" initiative to halve the disease’s death rate …
Algorithms to assess stroke risk are markedly worse for Black Americans
Durham N.C. – Current medical standards for accessing stroke risk perform worse for Black Americans than they do for white Americans, potentially creating a self-perpetuating …
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Sugar growers sue U.S. over Florida reservoir water levels
West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP) – Sugar growers in Florida are suing the U.S, Army Corps of Engineers over proposed reservoir water levels they say …
SpaceX launches ants, avocados, robot to international space station
Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP) – A SpaceX shipment of ants, avocados and a human-sized robotic arm rocketed toward the International Space Station on Sunday. The …
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GM ignition switch deaths, injuries total 398
DETROIT (AP) _ General Motors’ faulty ignition switches were responsible for at least 124 deaths and 274 injuries, according to a fund set up to …
German automakers buying Nokia’s HERE map business
By GEIR MOULSON BERLIN (AP) _ A consortium of German automakers Audi, BMW and Daimler announced Monday it is buying Nokia Corp.’s HERE map business …
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FAMU Law student accepted to EPA Law Clerk Honors Program
Staff Report ORLANDO, Fla – Florida A&M University (FAMU) student Bria Calvin has been accepted into the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) National Enforcement Training …
Morehouse College to admit transgender men starting in 2020
PHOTOS COURTESY OF MOREHOUSE COLLEGE The country’s only all-male historically black college will begin admitting transgender men next year, marking a major shift for the …
New Interim dean named at FAMU
Orlando, Fla. – A 15-year-veteran of Florida A&M University (FAMU) College of Law has been named interim dean of the Orlando, Fla., campus. Nicola Boothe …
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NBA coaches box get a little more diverse during offseason
The NBA coaching box is looking far more diverse these days. When the season starts next week, there will be the league’s first head coach …
An elated Tiger Woods headed to the Ryder Cup
By DOUG FERGUSON SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France (AP) — Tiger Woods paused on his walk toward the 18th green at Le Golf National and threw his head …
US Open champion Osaka dominant on return to tennis action in Japan
TOKYO (AP) — Naomi Osaka’s homecoming couldn’t have gone much better. Playing in her first tournament since winning the U.S. Open, third-seeded Osaka impressed her …
