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BCPS teacher named White House champion FORT LAUDERDALE — Linda Gancitano, physical education teacher at Driftwood Middle School Academy of Health and Wellness, recently was …
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Reggae greats, students team for concert
PHOTO COURTESY OF DAVID I. MUIR/FOR SOUTH FLORIDA TIMES MIRAMAR — Miramar Cultural Center Artspark was ablaze with rhythm, music and soul recently, as …
Now someone can manage your Facebook account after you die
By BARBARA ORTUTAY NEW YORK — Facebook is making it easier to plan for your online afterlife. The world’s biggest online social network said Thursday that …
Anne Moody, Mississippi lunch counter protester, dead at 74
PHOTO COURTESY OF MUSICANDCULTURE.BLOGSPOT.COM JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Anne Moody, whose memoir Coming of Age in Mississippi gave a wrenching account of growing up …
North Carolina coaching great Dean Smith dies at 83
PHOTO COURTESY OF TBO.COM By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer Dean Smith was more than simply a basketball coach. Yes, the retired Hall of Famer …
Around South Florida
MARIJUANA Part II Florida’s medical marijuana measure, which was narrowly defeated in 2014, will be back on the ballot in 2016. Attorney John Morgan, who …
Jordan helps usher in new era at Sun Life Stadium
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Kravis hosts discussion on race, beating adversity
PHOTO COURTESY OF RA-RA VALVERDE WEST PALM BEACH —The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts will host a panel discussion on The …
Boko Haram kidnaps hundreds, tells stories of Chibok girls
Brian WilliamsBy CHIKA ODUAH YOLA, Nigeria — When Islamic extremists snatched more than 270 girls from the Chibok boarding school in Nigeria in the dead of …
Obama sends Congress request for military force against IS
By NEDRA PICKLER and DAVID ESPO WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama asked Congress Wednesday to formally authorize military force against the Islamic State group, arguing the militants could …