HISTORIC OVERTOWN HOSTS BLOCK PARTY AND HERITAGE MARKET FOR JUNETEENTH WEEKEND
MIAMI – In honor of Juneteenth, the Overtown Business Association (OBA) is proud to present the Overtown Block Party & Heritage Market – Juneteenth Weekend …
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Candidates for U.S. Rep. Wilson’s CD 24 seat seeking her endorsement
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Miami-Dade unveils plans for first airport-wide digital monitoring hub in U.S.
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Florida proposal bans college admission, adult education classes for undocumented students
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Retirees spending more time exploring technology than leisure time
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PBC Elections invites residents to Elections Experience Tour
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How much does your life matter?
By Antonia Williams-Gary Once upon a time we were bought and sold in the slave markets where prices for our bodies were set according to …
Health and Wellness
Is Sugar the Cause of Your Weight Gain? Tips to Cut Back
StatePoint February is American Heart Month and a great opportunity to focus on your cardiovascular health. According to the American Heart Association, cardiovascular disease accounts …
Deportation fears have legal immigrants avoiding health care
PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA By KELLI KENNEDY Associated Press MIAMI (AP) – The number of legal immigrants from Latin American nations who access public health …
Business
Amazon plans to hire 2,100 workers at Indiana facilities
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ Amazon says it plans to add 2,100 workers at its locations in Indiana as it looks to hire more employees across the …
Art Basel names a director of the Americas
MIAMI (AP) _ Art Basel has a new director who will concentrate solely on the art world in the Americas. The global organization which operates …
Wal-Mart opens counter offensive against Amazon this week
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) _ The online price fight as well as the bickering is heating up between Wal-Mart and …
Education
Officials say the Ohio DOE threw F grades out of evaluation
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) _ State school board members accused the Ohio Department of Education on Tuesday of breaking the law by throwing online schools’ failing …
300 students to enroll after tumult at Sweet Briar College
SWEET BRIAR, Va. (AP) _ Saved from the brink of closure, Sweet Briar College said Wednesday that nearly 300 students are scheduled to enroll for …
Audit: LA schools added $40M for food but served fewer meals
LOS ANGELES (AP) _ An audit has found the Los Angeles Unified School District spent $40.6 million more on food but served fewer meals. The …
Sports
Wife of Saints, Pelicans owner testifies in competency trial
By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) _ Gayle Benson, a former interior decorator now first in line to inherit New Orleans’ NFL …
Romo has no regrets over fantasy comments about NFL
By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer IRVING, Texas (AP) _ Tony Romo says he has no regrets about comments he has made about the NFL …
US ignoring former coach Pia Sundhage’s comments
By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) _ The U.S. national team is dismissing critical comments that former coach Pia Sundhage made …
