Donalds inching closer to becoming first-ever Black Florida governor
U.S. Rep. and Florida governor candidate Byron Donalds (Photo courtesy of Facebook) By David L. Snelling MIAMI – In 2018, then-Tallahassee mayor Andrew Gillum upset …
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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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HISTORIC OVERTOWN HOSTS BLOCK PARTY AND HERITAGE MARKET FOR JUNETEENTH WEEKEND
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Palm Beach County School district cuts back on free meals for all students.
STOCK Photo By David L. Snelling WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Due to reductions in a federal program which helps school districts offer free meals …
Health and Wellness
Lincoln senator advocates for dyslexia awareness
By ZACH PLUHACEK Lincoln Journal Star LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) – Reading made Alex Filing so physically exhausted that he would yawn mid-sentence – not out …
Thousands rally in California against health law repeal
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Thousands of nurses, doctors, and patients who have benefited from President Barack Obama’s health care law rallied Sunday in California to …
Business
Brazil’s unemployment rates rises
SAO PAULO (AP) _ Brazil’s government says unemployment continues rising in Latin America’s largest country. The country’s IBGE statistics bureau said Thursday that the jobless …
Loan deal signed to build solar energy facility in Jamaica
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) _ The U.S. government’s development finance institution has signed an agreement with a solar energy company to support a 20-megawatt photovoltaic facility …
California court says ‘sweepstakes’ games are illegal
By SUDHIN THANAWALA SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ Computerized “sweepstakes” games offered at special Internet cafes are the equivalent of slot machines that are illegal under …
Education
Funding falling into place for Sweet Briar College
SWEET BRIAR, Va. (AP) _ The initial pieces of a rescue plan for Sweet Briar College are falling into place. Saving Sweet Briar Inc. says …
DSU publishes online images of Theodore Roosevelt letters
DICKINSON, N.D. (AP) _ Dickinson State University is publishing online a collection of images that includes letters from President Theodore Roosevelt to cartoonist John McCutcheon …
Bethune-Cookman students participate in White House event
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) _ A team of Bethune-Cookman University students was one of only 10 presenters recently during President’s Obama’s “National Week of Making” event …
Sports
New 30-second shot clock could benefit Wyoming
By RYAN HOLMGREN Casper Star-Tribune LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) _ After Wyoming pulled out a gutty 45-43 victory over San Diego State to win the Mountain …
Macklemore, Snoop Dogg to play in celeb softball game
NEW YORK (AP) _ Rappers Snoop Dogg and Macklemore and “Hunger Games” actor Josh Hutcherson will play in the 2015 MLB All-Star Legends and Celebrity …
UAB president says no decision made on football program
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) _ UAB President Ray Watts said he hasn’t made a decision on whether to reinstate football, bowling and rifle. Watts issued a …
