Miami-Dade Schools offering kids free breakfast and lunch during summer
Photo courtesy of iStock MIAMI – Miami-Dade County Public Schools is doing its part to address food insecurity as the district is offering free breakfast …
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Donalds inching closer to become first-ever Black Florida governor
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Gallon among five to win Miami-Dade Commission seats unopposed
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Miami Gardens to host citywide clean-up effort June 13
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Broward Health Celebrates Ribbon Cutting of New Freestanding Emergency Room in Lighthouse Point
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City of Miramar bans RVs residency following complaints
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High School student athletes must undergo heart screening
Photo courtesy of pngtree.com MIAMI – First time high school student-athletes will be required to to take an ECG heart screening before they can play …
Health and Wellness
TriStar Skyline trauma center fails first-year test
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) _ The Tennessee Board of Licensing Health Care Facilities has given a new trauma unit at Nashville’s TriStar Skyline Medical Center a …
Feds: Florida doctor gave cancer patients unapproved drugs
By KELLI KENNEDY FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) _ A Florida oncologist has been charged with giving cancer patients medications from other countries that were not …
Business
US stocks fall after weak consumer spending report
By BERNARD CONDON and JOE McDONALD NEW YORK — U.S. stocks fell in the first hour of trading Monday after a weak consumer spending report. European markets were …
Markets brace for Big Oil profit plunge
By BERNARD CONDON and JONATHAN FAHEY NEW YORK — It’s just a forecast, and for only one of 10 industry groups in the stock market. Yet it has …
The spies inside your cell phone
PHOTO COURTESY OF thewash.com Many Apps Can Track Your Location And Share Your Information, Says Cybersecurity Expert By Gary S. Miliefsky Special to South …
Education
Texas A&M Galveston professor fails entire class
GALVESTON, Texas (AP) _ In a fiery email, a Texas A&M Galveston professor told an entire class that they would be getting failing grades and …
Minor injuries reported in crash of Crowley school buses
CROWLEY, Texas (AP) _ Officials say about a dozen students were taken to the hospital with minor injuries after one school bus rear-ended another in …
She cannot hear, but she thrived at Carlow University
By BILL SCHACKNER Pittsburgh Post-Gazette PITTSBURGH (AP) _ Like plenty of graduates this commencement season, Danah Richter will step onto a stage in cap and …
Sports
Word from the streets: Marlins Madness
The deal is done, and perhaps it was inevitable. City and county officials have committed hundreds of millions of public dollars to build a stadium …
The Marlins get their ballpark at our expense
Here’s an idea. Let’s say you and I buy a car together. I’ve found a great one online for $1,000. My thought is, you pay …
Moss takes charge at Marlins meeting
MIAMI – Viewers of Monday’s Miami-Dade County Commission meeting, in which a $644.5 million Marlins stadium was approved, had an opportunity to watch Chairman Dennis …