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
Judge: Pennsylvania’s pandemic restrictions unconstitutional
Gov. Tom Wolf”s administration said Monday it will appeal a federal judge’s ruling that pandemic restrictions that required people to stay at home, placed size …
Black Women Creators Conference
Nashville, TN (Black PR Wire) – Join Cool Girls Create for the Official 2020 Conference for Black Women Content Creators on Aug. 29 & 30. …
Business
Ohio offers sales tax holiday for back-to-school shopping
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) _ Ohio is offering its first-ever sales tax holiday this weekend to help back-to-school shoppers reduce the cost of clothing and school …
Even with banks open, Greek firms paralyzed by restrictions
By COSTAS KANTOURIS and DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) _ Panagiotis Papadopoulos, the owner of a Greek company that builds and exports glass …
Uber admits mistake in accepting sex assault suspect
DALLAS (AP) _ Uber says an internal investigation found it mistakenly granted driver status to a man now accused of sexually assaulting a female passenger. …
Technology
Let hackers in: Experts say traps might be better than walls
By YOUKYUNG LEE SEOUL, South Korea — Ever since the Internet blossomed in the 1990s, cybersecurity was built on the idea that computers could be protected …
Sony trims full-year loss forecast to $1.4 billion
By ELAINE KURTENBACH TOKYO — Sony Corp. trimmed its forecast of losses and gave a figure for damages from the Sony Pictures hack, but said it …
Education
District puts mascot redo costs at about $265K minimum
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) _ Cost estimates released by the Fort Smith School District show that it would have to spend approximately $265,000 at minimum …
Lafayette school to reopen nearly 2 years after tornado
LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) _ An Indiana middle school that was badly damaged by a tornado in November 2013 is preparing to reopen its doors for …
French school’s campus plan in suburban NY is blocked
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) _ A plan by the French-American School of New York to build on the site of a former Westchester County country …
Sports
Durant: ‘I can’t wait to play the game I love again’
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) _ Kevin Durant says next summer can wait. Next season is his only priority at this …
Suns find another reason to dislike the Spurs
By BOB BAUM AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) _ The Phoenix Suns vaulted from long shots to finalists in the bid to land coveted free …
Hammon to become 1st female head coach of NBA summer league
SAN ANTONIO (AP) _ Becky Hammon is about to become the first woman to serve as the head coach of an NBA summer league team. …
