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
Empower U observes Mental Health Month in Liberty City
MIAMI – May 1, 2019 – For 20 years, Empower U has worked tirelessly to serve families in disadvantaged communities. Now in honor of Mental …
US pregnancy deaths up, and most are preventable
By MIKE STOBBE and MARILYNN MARCHIONE More U.S. women are dying from preg. nancy-related causes, and more than half of those deaths are preventable, government …
Business
Wal-Mart buying remaining stake in China’s Yihaodian
NEW YORK (AP) _ Wal-Mart has purchased the remaining stake in Chinese online retailer Yihaodian as it looks to expand its presence in the country …
Coca-Cola: Diet Coke still struggling in US
By CANDICE CHOI AP Food Industry Writer NEW YORK (AP) _ Coca-Cola says sales of Diet Coke are still sliding as people continue gravitating toward …
Shell gets permits for limited oil drilling in Arctic waters
By KEVIN FREKING and DAN JOLING ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) _ The Obama administration has given Royal Dutch Shell PLC approval to begin limited exploratory oil …
Education
7 Hawaii schools to offer free meals to all students
HONOLULU (AP) _ The Hawaii State Department of Education will be testing a pilot program at seven public schools that will allow all students to …
Petition seeks to delay schools’ start date due to heat
AMITE, La. (AP) _ A petition calling for the start date for Tangipahoa Parish schools to be delayed due to excessive heat has drawn thousands …
Ranch near Sedona donated to University. of Arizona veterinary school
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) _ A 45-acre ranch near Sedona is going to be part of a veterinary program launching at the University of Arizona in …
Sports
Saints see Spiller as perfect for Payton’s playbook
By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer METAIRIE, La. (AP) _ New Orleans Saints running back C.J. Spiller spent much of his youth on baseball diamonds, …
Jason Day overcome by vertigo while contending at US Open
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. (AP) _ Jason Day was overcome by dizziness and collapsed on his final hole at the …
Idaho ski resort region offers great mountain biking
By ROGER PHILLIPS Idaho Statesman MCCALL, Idaho (AP) _ It’s called mountain biking for a reason. Careening down a mountain singletrack and zig-zagging through pines …
