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
Autism spectrum disorder situation highlights need for early diagnosis
PHOTO COURTESY OF UM-NSU CARD MIAMI, Fla. – Shaniel Miles is a mother of three children, and now an expert and advocate – by necessity …
WHO says it can fight Ebola outbreak despite U.S. withdrawal
Photo Credit: AP Photo GENEVA (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization said Monday it can fight the deadly Ebola outbreak in Congo …
Business
Chipotle: Still no pork at 40 percent of restaurants
NEW YORK (AP) _ Chipotle says it still doesn’t have carnitas at about 40 percent of its more than 1,800 restaurants, following the suspension of …
AutoNation misses 2Q profit forecasts
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) _ AutoNation Inc. (AN) on Wednesday reported second-quarter net income of $115.1 million. The Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based company said it had …
Home Depot paying $1.63 billion for Interline
NEW YORK (AP) _ The Home Depot Inc. is buying Interline Brands Inc., which distributes maintenance and repair products, for just under $1.63 billion in …
Education
Florida A&M University Board mulls concerns about president’s leadership
By TIA MITCHELL The Florida Times-Union TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida A&M University is on the upswing in many ways: Audits are clean, accreditation appears on …
Mentors aid 1st generation college students
By ERIC PETERSON (Arlington Heights) Daily Herald PALATINE, Ill. (AP) _ Marvin Vargas worked hard at Palatine High School to earn the grades and scholarship …
New marine education center being built in Ocean Springs
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (AP) _ Officials with the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory and the University of Southern Mississippi have unveiled plans for a new $17 …
Sports
TD Garden would host Olympic basketball finals, gymnastics
By STEVE LeBLANC BOSTON (AP) _ Boston’s TD Garden has been named as the preferred venue for Olympic and Paralympic basketball finals and Olympic gymnastics …
Another day, another round in the 80s for Tiger Woods
By TIM DAHLBERG AP Sports Writer UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. (AP) _ The U.S. Open used to be the place Tiger Woods showed why he was …
Lots of study before camp ahead for Titans QB Marcus Mariota
By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) _ Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota loves playing football and calls playing in the NFL …
