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
Florida hospital faces huge fine over children’s heart unit
PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIPEDIA.ORG ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) – Florida regulators are preparing to issue one of the largest fines against a hospital in recent …
Nine Florida students hospitalized after eating ‘THC-laced candy’
COOPER CITY, Fla. (AP) – Authorities say nine students from a Florida charter school ate marijuana-infused candy and were hospitalized with stomach pains. News outlets …
Business
Fiat Chrysler recalls 1.4M vehicles to prevent hacking
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) _ Fiat Chrysler has decided to recall about 1.4 million cars and trucks in the U.S. just …
American Airlines beats 2Q profit forecasts
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) _ Dramatically cheaper jet fuel helped American Airlines nearly double its second-quarter profit to $1.7 …
FBI arrests activists accused of releasing 5,740 mink
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) _ Two animal-rights activists have been charged with terrorizing the fur industry during cross-country road trips in which they released about 5,740 …
Education
University of Vermont Extension says basil threat found in Burlington
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) _ The University of Vermont Extension Service says the first case of the season of “downy mildew” has been found on a …
University restores Mississippi flag to campus display
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) _ The University of Alaska Fairbanks has returned a Mississippi flag to a campus display just days after the university removed it, …
Spelman College discontinues its Bill Cosby professorship
ATLANTA (AP) _ A historically black college is discontinuing its endowed professorship with Bill Cosby after recent details emerged of his testimony in a sexual-assault …
Sports
Se Ri Pak withdraws from US Women’s Open
FAR HILLS, N.J. (AP) _ Se Ri Pak has withdrawn from the U.S. Women’s Open next month at Lancaster Country Club. Pak was the first …
Rutgers’ athletic facility upgrades approved by board
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) _ Rutgers University’s board has approved a plan to build a multi-use men’s and women’s basketball facility and give the school’s …
Brooke Henderson wins first Symetra Tour title
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) _ Canadian teen Brooke Henderson won the Four Winds Invitational on Sunday for her first Symetra Tour title. The 17-year-old Henderson …
