Donalds inching closer to becoming first-ever Black Florida governor
U.S. Rep. and Florida governor candidate Byron Donalds (Photo courtesy of Facebook) By David L. Snelling MIAMI – In 2018, then-Tallahassee mayor Andrew Gillum upset …
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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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HISTORIC OVERTOWN HOSTS BLOCK PARTY AND HERITAGE MARKET FOR JUNETEENTH WEEKEND
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Palm Beach County School district cuts back on free meals for all students.
STOCK Photo By David L. Snelling WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Due to reductions in a federal program which helps school districts offer free meals …
Health and Wellness
Oregon takes first steps into era of legal retail marijuana
By JEFF BARNARD WILLIAMS, Ore. (AP) _ Forty-two years after Oregon became the first state to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana, the state is taking …
What’s next for California’s contentious vaccine law
By JULIA HOROWITZ SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) _ Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a hotly contested California bill to impose one of the strictest school vaccination …
Business
Wingstop files for IPO to join slate of chains going public
NEW YORK (AP) _ Wingstop filed for an initial public offering worth $86.3 million Wednesday, joining a growing pack of restaurants that are becoming publicly …
Louisiana borrows $335M to continue construction projects
By MELINDA DESLATTE BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) _ Despite budget question marks and the collapse of a recent LSU bond sale, Louisiana borrowed $335 million …
US gives farmers approval to spray crops from drones
By SCOTT SMITH FRESNO, Calif. (AP) _ A drone large enough to carry tanks of fertilizers and pesticides has won rare approval from federal authorities …
Education
New Mexico campuses seeing drop in student enrollment
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) _ College campuses across New Mexico had the sharpest decline in enrollment compared with other states in the past year, a new …
University of Kentucky high-rise dormitories to be vacated
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) _ Two 23-story dormitory towers on the University of Kentucky campus will be empty for this fall semester as the school decides …
10 young scholars to compete in geography bee finals
By BEN NUCKOLS WASHINGTON (AP) _ Ten kids with unusually strong knowledge of nations, cities, cultures and history are set to compete in the finals …
Sports
BTW High make Dolphins proud, win 7-on-7
photos COURTESY OF MIAMI DOLPHINS WINNING TEAM: Members of the winning Booker T. Washington F-5 Tornadoes pose for a photo after their second 7-on-7 championship …
CEO: STERLING STAYING ON A ‘DISASTER’ FOR CLIPPERS
LOS ANGELES — Coach Doc Rivers has said he’ll resign from the Los Angeles Clippers if Donald Sterling remains owner, the team’s interim CEO testified, …
LEBRON JAMES HUMBLED BY FANS IN HONG KONG
HONG KONG — LeBron James was honored by the appearance of hundreds of fans who clutched his jersey or held up life-size cutouts of his …
