Candidates for U.S. Rep. Wilson’s CD 24 seat seeking her endorsement
Former State Senator and Congressional District 24 candidate Shevrin Jones (All photos courtesy of Facebook) By David L. Snelling MIAMI – Is retiring U.S. Rep. …
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UK bans under-16s from using social media apps including TikTok and YouTube
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Dolphins agree to a 3-year extension with center Aaron Brewer
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Fishermen prepared for the longest red snapper season in recent memory. A court order stopped it
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49ers mourn the sudden death of former All-Pro linebacker Aldon Smith at 36
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Federal judge rules Trump administration ceases immigration applications unlawful
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Miami-Dade unveils plans for first airport-wide digital monitoring hub in U.S.
Photo courtesy of Miami-Dade County MIAMI – Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and Miami International Airport officials recently unveiled plans and renderings for MIA’s …
Health and Wellness
5 self-preservation tips for watching the Chauvin trial
America’s traumatization of Black people continues with the trial of Derrick Chauvin, the former Minneapolis officer who nonchalantly bore his knee into George Floyd’s neck …
How you can support your Muslim friends, relatives in this Ramadan season
MIAMI, Fla. (Black PR Wire) – Ramadan Mubarak – Happy or Blessed Ramadan! Ramadan is a time where Muslims around the world observe increased practice …
Business
Disney reshaped mansion landscape for Orlando
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – Central Florida’s leading candidate for priciest address isn’t on a chain of lakes, in Winter Park or Windermere. Of the 100 …
Home sales surge again in Tampa Bay as prices still climb
By SUSAN TAYLOR MARTIN Tampa Bay Times TAMPA, Fla. (AP) – Tampa Bay home sales showed huge year over year gains in November while prices …
Pioneering Orlando water park Wet ‘n Wild will close Dec. 31
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – A pioneering water park in Orlando is closing after nearly 40 years of splashes. Wet ‘n Wild opened in 1977. It’s …
Technology
Google acknowledges 11 accidents with its self-driving cars
By JUSTIN PRITCHARD LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Google Inc. revealed Monday that its self-driving cars have been in 11 minor traffic accidents since it began …
Online Common Core testing lays bare tech divide in schools
By CHRISTINE ARMARIO and SALLY HO NEW CUYAMA, Calif. (AP) _ Nestled between mountains 60 miles from the nearest city, students at rural California’s Cuyama …
Education
Public can see bones from mammoth at University of Michigan
Associated Press ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) – A year after a farmer’s discovery, the University of Michigan will publicly display bones from a mammoth that …
Ohio school apologizes for Trail of Tears banner
Associated Press HILLSBORO, Ohio (AP) – An Ohio high school Saturday blamed “ignorance” as it apologized for a banner displayed at a prep football game …
How Classrooms are Changing to Better Teach ‘STEAM’ Subjects
StatePoint The U.S. may be short as many as three million high-skilled workers by 2018, according to National Math + Science Initiative predictions. In response, …
Sports
Joe Namath offers reward in search for missing Florida teens
TEQUESTA, Fla. (AP) _ NFL Hall of Famer Joe Namath is offering a $100,000 reward in the search for two teenage fishermen along Florida’s Atlantic …
Lexi Thompson rallies to win Meijer LPGA Classic in Michigan
BELMONT, Mich. (AP) _ Lexi Thompson made sure she didn’t beat herself _ and ended up defeating everyone else. “I was just trying to be …
Cavaliers re-sign veteran James Jones
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) _ The Cavaliers have re-signed small forward James Jones, who provided leadership and long-range shooting for the …
