Juneteenth: The Week of Repair
As communities across the nation prepare to observe the Week of Repair, it is a time to reflect, remember, and advocate for justice. This special …
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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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How much does your life matter?
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Donalds inching closer to becoming first-ever Black Florida governor
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Palm Beach County School district cuts back on free meals for all students.
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Reconciling Jackson and Jackson
Photo courtesy of Wikipedia By BEN JEALOUS The party of Andrew Jackson has spent a decade running from him. It should keep the two things …
Health and Wellness
Health Department: Alabama teens lag in HPV vaccinations
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) _ State health officials say too many Alabama teens aren’t getting vaccinated for a potentially cancer-causing virus. The Alabama Department of Public …
Hassan, Shaheen blame GOP for underfunding drug programs
LACONIA, N.H. (AP) _ Gov. Maggie Hassan and U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen called Monday for a bipartisan effort to combat the growing problem of heroin …
Business
Canada seeks $3 billion in tariffs on US products
TORONTO (AP) _ Canada has filed a request to impose more than $3 billion a year in tariffs on the United States in the latest …
A slump in transportation stocks may no longer signal danger
By STEVE ROTHWELL AP Markets Writer NEW YORK (AP) _ One of the oldest trading strategies in the book is showing a yellow flag for …
French firm urged to reimburse farmers in alleged land grabs
PARIS (AP) _ Activists called Thursday for French conglomerate Bollore to return land, or compensate farmers, over disputed concessions for plantations in Cambodia and three …
Education
Vermont educators to discuss grant for biomedical research
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) _ U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy, University of Vermont President Thomas Sullivan and other higher education officials are going to be talking about …
Study: Rape prevention training works, cuts sex assault risk
By MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Chief Medical Writer A program that taught college women ways to prevent sexual assault cut in half the chances they would …
Classes at 2 Greensboro schools canceled after E.coli found
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) _ Classes at two Greensboro schools have been canceled after water tested positive for E.coli. Guilford County Schools announced Wednesday that Bessemer …
Sports
McIlroy top of the world at Match Play Championship
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ Rory McIlroy had to work harder than ever to win the Match Play Championship. No …
Dolphins draft versatile Tony Lippett with their final pick
By STEVEN WINE AP Sports Writer DAVIE, Fla. (AP) _ With their final pick in the draft, the Miami Dolphins selected a receiver and cornerback. …
Nova pitches in 1st game since elbow surgery
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) _ New York Yankees right-hander Ivan Nova has pitched in his first game since elbow ligament replacement surgery a year ago. The …
