Wade in Our Waters celebrates Virginia Key Beach 81st anniversary
Photo courtesy of dunnhistory.com The Black community and residents of Key Biscayne will gather this month to celebrate the 81st birthday of Virginia Key Beach, …
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Twelve HBCUs to benefit from $12 million endowment to boost academic, research programs
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Florida first state to respond to federal Call to Action on Academic and Operational Excellence
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MDSO, FDOT launch initiative to reduce reckless, aggressive driving
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Black students disproportionately falsely accused of cheating using AI for assignments
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Democrats unite to support socialist U.S. Senate candidate Nixon to defeat Moody in November
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A Mini-Stroke Is a Warning You Should Never Ignore
Photo courtesy of Medical News Today By Knowridge A mini-stroke can last only a few minutes, but it can be an important warning about what …
Health and Wellness
Texas environmental agency paid millions for smog research
HOUSTON (AP) _ Texas environmental officials are paying consulting firms more than $2.6 million for research that supports the claim that tightening the ozone standard …
Bacteria linked to illness at Montgomery day care identified
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) _ A Montgomery day care center will remain closed while public health officials investigate an outbreak, suspected to be a foodborne illness, …
Business
Yelp and Nokia are big market movers
NEW YORK (AP) _ Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE Yelp …
GM Canada to cut assembly workforce by 1,000 jobs this year
OSHAWA, Ontario (AP) _ General Motors Canada says it will cut about 1,000 positions from its Oshawa manufacturing operations this year. GM Canada said Thursday …
Partners HealthCare notifies 3,300 patients of email breach
BOSTON (AP) _ Boston-based nonprofit health care system Partners HealthCare is notifying about 3,300 patients about a security breach. Partners says in November it learned …
Education
Kansas officials to urge schools to teach financial literacy
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) _ Kansas legislators and State Board of Education members are launching a campaign to encourage public schools to teach students financial literacy. …
Black professor regrets comments critical of white students
By PHILIP MARCELO BOSTON (AP) _ An incoming Boston University professor who called “white college males” a “problem population” and was publicly criticized by the …
Syracuse U. fraternity suspended during investigation
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) _ A Syracuse University fraternity has been ordered to suspend activities while authorities investigate an alleged assault. According to court records, 22-year-old …
Sports
Heat wins 2nd game with late spurt, series in Miami
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana thought it had taken control Tuesday night. LeBron James and Dwyane Wade stole it right back. The four-time MVP and perennial …
Sterling accused of harming NBA
NEW YORK — The NBA charged Donald Sterling on Monday with damaging the league and its teams with his racist comments, setting up a June …
Ex-NAACP head says Donald Sterling distraught
LOS ANGELES (AP) – The former president of the Los Angeles chapter of the NAACP said Monday that Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling was …