Miami-Dade Schools offering kids free breakfast and lunch during summer
Photo courtesy of iStock MIAMI – Miami-Dade County Public Schools is doing its part to address food insecurity as the district is offering free breakfast …
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Donalds inching closer to become first-ever Black Florida governor
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Gallon among five to win Miami-Dade Commission seats unopposed
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Miami Gardens to host citywide clean-up effort June 13
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Broward Health Celebrates Ribbon Cutting of New Freestanding Emergency Room in Lighthouse Point
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City of Miramar bans RVs residency following complaints
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High School student athletes must undergo heart screening
Photo courtesy of pngtree.com MIAMI – First time high school student-athletes will be required to to take an ECG heart screening before they can play …
Health and Wellness
Arizona family wins suit involving chemical-coated toys
By RYAN VAN VELZER PHOENIX (AP) _ An Arizona family won a $435,000 judgment in federal court after a child swallowed a decorative bead coated …
15 fatal fentanyl overdoses reported in Delaware since Feb.
DOVER, Del. (AP) _ Public health and law enforcement officials say Delaware is seeing an increasing number of fatal overdoses from fentanyl, a synthetic painkiller. …
Business
Florida man jailed on IRS bomb threat charge
MIAMI (AP) _ A South Florida man who told the FBI his name is “Squirrel’’ is charged with threatening to blow up the Internal Revenue …
Sweep of Florida gas stations finds skimmers at pumps
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ Florida consumers filling up at the gas pump may have had their credit card information stolen. Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam said …
Storm leaves thousands in Dallas-Fort Worth without power
DALLAS (AP) _ A storm packing winds upward of 80 mph has left thousands of people without power in North Texas. The Dallas Morning News …
Education
Michelle Obama addresses Tuskegee University graduates
By KIM CHANDLER TUSKEGEE, Ala. (AP) _ Michelle Obama invoked the storied history of Tuskegee University as she urged new graduates to soar to their …
North Dakota student prepares for National Geographic Bee
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) _ A North Dakota middle school student is arduously preparing for the National Geographic Bee competition. The 12-year-old Sean Ness tells …
College buys fake bodies for anatomy, physiology courses
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) _ The University of Northern Iowa has purchased several artificial bodies to help provide undergraduate students with a better understanding of …
Sports
Decision time as Dolphins fail to make the playoffs
MIAMI GARDENS (AP) – The handshakes and backslaps exchanged in the Miami Dolphins’ locker room late Sunday afternoon were gestures of consolation, not celebration, before …
Dennis Rodman visits N. Korea to prep for game
PYONGYANG, North Korea – Former basketball star Dennis Rodman left North Korea on Monday without answering questions from the media on whether he had met …
Planned Braves stadium move highlights race, class in Atlanta
ATLANTA— For the Braves, abandoning downtown Atlanta for the suburbs means moving closer to the team’s fan base and developing money-making restaurants and amenities. Team …