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
General Mills to drop artificial ingredients in cereal
NEW YORK (AP) _ General Mills is dropping artificial colors and flavors from its cereals, the latest company to respond to a growing desire for …
Doctors warn against dangers of skinny jeans: Don’t squat
By MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) _ Attention wearers of skinny jeans: don’t squat _ at least not for long. Doctors in Australia …
Business
FDIC levies fines against New Frontier Bank directors
GREELEY, Colo. (AP) _ The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. fined four people involved in the 2009 collapse of Greeley’s New Frontier Bank $545,000 after a …
Utility offers open house at Energy Innovation Center
RUTLAND, Vt. (AP) _ Green Mountain Power customers can learn about energy efficient products and services at an open house at the company’s Energy Innovation …
Bill under debate would limit farm antibiotics in Oregon
By GOSIA WOZNIACKA PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) _ For decades, farmers have routinely fed antibiotics to livestock to fatten up the animals and protect them from …
Education
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 …
‘Animal House’ frat loses appeal, recognition
By HOLLY RAMER CONCORD, N.H. (AP) _ Dartmouth College has rejected an appeal by a fraternity accused of branding new members, ending efforts by the …
Hassan vetoes anti-Common Core bill
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) _ Gov. Maggie Hassan is using support from the business community to justify her veto of a bill backed by opponents of …
Sports
Incognito’s behavior scrutinized again
DAVIE, Fla. (AP) _ Richie Incognito’s stall inside the Miami Dolphins locker room was loaded with packages, papers and plenty of football equipment Monday. The …
Miami escapes tough penalties in Shapiro sanctions
CORAL GABLES (AP) — The University of Miami’s football team will lose a total of nine scholarships and the men’s basketball team will lose three …
Obama open to name change for Washington Redskins
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama says he would “think about changing” the Washington Redskins’ name if he owned the football team as he waded …