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
Air Force finds contamination in Moose Creek wells
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) _ An Air Force base about 25 miles southeast of Fairbanks has found contaminated groundwater in wells near Moose Creek. The Fairbanks …
Forecasters warning of potential for heat-related illnesses
ATLANTA (AP) _ Forecasters are offering Georgians tips to stay safe as high temperatures in the region could lead to heat-related illnesses. The National Weather …
Business
EU commits $2.15 billion to help Greek poor deal with crisis
By RAF CASERT and FRANK JORDANS BRUSSELS — The European Union committed 2 billion euros ($2.15 billion) on Friday to help Athens deal with what even EU leaders now …
Simon Property raises bid for Macerich to $16.8B
By JOSEPH PISANI NEW YORK — Mall operator Simon Property boosted its hostile bid for rival Macerich by 5 percent to $16.8 billion and said it will …
The 20 hour shift to end all 20 hour shifts
By Pierre B. Bland, DVM Being a veterinarian is not all puppies and kittens. I assure you. As with any profession, the behind the …
Education
5 Tufts students go on hunger strike over janitor layoffs
MEDFORD, Mass. (AP) _ Five students at Tufts University began a hunger strike Sunday over the university’s plans to cut about 35 janitorial jobs at …
St. Paul teacher named Minnesota’s Teacher of the Year
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) _ A St. Paul high school teacher who teaches writing and English to immigrant students has been named Minnesota’s 2015 Teacher of …
Jimmy Buffett University of Miami commencement speaker
MIAMI (AP) _ Singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett is scheduled to give the commencement address for University of Miami. The university says Buffett will speak Friday when …
Sports
LeBron James: Transition over, ready to be take-charge player
MIAMI (AP) — A year ago, it was all different. LeBron James calls it a transition phase, one where he was wrapped up in figuring …
Marlins suspend humbled manager
MIAMI (AP) — Chastened Miami Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen sat alone at a podium and began in Spanish, then halted in the middle of a …
Final Four teams a slam dunk for NBA-quality talent
Associated Press Lurking in virtually every corner of the Superdome this weekend will be lottery picks, some other NBA first-rounders and assorted AP All-Americans. Everywhere, …