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
Paid sick leave bill advances in Oregon Legislature
SALEM, Ore. (AP) _ A bill requiring businesses to give employees paid sick leave is now advancing in the Oregon Legislature. Democrats on a budget …
Gov. Scott administration under fire in health care fight
By GARY FINEOUT TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ Key Republicans on Tuesday asserted that the administration of Florida Gov. Rick Scott was playing politics in a …
Business
SantaCon kicks off with hopes of less naughtiness
NEW YORK — The annual costumed pub crawl featuring a horde of inebriated Santas on the streets of Manhattan got underway Saturday with a lesson on …
Courthouse monument repair effort gets large donation
CHARLESTON, Ill. — An effort to repair two war monuments at the Coles County Courthouse has been aided by a large anonymous donation. The (Mattoon) Journal-Gazette …
Business booming for berry growers
By IAN FOLEY KENAI, Alaska (AP) _ Alaska Berries, which started out as a hobby for Brian Olson and his wife Laurie Olson, has expanded …
Education
Negotiators on K-12 education bill agree on per-pupil money
By DAVE KOLPACK BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) _ Senate and House negotiators on Thursday were polishing off amendments to a 105-page, nearly $2 billion bill on …
Bryant vetoes bill he calls weak on ditching Common Core
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) _ Republican Gov. Phil Bryant on Thursday vetoed a bill that some lawmakers said would move Mississippi away …
14 students receive international travel scholarship at USD
VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) _ Fourteen students at the University of South Dakota are the first to receive scholarships to study abroad through a new international …