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
California beaches reopen after goo cleanup
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif. (AP) _ Seven miles of Southern California beach shut down for three days by an invasion of oily goo …
Alabama teachers who smoke to pay more for health insurance
By MARTIN SWANT MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) _ A state board on Thursday approved a number of changes to state education employee benefit plans to help …
Business
Thanksgiving trumps Black Friday for deals
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO NEW YORK (AP) —Thanksgiving could be the best day to shop all year. An analysis of sales data and store circulars by …
US stock indexes hold near record levels
By STEVE ROTHWELL NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks edged higher again Tuesday as investors assessed the latest reports on the economy. The government raised its …
White House veto threat shelves possible tax plan
By ANDREW TAYLOR WASHINGTON (AP) — A White House veto threat appears to have put on ice a congressional effort to permanently renew a handful of …
Education
Michelle Obama to speak at Tuskegee University commencement
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Michelle Obama will deliver the commencement address at Tuskegee University, a historically black university in Alabama. The May 9 event is one …
Florida school districts halt testing amid new problems
By GARY FINEOUT Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ Florida school districts across the state were forced Monday to halt the latest round of state …
Schools nationwide struggle with substitute teacher shortage
By TOM COYNE SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Carrie Swing wasn’t alarmed when her fifth-grade daughter, Ivy, spent a day in a first-grade classroom at her San Francisco …