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
Hearing set on adding autism to medical marijuana list
By ED WHITE VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) _ Lisa Smith says her son’s behavior was dangerous: hair pulling, kicks, punches, all related to a …
Democrats see skimpy insurance as the next health care issue
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR WASHINGTON (AP) _ A different health care issue has emerged for Democrats, in sync with the party’s pitch to workers and middle-class …
Business
Know how to exchange money
By JOSEPH PISANI AP Business Writer Headed overseas for summer vacation? It’s easy to get hit with extra fees and expensive exchange rates when switching …
The new low-carbon diet: eat well without gobbling up resources!
Determining a food’s carbon cost is a difficult proposition. These recipes, from some of the world’s top restaurants, highlight the difficulties and pleasures of eating …
The SBA must provide more loans to encourage black business growth
By John Dudley The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) was created in 1953 as an independent agency of the federal government to aid, counsel and …
Education
Gastrointestinal bug sickens 100-plus at university
EAST STROUDSBURG, Pa. — Officials say more than 100 students at an eastern Pennsylvania university were stricken last week with what appears to be a gastrointestinal …
KSU researchers develop heat-tolerant wheat
MANHATTAN, Kan. — Two Kansas State University researchers are developing a type of wheat that will tolerate hotter temperatures. The issue is that wheat kernels shrivel …
Old error puts school district breakfast program at risk
CALDWELL, Idaho — An old clerical error has put a school district in southwest Idaho in a bind over its free breakfast program. In 2003, an …