Miami-Dade Schools offering kids free breakfast and lunch during summer
Photo courtesy of iStock MIAMI – Miami-Dade County Public Schools is doing its part to address food insecurity as the district is offering free breakfast …
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Donalds inching closer to become first-ever Black Florida governor
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Gallon among five to win Miami-Dade Commission seats unopposed
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Miami Gardens to host citywide clean-up effort June 13
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Broward Health Celebrates Ribbon Cutting of New Freestanding Emergency Room in Lighthouse Point
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City of Miramar bans RVs residency following complaints
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High School student athletes must undergo heart screening
Photo courtesy of pngtree.com MIAMI – First time high school student-athletes will be required to to take an ECG heart screening before they can play …
Health and Wellness
Paxlovid coronavirus gets full FDA approval after more than a year of emergency use, a first for a pill
WASHINGTON (AP) – Pfizer received full approval on Thursday for its COVID-19 pill Paxlovid that’s been the go-to treatment against the coronavirus. More than 11 …
Uganda’s president signs into law tough anti-gay legislation with death penalty in some cases
Uganda’s president has signed into law tough new anti-gay legislation supported by many in this East African country but widely condemned by rights activists and …
Business
McDonald’s is phasing out plastic toys from Happy Meals in a pusth to be more green
McDonald’s says it will phase out most plastic from its Happy Meals by 2025. Here, a customer picks up a kid’s meal at a McDonald’s …
Sugar growers sue U.S. over Florida reservoir water levels
West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP) – Sugar growers in Florida are suing the U.S, Army Corps of Engineers over proposed reservoir water levels they say …
SpaceX launches ants, avocados, robot to international space station
Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP) – A SpaceX shipment of ants, avocados and a human-sized robotic arm rocketed toward the International Space Station on Sunday. The …
Technology
High-tech aerospace exhibit starts world tour at Smithsonian
By BRETT ZONGKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) _ With space shuttles now housed in history museums, innovators in aerospace are thinking of newer, better ways …
Shrinking Kodak takes on new role: startup landlord
By CAROLYN THOMPSON ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) _ The chemical know-how and machines that spooled out countless miles of film are being eyed for medical marijuana …
Education
CareerSource launches new Florida Memorial location
PHOTO COURTESY OF CAREERSOURCE South Florida’s only historically black college and university just made it easier for its students to search for jobs and internships. …
Glade View ES teacher
PHOTO COURTESY OF PB SCHOOLS BELLE GLADE, Fla.- Creativity pays, both in exciting students to learn and for the teachers who embrace it in the …
FMU trustee hosts fundraiser
Florida Memorial University Trustee Charles George and wife Barbara hosted an intimate gathering of friends who were entertained by jazz pianist, Jonathan Pierre, an FMU …
Sports
Can Darrell “Bubba” Wallace Jr. really change the face of NASCAR?
Bubba participates in the race at the Atlanta Motor Speedway in February of this year. PHOTO COURTESY OF URBAN NEWS By RONDA RACHA PENRICE Urban …
Tiger Woods ties for second at golf’s Valspar Championship
Tiger Woods PHOTO COURTESY OF GOLF.COM Associated Press ALM HARBOR, Fla. — A long victory drought on the PGA Tour finally ended Sunday, just not …
Venus beats Serena in clash at infamous Indian Wells
PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer Venus Williams has defeated younger sister Serena 6-3 6-4 in the third round of the …
