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
Broward County Library hosts Black Panther artist Emory Douglas
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Broward County Library presents Art as Activism: A Conversation with Emory Douglas. Meet artist and cultural icon Emory Douglas from 6 …
The population of people who are more than one race is projected to be the fastest growing racial or ethnic group by 2030
Income, education level, sex, race, ethnicity, employment status, and sexual orientation are all related to health and health outcomes for many Americans, according to the …
Business
CIA’s new recruitment website aims to diversify spy agency
WASHINGTON (AP) WANTED: Spies from all backgrounds and walks of life. Striving to further diversify its ranks, the CIA launched a new website Monday to …
Florida’s 2020 dominated by virus, economy and election
Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP) – No one knows how the coronavirus arrived in Florida as 2020 dawned. Maybe a Super Bowl visitor brought it before …
Racial wealth gap impedes Black business ownership
Louisville, Ky. (AP) – It wasn’t easy for Nichelle Thurston to save $20,000. She was working as a front desk clerk at the Louisville Water …
Technology
General Motors to announce big expansion of Texas SUV plant
DETROIT (AP) _ General Motors will announce Tuesday that it’s spending more than $1 billion on a huge expansion of its SUV factory in Arlington, …
South getting its first big wind farm soon
By JASON DEAREN On a vast tract of old North Carolina farmland, crews are getting ready to build something the South has never seen: a …
Education
Youth Automotive Training Center welcomes Class of 2019
PHOTO COURTESY OF JM FAMILY ENTERPRISES DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. – Thirty young people between the ages of 17 and 21 are now members of The …
Three MDC students awarded National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences scholarships
PHOTO COURTESY OF MIAMI DADE COLLEGE MIAMI – People familiar with the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) know it as the organization …
Pembroke Lakes Elementary named a Microsoft Showcase School
PHOTO COURTESY OF BCPS MICROSOFT SHOWCASE: Pembroke Lakes Elementary has been named a 2018/19 Microsoft Showcase School. PEMBROKES PINES, Fla. – Congratulations are in order …
Sports
NBA leaders – scoring average
James Harden, Stephen Curry and LeBron James PHOTO COURTESY OF FADEAWAYWORLD.COM INCLUDES GAMES OF SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2017 G FG FT PTS AVG Antetokounmpo, MIL …
Tiger’s return ultimately measured by performance
Tiger Woods PHOTO COURTESY OF AIKEN STANDARD By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Tiger Woods still has more majors than comebacks. But the gap is …
Eagles boost run game, get Miami’s Jay Ajayi for draft pick
Eagles trade draft pick for Jay Ajayi PHOTO COURTESY OF BLEEDING GREEN NATION By ROB MAADDI PHILADELPHIA (AP) – The NFL-leading Eagles bolstered their running …
