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
Repeal of Virginia’s death penalty headed to governor’s desk
Richmond, Va. (AP) _ State lawmakers gave final approval Monday to a bill that will end capital punishment in Virginia, a dramatic turnaround for a …
UF researchers discover marine natural product that could help fight Cancer
Gainesville, Fla. — From cyanobacteria blooms found off the Florida coast near Fort Lauderdale, University of Florida researchers have discovered a novel marine natural product …
Business
Program gives Nebraska companies an alternative to layoffs
Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. – A new state program that goes into effect this fall will give Nebraska businesses an alternative to layoffs when economic …
FUNdraising Good Times: Four secrets to nonprofit growth, Part I
By MEL AND PEARL SHAW We recently had the opportunity to work with nonprofit consultant Kim Moss. He is a wealth of knowledge with 34 …
Uber scores legal victory in Puerto Rico, no taxi regulations
By Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – A judge in Puerto Rico has ruled that ride-booking company Uber cannot be regulated like taxi services …
Technology
Comcast launches voice-controlled remote for some customers
NEW YORK (AP) _ Fights over the remote are about to get a lot louder. Cable company Comcast launched a voice-controlled TV remote for some …
Google is starting small, thinking big with ‘Project Fi’
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) _ Google wants the wireless services that connect mobile devices to digital content to be …
Education
Leonard, who created Harvard affirmative-action policy, dies
WASHINGTON – Walter Leonard, an attorney and university administrator who designed an admissions process at Harvard University that led to more minority students being admitted, …
Graduation disparity rises slightly for bowl teams
By KYLE HIGHTOWER ORLANDO – A study released Monday of this year’s bowl-bound schools shows the overall academic success of players is the same as …
Supreme Court revisits Texas affirmative action in new case
WASHINGTON (AP) – Basketball coaches, leading military officers and many of the country’s biggest businesses agree that the Supreme Court should preserve the use of …
Sports
FIFA vote to be held Feb 26; Blatter defies calls to go now
By GRAHAM DUNBAR and ROB HARRIS AP Sports Writers ZURICH (AP) _ Sepp Blatter will stay in control of world soccer for seven more months …
Innovative roof makes Minnesota stadium lighten up
By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) _ Ethylene-tetra-fluoro-ethylene. It’s not one of quarterback Teddy Bridgewater’s audible calls, nor is it a term …
Mudiay shines for Nuggets in Las Vegas Summer League
By JON KRAWCZYNSKI AP Basketball Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) _ As one of the top basketball prospects of his high school class, Emmanuel Mudiay’s game …
