Donalds inching closer to becoming first-ever Black Florida governor
U.S. Rep. and Florida governor candidate Byron Donalds (Photo courtesy of Facebook) By David L. Snelling MIAMI – In 2018, then-Tallahassee mayor Andrew Gillum upset …
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Florida proposal bans college admission, adult education classes for undocumented students
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Palm Beach County School district cuts back on free meals for all students.
STOCK Photo By David L. Snelling WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Due to reductions in a federal program which helps school districts offer free meals …
Health and Wellness
Heat deaths of people without air conditioning underscore energy inequity
Phoenix (AP) — Mexican farm worker Avelino Vazquez Navarro didn’t have air conditioning in the motor home where he died last month in Washington state …
Blood test for colon cancer screening is approved by FDA regulators
A new way of screening for a leading cause of cancer death. PHOTO COURTESY OF BALLERALERT.COM Washington (AP) — U.S. health regulators on Monday approved …
Business
Disney says it has $40 billion economic impact in Florida as it battles DeSantis in court
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) Disney on Tuesday released a study showing its economic impact in Florida at $40.3 billion as it battles Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis …
Long-haul carrier Emirates opens Dubai Air Show with $52 billion aircraft purchase from Boeing
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – Longhaul carrier Emirates opened the Dubai Air Show with a $52 billion purchase of Boeing Co. aircraft, showing how …
Paradise Calif. struggles to rebuild amid soaring home insurance costs
STOCK PHOTO SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Heidi Lange was among the first to rebuild after the deadliest wildfire in California history destroyed her home in …
Technology
Sequim lab looks to find the best biofuel in algae
By MATTHEW NASH Peninsula Daily News SEQUIM, Wash. (AP) – Scientists at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory’s Marine Sciences Laboratory are turning algae inside out …
Is Florida moving too slow to save the Everglades?
By JENNY STALETOVICH The Miami Herald FLORIDA CITY, Fla. (AP) – Zooming over the vast Everglades in a helicopter, it’s easy to see how much …
Education
BROWARD From Pembroke Pines to FAMU Law College grads
A first name is not the only thing best friends Ashley Stewart and Ashley Adkins share. They share a common career goal and are also …
Students helped by helping teachers
Fort Lauderdale, Fla. – More than 450 Broward County public school educators have received $125,000 in remote learning tools thanks to the Broward Education Foundation …
FAMU names Keller as new college of law dean
PHOTO COURTESY OF FAMU TALLAHASSEE– Florida A&M University (FAMU) has named Deidré Keller, J.D., associate dean of the Claude W. Pettit College of Law at …
Sports
Derek Jeter, Larry Walker elected to baseball Hall of Fame
PHOTO COURTESY OF ALPHAOMEGA.DUPONT.COM New York (AP) — Derek Jeter came within one vote of being a unanimous pick for the Hall of Fame while …
Expectations getting higher as Woods gets older
San Diego (AP) — The expectations seem to get higher even as Tiger Woods gets older. Isn’t it supposed to be the other way around? …
Kawhi Leonard is the AP’s male athlete of 2019
PHOTOS COURTESY OF NBA.COM He was the Fun Guy. The board man who got paid. He overcame injury to reclaim his rightful place as one …
