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
RI House agrees to let terminally ill use experimental drugs
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) _ The Rhode Island House has passed a bill to let terminally ill patients obtain experimental drugs that haven’t been federally approved. …
California on cusp of offering young immigrants health care
By AMY TAXIN and JUDY LIN SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) _ In a move that adds momentum to efforts to integrate immigrants, California is on …
Business
Starbucks extracts more money with pricier drinks, food
By CANDICE CHOI AP Food Industry Writer NEW YORK (AP) _ Starbucks is extracting more money from customers with offerings like a “Flat White” espresso …
Full Document View Amazon’s Web Services boosts 1Q revenue
By MAE ANDERSON AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) _ Amazon’s profitable cloud-computing services business is growing by leaps and bounds. That growth helped the …
Pandora reports 1Q loss but beats analyst estimates
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) _ Pandora Media Inc. on Thursday reported a wider loss of $48.3 million in its first quarter as it continued to invest …
Education
Middle school students find inspiration at school forest
By PHILLIP BOCK HTR Media TWO RIVERS, Wis. (AP) _ Groups of young writers from area schools returned to the forest last month to find …
8 hospitalized following school bus crash
DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) _ Authorities say a school bus crash in the Florida Panhandle sent five students, two adults and a baby to the …
New standardized tests bring technical challenges, concern
By KIMBERLY HEFLING AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) _ Call this the year of the test. Or, at least the year of standardized test mania. …
Sports
Larkin decides to enter NBA draft
CORAL GABLES – Shane Larkin was told he was too short to be an elite college guard, a theory he debunked with ease. So now …
College superstars now in the pros had to deal with bullies
NEW YORK — Before they were college basketball stars and the future of the WNBA, Brittney Griner, Skylar Diggins and Elena Delle Donne had something …
UM fires back as NCAA sets out charge
CORAL GABLES — After two years of digging, the NCAA hit Miami with the four words that no school wants to hear: “Lack of institutional …