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 …
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Retirees spending more time exploring technology than leisure time
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PBC Elections invites residents to Elections Experience Tour
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HISTORIC OVERTOWN HOSTS BLOCK PARTY AND HERITAGE MARKET FOR JUNETEENTH WEEKEND
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Donalds inching closer to becoming first-ever Black Florida governor
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Juneteenth: The Week of Repair
As communities across the nation prepare to observe the Week of Repair, it is a time to reflect, remember, and advocate for justice. This special …
Health and Wellness
Scientists find about a quarter million invisible nanoplastic particles in a liter of bottled water
The average liter of bottled water has nearly a quarter million invisible pieces of ever so tiny nanoplastics, detected and categorized for the first time …
Florida can import prescription drugs from Canada, US regulators say
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration on Friday cleared the way for Florida’s first-inthe-nation plan to import prescription drugs from Canada, a long-sought …
Business
Amazon selects Palm Beach State College an education partner for Career Choice program
Lake Worth, Fla. – Palm Beach State College has been selected as an education partner for Amazon’s Career Choice program, providing the global company’s hourly …
Jeff Bezos says he will give away most of his fortune
New York (AP) _ Amazon founder Jeff Bezos said he will give away the majority of his wealth during his lifetime, becoming the latest billionaire …
Gastonia woman starts nonprofit to empower women of color
Gastonia, N.C. (AP) Charly Lindsey has for years wanted to start a nonprofit. Lindsey, who moved to Gastonia in 2014 from North Wilkesboro, said that …
Technology
NSA paid Utah more than $1M to police data center roads
BLUFFDALE, Utah (AP) _ The National Security Agency has paid Utah more than $1 million over the past year and a half for state troopers …
Glitch delaying benefits for some Mississippi state retirees
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) _ A computer glitch has delayed benefits for some newly retired former state employees. The Clarion-Ledger (http://on.thec-l.com/1M0IUMb ) reports that a glitch …
Education
From interns to first-gen university students
PHOTO COURTESY OF PROPEL BOCA RATON, Fla. – Fulfilling its mission of helping disadvantaged youth achieve academic success, PROPEL (People Reaching Out to Provide Education …
High School graduation rates reveals improvement, but slowing
By MATTHEW ATWELL WASHINGTON — The national high school graduation rate reached an alltime high of 84.6 percent in 2017, up from 79 percent in …
BCPS PARTNERS WITH JERSEY COLLEGE TO OFFER SUMMER NURSELIFE EXPLORATION CAMP
As part of efforts to develop a pipeline of future nurses, Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) Coordinated Student Health Services, in partnership with Jersey College …
Sports
Runner who lost feet to frostbite completes first marathon
PHOTO COURTESY OF YOUTUBE.COM ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A former University of Alaska Anchorage runner who lost both of his feet to frostbite in 2011 …
Bilas: College basketball players will one day be paid
College basketball analyst Jay Bilas believes players will eventually be paid, and tells PodcastOne Sports Now that he’s not sure top players will forgo a …
FANTASY PLAYS: Immediate and future pickups for Week 10
Photo courtesy of Factory of Sadness Cleveland Browns running back Duke Johnson (29) reaches but cannot catch a pass during the second half of an …
