Job Numbers Climb, But Mississippi Keeps Worst Jobless Rate

Before a random Sunday morning last June, Ayal Chomsky had what he could only describe as “perfection:” marriage to the love of his life, 44-year-old Caryn Chomsky, who he met about 25 years ago on Birthright in Israel, two twin teenagers, who they had despite the odds, a peaceful West Boynton Beach home, a successful corporate law career. Then, on June 9, a 19-year-old driver who said he fell asleep hit and killed Caryn while she was running on the sidewalk. Six months later, Caryn is gone and the case against the driver, Myles Denard Scott, is nearing an end.

Few Florida cities and counties that consider themselves tourist destinations are starting the New Year with a hand as rich as the one held by Fort Lauderdale and Broward County. Aligned roughly across the Intracoastal Waterway from each other near Port Everglades, two major hotels stand to significantly lift the annual flow of leisure and business travelers into Greater Fort Lauderdale. On the west bank: The nearly finished 800-room Omni Hotel, which is a linchpin of the publicly financed expansion of the Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center.

It’s home to President-elect Donald Trump and his billionaire neighbors in Palm Beach, but Florida’s 22nd Congressional District isn’t among the districts with the highest earnings in the country. It’s not even close. About half the nation’s 435 congressional districts have higher median household incomes. And Florida’s 22nd, which is entirely within Palm Beach County, isn’t even among the top in the state or in South Florida. The highest median income in South Florida is in the Broward-Palm Beach County 23rd Congressional District, which includes the Atlantic coast from Fort Lauderdale north through Boca Raton and includes upscale Parkland in the west. The median income in the 23rd District, represented by U.

U. S. foreign policy will be dictated by President-elect Donald Trump. It will be influenced by Trump’s pick for national security adviser, U. S. Rep. Mike Waltz, R-Fla. And policy will be implemented by U. S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., once he’s confirmed as secretary of state. A fourth Floridian also will have a role. Less known than the others, U.

Q: Please let me be the first one to say the next thing for the Heat is a Triplet Tower of Terror. Bam Adebayo, Kel’el Ware and Nikola Jovic can hit threes and play inside and outside. They all pass well. Two are pretty good defenders and Niko looked very good defending smaller players against San Antonio.  This could be an option against super-sized teams like Cleveland.

Today is Tuesday, Jan. 21, the 21st day of 2025. There are 344 days left in the year. Today in history: On Jan. 21, 2020, the U. S. reported its first known case of the 2019 novel coronavirus circulating in China, saying a Washington state resident who had returned the previous week from the outbreak’s epicenter was hospitalized near Seattle. Also on this date: In 1793, during the French Revolution, King Louis XVI, condemned for treason, was executed by guillotine. Related Articles National News | Which Florida congressional district has the highest household income?