U.S. crops ready for picking, but farm workers in short supply It’s nearly apple-picking time in Washington’s Yakima Valley. Cherry season will be around for a few more weeks, and a bounty of other fruits and vegetables are maturing on branches and in fields.
“The orchards are big and beautiful,” said Dan Fazio, executive director of the Washington Farm Labor Association. More
Ebola virus re-emerges in Congolese conflict zone KINSHASA, Congo — At least four new cases of the Ebola virus have emerged in Congo’s northeast, just a week after an outbreak in the northwest was declared over, the country’s health ministry said Wednesday.
There was no indication the two outbreaks, separated by more than 1,553 miles, are related, Health Minister Dr. More
Trump pressures China with threat to crank up size of proposed tariffs WASHINGTON — President Trump on Wednesday tried to increase pressure on China to change its trade practices by directing administration officials to consider more than doubling the size of proposed tariffs he has already threatened to slap on $200 billion in imports.
But the administration stopped short of actually making such a move, raising questions about whether it was a negotiating ploy in its widening trade war with China. More
Photographer joins bear hunt, but not to kill The largest grizzly hunt in the Lower 48 in more than 40 years is set to open next month in Wyoming, and more than 7,000 people applied for a chance to kill one of up to 22 bears. Among the tiny number of people who won the draw for permits is a wildlife photographer who has produced some of the most famous images of the area’s grizzlies.
Thomas Mangelsen, who has lived near Grand Teton National Park for four decades, said this week that he will use the permit to shoot bears as he’s always done – with a camera, not a gun. More
Sen. Collins says it’s ‘unbelievable’ that Trump wants to stop Russia probe Donald Trump called on Attorney General Jeff Sessions to halt Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election, ramping up his attacks on the probe as the president’s former campaign chairman goes on trial for unrelated criminal charges. More
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As we look forward to sitting down for a Thanksgiving feast next week, many South Florida families are struggling to put food on the table. Inflation is putting their grocery budgets to the test, with no room left for the items that make a holiday meal special.
Organizations throughout Palm Beach and Broward counties are working to ensure families in need don’t have to forgo a traditional Thanksgiving meal this year.
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Spirit Airlines files for bankruptcy as financial losses pile up and debt payments loom
Bahia Mar developers say new project will turn Fort Lauderdale property into a mini-Monaco
Costly mistakes Floridians should avoid during open enrollment
Broward Schools remove church signs amid complaints from Satan-related group
Trump assembling a ‘Florida Man’ cabinet of loyal followers
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Head that washed ashore in South Florida belongs to missing 19-year-old: police
Democrats lost youth support this election.
By DAVID KOENIG
Spirit Airlines said Monday that it has filed for bankruptcy protection and will attempt to reboot as it struggles to recover from the pandemic-caused swoon in travel and a failed attempt to sell the airline to JetBlue.
Spirit, the biggest U. S. budget airline, has lost more than $2.5 billion since the start of 2020 and faces looming debt payments totaling more than $1 billion over the next year.
Spirit said it expects to operate as normal as it works its way through a prearranged Chapter 11 bankruptcy process and that customers can continue to book and fly without interruption.
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How much is Donald Trump worth?
The president-elect has often talked about his net worth, but the reality is it’s pretty, darned hard to know exactly what he is worth beyond what he might claim. But there are a handful of sites that have projected his net worth, and their best guess tells us that Trump is, indeed, doing pretty darned well for himself.
Forbes’ real-time billionaires list has Trump ranked as the 616th richest man in the world.
Today is Monday, Nov. 18, the 323rd day of 2024. There are 43 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On Nov. 18, 1978, U. S. Rep. Leo J. Ryan of California and four others were killed on an airstrip in Jonestown, Guyana, by members of the Peoples Temple; the killings were followed by a night of mass murder and suicide resulting in the deaths of more than 900 cult members.
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In 1928, “Steamboat Willie,” the first cartoon with synchronized sound as well as the first release of the character Mickey Mouse, debuted on screen at the Colony Theater in New York.
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