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- Citizens Insurance expects to end the year ‘well under’ 1 million policies
Wednesday - 11/20/2024 - 05:44 PMAggressive efforts to depopulate state-owned Citizens Property Insurance Corp. will leave the company with “well under” 1 million policies by the end of 2024 — the first time in years that the policy count has declined.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Florida agrees to pay $725,000 for businesses’ legal fees in ‘Stop WOKE’ case
Wednesday - 11/20/2024 - 06:59 PMTALLAHASSEE — Florida has agreed to pay $725,000 in legal fees and costs for businesses that successfully challenged part of a 2022 law that Gov. Ron DeSantis dubbed the “Stop WOKE Act.”
A court filing Tuesday said the state and the plaintiffs reached a settlement Nov.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Things to watch for: Miami Dolphins vs. New England Patriots on Sunday
Wednesday - 11/20/2024 - 07:07 PMMIAMI GARDENS — Spirits are high around the Miami Dolphins right now because they’re riding the wave of back-to-back victories for the first time since December when they defeated the New York Jets and Dallas Cowboys in consecutive games.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Who has the edge? Dolphins vs. Patriots, for season sweep of divisional foe
Wednesday - 11/20/2024 - 09:13 PMHere’s a look at how the Miami Dolphins (4-6) and New England Patriots (3-8) match up in six key areas ahead of Sunday’s Week 12 game at Hard Rock Stadium (1 p.m., CBS):
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Fort Lauderdale’s new noise law to crack down on booming bass music
Wednesday - 11/20/2024 - 03:23 PMAt the moment, Fort Lauderdale’s noise law doesn’t set a limit on the booming bass played at bars and nightclubs.
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That’s about to change. - Teen charged as adult in accidental shooting death of friend in Wilton Manors
Wednesday - 11/20/2024 - 04:00 PMA Fort Lauderdale teenager accused of accidentally killing his friend in Wilton Manors in September while both were playing with handguns has been charged as an adult with manslaughter.
Herbe Belony, 16, is in custody with bond set at $50,000.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Who are the Jews in Trump’s inner circle?
Wednesday - 11/20/2024 - 04:26 PM(JTA) — Stephen Miller. David Friedman. Jared. Ivanka.
These names, and a few others, became familiar to American Jews over the four years of the first Donald Trump White House.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - US will allow Ukraine to use antipersonnel land mines against Russian forces
Wednesday - 11/20/2024 - 08:31 AMBy SAMYA KULLAB and ILLIA NOVIKOV, Associated Press
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Biden administration will allow Ukraine to use American-supplied antipersonnel land mines to help it slow Russia’s battlefield progress in the war, the U.S.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - More foods are making us sick: What to know as foodborne outbreaks hit Florida
Wednesday - 11/20/2024 - 10:47 AMIn just the last few months, food such as Boar’s Head Deli Meats, cucumbers, and even fresh basil have sent Floridians to the hospital.
Now, federal authorities are monitoring for people sickened by baby carrots, which were sold in Florida at Publix, Target, Trader Joe’s, and Whole Foods.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - US vetoes UN resolution demanding a cease-fire in Gaza because there’s no link to a hostage release
Wednesday - 11/20/2024 - 11:13 AMUNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States vetoed a U.N. resolution demanding an immediate cease-fire in the war in Gaza on Wednesday because it is not linked to an immediate release of hostages taken captive by Hamas in Israel in October 2023.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Federal inquiry traced payments from Gaetz to women
Wednesday - 11/20/2024 - 06:27 PMFederal investigators established a trail of payments from Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to be attorney general, to women including some who testified that Gaetz hired them for sex, according to a document obtained by The New York Times and a lawyer representing some of the women.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Speaker Johnson declares support for banning Sarah McBride’s access to women’s restrooms
Wednesday - 11/20/2024 - 07:00 PMBy FARNOUSH AMIRI
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WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson declared Wednesday that lawmakers and staff will have to use the restroom corresponding with their biological sex, a statement directed at Sarah McBride, the first transgender person to be elected to Congress, months before she is set to arrive on Capitol Hill. - Broward man allegedly planned to detonate bomb at New York Stock Exchange, feds say
Wednesday - 11/20/2024 - 08:29 PMA Coral Springs man was arrested Wednesday after an eight-month investigation where multiple undercover FBI employees posed as members of a “militia” and the suspect successfully built a piece for an explosive that he was allegedly planning to detonate at the New York Stock Exchange, according to federal court records.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- New faces in Legislature face old questions | Editorial
Wednesday - 11/20/2024 - 02:55 PMThe Florida Legislature holds a one-day session after every election to swear in dozens of new members and crown two presiding officers for the next two years.
The new leaders confront old questions: Will lawmakers muster the nerve to stand up to Gov.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Lawmakers are concerned about background checks of Trump’s Cabinet picks as red flags surface
Wednesday - 11/20/2024 - 03:36 PMBy ERIC TUCKER, ZEKE MILLER and MARY CLARE JALONICK, Associated Press
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WASHINGTON (AP) — As senators prepare to consider President-elect Donald Trump’s picks for his Cabinet, they will likely be doing so without a well-established staple of the confirmation process: an FBI background check. - Trash-talking chronicles of Liam Eichenberg against Maxx Crosby; and Dolphins injury updates
Wednesday - 11/20/2024 - 04:16 PMMIAMI GARDENS — The Miami Dolphins limited Las Vegas Raiders three-time Pro Bowl edge rusher Maxx Crosby with a number of strategies in last Sunday’s win, but not to be discounted in that effort was right guard Liam Eichenberg getting under his skin.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Restaurant news: California-hatched chicken chain lands in SoFlo; new country-club eatery open to all
Wednesday - 11/20/2024 - 08:00 AMStay up to date with South Florida dining news:
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Sign up for our twice-weekly Eat Beat newsletter, filled with restaurant news, guides and more. Go to SunSentinel.com/newsletters to sign up. - Spain will legalize hundreds of thousands of undocumented migrants in the next 3 years
Wednesday - 11/20/2024 - 09:37 AMBy SUMAN NAISHADHAM, Associated Press
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MADRID (AP) — Spain will legalize about 300,000 undocumented migrants a year, starting next May and through 2027, the country’s migration minister said Wednesday. - Trump chooses former acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker as NATO ambassador
Wednesday - 11/20/2024 - 11:09 AMBy JILL COLVIN and ERIC TUCKER, Associated Press
Donald Trump says he has chosen former acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker to serve as U.S. ambassador to NATO, the bedrock Western alliance that the president-elect has repeatedly expressed skepticism about.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Florida State is losing recruits at nearly the same pace that it’s losing games in 2024
Wednesday - 11/20/2024 - 11:13 AMBy BOB FERRANTE
TALLAHASSEE — Coach Mike Norvell spent years slowly rebuilding at Florida State and then suddenly turned the Seminoles into a championship contender last season.
His long-term plan included adding talented transfers, winning games and getting the program in position to recruit many of the state’s top players.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- With Tua facing rookie Drake Maye, Dolphins-Patriots to take on new look
Wednesday - 11/20/2024 - 05:48 PMMIAMI GARDENS — Much will be different in the Miami Dolphins’ second pairing with AFC East rival New England Patriots when they face each other for the second time in 2024.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Bernie Sanders and Democrats attempt to block some weapons for Israel over Gaza deaths
Wednesday - 11/20/2024 - 07:00 PMBy ELLEN KNICKMEYER
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders forced an effort in the Senate on Wednesday to block the sale of some offensive weapons to Israel for its war in Gaza over mounting civilian deaths there. - Florida school districts to offer training to parents on false threats to schools
Wednesday - 11/20/2024 - 07:15 PMTALLAHASSEE — Florida education leaders want parents to be reminded annually that they can face consequences if their children report false threats of violence.
The State Board of Education on Wednesday approved a rule change that will require school districts to make training available to parents and guardians on the use of FortifyFL, an app where anonymous tips can be submitted about suspicious activities.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Chomped by reality, Gator Nation is actually cheering a 5-5 season | Commentary
Wednesday - 11/20/2024 - 02:59 PMRunning off at the typewriter …
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So I was the guest speaker at the DeLand Quarterback Club earlier this week and it was incredibly refreshing to see so many University of Florida football fans in attendance who were actually happy and hopeful about the future of their program. - Sam Salz is likely the first Orthodox Jew to appear in a Division I college football game
Wednesday - 11/20/2024 - 03:30 PMSam Salz’s first taste of NCAA Division I football came during a kickoff — known in football as a “special teams” play.
For most football players, kickoffs are in fact routine.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - US charges billionaire Gautam Adani with defrauding investors, hiding plan to bribe Indian officials
Wednesday - 11/20/2024 - 04:22 PMNEW YORK (AP) — An Indian businessman who is one of the world’s richest people has been indicted in the U.S. on charges he duped investors in a massive solar energy project in his home country by concealing that it was being facilitated by an alleged bribery scheme.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Review: Broadway’s ‘The Cher Show’ at Broward Center has a lot of Cher but not enough heart
Wednesday - 11/20/2024 - 05:20 PMThe question is: Will Cher fans get enough Cher in “The Cher Show”?
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The answer is: Cher … er … we mean sure.
The Broadway national tour now at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts is Cher-like, Cher-full and Cher-licious. - Tyler Herro, Duncan Robinson creating state of confusion that has led to Heat 3-point clarity
Wednesday - 11/20/2024 - 10:07 AMMIAMI — With an offense that largely has been stagnant this season, Erik Spoelstra has turned to a perpetual-motion machine. Actually two.
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Such is part of the thought with the latest lineup shift that has Duncan Robinson paired alongside Tyler Herro. - Florida condo crisis won’t result in special legislative session, new House speaker says
Wednesday - 11/20/2024 - 10:52 AMTALLAHASSEE — Don’t expect a special legislative session to address soaring costs faced by Florida condominium associations and owners.
Lawmakers will start addressing condominium issues when they hold committee meetings in the weeks before the 2025 regular session, which will start in March, new House Speaker Daniel Perez, R-Miami, said Tuesday.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Amendment 4 group fights $328,000 fine related to abortion petitions
Wednesday - 11/20/2024 - 11:26 AMTALLAHASSEE — A political committee that led unsuccessful efforts to pass a constitutional amendment on abortion rights is fighting the state’s attempt to impose a $328,000 fine related to petitions gathered for the initiative.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share