Investors cheer Italy after president elected Hopes of an end to two months of political deadlock in Italy drove its financial markets higher on Monday after the re-election of 87-year-old Giorgio Napolitano suggested parties may be nearer a deal to form a government. More
Global economy muted again in 2013: Reuters polls This year now looks unlikely to deliver much improvement in the world economy's growth rate, with a weaker outlook for Europe and the United States tempering the cautious optimism that was evident in January. More
NBC/WSJ poll: Strong majority backs citizenship for undocumented immigrants With a bipartisan group of senators expected to unveil immigration-reform legislation in the next few days, a brand-new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll finds that nearly two-thirds of Americans – including eight-in-10 Latinos – support giving undocumented immigrants a path to citizenship. More
Duplicative programs wasting government funds, report says The federal government could save tens of billions of dollars each year by trimming duplicative programs including catfish inspections by three separate agencies and 159 contracting organizations that provide foreign-language support for the Defense Department, according to a report from Congress's auditing agency. More
Corporate America has never been popular. But now it's on heightened alert for angry customers Almost a month after the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, companies and executives are closely monitoring threats from customers and shoring up their security vulnerabilities. 12/30/2024 - 9:29 am | View Link
COLUMN: Nah, Americans aren't so angry To hear some tell it, the American people are seething mad and they aren't going to take it anymore. "Why Are People So Cynical and Angry?" one headline writer wants ... 12/27/2024 - 1:00 am | View Link
Americans are exhausted by political news. TV ratings, new poll show they're tuning out A lot of Americans, after an intense presidential election campaign, are looking for a break in political news. 12/26/2024 - 11:31 pm | View Link
Americans Are Exhausted By Political News. TV Ratings And A New Poll Show They're Tuning Out A post-election slump for fans of the losing candidate is not a new trend for networks that have become heavily identified for a partisan audience. 12/26/2024 - 1:10 pm | View Link
Two-thirds of US adults tuning out political news, poll finds After months of presidential election coverage, new poll highlights years-long trend of political fatigue in US. 12/26/2024 - 2:37 am | View Link
Q: Ira, how has Jimmy Butler’s role changed that he doesn’t fit anymore? That’s bad coaching, right? – Elliot.
A: First, an exhale, please. Because what transpired Thursday night, as much as it was cast that way by Jimmy Butler, had nothing to do with role or playing style or anything to do with Erik Spoelstra’s playbook.
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Ethics report details allegations of campaign violations by Cherfilus-McCormick
‘Coolest temperatures of the season’ should hit South Florida this weekend
Perfect restaurant inspections: Which 70 South Florida eateries earned flawless scores in December 2024?
Broward schools watchdog expected to start in early 2025
Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy among golfers in indoor, high-tech league playing in South Florida soon
Buddhist group sues to delay Everglades project, says Army Corps ignores impact on Weston retreat
‘A 28-year-old super hero’: Road ranger killed in New Year’s Day crash on I-95 identified
Randy Perkins, AshBritt disaster relief founder, dies at 60
Meat Market is having fashion-y La Piscine brunch Sundays at Renaissance Boca Raton Hotel
Miss Manners: I treated them to lunch, and they disparaged the restaurant I chose
GAINESVILLE — UF coach Todd Golden still wasn’t sure how good the Gators could be a week prior to Thanksgiving when college basketball operates in the shadows.
But his confidence was growing after their fourth 20-point win in six games, this time a 93-68 thumping of Southern Illinois on Nov. 22.
Few in Gator Nation might have noticed on the eve of Florida football’s upset of Ole Miss in the Swamp, but the pieces were quickly falling into place over at the O’Dome.
Florida head coach Todd Golden, left, signed guard Will Richard as part of the Gators’ first crop of transfers in 2022.
The latest Annual Homelessness Assessment Report (AHAR) to Congress paints an alarming picture of a worsening homelessness crisis in the U. S.
On a single night last January, more than 771,000 people experienced homelessness, the highest number since data collection began. The 18% year-over-year increase reflects the mounting pressures of a housing shortage, inflation and the end of critical pandemic-era safety nets such as eviction moratoriums and expanded tax credits.
Today is Friday, Jan. 3, the third day of 2025. There are 362 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On Jan. 3, 1920, Boston Red Sox owner Harry Frazee sold the contract of Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees, beginning a championship era for the Yankees and decades of heartache for Red Sox fans.
A report containing findings by the Office of Congressional Ethics, released Thursday, provides details of multiple campaign transactions and official government office activities by U. S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick that investigators said may have violated House rules and federal law.
The Broward-Palm Beach county Democrat, first elected in a January 2022 special election, has been under investigation for almost her entire time in Congress.