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Plenty of time before Nov. 5 ballots sent to printer, elections officials and experts say
President Joe Biden's decision Sunday to step down as the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee will not affect the ability of elections officials to properly prepare ballots for the Nov. 5 election. Even before the president bowed out, elections officials across the state knew they would not be able to put the party's nominee...
Unemployment claims in Florida increased last week
Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Florida rose last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, increased to 7,687 in the week ending July 13, up from 6,552 the week before, the Labor Department said. U.S. unemployment...
"Red flags" popping up in debate around Florida abortion ballot initiative, state senator says
MIAMI — CBS News Miami's Jim DeFede speaks one-on-one with State Sen. Lauren Book about Gov. Ron DeSantis' efforts to fight the abortion issue set to appear on the Florida ballot this November.Guest: State Sen. Lauren Book/(D) FL, District 35
Florida Republican Party chair says RNC reenergized party: "People are fired up"
MIAMI — The Republican Party reenergized this past week at the Republican National Convention, where former President Donald Trump spoke for the first time since surviving an assassination attempt.CBS News Miami's Jim DeFede spoke with Evan Power, the chair of the Republican Party of Florida, at the convention in Milwaukee just before Trump's speech.Guest: Evan Power/Chair of the Republican Party of Florida
PuroClean Celebrates Summer-Long Adopt-a-Classroom Campaign
PuroClean Celebrates Summer-Long Adopt-a-Classroom Campaign. The Paramedics of Property Damage Team Up for Nationwide Teacher Supplies Drive. TAMARAC, FL – PuroClean, one of the country’s leading property restoration and remediation franchises, has unveiled its summer campaign, Adopt-a-Classroom, to show its appreciation for educators. Franchisees across the country and the home office team in South Florida will collect donations for teachers. The campaign will start on May 6 across the country in recognition of National Teacher Appreciation Week and will continue throughout the summer. The donations will be presented to teachers across America in August.
Changes to Florida Medicaid Rules for 2024
Does my 85-year-old mother with dementia have to sell her home and spend all her savings on nursing home care in Florida before she can qualify for Medicaid? The simple answer is no. Florida is one of the most extensive homestead protected states in the nation. In Florida, the homestead...
Parkland Buddy Sports Flag Football Now Open for New Players and Volunteers
Parkland Buddy Sports Flag Football has opened registration for its upcoming flag football season. Parents can now register their children for the upcoming flag football season, which begins on August 17. Registration is also open for those interested in volunteering. The new season will take place at Pine Trails Park,...
Noelle Malkamaki Earns Spot on 2024 U.S. Paralympic Team
7/21/2024 9:45:00 AM | TRACK AND FIELD MIRAMAR, Fla. – DePaul Track and Field's Noelle Malkamaki was officially announced as a member of the 2024 U.S. Paralympic Team on Sunday morning, marking her first selection to the team. The two-time World Champion shattered her previous F46 Shot Put world record of 13.32m, set at the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships in Paris, by throwing an impressive 13.60m on Saturday afternoon in Miramar, Fla. Malkamaki's outstanding performance at the U.S. Paralympic Team Trials on Saturday secured her spot on the U.S. Paralympic Track and Field team. The track and field events at...
Miami football ACC kickoff time set on Wednesday
The Miami football team will start the day on Wednesday at ACC Kickoff when they appear at 10 AM Eastern time. Head coach Mario Cristobal will be joined by quarterback Cam Ward, linebacker Francisco Mauigoa and left tackle Jalen Rivers in Charlotte. Miami will begin the third day of the...
Rising 2025 WR Kalonji Hamilton picks up, discusses Miami offer
There's a new wide receiver that Miami fans should watch out for in the 2025 class. Cape Coral (Fla.) wideout Kalonji Hamilton has picked up steam on the recruiting trail over the last couple of weeks. On July 7, he did not have any offers. As of July 22, he holds offers from Louisville, Indiana, Georgia Tech, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Auburn, Texas A&M, Oregon and Tennessee, as well as Miami, which offered the 5-foot-11, 170-pound receiver on July 18.
Adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s ‘Nickel Boys’ to open New York Film Festival this fall
“Nickel Boys,” an adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, will open the 62nd New York Film Festival in September, organizers said Monday. Filmmaker RaMell Ross directed the drama based on the 2019 novel about two Black teenagers in an abusive reform school in Florida in Jim Crow-era Florida. Whitehead used the real Dozier School for Boys, and its victims, as a model. The cast includes Ethan Herisse, Brandon Wilson, Hamish Linklater, Fred Hechinger, Daveed Diggs and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor.
The Milestone Group Completes Acquisition of 488-Unit Axis Delray Beach Garden-Style Apartment Community in Florida Market
DELRAY BEACH, FL - The Milestone Group announced its acquisition of the Axis Delray Beach Apartments, a 488-unit, garden-style multifamily community located at 1495 Spring Harbor Drive in Delray Beach, FL. The purchase price was not disclosed. "The acquisition of Axis Delray Beach compliments Milestone's current portfolio, and our team...
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