The Muddle East

Perhaps they just lost a spouse, or went through a traumatic health scare. Perhaps, as they’ve grown older, they’ve simply become lonely. Then someone calls bearing good news. Over 50 elderly Americans answered the phone to such news a couple years ago, told by callers based in Broward that they had won a lottery prize of millions of dollars.

Dear Amy: My son and his fiance “James” are getting married this fall. When my son first mentioned that they were in the planning stages, I told him that his father and I will be on a cruise from Oct. 17 to Oct. 29. At that point the couple had not yet chosen a date. Our cruise has taken us over a year to plan and save for (I am disabled, and my husband doesn’t make a lot of money), and it is non-refundable. Our son told us yesterday that James wants to get married on Oct.

Paul Rose Jr | Wealth of Geeks Saturday, May 4, is National Star Wars Day. It’s about as official as an unofficial holiday can be. Once just a silly little pun, the wordplay on the most famous phrase in the “Star Wars” universe has, in recent years, become recognized by city and state governments throughout the United States. “Star Wars” itself has morphed and evolved in the 47 years since George Lucas first brought his vision for a space opera to the silver screen.

Q: Ira, you were right about the Heat not prioritizing the regular season. Perhaps, last year’s amazing run from the eighth seed in the play-in tournament to making the Finals lulled Heat management and the fan base into thinking that that, yeah, it would be nice to have made it into the top six this year, but it really doesn’t matter because we have Playoff Jimmy and he will just be that X-factor again in this season’s playoffs.

Here are the top stories for Friday, May 3, 2024. Get the weather forecast for today here. SUBSCRIBE NOW: Get our free Morning Update email. Sign up here. Health department closes its Broward County family planning clinic Delays ahead? Why a West Delray landowner will take more time on plan for homes, retail, hotel Weekend things to do: Star Wars Day and Cinco de Mayo, Puccini and Cassadee Pope, TV chef Aarón Sánchez at Hard Rock Mmm … donuts: We asked for the best in South Florida — and here’s your winner! Fresh off resigning as Palm Beach County Democratic chair, Mindy Koch files to run for School Board At least 2,000 people arrested at pro-Palestinian protests on US campuses, AP tally shows Florida Supreme Court derails convicted killer’s bid for new trial Margaritaville at Sea schedules first sailings beyond Bahamas from Port of Palm Beach Ask Amy: New neighbors take their battle over parking spots to social media

Clemson has turned up the heat on its lawsuit against the Atlantic Coast Conference — litigation that also affects Florida State’s future in the ACC. The Tigers are now seeking “punitive damages to Clemson for the ACC’s willful and malicious conduct,” including “slander of title.” That request is part of an amended complaint filed last month in Pickens County, South Carolina, but made public Thursday. The Tigers, like FSU, are involved in dueling lawsuits with the ACC playing out in their respective home states plus North Carolina (where the conference is headquartered).