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- Winners of Winterfest boat parade announced
Saturday - 12/15/2018 - 09:45 PMSome of the winners of the Seminole Hard Rock Winterfest Boat Parade were announced Saturday night, after rows of yachts and boats decorated for the holidays sailed from Fort Lauderdale to Pompano Beach.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Putin sees a new threat and a target for crackdown: rap music
Saturday - 12/15/2018 - 03:58 PMAlarmed by the growing popularity of rap among Russian youth, President Vladimir Putin wants cultural leaders to devise a means of controlling, rather than banning, the popular music. Putin says "if it is impossible to stop, then we must lead it and direct it." But Putin said at a St.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Biggest diamond ever found in North America is unearthed in Canada's frozen north
Saturday - 12/15/2018 - 12:30 PMThe biggest diamond ever found in North America has been unearthed by Dominion Diamond Mines and Rio Tinto Group at a mine in Canada's frozen north. The 552-carat yellow gem was found at the Diavik mine in the Northwest Territories, and is almost three times the size of the next largest stone ever...
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - FBI meets with Parkland families, 'apologetic' and 'appalled' over bungled tips
Saturday - 12/15/2018 - 11:00 AMThe FBI called grieving families two days after the Feb. 14 Parkland massacre, compounding their pain by informing them the agency had bungled tips about the school shooter who killed 17.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Ryan Zinke to resign as interior secretary, Trump tweets
Saturday - 12/15/2018 - 09:27 AMRyan Zinke will resign as interior secretary, President Donald Trump said Saturday. Zinke had faced allegations of misconduct involving a land development deal The president said in a tweet that Zinke would leave the administration at the end of the year.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Can Rick Scott follow through on health care, Puerto Rico promises?
Saturday - 12/15/2018 - 07:00 AMTo win election to the U.S. Senate, Gov. Rick Scott promised to protect patients with pre-existing health conditions and to fight for the people of Puerto Rico. Now allies and political opponents alike are hoping Scott will follow through on his pledges when he gets to Washington.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Her family life was affluent, her private life was troubled. Now police think they have found her remains after 8 years.
Friday - 12/14/2018 - 09:55 PMLynda Meier was a good deed do-er. Lonely but outgoing. Mentor of a troubled teen. Drawn toward abusive men and into rough parts of town. She came from a moneyed family, was well provided for, had her rent paid, and drove Jaguars and Escalades.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Federal judge in Texas rules Obama health-care law unconstitutional
Friday - 12/14/2018 - 08:28 PMA federal judge in Texas threw a dagger into the Affordable Care Act on Friday, ruling that the entire health-care law is unconstitutional because of a recent change in federal tax law.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Trump names budget director Mick Mulvaney his acting chief of staff
Friday - 12/14/2018 - 05:21 PMPresident Donald Trump announced that budget director Mick Mulvaney will be his next chief of staff. Trump tweeted Friday that Mulvaney "has done an outstanding job" in his administration and would take over next year.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- 'Hamilton' how-to: What you need to know before you go
Friday - 12/14/2018 - 12:40 PM‘Hamilton,” judging from the frenzy of box-office lines and overpriced resale tickets, is going to be a big deal when it makes its South Florida premiere Dec. 18 at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- The NYPD checked on Pete Davidson after he posted an alarming Instagram message
Saturday - 12/15/2018 - 06:51 PMPete Davidson wrote on Instagram Saturday afternoon that he didn't "want to be on this earth anymore." The post came shortly after the SNL cast member had used the social media platform to applaud Kanye West for speaking openly about his own mental health issues.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Students at Iowa college drop union organizing effort to avoid Trump labor board ruling
Saturday - 12/15/2018 - 02:51 PMStudents at an Iowa college said Friday they want to drop their effort to expand a union representing student workers because they fear a federal board appointed by President Donald Trump would reject their request and set back unions at colleges across the country.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Sun Sentinel mischaracterizes Broward Schools' response to Parkland school shooting | Robert Runcie
Saturday - 12/15/2018 - 12:50 PMBroward County Public Schools respects its responsibility to provide information to our community about the tragedy on Feb. 14. The district has cooperated with the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission and other law enforcement agencies charged with conducting investigations...
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Three killed in fiery wrong-way crash on I-95 exit ramp in Boca Raton
Saturday - 12/15/2018 - 12:30 PMThree people were killed early Saturday in a fiery wrong-way crash on an Interstate 95 exit ramp in Boca Raton, the Florida Highway Patrol reported. A 2012 Kia Optima with two people in it was traveling northbound on the southbound I-95 exit ramp at Palmetto Park Road when the accident occured...
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Miami mansion that starred in music videos up for grabs for $12.9 million
Saturday - 12/15/2018 - 08:00 AMA waterfront mansion in Miami that served as the backdrop for music videos by rappers Pitbull, Lil Wayne, Dr. Dre, Rick Ross, Trina and Fat Joe could be yours for a cool $12.9 million.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- 'We’re going to follow the law:' Q&A with new Broward elections chief Pete Antonacci
Saturday - 12/15/2018 - 06:30 AMPete Antonacci didn’t come riding in wearing a white hat to save the day when Gov. Rick Scott appointed him to replace suspended Broward Elections Supervisor Brenda Snipes and clean up the county’s elections office.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Man killed by train in Pompano Beach
Friday - 12/14/2018 - 07:30 PMA man has died from being struck by a train in Pompano Beach, the Broward Sheriff's Office said Friday. The Brightline train hit the man just before 10 p.m. Thursday, and deputies arrived within minutes, a train passenger told the South Florida Sun Sentinel.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Deputy won't be charged in crash that put teen in coma
Friday - 12/14/2018 - 07:15 PMA Palm Beach County sheriff’s deputy won't face criminal charges after being accused of running a stop sign and causing a crash that left a young woman in a coma.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Outgoing Gov. Scott appoints his unqualified, longtime attack dog to run Broward elections | Fred Grimm
Friday - 12/14/2018 - 03:30 PMWe can only hope that Pete regards elections with more reverence than he had for the Everglades. Else, Broward voters might fare no better under his auspices than the woeful snail kite.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Think downtown Boca Raton is all disjointed? Here's the plan to fix that.
Friday - 12/14/2018 - 02:50 PMBoca Raton’s downtown government center, with lots of buildings spread over 30 acres north of Palmetto Park Road, could be transformed into a central destination for community gathering and government business over the next 10 years.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Pedestrian killed by train in Fort Lauderdale
Saturday - 12/15/2018 - 08:40 PMA pedestrian was fatally struck by a passenger train Saturday evening in Fort Lauderdale, the fire department said. It was unknown to authorities whether the train was an Amtrak or Tri-Rail train, both of which use the CSX tracks where the victim was hit, said Stephen Gollan, battalion chief for...
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - With Obamcare facing new peril, what will Republicans do on pre-existing conditions?
Saturday - 12/15/2018 - 09:32 AMFrom the moment the White House decided it would defend no part of the Affordable Care Act in a federal lawsuit brought by 20 red state governors and attorneys general, Democrats pounced on the real-world implications.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Guns in classrooms are not the answer to the dereliction of duty at Parkland | Editorial
Saturday - 12/15/2018 - 12:20 PMNearly 20 years after Columbine — and despite more than 40 school shootings since, including at Sandy Hook and Virginia Tech — the faculty and staff at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School were abjectly unprepared for Nikolas Cruz and his AR-15.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Miami police: At least five wounded in Overtown shooting
Saturday - 12/15/2018 - 09:45 AMPolice in Miami are looking for a shooter after at least five people were hit by gunfire early Saturday in Miami’s Overtown neighborhood. The shooting happened about 2:30 a.m. and left three people with wounds to their ankles while two others suffered wounds to theirs arms and shoulders, The Miami...
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Ask a real estate pro: Neglected lot next door threatens my property. What can I do?
Saturday - 12/15/2018 - 07:30 AMQ: The vacant lot next door is not maintained. It is overgrown and unsightly and the pepper trees are continually growing over my fence. My biggest concern is that the owner does not repair his seawall.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Fire engulfs clubhouse at Delray Beach condominium complex
Friday - 12/14/2018 - 09:45 PMResidents of Deauville Village condominiums in Delray Beach watched in horror Friday evening as the complex's clubhouse went up in an inferno. When Palm Beach County Fire Rescue arrived at the complex near West Atlantic Avenue and Jog Road at about 6:30 p.m., flames were shooting through the roof...
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 'It was dead air': Radio collapse crippled Parkland shooting response
Friday - 12/14/2018 - 09:45 PMAs a sea of deputies descended on Stoneman Douglas High, their hunt for a killer descended into chaos as their antiquated radio system collapsed. New statements released Friday of police on the ground show in vivid detail how critical the communications failures were as children were injured and...
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Pelosi-Trump exchange put the rudeness of ‘talking over’ on full display | Opinion
Friday - 12/14/2018 - 04:20 PMIf you’re a woman who talks, you’ve been talked over. Run over in meetings, primarily by men, whose culture perpetuates mutual interruption as a form of nonverbal communication. Ignored, only to have your comment repeated moments later by someone else, to immediate response and recognition.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Capital punishment is a national disgrace. The practice is fading, but not fast enough | Guest Editorial
Friday - 12/14/2018 - 05:30 PMThe execution of Jose Antonio Jimenez in Florida late Thursday marked the 25th such killing this year, up two from last year. That makes 2018 the fourth year in a row in which fewer than 30 people were executed in the United States.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Procrastinators guide to holiday shopping (and saving) | Doreen's Deals
Friday - 12/14/2018 - 02:10 PMProcrastinators take note: The deadline is fast approaching to get those gifts in the mail to arrive by Christmas Eve. Luckily, Amazon has extended its offer for free holiday shipping, with no minimum purchase required, through Dec.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share