WLRN WEEKEND: A collection of this week’s feature stories for your weekend reading
FEATURED NEWS
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Florida universities and school districts are incentivizing college students to become teachers in the highest-need areas. In the WLRN series Role Call, we found these programs are "moving the needle, but only a very, very small amount."
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A new maternity center in Lauderdale Lakes will provide medical care as well as social services, in a collaborative effort to reduce maternal and infant mortality, preterm birth rates and high rates of neonatal hospitalization in the city's largely Black community.
FLORIDA NEWS
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The Supreme Court has cleared the way for a National Rifle Association lawsuit against an ex-New York state official over claims she pressured companies to blacklist it following the 2018 Parkland, Florida, school shooting.
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So far, water utility reports reveal 89.3 million people have been exposed to PFAS nationwide, although a peer-reviewed article from 2020 estimates that number to be around 200 million.
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The speaker was heckled and there were "Free Palestine" chants during his speech. Six students who took part were ID'd, and president Richard Corcoran said they must write an apology or take a civil discourse class.
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