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Broward County schools has a new superintendent on the way as the school district parts way with former superintendent Vickie Cartwright.
NEWS
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The foods are sold under dozens of different brand names, but all recalled products say Fresh Creative Cuisine on the bottom of the label. The recall affects items sold in nine East Coast states.
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Researchers surveyed commuters to find out what they do — and don't — get out of the daily trek to and from work. Many people say it's invaluable personal time to recover and switch gears.
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The meltdowns that recently brought flights to a halt have prompted lawmakers to draft new rules for airlines. The changes would give travelers at least $1,350 if bumped from an overbooked flight.
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An administrative law judge has rejected challenges by two health-care groups to the way state Medicaid officials have carried out a requirement that “direct care” workers get paid a minimum of $15 an hour.
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President Biden will give Americans a progress report on his four-part Unity Agenda, which he announced at last year's State of the Union address.
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Hispanic patients had a 40% higher risk of staph than white patients, a study found, and black patients are more at risk as well. The report outlines steps doctors can take to keep patients safer.
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Crowds gathered on campus as the former U.S. senator officially took over for Kent Fuchs.
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Chinese surveillance balloons have flown over the U.S. at least four times in recent years. But the U.S. didn't learn about these cases until the intelligence community discovered them afterwards.
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Facing a budget crunch, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is planning to raise the cost of applications. Attorneys say it could make green cards harder to obtain for working class immigrants.
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South Florida members of Congress invited local residents to President Biden’s State of the Union speech to highlight how public policies affect real people.
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Prosecutors claim Jorge Carballo abandoned his patients, going home after the Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills lost power to its air conditioner during the 2017 storm. Nine people died.
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The African American history debate began after the Florida Department of Education rejected an AP African American Studies course.
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Palm Beach County-based chef, Pushkar Marathe, joins WLRN's Carlos Frías. Marathe was recently nominated for a James Beard award for best chef in the South. His cuisine is rooted in the flavors of his homeland of India. It's also inspired by his travels from the Caribbean to Europe to the Middle East.
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Miami-based author Patricia Engel has a new story collection out called "The Faraway World." She joins WLRN's Carlos Frías to talk about how the stories she wrote over the course of a decade are connected by themes of desire, sacrifice and moral compromise.
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