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Rod Lamkey/AP/FR172078Sean Duffy, the nation’s top transportation official, committed this week to making the Brightline corridor safer, saying there have been “way too many deaths.” His remarks came the day after the Miami Herald and WLRN published a joint investigation revealing that Brightline trains have killed 182 people since beginning test runs in 2017. -
Harold CaudioHarold Caudio, known for Skittles portraits of stars like Bob Marley and Janet Jackson, now turns to a hand-sewn yarn project honoring women's strength as he makes his debut at the Cornell Art Museum.
Brightline trains have killed 182 people, significantly more than publicly known, an investigation by WLRN and the Miami Herald has found.
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Federal law enforcement and the firearm industry have launched "Don’t Lie for the Other Guy," a new public awareness campaign in Miami warning that buying a gun for someone who can’t legally own one is a serious federal crime. -
A lawsuit filed Wednesday in federal court for the District of Columbia against the agency and ICE says the arrests of thousands of people at court have stripped them of rights afforded to them under immigration law and the U.S. Constitution. -
Heat indices are at least 103°F across much of Florida, with lower-than-average storm chances. The National Weather Service in South Florida, specifically the Miami office, has issued a heat advisory which will remain in effect until 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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