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The South Florida Roundup

Tri-Rail funding crisis, pill mill resurgence and the Gen Z-driven salsa revival

Published August 15, 2025 at 4:26 PM EDT
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Fentanyl is sold in various forms and made to look identical to real prescription medications — including OxyContin, Percocet, and Xanaz, say federal officials. A University of Florida scientist is part of a team that may have discovered a way to lessen fentanyl's deadly side effects.
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Fentanyl is sold in various forms and made to look identical to real prescription medications — including OxyContin, Percocet, and Xanaz, say federal officials. A University of Florida scientist is part of a team that may have discovered a way to lessen fentanyl's deadly side effects.

On the latest episode of the South Florida Roundup, we discuss why the state legislature yanked two-thirds of funding from one of South Florida’s most popular transit services — Tri-Rail (0:10). We also looked at a new federal investigation into a possible pill mill resurgence in Florida and questions surrounding the state laws that were supposed to prevent it (19:05). And we listened to why even reggaeton superstars like Bad Bunny are hopping into the salsa music revival (33:05).

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