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Local officials are being pressed for answers over the deadly flash flooding in Texas that left dozens dead. And, the Trump administration plans to send letters to countries with new tariff rates.

When Facebook accounts get hacked, users are often left locked out of their accounts because of the company's lack of customer service. Many are turning to Reddit and other online forums to swap tips.

The Florida legislature will formally convene for the start of its annual 60-day regular legislative session. Here's a look at what lawmakers have left on their "To Do" list.

A respected scientific group says that glyphosate, also known as Roundup, is "probably carcinogenic to humans." Yet the actual risks — which are mainly to farmers, not consumers — remain uncertain.

At their annual meeting held in Birmingham, Ala., the Southern Baptist Convention approved changes making it clear that individual churches can be expelled for covering up abuse cases.

Listen to the latest South Florida news as heard on WLRN's Morning Edition. The administration of Governor Ron DeSantis is apparently preparing to build a second immigration detention center. A former Miami Heat security guard has been charged with allegedly selling stolen team jerseys and other Heat memorabilia worth millions, and other local news.

Google has begun deleting accounts that haven't been used for 2 years. NPR's Asma Khalid talks with Richard Lawler of the Verge about it.

The top state health official in Orlando is put on leave after encouraging his staff to get the covid vaccine. Plus, the housing crisis is spreading across the state.

Listen to South Florida news as heard on WLRN’s Morning Edition. State transportation officials removed a pride-themed crosswalk in South Beach, a long-awaited upgrade to Miami-Dade County’s transit system will finally launch later this month and more local news.

Countering the Trump administration's restrictions on public communications, unofficial Twitter accounts for the National Park Service have been tweeting facts about climate change.

Flood managers suspect August's big rainstorms and floods in Louisiana are becoming more common there and elsewhere because of climate change. One clue: Much of the damage was beyond the flood plain.

Legislators okayed maps redrawing Congressional districts, but this week the governor rejected them

Bad Bunny, who had the most-streamed album of both 2022 and 2023, seems to have another potential juggernaut on his hands. But to top the chart this week he had to hold off an unlikely challenger.

Listen to the latest South Florida news as heard on WLRN's Morning Edition. An audit revealed that high-paid administrators in Broward County schools were given large bonuses that was not made clear to the district and public. Florida lawmakers are pushing a bill that would allow some workers to make less than the state's minimum wage. Plus, "frozen" iguana counts, bear hunt citations and other local news.

Prosecutors won convictions of four Oath Keepers on seditious conspiracy charges, while a separate jury convicted the rioter who put his feet on then House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's desk.

Listen to the latest South Florida news as heard on WLRN's Morning Edition. Miami-Dade firefighters fought fighting a massive blaze that broke out at the Coral Gables home of Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra. The global governing body for major league soccer, FIFA, is creating a new annual peace award, and other local news.

How President Trump wants to use disaster relief funds as political leverage. And, why he says DEI programs are illegal and wants to end investigations into military extremism.

NPR Music's Ann Powers breaks down the mixed reaction to Timberlake's big week, in which a new album and a Super Bowl performance both took a beating in popular opinion and the press.

The International Maritime Bureau says there has been a 40 percent drop in piracy worldwide since 2011, and that much of the drop was due to fewer attacks off the Somali coast.

The Tiny Desk series producer shares his favorite records of the year.