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Democratic U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick wants Congress to approve $40 million in aid to the United Nations for its mission to free Haiti from its violent gangs. She also wants Haiti's prime minister to step down.
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As they look to tackle the affordable housing crisis in Broward, county commissioners voted to try a controversial split of tax dollars to fund a new master plan for a year.
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South Florida-based Spirit Airlines will now continue to go it alone, 18 months after it was the target of a bidding war. The airlines had appealed a federal judge's ruling blocking the merger, but decided the “current regulatory obstacles” would not allow them to complete the deal before it expired.
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In the latest effort by Miami Beach to curb rowdy spring break crowds, the city is implementing some of its strictest measures in recent memory — parking garage closures, DUI check points, license plate readers that's compared to other spring break hubs like Fort Lauderdale.
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Fort Lauderdale ramps up parking rates and police units. It comes as the city expects an influx of tourists while Miami Beach makes moves to restrict the number of visitors during spring break.
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Broward County's superintendent has been tasked with picking at least five schools to repurpose in the 2025-2026 school year. At a school board workshop this week, he said many more could be cut — with one member saying that as many as 40 schools could be affected.
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U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25) called for Florida's surgeon general Dr. Joseph Ladapo, a Gov. DeSantis ally, to resign or be terminated over his refusal to declare a public health emergency over the Broward County outbreak.
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The collapse of a sand hole that killed a 7-year-old Indiana girl who was digging with her brother on a Florida beach is a danger that kills and injures several children a year around the country.
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As commissioners seek to expand affordable housing, they disagreed over how to fund the ten-year Housing Broward Master Plan, which is the first of its kind in the state.
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Through music, food and community, the 4th annual Afro-Carib Festival in Miramar, taking place on Feb. 17, celebrates the cultures and sounds of the African diaspora.
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The City of Parkland hosted its annual commemoration of the 17 lives lost in the 2018 tragedy, just as another mass shooting took place at the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl parade. “They were children with bright futures ahead of them,” said one parent.
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Each year, people across South Florida gather to remember the 17 people who were murdered at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. For the victims' families, marking the day doesn't get easier. But seeing the community come together to honor their loved ones can be a source of strength.