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This post will be updated today, Wednesday, May 12, and through the week with the latest information on COVID-19 in South Florida.

A grant program designed to dismantle anti-Black racism has led to a new initiative: Native American studies.

Florida's lax mask requirements. Bringing money-talk to the classroom. Plus, an indigenous student explores the challenges of teaching Native American history.

Despite opposition from some school board members, Broward County Schools Superintendent Robert Runcie will stay on for 90 days to advise in the soon-to-be-selected interim leader's transition.

Florida needs to get many more people vaccinated in order to reach what’s called community immunity. So far, roughly 45% of people 16 and older have gotten at least one COVID-19 shot in the state.

Haiti's president is holding a controversial referendum next month on overhauling the 1987 Constitution. His Ambassador to the U.S., Bocchit Edmond, defends it.

This post will be updated today, Tuesday, May 11, and through the week with the latest information on COVID-19 in South Florida.

The FDA approves a COVID-19 vaccine for kids. Protests in Colombia have turned violent and demonstrators have big demands. Plus, Luther Campbell, aka Luke Skywalker, aka Uncle Luke, is launching a new business venture.

State wildlife officials are considering whether to allow people to catch and keep goliath grouper for the first time in more than 30 years.

In 2015, the Sunshine Economy asked a group of Miami technology leaders to imagine what the industry could look like in 2030. Six years, a global pandemic and one viral tweet later, the five people are even more convinced that Miami’s tech movement has arrived now.

Miami-Dade County is still not cutting people’s water service or collecting late fees for those who haven’t been able to pay their bill, but the county is asking for donations to an emergency fund called WASD Cares, in order to avoid water shutoffs in the future.

Vaccinations against COVID-19 are underway in South Florida. We continue to update this site as more changes take place.