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78,000 public service workers get student loans canceled by Biden administration
Through improvements to the public service Loan Forgiveness Program, the Biden administration has canceled loans for more than 871,000 public service workers.
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Floridians embrace stereotypes at inaugural Florida Man Games
Promoted as “the most insane athletic showdown on Earth,” the games poke fun at the state’s reputation for bizarre stories that involve brawling, drinking, gunfire, reptile wrangling, and other antics carrying a risk of time in jail or intensive care.
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Inter Miami’s Messi-Suárez duo sparks excitement as MLS season begins
The pair have made Miami THE team to watch heading into Major League Soccer’s 29th season.
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Trump is not immune from prosecution in his 2020 election interference case, US appeals court says
Trump is seeking to delay a trial until after the November election. If he were to defeat President Joe Biden, he could presumably try to use his position as head of the executive branch to order a new attorney general to dismiss the federal cases he faces or potentially could seek a pardon for himself.
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Broadway icon Chita Rivera passes at 91
Rivera first gained wide notice in 1957 as Anita in the original production of “West Side Story” and was still dancing on Broadway with her trademark energy a half-century later in 2015’s “The Visit.”
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Family of woman killed in alligator attack sues housing company alleging negligence
The family’s attorneys said that Spanish Lakes employees routinely fed the alligator, lessening its fear of humans, and never called the state hotline that summons trappers who will remove potentially dangerous alligators.
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World’s largest cruise ship sets out on maiden voyage from Miami
The ship includes six waterslides, seven swimming pools, an ice skating rink, a theater and more than 40 restaurants, bars and lounges.
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Ron DeSantis ends his struggling presidential bid before New Hampshire and endorses Donald Trump
DeSantis’ decision marks the end of an extraordinary decline for a high-profile governor once thought to be a legitimate threat to Trump’s supremacy in the Republican Party.
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Florida Republicans seek to ban rainbow flags in schools
Opponents of the proposal say DeSantis and the bill’s backers hope to “erase the LGBTQ community” and throw “red meat” to their political supporters while ignoring complicated issues, such as affordability, plaguing the state.
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Overdraft fees could drop to as low as $3 under new Biden proposal
The change could potentially eliminate billions of dollars in fee revenue for the nation’s biggest banks, which were gearing up for a battle even before Wednesday’s announcement. Exactly how much revenue depends on which version of the new regulation is adopted.
