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Juneteenth is a celebration of freedom, but understanding the holiday means recognizing that freedom did not reach everyone at the same time. Observed each year on June 19, Juneteenth commemorates the day in 1865 when Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, and issued…
The South Dade Senior High School Robotics Team competed well at the FIRST Championship at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston. The event brought about 50,000 people from 66 nations together to compete and share ideas and expertise on robotics. Shawn Waring, coach…
The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, ruled in favor of an injured service member who sued a military contractor for negligence in a war zone. The case, Hencley v. Fluor Corporation, focuses on service member Winston Hencley, who was injured in a 2016…
Hours before the U.S. House will vote on Republicans’ health care plan, Democrats secured enough signatures Wednesday on their discharge petition to force a vote on a three-year extension of enhanced Obamacare subsidies. Four Republicans – Pennsylvania Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick, Rob Bresnahan, and Ryan Mackenzie,…
Miami has a new mayor. Eileen Higgins achieved a historic victory in Miami’s mayoral runoff election, becoming the first woman elected to the office in the city’s history. She is also the first Democrat to win the mayor’s seat in nearly 30 years, defeating Emilio…
U.S. senators have remained locked in a government shutdown fight for nearly a month, but unanimously agreed Wednesday to designate Oct. 24–Oct. 31, 2025, as “Bat Week.” A vote to reopen the government is not scheduled for Wednesday. The government has remained shuttered since Oct.…
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is urging President Donald Trump to end his $100,000 fee for H-1B visa holders. On Sept. 19, Trump issued a proclamation imposing the one-time fee on new H-1B visa petitions. Employers seeking high-skilled foreign workers after Sept. 21 must pay…
A months-long hearing kicked off Monday in a fierce licensure battle over a rare opportunity to join the state’s medical-marijuana industry. The hearing, slated to run through mid-February, comes nearly a year after Florida health regulators announced their intent to award medical-marijuana licenses to 22…
Democratic U.S. Senators voted against opening the federal government for a sixth time Wednesday afternoon, dimming hopes that Congress will reach a funding deal in time for thousands of federal workers to receive their next paychecks. It’s day eight of the partial government shutdown, the…
As the federal government shutdown hits the one-week mark, House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is urging Democrats to vote for Republicans’ funding bill to prevent permanent damage to the U.S. economy. “Each week the shutdown continues, it will wipe out an estimated $15 billion in…