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Last week, government workers near the White House, on two blocks lined with luxury hotels and union headquarters, used a jackhammer and a pickax to tear up a mural that read “Black Lives Matter,” painted on the road during the long hot summer of 2020. The symbolism was potent. The erasure of the bold yellow letters of Black Lives Matter Plaza, installed on 16th Street after the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer, was a concession from Washington’s mayor, Muriel... Read More

NEW YORK — The Culture uniforms were packed away for the season before the turn of the calendar. The team’s touchstone motto of “Hardest-working” was scrubbed from the team’s City Edition court before the start of the season. But Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra insists the ethos remains, even at times such as these, with his team carrying a seven-game losing streak and 29-38 record into Monday night’s game against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden. “Enough has been... Read More

Letting Gulfstream Park retain its gaming licenses without a live horse-racing mandate delivers economic devastation and no benefit to Florida. We must not compromise an industry that employs more than 33,000 people and maintains hundreds of thousands of acres of green space, particularly throughout scenic Ocala and Marion County. House Bill 105 and Senate Bill 408, which would end the requirement that horse tracks hold live races to have casino games, must be stopped for the good of the... Read More

After two closer-than-expected elections in a row, Congressman Jared Moskowitz has found himself someplace he doesn’t want to be: on the Republicans’ political radar. So far, Moskowitz has managed to keep Florida’s 23rd Congressional District in Democratic hands. But the territory he represents — northern Broward and much of the coast extending south through most of Fort Lauderdale plus a swath of southern Palm Beach County — has rapidly become much more Republican, a trend that’s... Read More

MONTREAL — Cole Caufield scored his team-leading 33rd goal and added an assist to help the Montreal Canadiens beat the Florida Panthers 3-1 on Saturday night. Patrik Laine and Christian Dvorak — with his 100th career goal — also scored for Montreal. Sam Montembeault made 21 saves, including a windmill glove stop on Carter Verhaeghe late. Mackie Samoskevich scored for Florida, which lost for the second time in nine games. Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 12 shots. The Canadiens, who were coming... Read More

Observations and other notes of interest from Saturday night’s 125-91 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies: – The lesson of recent weeks and even games such as Saturday is this: The Heat are good enough to compete for stretches against elite competition. – And then reality hits home. – As it did in Saturday night’s seventh consecutive loss. – For stretches earlier this season, there at least were the occasional nights when the Heat had the best player on the court. – Whether it was... Read More

By JIM DIAMOND NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Walter Clayton Jr. scored 22 points, and No. 4 Florida pulled away from No. 5 Alabama for a 104-82 victory in the Southeastern Conference Tournament semifinals on Saturday. Alijah Martin and Will Richard each had 16 points for the Gators (29-4) in their fifth consecutive win. Next up for Florida is Sunday’s SEC championship game against No. 8 Tennessee, which beat No. 3 Auburn 70-65 in the first semifinal. The second-seeded Gators led the Crimson... Read More

A 24-year-old diver disappeared near Pompano Beach Saturday afternoon, officials say. Jack Levine was diving about 2 miles offshore when he failed to resurface, the Coast Guard Miami Sector said on X around 4 p.m. Saturday afternoon. Crews are now looking for him by air and by boat. He was last seen wearing a black wetsuit. Anyone with information should call the Coast Guard Sector Miami at 305-535-4472. This is a developing story, so check back for updates. Click here to have... Read More

GAINESVILLE — Florida quarterback DJ Lagway, a multi-millionaire at just 19, is a sign of the times in college football. He’s also on a mission bigger than just himself. Florida quarterback DJ Lagway signs autographs during the lauch of his foundation March 10 at Spurrier’s Gridiron Grille in Gainesville. (Courtesy C. Almond Photography Lagway publicly launched his new foundation Monday night at Spurrier’s Gridiron Grille to use his NIL riches and family’s charitable influence to... Read More

By Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times Alexia Nunez presumed “things were going to be pretty bad” for transgender people under President Donald Trump, given his campaign rhetoric, but had decided to stick it out in the U.S. “as long as possible.” Her breaking point came just days after Trump’s inauguration, she said, when Secretary of State Marco Rubio ordered the suspension of passport applications seeking a gender marker different from an applicant’s birth sex. Nunez, a 46-year-old... Read More