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Episode 10 of 57weeks.COM pOdcast. Apple Dumpling Episode

Tom Truex, is the featured host in the podcast, 57Weeks. In Episode 10 he gives you some details on the life and death of “Wild Bill Hickok.” Also his take on the importance of an old school recipe for apple dumplings. Episode available on 57Weeks.Com or Spotify. ... Read More

Belarus journalist convicted of treason and sentenced to 9 years in prison

By YURAS KARMANAU TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarusian journalist Pavel Dabravolski was convicted Monday of treason and sentenced to nine years in a maximum-security prison, activists said, the fifth media worker to be jailed in two weeks in a relentless government crackdown on freedom of the press. Dabravolski, who has reported for international and domestic news outlets and won numerous prizes for his work, was found guilty during a closed-door trial at Minsk City Court, according to the... Read More

Broward schools seek to recoup $17 million in Parkland payouts from insurer

The Broward School Board is trying to find a way to recover some of the $26 million it paid out to victims of the 2018 mass shooting in Parkland. The district has filed a lawsuit in Broward Circuit Court, seeking $17 million for breach of contract from the underwriters of Lloyd’s of London, the district’s provider of general liability insurance. The lawsuit, filed in Broward Circuit Court in November, alleges the insurer provided bad legal advice related to the district’s liability... Read More

Dolphins trade Minkah Fitzpatrick within division to Jets

First, new Miami Dolphins general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan handled Tua Tagovaila. Then, he found a trade for safety Minkah Fitzpatrick. After Sullivan couldn’t find a trade partner for the services of Tagovailoa and released the former franchise quarterback in the hours before NFL free agency kicked off at noon Monday, he found a deal for Fitzpatrick. The Dolphins are sending Fitzpatrick within the AFC East to the rival New York Jets for a 2026 seventh-round pick, originally owned by the... Read More

Tough challenges confront electric air taxi firms as they maneuver to take flight in South Florida

When top executives of Vertical Aerospace, the British maker of a four-engine electric aircraft, visited South Florida last month to unveil their version of a battery-powered air taxi for urban transportation, an American rival, Archer Aviation, was lying in wait. Shortly before cocktails flowed at a reception for guests beneath a tent housing the plane in a Miami Beach park, Archer informed the news media that it had sued Vertical in a Texas federal court for alleged patent... Read More

Looming tax reform has Fort Lauderdale thinking about worst-case scenarios

Tax reform jitters are spreading through cities across the state as legislators move forward with a plan set in motion by Gov. Ron DeSantis to give homesteaded property owners a much-needed tax break. Fort Lauderdale officials say they are well aware of the fiscal fallout that might be coming and are already making plans for what could be a worst-case scenario: A staggering $72.8 million shaved from the city’s day-to-day budget. DeSantis has called for the elimination of property taxes,... Read More

Sunrise officials vote to deny rezoning, luxury hotel plan near I-75

Sunrise city commissioners have voted down a master plan for a seven-story Hyatt-branded hotel and the rezoning of a local shopping plaza. During a recent meeting, commissioners voted 3-2 to deny rezoning and 5-0 to deny a master plan, which would have relied on the rezoning proposal’s approval. Fifteen acres, including the Indian Trace Center and a vacant plot that would have hosted the hotel, would have been rezoned from a community business district to a planned development district, or... Read More

Today in History: March 9, Barbie doll makes its debut

Today is Monday, March 9, the 68th day of 2026. There are 297 days left in the year. Today in history: On March 9, 1959, the Barbie doll was introduced at the American International Toy Fair in New York. Also on this date: In 1796, the future emperor of the French, Napoleon Bonaparte, married Josephine de Beauharnais. In 1841, the U.S. Supreme Court, in United States v. The Amistad, ruled 7-1 in favor of a group of illegally enslaved Africans who were captured off the U.S. coast after... Read More

Winderman’s view: Heightened Heat home hope after pummeling Pistons

MIAMI — Observations and other notes of interest from Sunday night’s 121-110 victory over the Detroit Pistons: – Heading into the All-Star break, the concern was home for Heat didn’t mean heightened hope. – That’s when the Heat not only lost three of their four home games before the break, but lost them to the likes of the Bulls, Hawks and Jazz. – The concern was the current ongoing stretch of home games might not necessarily be optimized. – Now? – Concerns... Read More

Another statement win for Heat in dismantling Detroit 121-110 behind Herro, Adebayo

MIAMI — The sizzle also has substance. Not only is it now eight wins in the last 10 games for the Heat, but with ample quality wins to add substance to the surge. Sunday night it was a rousing 121-110 decision over the East-leading Detroit Pistons to follow up Friday night’s victory in Charlotte over the streaking Hornets and last weekend’s home victory over the West-contending Houston Rockets. Shorthanded yet again, the Heat still remained in a comfort zone as they extended their... Read More

Counterprotester throws improvised explosive at anti-Islam event in NYC, police say

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A device thrown by a counterprotester at an anti-Islam demonstration in New York City on Saturday was confirmed to be an improvised explosive, according to a preliminary police analysis. Two people were in custody for their alleged role in the confrontation, which unfolded during a “Stop the Islamic Takeover of New York City” event led by the far right activist Jake Lang outside the Manhattan residence of Mayor Zohran Mamdani. The sparsely attended... Read More