By SEUNG MIN KIM WASHINGTON (AP) — Former president Joe Biden will attend Thursday’s memorial service for former vice president Dick Cheney at the Washington National Cathedral, which will feature remarks from another former president, George W. Bush. A spokeswoman for Biden confirmed his plans to attend. The Democratic president said in a statement after Cheney’s death that the former vice president was “guided by a strong set of conservative values” and that “he believed, as I... Read More
Judge rejects arbitration for dispute over hundreds of Lennar homes on Seminole land
A Florida judge ruled this week he will not allow a dispute over the quality of more than 340 homes constructed by Lennar on Seminole land and purchased by the Tribe to be resolved by arbitration. Broward Circuit Court Judge David A. Haimes did permit arbitration for an additional 123 homes sold to individual Tribe members. Tribe members sued Lennar earlier this year, alleging that hundreds of homes built by the Miami-based developer on tribal land over the last five years are in such shoddy... Read More
Heat, NBA pace race taking too much toll? Warriors’ Curry out Wednesday night
MIAMI — The pace race has proven a winnable commodity for the Miami Heat . .. but at what cost to the league and even to those who might choose to run in the other direction? On the eve of his team facing the Heat on Wednesday night at Kaseya Center, Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr spoke of a common thread between the NBA’s uptick in injuries and the league’s uptick in pace. The Heat not only went into Wednesday night as the league leaders in pace (106.28 possessions per 48... Read More
Weekend things to do: Cirque du Soleil, Fito Páez, Mariah Carey pop-up bar & holiday lights in Boca
The season of reindeer games means drinking games in South Florida, and this weekend there will be a few new ways to make merry in places that were already worth your time. One of them, Ray’s Hometown Bar at laidback Freehand Miami hotel, will lean into the kitsch of Mariah Carey, who, with all due respect, is to Christmas what Lee Greenwood is to patriotism. I kid, people! I may be persuaded … but it will take a Christmas miracle. THURSDAY Visions of sugar plums: “’Twas the Night... Read More
Coast Guard offloads $362 million in cocaine at Port Everglades | PHOTOS
The U.S. Coast Guard offloaded more than 49,000 pounds of illicit cocaine—worth over $362 million—at Port Everglades on Wednesday, Nov. 19. The narcotics were the result of 15 separate interdictions in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. View photos from the press briefing where Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, DEA Administrator Terry Cole, and Coast Guard leaders highlighted the joint mission to combat drug trafficking. ... Read More
Better treatments buoy multiple-myeloma patients, bound by research cuts and racial disparities
By Melba Newsome, KFF Health News For more than a year, Diane Hunter, now 72, had been experiencing vague symptoms — pain in her spine and hips, nausea, exhaustion, thirst, and frequent urination. Her primary care physician had ruled out diabetes before finally chalking up her ailments to getting older. But months of intense back pain eventually landed her in the emergency room, where a doctor suggested that Hunter might have multiple myeloma. Hunter’s first question was, “What is... Read More
ASK IRA: Will Heat’s Spoelstra have to revisit playing Adebayo, Ware together?
Q: Hasn’t Bam Adebayo’s injury been very beneficial to Kel’el Ware’s development? Previously Kel’el would be pulled during rough first quarters or wouldn’t play at the end of close games. With Bam out, Kel’el had to stay in the game and grind it out. – Peter, Opa-locka. A: It would be hard to disagree, based on how Erik Spoelstra has handled the Bam Adebayo-Kel’el Ware situation when both have been available. So it will be particularly interesting to see what follows, now... Read More
Dave Hyde: CFP rankings got it right; now can Miami get enough help?
Let’s get right to the controversial call: It was correct. The Miami Hurricanes aren’t getting hosed. They’re actually getting helped. They’re getting all benefit of the doubt from the latest College Football Playoff rankings by moving up two spots this week to No. 13. That means they’re right on the edge of qualifying for the 12-team playoffs, maybe, sort of, depending on how their troublesome ACC situation plays out. Maybe you want to put them in no matter what. Maybe you believe... Read More
Hurricanes move up in College Football Playoff rankings
The Miami Hurricanes had one of their best performances of the season in their win over N.C. State on Saturday, and it helped them further inch up the College Football Playoff rankings. Miami moved up from No. 15 last week to No. 13 on Tuesday, moving UM closer to its first-ever berth in the College Football Playoff after a week of lobbying from the ACC. Similar to the previous rankings, the Hurricanes are the top-ranked ACC team, which means the projected bracket puts Miami in the... Read More
Broward schools reverse course on controversial schedule change
A controversial plan to make major changes to Broward middle and high school student schedules was quashed by the School Board on Tuesday. The proposed $35 million cost-cutting measure ended the same way it began a few weeks ago —behind closed doors. The proposal would have ended traditional block scheduling as well as personalization periods, or study halls, in secondary schools. It also would have limited the ability of teachers to make extra money by teaching classes beyond... Read More