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By BECKY BOHRER JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Trump administration said Thursday it is rescinding federal rules that were aimed at protecting from future oil and gas leasing vast swaths of a petroleum reserve in Alaska that provide key habitat for migrating birds, caribou and other wildlife. The U.S. Interior Department said the final rule would be published next week but announced it is repealing rules put in place last year. Those rules restricted future leasing and industrial development in... Read More

By ALLEN G. BREED and ERIK VERDUZCO, Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The next city bracing for the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown is Charlotte, North Carolina, which could see an influx of federal agents as early as this weekend, a county sheriff said Thursday. Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden said in a statement that two federal officials confirmed a plan for U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents to start an enforcement operation on Saturday or early... Read More

Six South Florida restaurants temporarily shuttered last week with violations ranging from “brownish water with a pungent smell” backing up through a floor drain to 61 rodent droppings in a dry storage area to 47 dead roaches on bags of food, clean containers, napkins and cups. The Sun Sentinel typically highlights restaurant inspections conducted by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation in Broward and Palm Beach counties. We cull through inspections that happen... Read More

MIRAMA — Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Florida law enforcement officials announced Thursday the deportations of more than 200 criminals, many of whom are sex offenders, as part of a 10-day operation across the state, touting Florida as the “model” for immigration enforcement across the country. ICE Deputy Director Madison Sheahan spoke about the arrests of the “worst of the worst” criminals at a morning news conference at the ICE Miami facility in Miramar, joined by... Read More

MIAMI — As he sat at the postgame media session on Saturday night, Heat forward Nikola Jovic was apologetic for the uneven play that had delivered him to that moment, vowing that the night’s victory and his career-high 29-point performance was the start of something better. It wasn’t. While he did have the game-winning assist in overtime two nights later against the Cleveland Cavaliers, most of his moments, save for that final moment, were uneven in that game, his play non-descript, in... Read More

Some county leaders think Broward County has an identity crisis and want to change the name to Lauderdale County. Others think it’s a terrible idea. A proposal to change the name would have to be brought to Broward voters in the form of a referendum in 2026. So how would you vote? Vote in our poll below. We’ll publish the results soon. General Terms of Service Privacy Policy ... Read More

Who are you when you lose everything? That is what director Jessica Stone has said is at the center of the stage musical version of “Water for Elephants.” Sounds like a major downer, doesn’t it? Well, it isn’t. The Broadway national tour, now playing the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale through Nov. 23, somehow manages to smile brightly and crack acerbic jokes, all the while enveloping its sorrow in a close hug. Based on a 2006 book by Sara Gruen that... Read More

Jack Schlossberg, the grandson of former President John F. Kennedy, announced his bid to fill the New York City House seat currently occupied by Rep. Jerrold Nadler, making him JFK’s first direct descendent and latest member of his family to enter the political arena. A Democratic influencer, Schlossberg announced his run for Congress Wednesday in a video shared on social media. He’s angling to fill the house seat Nadler, 78, who announced in September he would not seek reelection after... Read More

MIAMI – Observations and other notes of interest from Wednesday night’s 130-116 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers: – The Cavaliers had the right to be cavalier. – They have shown an ability to get to the top of the standings with their roster. – As they did last season. – The Heat have not. – And that’s why no matter who played for Cleveland (or in this case did not), this was a big game for the Heat. – Because every game, at any point of the season, against any roster... Read More

MIAMI — Commit enough turnovers and fouls and sometimes it doesn’t matter who you are playing. It is a hard reality the Miami Heat learned in Wednesday night’s 130-116 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers at Kaseya Center. As in a Cavaliers team that gave the night off to Donovan Mitchell and Evan Mobley and had lost Darius Garland to injury two nights before. No matter, on a night the Heat too often fouled instead of defended, too often turned the ball over instead of turned up the... Read More