Hospitals push back on Florida proposal for organ-transplant program approvals

TALLAHASSEE — High-profile Florida hospitals are lining up to battle over a new state proposal about approving organ-transplant programs. Nemours Children’s Hospital last week moved to intervene at the state Division of Administrative Hearings to support a proposed transplant-programs rule issued in August by the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration. That came after Memorial Healthcare System in Broward County and AdventHealth Orlando intervened to support the proposed... Read More

Amazon cuts 14,000 corporate jobs as spending on artificial intelligence accelerates

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN, Associated Press Business Writer Amazon will cut about 14,000 corporate jobs as the online retail giant ramps up spending on artificial intelligence while trimming spending. In June CEO Andy Jassy, who has aggressively sought to cut costs since becoming CEO in 2021, said that he anticipated generative AI would reduce Amazon’s corporate workforce in the next few years. Jassy said at the time that Amazon had more than 1,000 generative AI services and applications in... Read More

Daily Horoscope for October 28, 2025

General Daily Insight for October 28, 2025 Fortune favors the brave. Courageous Mars trines expansive Jupiter at 2:19 am EDT, encouraging us to blaze trails and accelerate our path to expanding our horizons and conquering our fears. The intuitive Moon then faces off with Jupiter, which can cause us to step back from the ledge if we’re not willing to have faith in ourselves. Later on, the Moon enters adventurous Aquarius, reinvigorating us to think outside of the box and try new things.... Read More

China’s rare golden monkeys debut at European zoos, a possible successor to ‘panda diplomacy’

By CHRISTINA LARSON With their distinctive shaggy orange manes, pale blue faces and dense fur covering their hands and feet, it’s hard to mistake China’s endangered golden snub-nosed monkeys for any other animal. These rare and charismatic monkeys, unique to the frigid mountains of central China, have recently joined the country’s famous pandas as furry envoys to zoos in Europe for the first time — on loan for 10 years from the same government-overseen group that coordinates official... Read More

After storm floods parts of Boca Raton, fall weather is on the way for South Florida

After strong, gusty thunderstorms lashed parts of South Florida with as much as 10 inches of rain in Pompano Beach and significant flash flooding in Boca Raton, a taste of fall weather is on its way. Areas of Boca Raton, Deerfield Beach and Pompano Beach were under a flash flood warning through Monday morning after as many as 7 inches of rain fell over the areas within an hour or so, according to the National Weather Service Miami. The flash flood warning in Boca Raton was upgraded to a... Read More

Soccer Standouts Honored as SSC Players of the Week

Story Links ORLANDO, Fla. — The Sunshine State Conference announced the weekly award winners for the week of October 20th-26th on Monday afternoon, and two Sharks were listed. Men’s soccer’s Santiago Hoyos Lopez and women’s soccer’s Sofia Suarez were among Monday’s honorees. Hoyos Lopez scored four times as Nova Southeastern defeated Tampa and Florida Southern last week. The Colombian began his week with a pair of goals in NSU’s 3-2 win over... Read More

South Florida’s next health care crisis | Editorial

“Your money or your life!” That always got laughs for Jack Benny, whose cheapness was essential to his shtick. When an armed robber announced a stickup and repeated the threat, Benny said: “I’m thinking it over!” The classic radio skit is a serious present-day crisis for many Americans, and it’s about to get worse. Some 27 million Americans already have no health insurance, according to the Census Bureau’s count last year. Now, nearly 23 million more insured under the Affordable... Read More

After surprise guilty plea, jury will decide whether to execute Hollywood cop killer

A man who admitted fatally shooting a Hollywood police officer in the face while struggling over a gun in 2021 pleaded guilty Monday in a surprise move that clears the way for a jury to decide whether this is a case for the death penalty. Jason Banegas pleaded guilty to one count of first-degree murder and multiple related counts of armed burglary and resisting arrest. He did so with no agreement or promise of leniency from the state, which is still seeking the death penalty for the murder of... Read More

Prominent Jewish figures call for sanctions on Israel: ‘The ceasefire must be the beginning, not the end.’

Prominent Jews from around the world who have criticized Israel throughout the war have now signed onto a letter urging global leaders to ensure that the ceasefire deal results in a “new era of peace and justice for all.” The letter, which was addressed to António Guterres, the secretary-general of the United Nations, and world leaders, also demands that Israel be held to account for “grievous violations of international law.” “It was international pressure that helped to secure... Read More