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A 16-year-old boy was arrested on a first-degree murder charge Monday in connection with the stabbing death of another teen in Oakland Park, deputies said. The Broward Sheriff’s Office received a call reporting a stabbing shortly after 5 p.m. near the 5400 block of Northeast Third Avenue. When deputies and fire rescue arrived, they found Jordan Dowdy, 14, of Oakland Park, with stab wounds, the Sheriff’s Office said in a news release Tuesday. Jordan was pronounced dead at a hospital. He... Read More

By FATIMA HUSSEIN WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 300 million Americans’ Social Security data was put at risk after Department of Government Efficiency officials uploaded sensitive information to a cloud account not subject to oversight, according to a whistleblower disclosure submitted to the special counsel’s office Tuesday. Whistleblower Charles Borges, who worked as the chief data officer at the Social Security Administration since January, said the potential sensitive information that... Read More

College football is back this weekend in South Florida, home to a volatile concentration of alumni and fans of the three most decorated programs in this football-dominating state. Things could get spicy at the water cooler. If you’re new to the area and looking for a Florida college team to adopt, consider giving each fan base a test drive at a watch party. We’ve got a few listed below. Things to know before you go: Followers of the Florida Gators have nothing good to say about fans of... Read More

Gov. Ron DeSantis defended the state’s eradication of LGBTQ+ rainbow crosswalks on Tuesday, and said recalcitrant cities will be forced to get with the program. He criticized two cities, Delray Beach and Key West, where city leaders have said they want to fight the state edict and keep rainbow crosswalks to show support for their LGBTQ+ communities. “It’s like they think that they should just be a law unto themselves,” DeSantis said, adding, “You’re always gonna have the Key Wests... Read More

The bishop solemnly walked through the photos and illustrations documenting Nazi-led antisemitic sentiment, aided in several cases by Catholics, that doomed the Jews of Europe. At one point he proudly noted he had befriended the nephew of a prominent Dutch Catholic resistance figure. And when prompted to theorize why one Holocaust survivor might have taken such great effort, after the war, to sew his camp uniform back together, he gamely offered, “So people will remember.” So far, so... Read More

Homebuyers are canceling their planned purchases at a record rate across the United States — and Fort Lauderdale was among the areas where those agreements were most likely to fall through, a new report says. About 58,000 home-purchase agreements were canceled last month in the U.S., the highest July rate on record, according to recent data from Redfin, a real estate data and service provider. This amounts to about one in every seven U.S. home sales. Out of more than 44 of the U.S.’s... Read More

Frontier Airlines of Denver is adding six new routes out of Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport as it seeks to grab the title of America’s low-fare king from South Florida-based Spirit Airlines, a carrier it repeatedly has failed to acquire. “Frontier is not just about delivering low fares — we’ve made major enhancements, from product upgrades to the most rewarding loyalty program, and investments in technology and service, as part of The New Frontier,” said CEO Barry... Read More

By YURI KAGEYAMA, Associated Press Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Shares sank Tuesday in Europe and Asia after President Donald Trump announced he was firing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook. The announcement came after trading closed Monday on Wall Street, where benchmarks reversed some of their big gains from notched last week on hopes for interest rate cuts from the Fed. Trump said in a letter posted Monday on his Truth Social platform that he was removing Cook because of allegations... Read More

There’s no question everyone in Pines Village on the night of July 13 was lucky. After a 1976 Cessna T337G hit a tree along the 6800 block of Southwest 14th Street and crashed into the ground in someone’s front yard, the pilot, his wife and their children were walking and talking within minutes of the crash. The four bystanders who quickly rescued them also had no major injuries. And the tree the plane ripped a chunk out of could have been the reason there was no tragedy, some... Read More

MIAMI — Edward Cabrera struck out 10 in seven scoreless innings, and the Miami Marlins beat the Atlanta Braves 2-1 on Monday night. Troy Johnston hit an RBI double and Máximo Acosta homered for the Marlins, who matched their win total from last year with their 62nd victory. Cabrera (7-7) allowed one hit and walked two. The right-hander lost his previous two starts, yielding nine earned runs and 18 hits in 9 2/3 innings. Rookie Drake Baldwin hit his 14th homer for Atlanta with two down in... Read More