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They asked for it. Gov. Ron DeSantis’ new Department of Government Efficiency demanded mountains of information from the Broward County administration, from contracts and payroll to “DEI” and “Green New Deal” projects, determined to identify any potentially wasteful spending that abuses the taxpaying public. It took nine days for county employees in every department to gather the information, County Administrator Monica Cepero told elected commissioners in an email released Friday... Read More

By PAUL WISEMAN, Associated Press Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added just 73,000 jobs last month and Labor Department revisions showed that hiring was much weaker than previously reported in May and June. The unemployment rate ticked up to 4.2%. The deterioration in the job market is taking place with companies paralyzed by uncertainty over President Donald Trump’s erratic trade policies. The Labor Department reported Friday that revisions shaved a stunning 258,000... Read More

A roach that fell from the ceiling “onto an inspector’s iPad,” “raw chicken particles” in a handwashing sink and “water from the employees’ toilet backing up through floor” were among the violations that temporarily shut 11 South Florida restaurants and one food truck last week. 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... Read More

General Daily Insight for August 01, 2025 Our longing for comfort could currently be hard to satisfy. While sensual Venus in cozy Cancer squares naysayer Saturn, the people we’re connected with might simply want different things than we do. Asking the right questions should open possibilities for compromise as the intuitive Moon in probing Scorpio harmonizes with abundant Jupiter. Venus then goes on to challenge idealistic Neptune at 4:49 pm EDT, suggesting that we’ll need to sacrifice... Read More

The Marlins parted ways with their longest tenured outfielder on Thursday, sending Jesus Sanchez to Houston less than two hours before Major League Baseball’s trade deadline. In return, Miami acquired right-handed pitcher Ryan Gusto and two prospects — shortstop Chase Jaworsky (rated by MLB.com as Houston’s No. 13 prospect) and outfielder Esmil Valencia. Gusto, 26, is 7-4 with a 4.92 ERA in 24 games and 14 starts for Houston in his first major league season. He has allowed 95 hits,... Read More

By REBECCA SANTANA, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The agency responsible for carrying out President Donald Trump’s mass deportations agenda says it has already made tentative job offers to more than 1,000 people as it ramps up hiring following the passage of legislation earlier this month giving the agency a massive infusion of cash. The agency’s spokeswoman, Tricia McLaughlin, said in a statement Thursday that the offers had been made after July 4. That’s when Trump signed into... Read More

With no fanfare, no protest, and no resistance, officials at the Broward County Governmental Center open their doors and books for the governor’s team of auditors looking for examples of wasteful spending to bolster their criticism of woke, green and DEI programs. “I’m going to look at this as a teachable moment,” said Broward County Mayor Beam Furr, speaking in his office as the nine auditors were elsewhere in the building, uploading thousands of documents showing how Broward has... Read More

By ALEX VEIGA, AP Business Writer The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage eased to where it was three weeks ago, modest relief for prospective homebuyers challenged by rising home prices and stubbornly high borrowing costs. The long-term rate slipped to 6.72% from 6.74% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. A year ago, the rate averaged 6.73%. Borrowing costs on 15-year fixed-rate mortgages, popular with homeowners refinancing their home loans, also eased. The... Read More

By PAUL WISEMAN, Associated Press Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has been getting his way on trade, strong-arming the European Union, Japan and other partners to accept once unthinkably high taxes on their exports to the United States. But his radical overhaul of American trade policy, in which he’s bypassed Congress to slam big tariffs on most of the world’s economies, has not gone unchallenged. He’s facing at least seven lawsuits charging that he’s... Read More

Stay up to date with South Florida dining news: Sign up for our twice-weekly Eat Beat newsletter, filled with restaurant news, guides and more. Go to SunSentinel.com/newsletters to sign up. Join our “Let’s Eat, South Florida” Facebook group. NOW OPEN OR OPENING  Salvo Osteria Romana2389 Wilton Drive, Wilton Manors; 754-200-4145; Facebook.com  This Italian restaurant opened to the public on July 4, taking over the Wilton Manors space that formerly housed Thai Me Up. Owner Salvo... Read More