Brightline, the high-speed railroad that runs between South and Central Florida, will be late with a scheduled July 15 interest payment to investors who hold tax-exempt bonds that were issued last year, according to a news report confirmed by the company on Friday. The unrated bonds, which command 10% and 12% interest rates, were sold through the Florida Development Finance Corp., which reportedly is about to consider another $400 million borrowing for Brightline to expand to Tampa from... Read More
UCF football picked to finish last in unofficial Big 12 media poll
Since the Big 12 decided to no longer coordinate a conference preseason football poll, the Tulsa World stepped into the void. The World organized 16 reporters, each covering a different Big 12 team, and produced its preseason poll. Arizona State, with eight first-place votes, was the choice to repeat as champion. Texas Tech, Kansas State and Iowa State also received first-place votes. UCF was picked to finish last at No. 16 with 32 votes. Previously, the poll was determined by votes from the... Read More
Here are some things you can do to be better prepared for major flooding
By CALEIGH WELLS Catastrophic floods can be difficult to prepare for. Sometimes evacuation is the right call, but if it’s too late the best bet is to find higher ground nearby. The stakes can be high, because a flash flood may give those in its path only minutes or seconds to react. The right moves depend on the storm and the geography, said James Doss-Gollin, an assistant professor who teaches civil and environmental engineering at Rice University. For example, the advice won’t be the... Read More
3 arrested in shooting death of teenager in driveway of Oakland Park home
Three Lauderhill men have been arrested in an August 2024 murder in Oakland Park. Ammon Watson, 18, was shot and killed in the driveway of a home on Northwest 28th Street shortly before midnight on Aug. 24. According to investigators with the Broward Sheriff’s Office, a man ran up to Watson, shot him, and then fled on foot. During the investigation by the BSO Homicide Unit and V.I.P.E.R. (Violent Intervention Proactive Enforcement Response) investigators, three men were identified as... Read More
Rubio stresses cooperation in talks with China’s Wang Yi in Malaysia as US-China tensions simmer
By MATTHEW LEE, Associated Press Diplomatic Writer KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said there were “areas of potential cooperation” between Washington and Beijing and stressed the importance of managing differences following his first in-person meeting with his Chinese counterpart as he wrapped up a two-day regional security forum in Malaysia. Rubio and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met Friday on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian... Read More
Marlins offense stifled again as Reds surge for four-game series split
By JEFF WALLNER CINCINNATI (AP) — Spencer Steer homered and Nick Lodolo pitched six strong innings as the Cincinnati Reds beat the Miami Marlins 6-0 on Thursday to earn a split in the four-game series. Elly De La Cruz singled for his 100th hit of the season, stole second, and scored on Austin Hays’ single to put Cincinnati ahead 1-0 in the first. Steer’s solo home run, his 11th of the season, made the score 2-0 in the second. Cal Quantrill retired 11 straight following Steer’s homer,... Read More
Daily Horoscope for July 11, 2025
General Daily Insight for July 11, 2025 Think big! The sympathetic Moon enters humanitarian Aquarius at 1:21 pm EDT, encouraging us to think about how we can give back. The Moon quickly moves to coordinate with the innovative ruler of Aquarius, Uranus, encouraging us to embrace the zigs and zags of life. We can trust that they’re taking us somewhere worthwhile. Eventually, the Moon conjoins transformative Pluto, motivating us to change from within. This can feel overwhelming if we’re... Read More
AI device startup that sued OpenAI and Jony Ive is now suing its own ex-employee over trade secrets
By MATT O’BRIEN A secretive competition to pioneer a new way of communicating with artificial intelligence chatbots is getting a messy public airing as OpenAI fights a trademark dispute over its stealth hardware collaboration with legendary iPhone designer Jony Ive. In the latest twist, tech startup iyO Inc., which already sued Ive and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman for trademark infringement, is now suing one of its own former employees for allegedly leaking a confidential drawing of iyO’s... Read More
Wife and daughter of an FIU dean are among the missing in Texas floods
The wife and daughter of William G. Hardin III, dean of the College of Business at Florida International University, are among the dozens of presumed dead after catastrophic flooding swept through Central Texas in the predawn hours of July 4. According to multiple sources, including a letter from the bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Southeast Florida and a statement from The Webb School, a private college preparatory school in Tennessee, the Hardin family’s home in Hunt, Texas, was... Read More
US has reclosed its southern border after a flesh-eating parasite is seen further north in Mexico
By JOHN HANNA, Associated Press The U.S. has closed its southern border again to livestock imports, saying a flesh-eating parasite has moved further north in Mexico than previously reported. Mexico’s president was critical Thursday, suggesting that the U.S. is exaggerating the threat to its beef industry from the parasite, the New World screwworm fly. The female flies lay eggs in wounds on warm-blooded animals, hatching larvae that are unusual among flies for feeding on live flesh and... Read More