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Immigration advocates gathered outside the National Sheriffs’ Association conference in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday to protest local law enforcement’s cooperation with Trump’s deportation program. Sheriffs from all over the country have flown into South Florida for the conference, held at the Broward County Convention Center this week. On Monday, Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony welcomed the sheriffs to the county, while FBI director Kash Patel and Deputy U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche... Read More

President Trump dragged an unprovoked America to war even as he pushed Iran to resume negotiations. He attacked Iran two days after he said he would decide “within the next two weeks.” An artful deception. As our nation itself was once the victim of a surprise attack under cover of peace talks (remember Pearl Harbor?) that ploy does not belong in our arsenal. Whether it was as successful as Trump claims is less certain. Although Iran’s processing facilities were hit hard — those we... Read More

The view of the water from Shunk Gulley Oyster Bar is serene and inviting. The grouper sandwich at the Santa Rosa Beach restaurant gets raves online. A few, however, think the $32 price is too much. Count Gov. Ron DeSantis among them. The governor visited the restaurant on Tuesday, where he signed a measure into law related to beach access in Walton County. As is his custom, he also riffed on many topics, including property taxes, a summertime elimination of the state sales tax on firearms... Read More

By BEN FINLEY Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose mistaken deportation to El Salvador became a flashpoint in President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, has been back in the United States for more than two weeks after being charged with human smuggling in Tennessee. But the 29-year-old Maryland construction worker’s future is far from certain. A federal judge has raised questions about the strength of the government’s smuggling allegations, including its claim Abrego Garcia is in the... Read More

Dear Eric: I asked my neighbor, with whom I was very friendly, if she and her husband would like to go out to dinner with us. She seemed enthusiastic and we set a date. Then she said they would be out of town, could we change the date. We did. The day before, she texted that she was too sick to go. I just responded, “Sorry.” Haven’t heard anything else. My question is: Should I contact her? My husband says I am being “mean.” Advise. – Dinner Date Dear Dinner: Mean? I’m not so... Read More

MIAMI GARDENS — Inter Miami, coming off an upset win against Portuguese club Porto, is not ready to go back to playing its MLS schedule. Miami secured a spot in the Club World Cup knockout round with a 2-2 draw against Brazilian club Palmeiras at the Club World Cup at Hard Rock Stadium on Monday night. With the draw, Inter Miami finished second in the group and will play French powerhouse and reigning Champions League winners Paris Saint-Germain — Lionel Messi’s former club — in... Read More

General Daily Insight for June 24, 2025 Everything feels larger than life. Enthusiastic Jupiter in Cancer is making a rare quincunx to distant Pluto in Aquarius. The vibrant Sun follows right behind Jupiter to make its challenging but valuable quincunx to Pluto and all its concentrated power. The Sun and Jupiter will then make their own fabulous conjunction at 8:17 am EDT, harmoniously blending their energies for a day of blessings we can all benefit from. Finally, Mercury in Cancer will... Read More

By SETH BORENSTEIN NEW YORK (AP) — An intense and nearly historic weather pattern is cooking much of America under a dangerous heat dome this week with triple-digit temperatures in places that haven’t been so hot in more than a decade. The heat wave is especially threatening because it’s hitting cities like Boston, New York and Philadelphia early in the summer when people haven’t gotten their bodies adapted to the broiling conditions, several meteorologists said. The dome of high... Read More

A 58-foot boat that was illegally operated as a passenger charter by two uncredentialed crew members ran aground in Fort Lauderdale on Friday, the U.S. Coast Guard said. A total of 12 passengers and the two crew members were aboard the boat, named Rogue One, on Friday when it became stuck in shallow water near the New River, the U.S. Coast Guard Southeast said in a news release Monday. The crew of a Coast Guard Station Fort Lauderdale law enforcement boat and a good Samaritan evacuated all 14... Read More