“What ACRU really has asked us to do is to rewrite the statute so as to treat all of the categories of ineligibility in the same way,” added Marcus, who was joined in the ruling by judges Britt Grant and Frank Hull. “It would have us read the statute as imposing on the states a general program of list maintenance that makes a reasonable effort to remove any ineligible voter, regardless of the basis of ineligibility. But we may not rewrite the unambiguous text, where Congress has been... Read More
What Majority-World Missions Really Looks Like
Christians from the Global South are invigorating international missions. Here’s how. Beauty Ndoro and her husband had been living among and serving the residents of slums outside Harare, the capital city of their native Zimbabwe, when they unexpectedly received a letter from Los Angeles–based missions organization Servant Partners. The letter said Servant Partners felt led to recruit Africans to serve in Mexico. They had gone online to search for like-minded ministers in... Read More
Tropical Storm Dorian strengthens to 60-mph winds as it moves toward Caribbean
A big yet disorganized cluster of storms and clouds spanning several hundred miles in the Atlantic off the U.S. Southeast had an 80% chance of becoming a depression in the next few days. However, the system was moving to the northeast into the open ocean “well offshore of the southeastern United States,” the hurricane center noted in a tropical weather outlook on Monday. ... Read More
Tropical Storm Dorian picks up strength as it moves toward Caribbean
A big yet disorganized cluster of storms and clouds spanning several hundred miles in the Atlantic off the U.S. Southeast had an 80% chance of becoming a depression in the next few days. However, the system was moving to the northeast into the open ocean “well offshore of the southeastern United States,” the hurricane center noted in a tropical weather outlook on Sunday. ... Read More
Tropical Storm Dorian strengthens as it moves toward Caribbean
A big yet disorganized cluster of storms and clouds spanning several hundred miles in the Atlantic off the U.S. Southeast had an 80% chance of becoming a depression in the next few days. However, the system was moving to the northeast into the open ocean “well offshore of the southeastern United States,” the hurricane center noted in a tropical weather outlook on Sunday. ... Read More
Chicken sandwich mania at Popeye’s: big crowds, long waits and our critic’s take
Nearly two weeks after its Aug. 12 debut, fueled by social-media buzz and widespread praise, the Popeye’s chicken sandwich has triggered a growing stampede that shows no sign of abating. Big crowds, long waits and supply shortages have become the new normal at Popeye’s Louisiana Kitchen, a fried-chicken haven with New Orleans roots, 23 South Florida locations and 3,100 stores nationwide. ... Read More
Tropical Storm Dorian could become a hurricane in the Caribbean
Currently the National Hurricane Center’s cone graphic (below) shows Dorian strengthening to a hurricane in the eastern Caribbean Sea before weakening to tropical storm status as it travels in a northwest direction, putting parts of Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and beyond that, portions of Cuba and the Bahamas, in the potential impact zone. ... Read More
Tropical Storm Dorian is expected to become a hurricane but impact on Florida is not clear
Forecasters are also tracking a third low pressure system that formed Saturday morning off the coasts of Texas and Louisiana. The expectation of development is low, with the hurricane center predicting only a 10% chance over 48 hours. The system will bring rain to southeast Texas and southwest Louisiana this weekend, according to the NHC. ... Read More
Shooting erupts in Coconut Creek, leaving 2 dead, 1 critical, cop wounded and suspect in custody
With a population of 61,000, the city, which calls itself the “Butterfly Capital of the World,” is not known as a stage for pervasive violence. It is home to the sprawling Wynmoor retirement community and the Seminole Casino Coconut Creek. Its Mainstreet Project, which is under construction, is “a 23-acre, open-air, upscale shopping and restaurant center,” according to the city’s website. ... Read More
The Miami Hurricanes have a new Turnover Chain for the 2019 season and it represents the 305
“This was his idea. He wanted the 305,” said Machado, who runs AJ’s Jewelry in Cutler Bay of south Miami-Dade County and claims more than 800 NFL players and 1,000 total athletes among his clientele. “The first year, we did the U, which came out pretty awesome. That was a hit. No one had ever done that. Last year, we took it up a notch and we did the ibis, which was like 4,000 stones. That was pretty hot. ... Read More