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Floridians continued to turn out in heavy numbers over the weekend vote in the presidential election and other high-stakes contests, like proposals to legalize recreational marijuana for adults and enshrine abortion rights in the state Constitution. As of Monday morning, almost 8.2 million Floridians had voted early or by mail. That represents 58.7% of state residents who are eligible and registered to vote. Turnout was slightly higher in Broward and significantly higher in Palm Beach... Read More

Tropical Storm Rafael is expected to form on Monday and intensify into a hurricane by midweek, according to the National Hurricane Center. The storm is expected to pass over the Cayman Islands and the western tip of Cuba before moving into the central Gulf of Mexico. From there, the forecast path shows the storm tracking toward the US Gulf coast somewhere between Texas and the Florida Panhandle. Here’s the latest forecast track: ... Read More

If you are proud of where you work, you still have time to earn recognition as a Top Workplace in South Florida. For the 11th year, the Sun Sentinel will honor quality workplace culture in the region. Any organization with 35 or more employees in the region is eligible to earn Top Workplaces recognition. The nomination deadline has been extended to Dec. 6. Anyone can nominate any organization, whether it is public, private, nonprofit, a school, or even a government agency. So far, nearly 200... Read More

Today is Monday, Nov. 4, the 309th day of 2024. There are 57 days left in the year. Today in history: On Nov. 4,  2007, King Tutankhamen’s face was unveiled for the first time to the public more than 3,000 years after the pharaoh was buried in his Egyptian tomb. Also on this date: In 1922, the entrance to King Tutankhamen’s tomb was discovered in Egypt. In 1979, the Iran hostage crisis began as militants stormed the United States Embassy in Tehran, seizing its occupants; for some... Read More

General Daily Insight for November 04, 2024 Finding a comfortable balance between practicality and pleasure could strain us today. The energetic Sun trines levelheaded Saturn at 12:36 pm EST, encouraging us to pursue safe and stable strategies that make rational sense. When the impulsive Sagittarius Moon then opposes extravagant Jupiter and conjoins appeasing Venus, however, we might rebel and indulge our whims if we feel too deprived. We can’t be solely logical creatures, so any... Read More

The Sun Sentinel’s Chris Perkins and David Furones discuss the Dolphins finally looking like the team everyone expected them to be, but dropping another heartbreaker as Buffalo wins it with a late field goal. Originally Published: November 3, 2024 at 7:59 PM EST ... Read More

Florida Democrats brought out everything they could on Sunday — music and prayer, a former president, and a retired NBA superstar — in an attempt to motivate Black voters in a final pre-election push. At Souls to the Polls rallies in South Florida and elsewhere, elected Democrats, candidates and party leaders presented starkly different visions of what the election could bring: a bright and better America if Vice President Kamala Harris is elected president and dark days ahead if former... Read More

A Parkland motorcyclist was killed Friday in a crash with an SUV. Boris Katz, 65, was riding east on Loxahatchee Road when a BMW X5 SUV driven by Ronald Strobl entered his path in an apparent attempt to head south on Parkside Drive, according to the Broward Sheriff’s Office. The crash remains under investigation. Excessive speed does not appear to have been a factor, based on physical evidence at the scene, according to the sheriff’s office. ... Read More

Miami’s struggles against Buffalo continued, despite the valiant effort to fight against the rival that has dominated the AFC East rivalry. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login in, click here. Originally Published: November 3, 2024 at 4:05 PM EST ... Read More