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By ADRIANA MORGA NEW YORK (AP) — October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, which means it’s the perfect time to learn how to protect yourself from scams. “Scams have become so sophisticated now. Phishing emails, texts, spoofing caller ID, all of this technology gives scammers that edge,” said Eva Velasquez, president and CEO of the Identity Theft Resource Center. As scammers find new ways to steal money and personal information, consumers should be more vigilant about who they trust,... Read More

Slow Burn Theatre Co. casts an inviting spell with its lively, sexy and highly entertaining production of “The Witches of Eastwick,” playing through Sunday, Nov. 3, at Fort Lauderdale’s Broward Center for the Performing Arts. Director Patrick Fitzwater conjures a terrific 15th season opener for Slow Burn with a first-rate cast who possess strong vocals, superb choreography and solid production values in this story about three “witches” and their devil of a lover. The origins of... Read More

After several days of intermittent outages — culminating in people unable to access many of the sites for long stretches on the first day of early voting — Florida county elections office websites appeared to be working on Tuesday. In Broward, Supervisor of Elections Joe Scott accelerated the changeover to a new vendor, which is now hosting the county elections website, browardvotes.gov. Scott has been an outspoken critic of the previous vendor, VR Systems, and had said he would make a... Read More

NEW YORK (AP) — Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Michael Jeffries and two other men have been arrested on sex trafficking and interstate prostitution charges, a spokesperson for federal prosecutors said Tuesday. Details of the criminal charges weren’t immediately available. They come after years of sexual misconduct allegations, made in civil lawsuits and the media, from young people who said Jeffries lured them with promises of modeling work and then pressed them into sex... Read More

A big transformation could be in store for a busy commercial area in the northwest part of Fort Lauderdale: A plan would allow as many 4,200 new residences and 1,600 hotel rooms in the future, encouraging a “walkable” community that’ll let new residents live near many pre-existing transportation hubs. Originally Published: October 22, 2024 at 9:41 a.m. ... Read More

Big Medicare changes will go into effect in 2025, giving Floridians more reason to sift through plans and make smart choices. The 5.1 million Floridians who qualify for Medicare will have from Oct. 15 through Dec. 7 to choose original Medicare or one of the Medicare Advantage plans offered in their county. Changes to Medicare in 2025 will include a $2,000 limit on out-of-pocket Part D drug costs, an opt-in payment plan for expensive medications, and some potential broad changes in Medicare... Read More

General Daily Insight for October 22, 2024 What we say matters. Talkative Mercury harmonizes with mature Saturn, empowering everyone to communicate serious subjects with gravity and make decisions with conviction. The self-focused Sun then shoves chaotic Pluto, leading to obsessive or self-sabotaging impulses, requiring us to pause and think before acting. When the Sun moves into intense Scorpio at 6:15 pm EDT, this magnetic, obsessive effect may feel even stronger, as Pluto co-rules... Read More

Organizers revealed Monday that Boca Raton’s Center for Arts and Innovation — a planned arts-oriented destination featuring many attractions — is millions of dollars behind in fundraising, drawing criticism from city officials. Originally Published: October 21, 2024 at 6:54 p.m. ... Read More

U.S. Sen Rick Scott, leading his opponent but hovering below 50% in most polls, campaigned with two of his Republican colleagues as he works to close the deal with early voting underway in Florida. U.S. Sens. Marco Rubio of Florida and Tom Cotton of Arkansas vouched for Scott’s conservative bona fides, and invoked the name of Florida’s most prominent Republican, former President Donald Trump, to sell Scott’s reelection. Without a Republican majority including Scott, it would be... Read More