Federal judge rejects request to temporarily halt Florida law banning ‘fake’ meat

A federal judge Friday rejected a request by a California-based company for a preliminary injunction against a new law banning the sale and manufacturing of “cultivated” meat in Florida. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login in, click here. Originally Published: October 11, 2024 at 8:58 p.m. ... Read More

Former Miami corrections officer accused of fraud, exploiting ‘severely’ disabled Broward neighbor

A former Miami-Dade corrections officer is accused of cheating her neighbor out of his $500,000 Miramar home by taking power of attorney over his financial affairs before his death two years ago. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login in, click here. ... Read More

Hurricane Milton death toll rises to at least 13 as residents return to damaged homes

Florida residents hurried back to flooded neighborhoods on Friday and began to assess the damage to their homes in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton. At least 13 people had died and over 1,200 people had been rescued as of Friday morning. While the hurricane made landfall at Siesta Key on the west coast, many of the deaths reported as a direct result of the storm so far were along Florida’s east coast, where at least six people died from tornadoes, some of which ravaged South Florida... Read More

Feeling stressed about the election? Here’s what some are doing and what they say you can do too

By MARIAM FAM If the high stakes presidential election is causing troublesome thoughts, existential dread or rifts with loved ones, there’s no need to white knuckle through it. Take a deep breath. Literally. Meditation and mindfulness teacher Rosie Acosta says focusing on each inhale and exhale can help regain that grounding sense of control that may be drowned out by the spiraling uncertainty of election season. Experts like Acosta, who works in Southern California for Headspace, a mental... Read More

Died: Jack Iker, Anglican Who Drew the Line at Women’s Ordination

Jack Iker, a Texas bishop who took 48 congregations and 15,000 parishioners out of the Episcopal Church USA and helped start the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA), died on October 5. He was 75. Iker was a conservative Anglo-Catholic who made common cause with evangelicals—whom he called “strange bedfellows”—in order to fight against liberal theological revisionism. He was especially opposed to the ordination of women. He would not accept women as priests in his diocese nor... Read More

Rodent droppings at 3 mall food spots, ‘strand of hair’ in tomatoes at sub shop: 8 South Florida restaurants shut

A rodent dropping infestation at three eateries inside Sunrise’s Sawgrass Mills mall, a takeout spot selling raw conch salads with no parasite destruction records, and a sub shop thawing cooked chicken in “stagnant water” were among the violations that temporarily closed eight South Florida restaurants last week. Originally Published: October 11, 2024 at 12:41 p.m. ... Read More

Ex-South Florida Democratic congressman endorses Donald Trump, saying he’s best for Israel

Former U.S. Rep. Peter Deutsch, a Democrat who represented Broward in Tallahassee and Washington for more than two decades, has endorsed former President Donald Trump’s attempt to return to power. Deutsch didn’t hold back, asserting that electing Vice President Kamala Harris would jeopardize the security of the United States and Israel. “I think electing Kamala Harris president of the United States makes the world a much less safe place,” he said. “I take this decision very, very... Read More