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FAU handled by Charlotte in Lunsford’s debut; Owls skid toward worst record since 2011

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on November 24, 2024. Posted in College Sports, FAU Owls, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Sports.

BOCA RATON — Deshawn Purdie threw a 47-yard touchdown pass to O’Mega Blake for the go-ahead score and Charlotte defeated Florida Atlantic 39-27 on Saturday in a game that matched two new interim coaches. Charlotte (4-7, 3-4 American Athletic Conference) fired Biff Poggi on Monday and Tim Brewster took over. FAU (2-9, 0-7) fired Tom Herman, also on Monday, with Chad Lunsford taking charge. After Blake’s third touchdown catch of the game that came with 5:25 left, the 49ers extended their lead when Tyriq Starks was strip-sacked by Ja’Qurious Conley and 335-pound Katron Kevans carried it 22...

Florida’s surgeon general recommends communities stop adding fluoride to water

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on November 23, 2024. Posted in Florida News, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Health, Latest Headlines, News.

Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo issued guidance Friday recommending that communities throughout the state stop adding fluoride to their water supply, citing “neuropsychiatric risk.” In a post on X Friday afternoon, Ladapo said the naturally-occurring chemical compound “increases the risk of neuropsychiatric disease in children and reduces their IQ.” Water fluoridation has been a topic of debate in recent months around the country, including in several Florida cities in the past few weeks. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who President-elect Donald Trump has tapped to lead the Department of...

Citizens Insurance says it denies half of all claims because it covers riskiest policies

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on November 22, 2024. Posted in Business, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines.

The high percentage of Citizens Property Insurance Corp. policies within Florida’s riskiest coastal regions is a major reason the company denies payment for half of all claims submitted compared to private-market insurers, a Citizens executive told the company’s Claims Committee on Thursday. Jay Adams, Citizens’ chief insurance officer, spent several minutes responding to a news article from earlier this week based on findings by Weiss Ratings, a Palm Beach Gardens-based financial analysis firm. The news article, which appeared in nearly all of Florida’s largest newspapers, reported Weiss’...

Who has the edge? Dolphins vs. Patriots, for season sweep of divisional foe

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on November 21, 2024. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Dolphins, NFL, Sports.

Here’s a look at how the Miami Dolphins (4-6) and New England Patriots (3-8) match up in six key areas ahead of Sunday’s Week 12 game at Hard Rock Stadium (1 p.m., CBS): When the Dolphins run: It’s not so much a three-headed monster at running back for the Dolphins, but more so De’Von Achane handling the big workload. He did it again in last Sunday’s 34-19 win over the Las Vegas Raiders, with 17 carries for 73 yards and a touchdown. The second-year tailback has already stormed past his rookie year carry total (101), with 122, while also leading the team in receptions (46). As he rushes for...

Broward man allegedly planned to detonate bomb at New York Stock Exchange, feds say

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on November 21, 2024. Posted in Crime and Public Safety, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, National News, News.

A Coral Springs man was arrested Wednesday after an eight-month investigation where multiple undercover FBI employees posed as members of a “militia” and the suspect successfully built a piece for an explosive that he was allegedly planning to detonate at the New York Stock Exchange, according to federal court records. Harun Abdul-Malik Yener, 30, faces one count of attempted use of an explosive to damage or destroy a building used in interstate or foreign commerce, according to a criminal complaint filed in federal court. The investigation began in February after the FBI received a tip...

Florida school districts to offer training to parents on false threats to schools

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on November 21, 2024. Posted in Education, Florida News, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News.

TALLAHASSEE — Florida education leaders want parents to be reminded annually that they can face consequences if their children report false threats of violence. The State Board of Education on Wednesday approved a rule change that will require school districts to make training available to parents and guardians on the use of FortifyFL, an app where anonymous tips can be submitted about suspicious activities. Students already receive such training. The training outlines potential fallout for students who make threats or false reports. “Parents need to understand that all threats will be...

UCF holds off pesky Tennessee Tech to extend perfect start

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on November 20, 2024. Posted in College Sports, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Sports, UCF Knights.

Keyshawn Hall led four UCF players in double digits, withstanding a furious second-half rally to outlast Tennessee Tech, 80-69, on Tuesday night. Hall followed up a season-high 26 points against FAU last week by scoring 20 points, 12 in the second half. UCF built a 20-point lead early in the second half, but cold shooting helped the Golden Eagles go on a 20-9 run to pull to 65-62 with 7:17 left. The Knights didn’t let it get any closer. The Knights improved to 4-0 for the first time since the 2021-22 season. “We beat a good team tonight. I thought we beat a team that’s very difficult to...

Winderman’s view: Spoelstra stirs up a new Heat cocktail, turns it into a winning mix

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on November 19, 2024. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Heat, Miami Heat Blog, NBA, Sports.

Observations and other notes of interest from Monday night’s 106-89 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers: – Interesting. – Perhaps just the right mix of shooting and defense. – So Duncan Robinson into the starting lineup alongside Tyler Herro. – And then Jimmy Butler, Haywood Highsmith and Bam Adebayo for the defense. – Granted, Erik Spoelstra had the freedom for the move with Terry Rozier sidelined with a foot issue. – But it also meant removing Kevin Love from the first five. – Granted, the starting lineup is only part of the process. – And this one has an undersized team even more...

Heat push through exhaustion in Jimmy Butler’s return, take down 76ers 106-89

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on November 19, 2024. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Heat, NBA, Sports.

MIAMI – The Miami Heat easily could have tapped out in this one, suffocated into an early 19-point deficit, exhausted by a schedule that had them playing on the second night of a back-to-back set the day after concluding a six-game trip, against a team coming off of two days of rest. But sparked by the return of Jimmy Butler after a four-game absence, Erik Spoelstra’s team dug deeper, got unexpected contributions from unexpected contributors and pushed past the Philadelphia 76ers 106-89 Monday night at Kaseya Center. Playing in the injury absences of Terry Rozier and Jaime Jaquez Jr., the...

Arthur Frommer, travel guide innovator, has died at 95

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on November 19, 2024. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News, News Obituaries.

By BETH HARPAZ NEW YORK (AP) — Arthur Frommer, whose “Europe on 5 Dollars a Day” guidebooks revolutionized leisure travel by convincing average Americans to take budget vacations abroad, has died. He was 95. Frommer died from complications of pneumonia, his daughter Pauline Frommer said Monday. “My father opened up the world to so many people,” she said. “He believed deeply that travel could be an enlightening activity and one that did not require a big budget.” Frommer began writing about travel while serving in the U.S. Army in Europe in the 1950s. When a guidebook he wrote for American...