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UF President Ben Sasse resigns unexpectedly, citing wife’s health

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on July 19, 2024. Posted in Education, Florida News, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News.

GAINESVILLE — University of Florida’s president, Ben Sasse, unexpectedly announced his resignation late Thursday after just 17 months at the helm of the state’s flagship university, citing his wife’s health issues and a need to spend more time with his family. In a short statement emailed across campus, Sasse — the former Republican U.S. senator for Nebraska — said he would leave his job on July 31, less than two weeks away. The surprise announcement comes during a period of a fraught relationship between Sasse and the longtime chairman of UF’s board of trustees, developer Mori Hosseini,...

Appeals court overturns $3.6 million judgment against Miramar in case of man wrongly imprisoned for 26 years

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on July 19, 2024. Posted in Crime and Public Safety, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News.

An appeals court on Wednesday overturned a Broward judge’s order that the city of Miramar owed $3.6 million to Anthony Caravella, a man who was exonerated in 2010 after spending over two decades in prison for a murder and rape he did not commit. Broward Circuit Judge Carlos Rodriguez late last year ordered Miramar to pay $2.5 million in compensatory damages and nearly $1.1 million in interest and attorneys’ fees after Caravella won a federal lawsuit in 2013 against the two now-retired Miramar officers who he argued coerced him into confessing to the 1983 murder of 58-year-old Ada...

Former NFL star Lawrence Taylor in and out of Broward jail — again

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on July 19, 2024. Posted in Crime and Public Safety, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Local News, News, NFL, Sports.

Former NFL star Lawrence Taylor, a Hall of Famer who played for the New York Giants from 1981 to 1993, spent several hours in a Broward County jail this week after he was accused of failing to accurately file his current address as a registered sex offender. Taylor, 65, was charged with one count of failure to comply with the sex offender registry law. He is supposed to report address changes due to a plea agreement in a 2010 incident in which he had sex with a 16-year-old who he said claimed to be 19 years old. Taylor pleaded guilty to sexual misconduct and sex with an underage...

Inter Miami keep rolling along without Messi, top Toronto behind Redondo to retake MLS top spot

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on July 18, 2024. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Inter Miami, Latest Headlines, Lionel Messi, Soccer, Sports.

FORT LAUDERDALE — Rookie Federico Redondo scored the first two goals of his career in the second half after assisting on a first-half score by Diego Gómez and Inter Miami posted a 3-1 victory over Toronto FC on Wednesday night. Neither team scored until Redondo fed Gómez for a goal in the 43rd minute to give Inter Miami (15-4-5) a 1-0 lead at halftime. It was the third goal for Gómez and the third assist for Redondo. Redondo’s goals came in a six-minute span. The 21-year-old midfielder used an assist from defender Julian Gressel in the 53rd minute to forge a two-goal lead and found the net...

UF’s Billy Napier and Gators ignore the noise at SEC Media Days

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on July 18, 2024. Posted in College Sports, Florida Gators, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Sports.

DALLAS — Besides taking on college football’s toughest schedule, Florida faces one of the sport’s tallest orders: secure coach Billy Napier’s future with the Gators. SEC Media Days in the Lone Star State spotlighted the looming challenge and the third-year coach’s job security — a common theme back home. “When you’re on social media 24/7 … you see it,” quarterback Graham Mertz said. “You can’t help but not see it.” But Napier and the Gators are not listening to the nay-sayers following a 5-7 season that ended on a five-game skid leading to sweeping offseason changes to UF’s staff and...

Hurricanes miss out on five-star defensive back D.J. Pickett

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on July 18, 2024. Posted in College Sports, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Hurricanes, Sports.

The Hurricanes have had a strong summer on the recruiting trail, but they could not land one of their top targets. Five-star defensive back D.J. Pickett committed to LSU, choosing the Tigers over offers from Miami, Georgia and Oregon, among others. He announced his decision on his Instagram account. Pickett, a 6-foot-4, 178-pound star for Zephyrhills High outside of Tampa, is listed as the No. 2 cornerback and No. 6 player in the 2025 class by 247Sports’ composite rankings. He is also rated the top prospect in Florida. Pickett had 52 catches for 1,033 yards and 15 touchdowns on offense last...

Boynton Beach to appeal arbitrator’s decision to give job back to officer fired after deadly pursuit

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on July 17, 2024. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Local News.

Boynton Beach commissioners decided Tuesday night to try to prevent the rehiring of a veteran officer who was fired in 2022 after chasing a 13-year-old boy, who crashed and died on his dirt bike. The city attorney will appeal an arbitrator’s recent decision that Mark Sohn, a nearly 20-year officer with Boynton Beach Police, should get his job back. Sohn chased Stanley “SJ” Davis III the day after Christmas in 2021 after he attempted to pull over Davis at a gas station on North Federal Highway. Davis fled and crashed as Sohn chased him. Sohn’s pursuit “clearly and unequivocally” violated the...

Former Gators RB Trevor Etienne helps ‘juice’ rival Georgia’s attack

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on July 17, 2024. Posted in College Sports, Florida Gators, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Sports.

DALLAS — Georgia defender Mykel Williams fielded questions Tuesday at SEC Media Days with his game face firmly in place. But when tailback Trevor Etienne entered the conversation, the menacing pass rusher broke into the wide, knowing grin. Asked what the Florida transfer brings the Bulldogs, Williams simply said, “Juice” — and laughed. Etienne’s addition energized a program seeking some new playmakers on offense. While his impact has yet to be felt on Saturdays in Athens, his departure was an offseason gut punch in Gainesville. UF’s most explosive playmaker down the stretch could now be its...

Biden considers pushing for major changes to the Supreme Court

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on July 17, 2024. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, National News, National Politics, News, Politics.

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is seriously considering legislative proposals that would dramatically alter the Supreme Court, including imposing term limits and an enforceable code of ethics on the justices, according to a person familiar with the ongoing discussions. Biden’s proposals to overhaul the court, which could be unveiled in the coming weeks, would need congressional approval, something that is likely to be a long shot, given Republican control of the House and the slim Democratic majority in the Senate. The president is also considering calling for a constitutional amendment...

Jaquez’s 3-pointers, Ware’s double-double produce another Heat victory at summer league

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on July 16, 2024. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Heat, NBA, Sports.

LAS VEGAS — Jaime Jaquez Jr. didn’t have to be here; Kel’el Ware needs every one of these repetitions. Each of the Miami Heat’s past two first-round picks came away with net gains in Monday’s 102-73 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder in the NBA Summer League on the UNLV campus. Jaquez closed out his two-game summer-league limited engagement with 23 points in 25 minutes. While the No. 18 pick out of UCLA in the 2023 draft mostly toyed with the summer-level competition, there still were strides, namely his 3-of-5 3-point shooting Monday. “Being able to make defenders really believe in my...