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Trump administration officials say Secret Service is investigating Comey’s ’86 47? social media post

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on May 16, 2025. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National Politics, Network, News, Politics.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Thursday that federal law enforcement is investigating a social media post made by former FBI Director James Comey that she and other Republicans claim is a call for violence against President Donald Trump. Related Articles Why was Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok preoccupied with South Africa’s racial politics? Space Force, governors at odds over plans to pull talent from National Guard units Military commanders will be told to send transgender troops to medical...

UN forecasts slower global economic growth following Trump’s tariffs and trade tensions

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on May 16, 2025. Posted in Business, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Network, News, World News.

By EDITH M. LEDERER UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations on Thursday forecast slower global economic growth this year and next, pointing to the impact of the surge in U.S. tariffs and increasing trade tensions. Related Articles Why was Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok preoccupied with South Africa’s racial politics? Coinbase said cyber crooks stole customer information and demanded $20 million ransom payment US lost business travelers in April as economic anxiety and border detentions cooled...

University of Florida plans to hire school president Santa Ono away from University of Michigan

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on May 5, 2025. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News.

GAINESVILLE — The University of Florida plans to hire school president Santa Ono away from the University of Michigan. Ono was recommended as the search committee’s only finalist to be considered by the board of trustees on Sunday night. “Dr. Ono’s proven record of academic excellence, innovation and collaborative leadership at world-class institutions made him our unanimous choice,” said Rahul Patel, chair of the school’s presidential search committee. The school’s board selects the president and the appointment is subject to confirmation by the Florida Board of Governors, per state law....

Military parade to celebrate the Army’s 250th anniversary will be held on Trump’s birthday

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on May 3, 2025. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National Politics, Network, News, Politics.

By LOLITA C. BALDOR, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Army on Friday confirmed there will be a military parade on President Donald Trump’s birthday in June, as part of the celebration around the service’s 250th birthday. Related Articles Seeking answers about death at Broward ICE center, congresswomen say they encounter ‘hostility and evasiveness’ Judge blocks Trump executive order targeting elite law firm, a blow to his retribution campaign Trump administration asks Supreme Court to let DOGE access Social...

Bill to end limits on who can sue for medical malpractice stalls in Florida Senate

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on May 1, 2025. Posted in Florida News, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Health, Latest Headlines, News.

TALLAHASSEE — In 1990, Florida lawmakers included an exception in the state’s medical-malpractice laws that prevented a narrow group of people from pursuing key damages in lawsuits over the deaths of family members. And after years of debate, the Florida Senate appeared on the verge Wednesday of passing a bill to repeal the exception. But Senate sponsor Clay Yarborough, R-Jacksonville, tabled the bill, leaving unclear whether lawmakers will address the issue in the remaining days of the legislative session. Yarborough’s move came after the House voted 104-6 last month to pass the bill (HB...

The US government has a new policy for terminating international students’ legal status

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on April 30, 2025. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National Politics, Network, News, Politics.

By MORIAH BALINGIT, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government has begun shedding new light on a crackdown on international students, spelling out how it targeted thousands of people and laying out the grounds for terminating their legal status. The new details emerged in lawsuits filed by some of the students who suddenly had their status canceled in recent weeks with little explanation. In the past month, foreign students around the U.S. have been rattled to learn their records had been removed from a student database maintained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Some...

FACT FOCUS: Trump touts his accomplishments at 100 days but at times falls short on the facts

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on April 30, 2025. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National Politics, Network, News, Politics.

BY MELISSA GOLDIN, Associated Press In a visit Tuesday to Warren, Michigan, President Donald Trump celebrated his first 100 days back in office by touting his accomplishments, while embellishing some and misrepresenting others. The speech of about 90 minutes was reminiscent of a campaign rally and covered much of the same ground as he lobbed insults at the previous administration and detractors. In highlighting his accomplishments, he made a number of false and misleading statements on topics such as the state of the economy and the price of eggs. Here’s a look at the facts. Trump...

Active tuberculosis case confirmed in student at Dillard High School

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on April 30, 2025. Posted in Education, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Health, Latest Headlines, Local News, News.

An active tuberculosis case has been reported in a student at Dillard High School, the Florida Department of Health confirmed to Broward County Public School officials on Tuesday. The person was “recently on campus,” and health department officials in Broward County began notifying students who could have potentially been exposed, John Sullivan, a spokesperson for Broward County Public Schools, said in a statement Tuesday evening. Students and staff who were impacted were directly contacted. On Wednesday, the health department will offer testing at the Fort Lauderdale school for impacted...

Florida Board of Education member advocates for arming college students

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on April 24, 2025. Posted in Education, Florida News, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News.

Students and professors should carry guns as a way to defend against campus shootings, a former Broward County School Board member and current state Board of Education member wrote in a new essay. The opinion piece by Daniel Foganholi, a frequent appointee of Gov. Ron DeSantis for education-related boards, was published Wednesday by Spectator World, a conservative publication. It’s titled, “Let students and professors carry guns to class. We owe them their God-given right to self-defense.” “It’s time to get real: gun-free zones do not protect our students — they turn them into...

4 killed, 2 injured in fiery two-car crash in Palm Beach County

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on April 22, 2025. Posted in Crime and Public Safety, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News.

Four people were killed and two were injured in a fiery two-car crash Monday night in Palm Beach County, authorities said. The crash happened about 9 p.m. in the 5000 block of South Military Trail near Champion Boulevard, Palm Beach County Fire Rescue said in a news release. 911 callers reported two cars crashed and that one was on fire, the release said. One car hit a utility pole, and all four people in the car were killed, Fire Rescue said. They were all pronounced dead at the scene, the release said. The other car had a fire in the engine compartment, Fire Rescue said. The two people in...