Relentless rain causes floods in Northeast, prompts rescues and swamps Vermont’s capital

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on July 11, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, National News, News, Weather.

By LISA RATHKE and JOHN MINCHILLO (Associated Press) ANDOVER, Vt. (AP) — Rescue teams raced into Vermont on Monday after heavy rain drenched parts of the Northeast, washing out roads, forcing evacuations and halting some airline travel. One person was killed in New York’s Hudson Valley as she tried to escape her flooded home. Mike Cannon of Vermont Urban Search and Rescue said crews from North Carolina, Michigan and Connecticut were among those helping to get to towns that have been unreachable since torrents of rain belted the state. The towns of Londonderry and Weston were inaccessible,...

In jab at DeSantis, Florida Democrats cap fundraising dinner with raucous drag show

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on July 9, 2023. Posted in Election, Entertainment, Florida News, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Local News, National News, News, Politics, Things To Do.

MIAMI BEACH — The speeches were done, the politicians were off the stage, but the night wasn’t over for Florida Democrats. Party Chair Nikki Fried feigned surprise when the lights went out Saturday night. But the show was just getting started. For the finale of the Florida Democratic Party’s annual Leadership Blue conference and fundraiser, Fried arranged for an appearance by drag queen Velvet Lenore, who performed several numbers along with her backup dancers. The audience, Democratic activists and elected officials from throughout the state, erupted in applause. LeNore, 51, who lives in...

State University System suspends FAU’s presidential search, citing alleged ‘anomalies’ in process

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on July 8, 2023. Posted in Education, Florida News, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News.

Just days before the three finalists for Florida Atlantic University’s next president were set to speak at public forums, the search has been stopped in its tracks. State University System of Florida Chancellor Ray Rodrigues sent a letter to Brad Levine, chairman of both the FAU Board of Trustees and the Presidential Search Committee, citing “anomalies that have been alleged in the Florida Atlantic University presidential search.” The letter, dated Friday, was posted on social media Friday evening. The letter said Rodrigues’ office “received concerning information,” including that search...

The US will provide cluster bombs to Ukraine and defends the delivery of the controversial weapon

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on July 8, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News, World News.

By ZEKE MILLER, TARA COPP and LOLITA C. BALDOR (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday defended what he said was a “difficult decision” to provide cluster munitions to Ukraine, a move the administration said was key to the fight and buttressed by Ukraine’s promise to use the controversial bombs carefully. The decision comes on the eve of the NATO summit in Lithuania, where Biden is likely to face questions from allies on why the U.S. would send a weapon into Ukraine that more than two-thirds of alliance members have banned because it has a track record for...

Toxic gas leak in South Africa has killed 16 people, including 3 children, police say

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on July 6, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News, World News.

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME and GERALD IMRAY (Associated Press) JOHANNESBURG (AP) — At least 16 people, including three children, were killed by a leak of a toxic nitrate gas being used by illegal miners to process gold in a settlement of closely packed metal shacks, South African police and local officials said late Wednesday. Emergency services initially announced that as many as 24 people might be dead in the Angelo settlement in Boksburg, a city on the eastern outskirts of Johannesburg. But police and Gauteng Province Premier Panyaza Lesufi later said the number of deaths had been confirmed as...

Five hospitalized after shooting at Fort Lauderdale apartment complex, police say

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on July 6, 2023. Posted in Crime and Public Safety, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News.

Five people were injured in a shooting at a Fort Lauderdale apartment complex Wednesday evening, police said. Fort Lauderdale Police Chief Patrick Lynn told reporters at the scene late Wednesday that the shooting happened in the 2900 block of Northwest 19th Street about 8:40 p.m. A group of people were in the apartment’s courtyard when a second group approached and the shooting began, Lynn said. Lynn did not provide any information about the five victims or their conditions. No arrests had been made late Wednesday. #FLPD Police activity in the area of NW 19 Street and NW 29 Avenue in...

A sweet slice of history: Florida Keys celebrate 200th birthday with giant Key lime pie

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on July 4, 2023. Posted in Florida News, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News.

BIG PINE KEY — Partying never gets old in the Florida Keys — especially for a milestone birthday like No. 200. The Florida Keys celebrated its bicentennial Monday along the Gulf of Mexico with a Key lime pie more than 13 feet in diameter — which organizers intend to certify as a world record. The festivities marked the anniversary of the Florida Territorial Legislature’s establishment of Monroe County on July 3, 1823 and celebrated its history. The county contains all of the Keys and a portion of Everglades National Park. During the Civil War, Key West remained in Union hands as a base for...

Legitimacy of ‘customer’ in Supreme Court gay rights case raises ethical, legal flags

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on July 4, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, National News, News.

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and COLLEEN SLEVIN (Associated Press) A Christian graphic artist who the Supreme Court said can refuse to make wedding websites for gay couples pointed during her lawsuit to a request from a man named “Stewart” and his husband-to-be. The twist? Stewart says it never happened. The revelation has raised questions about how Lorie Smith’s case was allowed to proceed all the way to the nation’s highest court with such an apparent misrepresentation and whether the state of Colorado, which lost the case last week, has any legal recourse. It has served as another distraction...

Baltimore block party shooting victims include more than a dozen minors, police say

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on July 3, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, National News, News.

By JULIO CORTEZ and HOLLY RAMER (Associated Press) BALTIMORE (AP) — Gunfire erupted at a block party in Baltimore on Sunday — killing two people, wounding 28 and leaving an extensive crime scene that marred the U.S. holiday weekend, police said. Three of the wounded were in critical condition and more than a dozen were under 18. The shooting took place just after 12:30 a.m. when at least two people opened fire at a block party in the Brooklyn Homes area in the southern part of the city, said Richard Worley, Baltimore’s acting police commissioner. No arrests had been made by late...

Youths clash with French police and loot in 4th night of riots triggered by fatal police shooting

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on July 1, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News, World News.

By SYLVIE CORBET, JOHN LEICESTER and LEWIS JOLY (Associated Press) NANTERRE, France (AP) — Young rioters clashed with police and looted stores overnight Friday in a fourth night of unrest in France triggered by the deadly police shooting of a teen, piling more pressure on President Emmanuel Macron after he appealed to parents to keep children off the streets and blamed social media for fueling violence. While the situation appeared to be somewhat calmer compared to previous nights, turmoil gripped several cities across the country. Firefighters in the Parisian suburb of Nanterre, where the...

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