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Texas lawmakers issue 20 articles of impeachment against state Attorney General Ken Paxton

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on May 26, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National News, News.

By ACACIA CORONADO and JAKE BLEIBERG (Associated Press) AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton teetered on the brink of impeachment Thursday after years of scandal, criminal charges and corruption accusations that the state’s Republican majority had largely met with silence until now. In an unanimous decision, a Republican-led House investigative committee that spent months quietly looking into Paxton recommended impeaching the state’s top lawyer on 20 articles, including bribery, unfitness for office and abuse of public trust. The House could vote on the recommendation as...

Winderman’s view: Has clock struck midnight in this series for Heat’s Kevin Love?

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on May 26, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Heat, Miami Heat Blog, NBA, Sports.

BOSTON – Observations and other notes of interest from Thursday night’s 110-97 NBA playoff loss to the Boston Celtics: – Erik Spoelstra doesn’t panic. – But he does read the room. – And the situation. – Unemotionally and detached when needed. – This is one of those times. – With all due respect to what Kevin Love has offered since his February arrival. – Heat-Celtics has become a scramble. – A scoring scramble. – And that requires mobility. – Something Caleb Martin offers in overdrive. – And something Love, at 34, lacks. – Before Love’s arrival, Martin was the starter. – With the Heat with...

Guam ‘very blessed’ with no early reports of major damage in the messy aftermath of Typhoon Mawar

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on May 26, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Uncategorized.

By GRACE GARCES BORDALLO and JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER (Associated Press) HAGATNA, Guam (AP) — Chainsaws buzzed Friday as neighbors helped neighbors clear toppled trees and began cleaning the wreckage of Typhoon Mawar, which walloped Guam as the strongest typhoon to hit the island in over two decades but appeared to have passed without leaving death or massive destruction in its wake. While it was still early going in the recovery effort, police Sgt. Paul Tapao said there did not seem to be any major damage, main roads were passable and “Guam has been very blessed to have no storm-related...

On 1st anniversary of Uvalde, Texas, school shooting, Biden says ‘it’s time to act’ on gun control

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on May 25, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National News, News.

By COLLEEN LONG and ACACIA CORONADO (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — As families and loved ones mourned the unimaginable loss of 19 children and two teachers shot dead last year in Uvalde, Texas, President Joe Biden said from a solemn White House memorial Wednesday that too many schools, too many everyday places have become “killing fields.” The town released butterflies during a ceremony and held a candlelight vigil. The Texas legislature paused for a few moments of silence at 11:30 a.m. CDT, the moment the shooter entered Robb Elementary School last year, touching off the nation’s...

Sweep! Panthers beat Hurricanes to reach Stanley Cup Final for second time ever

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on May 25, 2023. Posted in Florida Panthers, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, NHL, Sports.

SUNRISE — The Panthers barely reached the postseason, clinching their playoff berth two days before their regular-season finale. The snuck into the bracket as the No. 8 seed and were the heavy underdog against the record-setting Boston Bruins in the first round. Florida shook off all those low expectations, and now the Panthers are four victories away from raising the Stanley Cup for the first time ever following a 4-3 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes, completing a conference-finals sweep at FLA Live Arena on Wednesday and sending Florida to the Final for the first time since 1996....

Tina Turner, ‘Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll’ whose triumphant career made her world-famous, dies at 83

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on May 25, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, News, Obituaries.

By HILLEL ITALIE (AP National Writer) NEW YORK (AP) — Tina Turner, the unstoppable singer and stage performer who teamed with husband Ike Turner for a dynamic run of hit records and live shows in the 1960s and ‘70s and survived her horrifying marriage to triumph in middle age with the chart-topping “What’s Love Got to Do With It,” has died at 83. Turner died Tuesday, after a long illness in her home in Küsnacht near Zurich, according to her manager. She became a Swiss citizen a decade ago. Few stars traveled so far — she was born Anna Mae Bullock in a segregated Tennessee hospital and...

Winderman’s view: The real Celtics step forward . . . creating concern?

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on May 24, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Heat, Miami Heat Blog, NBA, Sports.

MIAMI – Observations and other notes of interest from Tuesday night’s 116-99 NBA playoff loss to the Boston Celtics: – The Celtics looked like the Celtics. – Playing defense. – Making 3-pointers. – With Jayson Tatum scoring when needed. – The concern meter still is mitigated by the Heat’s 3-1 series lead. – But Boston finally has regained its stride. – This is a team that came back from 3-2 the previous round against the 76ers. – It would be that again with a Heat loss on Thursday night at TD Garden. – Panic? No. – Urgency? Yes. – Because this constant pushing of Jimmy Butler takes a...

South Carolina ready to renew abortion ban around 6 weeks of pregnancy after Senate vote

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on May 24, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Uncategorized.

By JAMES POLLARD (Associated Press/Report for America) COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Abortion will soon be severely restricted in one of the last bastions for legal access in the U.S. South. The South Carolina Senate approved a bill Tuesday that would ban most abortions after around six weeks of pregnancy — before most people know they are pregnant — and sent it to the Republican governor who has promised to sign the bill into law as soon as possible. The proposal restores a 2021 ban that took effect when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year. The ban was overturned by the state’s...

Heat lose air of dominance with 116-99 loss to Celtics, series lead now 3-1

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on May 24, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, Miami Heat, NBA, Sports.

MIAMI – In a nothing-is-simple season, the Miami Heat were unable to push the easy button on Tuesday night against the Boston Celtics. So no sweep by the No. 8 seed in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference finals, just a 116-99 loss that sends the series to TD Garden for an 8:30 p.m. Game 5 on Thursday. Without a win there, the Heat would return home for an 8:30 p.m. Game 6 Saturday. With the opportunity to earn a week off before the June 1 start of the NBA Finals, with the Denver Nuggets already resting for that series after completing a 4-0 sweep of the Los Angeles Lakers in the West...

No debt ceiling agreement in White House meeting, though Biden and McCarthy call talks productive

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on May 23, 2023. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National News, News, Politics.

By LISA MASCARO, STEPHEN GROVES and ZEKE MILLER (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy both said they had a productive debt ceiling discussion late Monday at the White House, but there was no agreement as negotiators strained to raise the nation’s borrowing limit in time to avert a potentially chaotic federal default. It’s a crucial moment for the Democratic president and the Republican speaker, just 10 days before a looming deadline to raise the debt limit. As soon as June 1, Treasury Secretary Janel Yellen said in a letter to...