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Abortion rights groups have a big lead in fundraising

Proponents of the abortion rights ballot measure across the country have raised nearly eight times as much as groups protesting the changes on the November ballot. But that advantage may not translate into much of an advantage in Florida, the…

Cal looks to capitalize on a big opportunity against No. 8 Miami while “GameDay” is in town

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — California has spent most of the last 15 seasons on the fringes of major college football, with the Golden Bears having little success on the field and failing to generate much interest off it. That’s what…

Chimney Rock: Town in North Carolina that was almost destroyed by Hurricane Helene

CHIMNEY ROCK VILLAGE, N.C. (AP) — The stone tower that gave this place its name took nearly half a billion years to form — heated and pushed up from deep in the earth, then carved and eroded by wind and…

Florida residents have been hit by hurricanes three times and are struggling to rebuild

HORSESHOE BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Just a month ago, Brooke Hiers walked out of the state-issued emergency trailer where her family had lived ever since Hurricane Idalia crashed into their Gulf Coast fishing village Horseshoe Beach in August 2023. Hiers…

Bally Sports owner could only have rights to the Atlanta Braves in baseball next season

Diamond Sports Group, the largest owner of regional sports networks, could only broadcast one Major League Baseball team’s games next season. During a hearing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Houston on Wednesday, regional sports network operator Bally Sports announced it…

With Inter Miami winning the MLS Supporters Shield, Messi is quickly starting to look ahead

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — This is how 2024 began for Inter Miami: Lionel Messi, Luis Suárez, Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets, all former Barcelona teammates who won multiple titles together, sat side by side after the first Official training…

Mayorkas warns that FEMA does not have enough resources to get through hurricane season

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency can meet immediate needs but doesn’t have enough resources to get through hurricane season, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told reporters Wednesday. The agency is being overwhelmed as it works with states…

Dolphins WR Tyreek Hill says he’s happy amid trade rumors in Miami

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Tyreek Hill flashed a wide smile as he described the “beautiful situation” he finds himself in as the Miami Dolphins’ star receiver — while downplaying trade rumors that have surfaced around teams , including his…

Florida’s strict homelessness law is putting cities in trouble

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — As the sun rose Tuesday, Robert Robinson rose from the sidewalk in front of the Fort Lauderdale bus depot. He had slept there – and had become a violator of Florida’s newest law. Under one…

Longshoremen could have a bargaining advantage in the US port strike

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The 45,000 longshoremen who left on strike On Tuesday, for the first time in decades, 36 US ports from Maine to Texas could gain the upper hand in the standoff with port operators Wages and the use…