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At 100 years old, Miami Dade College’s restored Freedom Tower turns exile and arrival into an interactive museum — with more than 350 oral histories, a recreated processing room and galleries organized around freedom, opportunity, home and love.
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ServiceNow is relocating to West Palm Beach with over $17 million in public funding, creating hundreds of jobs and boosting the local economy by nearly $2 billion. Supported by city leaders and Governor DeSantis, officials say the move reinforces West Palm Beach as a growing tech and finance hub.
FLORIDA NEWS
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Officials with the Florida Department of Transportation are hitting the streets of Miami as part of national Rail Safety Week. Alongside City of Miami police officers, FDOT staff handed out rail safety flyers to drivers, cyclists and pedestrians at busy intersections in the Wynwood and Little River neighborhoods.
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For the first time in 215 years of Mexican history, a woman led the national cry of independence late Monday, echoing the original call made by a priest for rebellion against Spanish rule. It was a deeply symbolic moment for Mexico and for President Claudia Sheinbaum, the first female president in the country’s history, who has remained popular through her first year in office while weathering intense pressure from President Donald Trump over issues like trade and drug cartels. In her appearance, Sheinbaum underscored the importance of Mexican women and her country’s sovereignty repeatedly.
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Climavision, a weather technology company, plans to install at least four new radar systems across the state, which will help improve detection of precipitation. The National Weather Service operates long-range Doppler radar systems across Florida, with sites in Tampa, Key West, Miami and Melbourne, Jacksonville, Tallahassee and Eglin Air Force Base in the Panhandle.
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