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The proposed cuts are estimated to save about $54 million. Superintendent Howard Hepburn and some school board members have often spoken about the need downsize district staff to make it proportional to shrinking student enrollment.
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Kicking off in just a month is the biggest sporting event South Florida has ever hosted: the 2026 FIFA World Cup. But it comes with a price tag to match — and reports of lackluster visitor demand in some host cities. With seven matches scheduled to be played at the Hard Rock Stadium, WLRN looks at how much taxpayers are on the hook for and how much they might get back from the event.
FLORIDA NEWS
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Measles infections in Florida affect infants, teens, and 60-plus.
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A bill limiting foreign influence from “countries of concern,” including adding penalties for businesses and prohibiting surrogacy contracts with Chinese nationals, was signed into law by Gov. Ron DeSantis.
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Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez has arrived in the Netherlands to defend her country’s claim to a mineral- and oil-rich region in western Guyana before the United Nations highest court in a dispute that has spanned decades.
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