Florida property tax reform headed to November ballot as local governments push back
By David L. Snelling MIAMI – Florida residents are set to vote on property tax reform on the November 3, 2026 ballot, local governments are …
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Property taxes reform headed to November ballot, local governments push back on major revenue loss proposal
Photo courtesy of Propertyexemption.com By David L. Snelling MIAMI – As Florida residents are set to vote on property taxes reform on the November 3, …
Health and Wellness
Animal activists are on the wrong side of the fight against AIDS
By MATTHEW R. BAILEY AIDS could soon be history. Pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson recently announced plans to test an experimental HIV vaccine in the …
Cuomo pushes for flavored e-cig ban, citing risk to youth
NEW YORK (AP) – New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo directed state health officials to ban the sale of flavored e-cigarettes, citing the risk of young …
Business
Delta Air to buy stake in China Eastern Airlines
NEW YORK (AP) _ Delta said it will pay $450 million to buy a stake in China Eastern Airlines as the Atlanta-based airline seeks to …
Gov’t: Fiat Chrysler must offer to buy back 500,000 pickups
By TOM KRISHER and JONATHAN FAHEY AP Business Writers DETROIT (AP) _ Fiat Chrysler must offer to buy back from customers more than 500,000 Ram …
US Virgin Islands to file violations against rum operations
By DAVID McFADDEN Associated Press KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) _ The U.S. Virgin Islands’ environmental agency plans to file a violation order against two rum producers …
Technology
Facebook phone glitch causes scary error
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A Georgia mother and her two daughters logged onto Facebook from mobile phones last weekend and wound up in a startling …
On the grind with Russell Simmons
Mix a little grassroots Hip-Hop culture with a dash of political urban swagger. Add a touch of dynamic news and dialogue, and you have an …
Education
U of Illinois pays $550,000 to PR firm for branding contract
URBANA, Ill. (AP) _ The University of Illinois is paying the public relations firm Edelman more than a half-million dollars to develop a campus branding …
ND arguments set in Common Core education standards case
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) _ A Burleigh County judge is slated to hear arguments Monday from North Dakota opponents of the Common Core education standards. Tioga …
Hundreds of NIU employees want to join state worker union
DEKALB, Ill. (AP) _ Nearly 650 workers at Northern Illinois University have signed a petition and filed it with the state labor board asking to …
Sports
Richardson gives $100,000 to families of Charleston shooting
Jerry Richardson, the owner of the NFL‘s Carolina Panthers, has donated $100,000 to the families of the Charleston shooting to help cover burial costs of …
NFL schooling rookies on life as professionals
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio (AP) _ The NFL is again schooling its rookies on the pitfalls of professional life during a …
Senegal rewards U20 World Cup semifinalists with over $400K
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) _ The Senegal government says it will reward the under-20 soccer squad with over $400,000 for reaching the semifinals in its first …
