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More Latinos than ever are at four-year US colleges, but study shows other declines

MIAMI — More Latinos than ever are choosing to attend four-year universities in the U.S., according to an analysis released Friday by the Pew Research Center. However, two-year colleges registered a recent decline in enrollment.

Miami Herald · Oct 8, 2022

Tropical Storm Julia set to become a hurricane, make landfall in Nicaragua Sunday

MIAMI — Tropical Storm Julia formed off the Guajira Peninsula of Colombia early Friday and is forecast to become a hurricane this weekend, while it moves across the Caribbean Sea toward Nicaragua where it’s expected to make landfall.

Miami Herald · Oct 8, 2022

US considering request for international intervention in Haiti as fuel crisis spirals

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is considering calls for the creation of a humanitarian corridor in Haiti to break the blockade of fuel by armed gangs and protect the delivery of aid as the country faces one of its worst health, energy and security crises in a generation.

Miami Herald · Oct 8, 2022

The Week Ahead: Seeing the bottom line of earnings deflation and economic apprehension

Amid the stock market's obsession over inflation and interest rates, investors may be asking themselves, “What about profits?” After all, the market is supposed to reflect corporate profit expectations, not just economic statistics.

Miami Herald · Oct 7, 2022

Ian deaths span Central Florida to Keys, include drownings, post-storm accidents and suicides

MIAMI — Hurricane Ian is one of the deadliest storms in Florida’s history, with more than 115 fatalities confirmed by state and county authorities. But the hurricane’s magnitude is also reflected in the geographic area in which those deaths occurred, spanning the peninsula from north of Daytona Beach to the…

Miami Herald · Oct 6, 2022

Hurricane Ian destroyed close to 8,000 homes in Cuba, damaged another 68,000, government says

Hurricane Ian, which hit western Cuba last week with Category 3 force winds and brought devastating flooding to the western provinces of Pinar del Río and Artemisa, destroyed more than 7,600 homes and damaged more than 68,000, Cuban authorities said.

Miami Herald · Oct 6, 2022

Their father, 87, evacuated for Hurricane Ian. Rattled by storm surge, he died in his car

The day Hurricane Ian hit Florida, Tom Cummiskey, 87, had evacuated his Fort Myers trailer and was driving about 35 miles east from the coast, fielding calls on his flip phone from friends and family urging him to get off the road.

Miami Herald · Oct 6, 2022

Greg Cote's Week 5 NFL picks

Like a dog coming in out of the rain, we are shaking off our slow start. In Week 4 we had a solid 10-6 mark overall (our second straight double-digit wins) and a season-best 9-6-1 ledger against the spread, with the Bills’ three-point victory the tying push. We bull’s-eyed a…

Miami Herald · Oct 6, 2022

Hurricane Julia could form in the Caribbean Sea. What the forecast shows

MIAMI — A disturbance over the southern Caribbean Sea is expected to turn into a tropical depression soon, with the forecast calling for it to strengthen into a hurricane by the time it nears Nicaragua this weekend.

Miami Herald · Oct 6, 2022

UN seeks a ‘humanitarian corridor’ in Haiti in areas where gangs continue to block fuel

With gangs continuing to block the entrance to Haiti’s seaports and the country’s main fuel terminal, the United Nations and its partners are asking for the opening of a “humanitarian corridor” to allow the release of fuel and aid workers to move freely without fear for their safety to respond…

Miami Herald · Oct 6, 2022