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Change in the wake of tragedy: The new safety measures planned for Florida’s schools

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — New measures to increase students’ safety are advancing in Florida, coming at a time of heightened public outcry in response to recent school tragedies.

Tribune News Service · Jun 4, 2022

Easing restrictions on Cuba prompts surprise and skepticism in Tampa Bay area

TAMPA, Fla. — Juan Carlos Cruz hasn’t lost hope. He is motivated to redouble his business to help Cuban families in Tampa and bring them closer with their relatives on the island after the Biden administration eases some restrictions on Cuba.

Tribune News Service · Jun 4, 2022

Video: Bo Nickal flattens opponent with sharp combination just 30 seconds into pro MMA debut

Three-time NCAA champion wrestler Bo Nickal picked up his first professional win on Friday, and didn't need long to finish the fight.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jun 4, 2022

Storm warning, flood watch in effect for South Florida ahead of system likely to become Tropical Storm Alex

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — South Florida remains under a tropical storm warning Friday afternoon as the National Hurricane Center watches development of the low pressure system in the southeastern Gulf of Mexico that is expected to become Tropical Storm Alex as it gets closer to the state.

Tribune News Service · Jun 3, 2022

COVID-19 was deadly to working-class Americans in 2020, researcher says

TAMPA, Fla. — Working-class Americans died of COVID-19 at five times the rate of those in higher socioeconomic positions during the first year of the pandemic, according to a study.

Tribune News Service · Jun 3, 2022

Special Olympics drops COVID vaccine mandate after Florida threatens $27.5 million fine

ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida threatened to fine the Special Olympics $27.5 million for requiring 5,500 participants at this weekend’s USA Games in Orlando to be vaccinated against COVID, prompting the organization to drop the mandate.

Orlando Sentinel · Jun 3, 2022

South Florida under Tropical Storm Warning as storm system likely to become Tropical Storm Alex approaches

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — South Florida remains under a tropical storm warning Friday morning as the region braces for a system to arrive from the southeastern Gulf of Mexico on Friday afternoon or night, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Tribune News Service · Jun 3, 2022

Mark Story: Will the Kentucky-Louisville football rivalry survive SEC expansion?

LEXINGTON, Ky. — If media reports are accurate, this week’s 2022 SEC spring meetings in Sandestin, Fla., have galvanized the debate over how many Southeastern Conference football games to play each season.

Tribune News Service · Jun 3, 2022

A teacher who was at the Parkland shooting offers advice for the Uvalde survivors

Kim Krawczyk, a teacher who survived the Parkland, Fla., school shooting in 2018, shares advice for the community in Uvalde, Texas, after last week's mass shooting there.

WEKU · Jun 3, 2022

Dave Hyde: The Dude, the Dolphins and the experiment to end the dictator football coach

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Here’s hoping this grand experiment of Mike McDaniel works, and not just to show there’s another way of leading a football team besides the drill-sergeant dinosaur from an antiquated time before players painted fingernails and got pedicures.

Tribune News Service · Jun 2, 2022