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Social media, influencers are Cuban Americans’ main source of Cuba news, poll finds

MIAMI — Spanish-language social media and so-called influencers on YouTube and other platforms are rapidly becoming the chief source of news and information about Cuba among Cubans and Cuban Americans in Miami-Dade County, displacing the old standbys of radio and television, Florida International University’s new Cuba poll has found.

Miami Herald · Oct 25, 2022

Cuban Americans in Miami prefer Trump to DeSantis, and other poll takeaways

MIAMI — A majority of Cuban Americans in Miami Dade disapprove of President Joe Biden’s handling of key issues like the economy and Cuba policy and intend to overwhelmingly support Republican candidates in the midterm elections, according to a poll by Florida International University released Tuesday.

Miami Herald · Oct 25, 2022

Florida man arrested for screaming N-word at prominent Black historian and attempting to run him over

David Allen Emanuel, 61, was arrested and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon

The Independent UK · Sep 15, 2022

Octopus facts: 5 incredible tidbits you didn't know about the cephalopod

What octopuses eat depends on what species they are and where they live.

Inverse · May 15, 2022

"Exclusivity and Personal Rights in Bounty Litigation"

Prof. Howard Wasserman (Florida International University) had this post Monday at Prawfsblawg, as a follow-up on the SB8 debates, and kindly agreed to let me post it: Those insisting that SB8 is unprecedented and those warning of every new law "modeled" on SB8 ignore that we have been leaving in…

Reason · Mar 24, 2022

Dogs can be trained to sniff out COVID-19 – a team of forensic researchers explain the science

With up to 300 million scent receptors, dogs are among the best smell detectors in the animal world. The human nose, by comparison, contains only around 6 million scent receptors. Dog brains also devote 40% more brain space than humans to analyzing odors.

The Conversation · Feb 9, 2022

FIU's ex-president reveals more about abrupt exit from school

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Days after his abrupt resignation as president of Florida International University, Mark Rosenberg gave a bit more insight into why he stepped down Friday after 12 years.

Tribune News Service · Jan 23, 2022