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But, like Maurice said, it is also the effect they have on the people around them. The Merchand linemates, who formed the best third line in the playoffs, each performed breakouts during this year’s run, with Anton Landell scoring 17 points (6 goals, 11 assists) and Eetu Luostarinen scoring 18 points (5 goals, 13 assists). Top unit quarterback Jones helped Florida power play work at a solid 25.3%. Overall, the Panthers have 11 players who have already recorded double-digit points this postseason, as well as five players with at least 20 points. Sam Bennett (22), Matthew Kachuk (22), Merchand (20),…
MIAMI — Nearly 50 men spent hours in a small holding cell asking for water, food and medication. Instead, officers dressed in riot gear sprayed the room with rubber bullets and launched “flash bang” grenades.The men had overflowed a toilet in protest, and the ground was covered in putrid water. Smoke filled the air. Loud “booms” rang in their ears. Some men began to cry. Officers handcuffed them with zip-ties that cut into their wrists.Kneeling in water that soaked his socks and pants, Diego Rafael Medina Rodriguez, 26, thought: I’ve been through this before.But this was not the tear gas…
SARASOTA, Fla. (WFLA) — The huge milestone at Nathan Benderson Park brings back to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the high school Youth National Championship. The internationally famous three-day regatta concluded on Sunday. “It’s amazing for the community, both Manatee and Sarasota counties. We’ll take about 15,000 rowers, parents and friends to the race,” said NBP Chairman Michael Tuff. During this high stakes competition, the country’s top rosers showed off their skills. “All of these athletes competed in this championship in May throughout the season, then at regional championships, then at youth nationals, and we now have the fastest young…
They are your child’s middle school teachers. They are seniors who bag your groceries on Publix. They are bank tellers, nurses and neighbors. They may even be you. They are almost half of all Floridians, and they struggle to achieve their goals, new research finds.They are what United Way calls Alice. Limited assets, limited income and employed. A recent report from the organization shows that most of these 4 million Florida households have stable incomes, and are usually too many to qualify for state benefits such as food and childcare support. But they live to pay their wages.Only three states,…
As Palm Beach County’s population grew, the desire to develop continued. But amid the rise of new residents and construction, county officials have also worked to build a harmonious relationship between the need for new development and the preservation of some of South Florida’s last relatively untouched land.Recently, an overview of the county’s agricultural reserves of approximately 22,000 acres of farmland and limited development in the northwest of the county was provided to county commissioners, detailing current projects, preservation, land history and location today.And as a frequent source of major controversy among residents, developers and farmers, county officials are trying…
Behold, the insurance secrets that surface when you look at publicly available data a different way, by ranking companies by what they charge per $1,000 of insured value: — Collectively, Florida-based property insurers charge significantly higher rates per $1,000 than companies headquartered outside the state charge. — Owners of condominium units in Florida pay twice as much per $1,000 to insure their contents than homeowners pay to cover their entire structures and contents. — And if you are covered by one of the 17 companies that have helped to depopulate state-owned Citizens Property Insurance Corp., you are paying significantly more…
MIAMI (AP) – The longest residents at South Florida Zoo celebrated their 135th birthday and their first Father’s Day on Sunday. Goliath, a 517-pound (234-kg) Galapagos turtle at the zoo Miami, first fathered earlier this month, a zoo official said. “Goliath is my hero and I’m sure he’ll soon be an inspiration for many others!” said Ron McGill, a spokesman for the Zoo Miami. “He is proof that wherever he has will, there is a way, and he will never give up!” One egg from eight clutches laid on January 27 was successfully hatched on June 4, officials said. In…
Space leaks and Earth leaks are being taken care of, clearing the path to the next human space flight from the space coast. Topped with a new crew dragon spacecraft, SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets are about to bring in four private astronauts on an Axiom Space AX-4 mission on a trip to the International Space Station on Thursday morning, between 4:45-5:05 AM launch windows from Kennedy Space Center launch pad 39-A. The crew had already faced a series of delays last week. The planned Monday launch was cancelled due to weather and delayed Tuesday’s attempts, allowing SpaceX to fix the…
Mary Brian applied for just two jobs in her life on the same day after graduating from high school. One was in Tampa City. The other is Bush Garden.”I really wanted Bush Garden,” recalled Brian, 81, the other day. “It was a block from my house and I didn’t have a car.”But city hall first called, and as her dad explained, the fair was fair. She was hired on December 12, 1962. John F. Kennedy is president, with gas at 30 cents per gallon, and the Beatles released their debut single “Love Me Do.” Brian took the bus to her…
“A miracle happens here.”It is the slogan of one megachurch in southwest Miami-Dade County, at the forefront of the burgeoning Christian “supernatural” movement.It is a derivative of evangelical rooted in Pentecostalism, leaning far greater towards revelation and prophecy than the mainstream Christian churches, exerting a powerful outsized political influence.That was recently evident in King Yes Ministries, a non-denominational megachurch whose top spiritual advisor, Pastor Paula Whitekane, has been a long-time visitor to President Donald Trump. The church held a three-day spiritual meeting called the “Supernatural School of Spirit.” There, Whitekane and other visiting pastors preached and directed to crowds of…