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Ariana Cubillos
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AP via Miami Herald
Communist Cuba is now only the western hemisphere's third worst nation on the Economist Intelligence Unit's Democracy Index. The new worst? Venezuela.
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Lauren Ibanez
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Next Generation Radio
NEWS
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Climate, food stamps, broadband and research dollars are all on the line as negotiations kick off for the 2023 farm bill.
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U.S. health officials are advising people to stop using over-the-counter eye drops that have been linked to an outbreak of drug-resistant infections.
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States are trying to reach millions of Medicaid enrollees to make sure those still eligible remain covered and help others find new health insurance. Experts especially worry about what will become of Florida enrollees.
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Tesla's recent price cuts continue to reverberate, forcing Ford to follow suit while leaving Tesla owners feeling aggrieved. Here's how the move by the market leader has shaken the car industry.
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A group of Hispanic lawmakers in Connecticut has proposed that the state follow Arkansas’ lead and ban the term “Latinx” from official government documents, calling it offensive to Spanish speakers.
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The Department of Defense announced the move that is widely seen as a way to deter China's influence in the region amid a visit to the Philippines by U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin.
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A protracted legal fight over how city council districts were drawn in Jacksonville, Florida, reflects an aspect of redistricting that often remains in the shadows. Political map-drawing for congressional and state legislative seats captures wide attention after new census numbers are released every 10 years.
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The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by a quarter-percentage point as part of its ongoing effort to fight inflation. Price hikes have begun to ease, but the Fed says inflation is not yet tamed.
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Congress ended the temporary benefit meant to help low-income households with pandemic-era hardships. A huge increase in Social Security benefits may mean some households see further SNAP reductions.
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February is Black History Month, and WUSF is featuring the voices of educators, historians and people in the Greater Tampa Bay region who have been moved by learning a piece of Black history.
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A man from Miami Gardens cunningly spent the last year stealing rental car key fobs at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.
Sundial
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Cuban-American scholar Andy Gomez joins WLRN's Carlos Frías on Sundial to talk about his new children's book "Lessons from Abuelo: History of Cuba.” It was inspired by his grandchildren's questions about the island's complicated history and their family's decision to come to the U.S. -
Courtesy of Mark PotterVeteran journalist Mark Potter joins WLRN's Carlos Frías on Sundial to talk about his book "Sunrise: A Photographic Journey of Comfort, Healing, and Inspiration," which he dedicated to his wife after she died of cancer. He still goes out every morning to photograph the sunrise in her honor. They also discuss his journalism career, during which he covered pivotal South Florida moments related to narcotrafficking, immigration and politics.
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