WLRN WEEKEND: A collection of some of our feature stories for your weekend reading
Edwidge Danticat’s "Dèy" navigates all shades of grief left behind by gun violence
Inspired by her own brushes with gun violence, Haitian-American author Edwidge Danticat releases her first novel, depicting all iterations of loss as her characters navigate the aftermath of a mass shooting.
Ten schools could close next year in Broward County. What to know
The potential closures are in Coral Springs, Hollywood, Miramar, Oakland Park, Fort Lauderdale and Pembroke Pines.
Drought, then fire. Where does that leave the Everglades?
Fires that burned about 24,000 acres in Everglades National Park were mostly brought under control on Wednesday, but scientists are keeping an eye on effects from a prolonged drought that could impact Florida Bay, wading birds and the Everglades muck.
Meet the Miami teen who made Guinness history as youngest college professor
Nathan Thomas was only 18 years and 346 days old when he taught his first course at Miami Dade College in August 2023. He set the Guinness World Records for the youngest male professor, beating 19-year-old Colin Maclarin who held the record for 306 years.
Key West 'yet again' an immigration arrest target as father of U.S. Navy sailor is detained
Key West immigrant advocates said almost 30 migrants were detained there over the weekend — including the father of a U.S. Navy sailor who's been serving aboard the U.S. aircraft carrier Lincoln in support of the Iran war.
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Pedro Mattey/AP Photo/Pedro Mattey/APWhat we know — and don't know — about Trump's deal giving US access to Venezuela's vast oil reservesBesides a social media post from President Donald Trump, the White House has said little about what he is calling “THE BIGGEST OIL DEAL IN WORLD HISTORY” in Venezuela. -
Jay Waagmeester/Florida PhoenixDemocratic gubernatorial candidate David Jolly ripped into Republicans again Friday over the grand jury report on Hope Florida.
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The announcement of the deal comes nearly nine months after the U.S. military at Trump’s direction carried out an operation to capture Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro and spirit him to the United States to face federal narcoterrorism and drug trafficking charges. -
Miami Herald reporter Linda Robertson has been following The Club At Brickell Bay, a 43-story Brickell condo complex that hosts many short term rentals.According to the Herald, around 85 percent of The Club’s 643 units are Airbnbs owned by absentee investors.
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