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We are South Florida’s @NPR (91.3 | 91.5 |101.9-fm) + @PBS (Ch. 17) station. 📲 https://t.co/nETWWj3LMZ | WLRN app. Contact us: https://t.co/azFU86Fed2
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'She is relentless': South Florida Venezuelans hail the morale boost of Machado's Nobel Prize (via @TimPadgett2)
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Friday's announcement that Venezuelan democracy champion María Corina Machado won the Nobel Peace Prize also lifts a diaspora facing deportations in the U.S. as well as a brutal regime at home.
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PortMiami faces crisis after fuel facility was sold to investment firm (via @JoshCeb)
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Miami-Dade County commissioners are worried for the future of the port as officials seek new places to store shipping fuel.
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Pro-Palestinian student group calls on FIU to divest from Israeli military contractors (via @diegoperdomoaq)
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The protest immediately followed the brokerage of another ceasefire between Israel and Hamas militants — and potentially an end to the two-year-old conflict.
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'A complex problem': Miami roundtable takes on scarcity of mental health care for young people (via @diegoperdomoaq)
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“This conversation brought together leaders who understand that the youth mental health challenge is not something we can fix overnight or with a single solution,” said Carlos Curbelo, a former...
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VERDAD-ero: A new A.I. app monitors Spanish-language radio's chronic misinformation. @MGuzman_Detroit Our @WLRN report. https://t.co/YcJwXNY5yt
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Misinformation remains a problem on Spanish-language radio in Latino communities like Miami's, but monitoring it is a time-consuming challenge. Could a new A.I. tool be a better watchdog?
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VERDAD-ero: A new A.I. app monitors Spanish-language radio's chronic misinformation (via @TimPadgett2)
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Misinformation remains a problem on Spanish-language radio in Latino communities like Miami's, but monitoring it is a time-consuming challenge. Could a new A.I. tool be a better watchdog?
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An Art Deco initiative celebrates the link between Miami Beach - and Mumbai (via @natu_tweh)
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This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Paris showcase that gave the world Art Deco. Miami Beach celebrates the anniversary with an unlikely city 9,000 miles away: Mumbai, India.
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How taxes on homeowner profits could be slowing down South Florida's housing market (via @HudsonsView)
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It has been very profitable to own a South Florida home over the past 15-plus years. Long-term homeowners here are sitting on a mountain of profits, but if they sell, they also likely face a hefty...
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Mambí Muddle: Has a major Spanish-language radio reform venture failed in Miami? (via @TimPadgett2)
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Three years after Democrat-led investors bought two prominent Miami stations, critics say the plan to steer Spanish-language radio in a more more moderate, professional direction has run aground. The...
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As Broward advances plan to adapt to low enrollment, parents voice concerns over school closures (via @natalaroche)
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The district hosted a series of community meetings in September to gather feedback from families and anxieties about potential impacts, including how students with special needs might be affected....
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Mambí Muddle: Has a major Spanish-language radio reform venture failed in Miami? Our @WLRN report. https://t.co/FrNuvKM6XU
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Three years after Democrat-led investors bought two prominent Miami stations, critics say the plan to steer Spanish-language radio in a more more moderate, professional direction has run aground. The...
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'A painful message': Miami Beach residents slam state's removal of Ocean Drive pride crosswalk (via @AnthonyCruznews)
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Miami Beach residents woke up Monday morning to see the colorful LGBTQ+ pride crosswalk on iconic Ocean Drive muted with black paint after the city lost its appeal to save it from a new state...
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Poll: Miami-Dade residents oppose Trump presidential library land giveaway (via @JoshCeb)
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A new poll suggests Republicans, Democrats and independents in Miami oppose giving Miami Dade College land for the Trump presidential library.
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Long-awaited Miami-Dade rapid transit launch is just around the corner (via @JoshCeb)
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After years of construction and testing, Miami-Dade County announced the opening of the “Bus Rapid Transit” service from Florida City to Dadeland later this year.
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'West Wing' actor Joshua Malina to join New World Symphony for season opener (via @ChrisRadioFLA)
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In the midst of what is arguably one of the most divisive periods in U.S. history, the New World Symphony in Miami Beach is opening its season with a piece that celebrates America's democratic...
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Miami activists keep heat on FIFA to allay immigration crackdown fears during World Cup tournament (via @diegoperdomoaq)
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Protesters want FIFA officials to protect World Cup attendees from "overzealous immigration enforcement" and to "reinvest [Miami-Dade County's] $46 million subsidy in the local community."
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‘From the Ground Up’ West Palm Beach GreenMarket to return as a springboard for business and community (via @wilkinebrutus)
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The award-winning West Palm Beach GreenMarket returns in a few weeks, now bigger than ever with 150 vendors, 45 of them new. It continues to help small businesses grow into brick-and-mortar success.
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The Bad Bunny brawl exposes English-only hypocrisy — and Spanish-only hypocrisy (💭 via @TimPadgett2 )
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COMMENTARY The English-only furor over Bad Bunny's Super Bowl gig disingenuously disregards America's historical reality — but so does a Spanish-only mindset that many immigrants still embrace.
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Government shutdown hits short-staffed national parks and refuges in South Florida (via @jenstaletovich)
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National parks, refuges and the Big Cypress Preserve furloughed staff and began cutting services after the U.S. government shutdown at midnight Wednesday.
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The federal government shut down. South Florida lawmakers play the partisan blame game (via @diegoperdomoaq)
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Even before the federal government shut down Wednesday, Democratic and Republican lawmakers in South Florida were engaging in partisan finger pointing on who's to blame for the legislative standoff.
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