/tags/news News en-US WLRN Thu, 04 Jul 2024 19:28:00 GMT /law-justice/2024-07-04/new-property-rights-or-squatters-law-could-affect-renters-without-leases Local legal experts have expressed concern that a new law empowering property owners against unwanted occupants could blowback on protected transient tenants. Thu, 04 Jul 2024 19:28:00 GMT /law-justice/2024-07-04/new-property-rights-or-squatters-law-could-affect-renters-without-leases Lillian Hernández Caraballo /government-politics/2024-07-04/palm-beach-county-investment-isreal-bonds-property-foreclosures Palm Beach commissioners were told the county earned a record $172 million from its nearly $5 billion-dollar portfolio in fiscal year 2023. The investment portfolio includes the controversial purchase of $700 million of Israel Bonds to support the war effort in Gaza. Thu, 04 Jul 2024 19:00:00 GMT /government-politics/2024-07-04/palm-beach-county-investment-isreal-bonds-property-foreclosures Wilkine Brutus /business/2024-07-04/jobs-layoffs-technology UKG, known for HR software and its previous Miami Heat jersey sponsorship, eliminates hundreds of jobs, including an unknown number at its Broward County HQ. Thu, 04 Jul 2024 18:29:14 GMT /business/2024-07-04/jobs-layoffs-technology Tom Hudson /hurricane-coverage/2024-07-04/hurricane-beryl-donations-miami-caribbean Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava is joining with local storm relief organizations to coordinate assistance to hundreds of thousands of people impacted by Hurricane Beryl’s destructive path across a long swath of the southeastern Caribbean. Thu, 04 Jul 2024 17:02:47 GMT /hurricane-coverage/2024-07-04/hurricane-beryl-donations-miami-caribbean ¸Û°ÄÌìϲÊNews Staff /health/2024-07-04/judge-blocks-federal-gender-identity-rule-from-taking-effect-in-florida A federal judge in Tampa blocked a new Biden administration health-care rule that would clash with Florida’s attempts to restrict treatments such as hormone therapy and puberty blockers for transgender people. Thu, 04 Jul 2024 15:30:00 GMT /health/2024-07-04/judge-blocks-federal-gender-identity-rule-from-taking-effect-in-florida Jim Saunders | News Service of Florida /law-justice/2024-07-04/police-safety-water-miami-july-4 Miami-Dade law enforcement is planning a strong presence on the waters off Miami this Independence Day week and weekend, motivated in part by the recent death of a teenager in a marine collision off Key Biscayne. Thu, 04 Jul 2024 14:14:50 GMT /law-justice/2024-07-04/police-safety-water-miami-july-4 Tony Winton | Key Biscayne Independent /transportation/2024-07-04/how-to-handle-crowded-airports-and-roads-this-fourth-of-july As record crowds hit the roads and the skies this week for the holiday, here’s what to know before traveling. Thu, 04 Jul 2024 13:00:00 GMT /transportation/2024-07-04/how-to-handle-crowded-airports-and-roads-this-fourth-of-july Sara Ruberg | The New York Times /business/2024-07-04/auto-sales-cyberattack-hack-cdk-global CDK Global, a vital software provider little known outside the auto industry, was hit by a hack two weeks ago — impacting much of the car-selling industry in the U.S. One South Florida-based auto giant said the effect has been "massive." Thu, 04 Jul 2024 12:00:00 GMT /business/2024-07-04/auto-sales-cyberattack-hack-cdk-global Tom Hudson /government-politics/2024-07-04/joe-biden-donald-trump-presidential-election-2024 What would happen if either Joe Biden or Donald Trump, for whatever reason, is unable to run as the nominee? Politifact looks at a rundown of several scenarios. Thu, 04 Jul 2024 12:00:00 GMT /government-politics/2024-07-04/joe-biden-donald-trump-presidential-election-2024 Louis Jacobson | PolitiFact /commentary/2024-07-04/biden-trump-debate-latin-america COMMENTARY By not stepping aside, President Biden risks imitating the egotism he rightly condemns in Trump — and which America says it warns Latin America against. Thu, 04 Jul 2024 11:00:00 GMT /commentary/2024-07-04/biden-trump-debate-latin-america Tim Padgett