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Trump, in a new interview, says he doesn’t know if he backs due process rights

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By AAMER MADHANI WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump is circumspect about his duties to uphold due process rights laid out in the Constitution, saying in a new interview that he does not know whether U.S. citizens and noncitizens alike deserve that guarantee. He also said he does not think military force will be […]

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Broward schools to issue laptops to students for first time since COVID hit

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By Scott Travis | South Florida Sun Sentinel Cellphones may be out, but laptops are back in at Broward County schools. The school district plans to issue every student a laptop computer when they return to school on Aug. 11. They’ll be able to use them to do work at school and at home. “I’m excited for

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Is the cure for slowing Alzheimer’s a vitamin? Benfotiamine trials underway in South Florida

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By Cindy Krischer Goodman | [email protected] | South Florida Sun Sentinel Four South Florida clinics are enrolling patients in a nationwide trial for a vitamin that may offer a solution for slowing memory loss and halting the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. The trial will study benfotiamine, a laboratory-made form of thiamine, also known as vitamin B1, as a treatment

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Seeking answers about death at Broward ICE center, congresswomen say they encounter ‘hostility and evasiveness’

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By Anthony Man | [email protected] | South Florida Sun Sentinel Two members of Congress said Friday their efforts to learn more about the death of a detainee at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement center in Broward were stonewalled by staff at the facility. Their questions about the medical care at the Broward Transitional Center were met with “hostility and

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White House journalists use annual press dinner to celebrate First Amendment

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By Associated Press | [email protected] By NICHOLAS RICCARDI There was no president. There was no comedian. What remained at the White House Correspondents’ Association’s annual dinner on Saturday night were the journalists and the First Amendment. The stripped-down festivities were a reflection of the somber tone in Washington at the beginning of President Donald Trump’s second term, in which he

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Florida Senate Democrats change course with new leader Lori Berman. ‘She doesn’t fly off the cuff.’

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By Anthony Man | [email protected] | South Florida Sun Sentinel In choosing Lori Berman as their new leader in the midst of a political upheaval, Florida Senate Democrats went with a calm, respected policy-oriented lawmaker — a dramatic change of course from the man she suddenly replaced in the job, Jason Pizzo. To many in Democratic politics and state

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Trump’s first 100 days: Steamrolling government, strong-arming allies and igniting trade wars

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By The Associated Press In his first 100 days, President Donald Trump exerted his power in a sweep and scale that has no easy historical comparison. His actions target the architecture of the New Deal and the Great Society, but they hardly stop there. He is also rewriting the Reagan Republican orthodoxy of free trade and strong international alliances. All of

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Florida Senate Democratic leader Jason Pizzo drops party, switches to no-party affiliation

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By Romy Ellenbogen | Tampa Bay Times TALLAHASSEE — Sen. Jason Pizzo, the Senate Democratic leader, announced that he is switching his party registration to no-party affiliation. Pizzo said he sent his voter registration change in on Thursday and would ask the Senate Democratic caucus to choose a new leader. “Here’s the issue. The Democratic Party in

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Dolphins select Michigan defensive tackle Kenneth Grant in first round of NFL draft

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By David Furones | [email protected] | South Florida Sun Sentinel MIAMI GARDENS — The Miami Dolphins selected a Michigan defender in the first round, but not the one everyone thought they would. The Dolphins took Wolverines defensive tackle Kenneth Grant with the No. 13 pick on Thursday night. They needed an infusion of young defensive line help, and they addressed that hole

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Broward takes first step to crack down on DMV ‘scalpers’ who sell appointments

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Broward County took the first step Tuesday toward blocking entrepreneurs who turn a profit by charging the public for a free government service — booking appointments at the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. County commissioners said they recognized driver’s licenses and related issues as an area where government has failed to meet

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