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Associated PressOctober 20, 2016

The government on Wednesday recommended Zika testing for all pregnant women who recently spent time anywhere in Florida’s Miami-Dade County. The county is the only area in the continental U.S. where mosquitoes have been spreading the virus since the summer. Testing is recommended for pregnant women who lived in — or visited — Miami-Dade since […]

Associated PressOctober 20, 2016

Republican Sen. Marco Rubio is getting help from an unlikely quarter as he campaigns for re-election: The Democratic Party. The party’s Senate committee this week abandoned Rubio’s Democratic rival, Rep. Patrick Murphy, yanking advertising off the expensive airwaves of the Sunshine State and sending the money to competitive races in smaller states where fundraising dollars […]

Associated PressOctober 19, 2016

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump outlined starkly different visions for the Supreme Court under their potential presidencies in Wednesday night’s final debate, with the Republican declaring the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling legalizing abortion would be overturned by his judicial nominees. Clinton vowed to appoint justices who would uphold the ruling legalizing abortion, saying, “We have come too […]

Associated PressOctober 19, 2016

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have kicked off their third and final debate without shaking hands, continuing a break from decorum that began at their last showdown in St. Louis. The two stepped onto the stage in Las Vegas from opposite sides, each briefly waving to the audience before immediately moving behind their podiums. The less-than-civil tone extended […]

Associated PressOctober 19, 2016

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump‘s long and acrimonious battle for the White House is speeding toward the end, with the candidates taking the debate stage Wednesday night for one final prime-time showdown. For Trump, the debate is perhaps his last opportunity to turn around a race that appears to be slipping away. His predatory comments […]

Associated PressOctober 19, 2016

Hours before Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump meet for their third and final presidential debate, it was anything but quiet outside the Thomas & Mack Arena on the UNLV campus in Las Vegas. Media members, marching bands and supporters of all stripes assembled under sunny skies on the campus not far from the […]

Associated PressOctober 19, 2016

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Florida’s streak of dodging hurricanes is over, but the state-created fund that helps private insurers pay out claims after a storm remains in strong financial shape. Anne Bert, the chief operating officer of the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund, said preliminary estimates predict that the fund will pay out less than $200 million for Hurricane Matthew. […]

Associated PressOctober 19, 2016

Florida’s hourly minimum wage is going up, by a nickel. State officials have announced that the wage will rise Jan. 1 in Florida from $8.05 to $8.10 an hour. Florida law requires the state to annually calculate the rate based on increases in the federal Consumer Price Index. Groups representing workers have decried the small […]

Associated PressOctober 18, 2016

President Barack Obama on Tuesday tore into Donald Trump for sowing suspicion about the integrity of the U.S. election, telling the Republican presidential nominee to “stop whining” and focus on winning votes. Obama called Trump’s intensifying, pre-emptive warnings about voter fraud “unprecedented” in modern politics. The rhetoric is not based on any evidence, Obama said, […]

Associated PressOctober 18, 2016

This is the last chance for Floridians to register before this year’s crucial presidential election. Florida will close its voter registration books on Tuesday. A federal judge last week extended the registration period by six days due to the disruption and damage caused by Hurricane Matthew. Democrats initially asked Gov. Rick Scott to extend the […]

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Zika test urged for pregnant women throughout Miami-Dade

Democrats not willing to spend on Florida race, aiding Marco Rubio

Donald Trump: My court nominees will overturn Roe v Wade

Third and final presidential presidential debate starts, again, without a handshake between the candidates

Face to face one last time: Debate night for Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump

Outside debate arena, a buzz of activity by media, others

Despite storms Florida hurricane fund remains in good shape

Nickeled (but not dimed): Minimum wage up 5 cents in Florida

‘Stop whining,’ Barack Obama tells Donald Trump

Time’s up: Florida wrapping up voter registration