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wlrn.org > arts-culture > 2026-09-11 > black-composer-primous-fountain-sues-new-world-symphony-over-canceled-miami-beach-concert

Black composer Primous Fountain sues New World Symphony over canceled Miami Beach concert

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (517+ words) American composer Primous Fountain is suing the New World Symphony for breach of contract and racial discrimination related to the cancellation of a performance of his works by the Miami Beach orchestra. The composer, self-taught since the age of 15, had…...

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wlrn.org > health > 2026-09-11 > up-up-and-away-are-double-digit-health-insurance-rate-increases-ahead

Up, up, and away: Are double-digit health insurance rate increases ahead?

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (464+ words) It looks like another round of health insurance premium increases for millions of Floridians who get their insurance through the federal health care makretplaces. Twelve Affordable Care Act participating insurers submitted for rate increases in the coming year, datapublished by…...

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wlrn.org > americas > 2026-09-10 > venezuela-oil-trump-citgo-oversight-delcy

Venezuela ends opposition oversight of its US-based national oil subsidiary Citgo

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (260+ words) Venezuela’s political opposition has long overseen the U.S.-based oil company Citgo, but Venezuela’s interim government is reportedly ending that — further sidelining the opposition. In 2019, the first Trump administration had Venezuela’s democratic opposition head the board that runs Citgo, an…...

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wlrn.org > law-justice > 2026-09-10 > judge-south-florida-nurse-who-slammed-leavitt-on-tiktok-should-get-fined

Judge: South Florida nurse who slammed Leavitt on TikTok should get fined

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (474+ words) TALLAHASSEE – An administrative law judge has recommended the Florida Department of Health reprimand and fine a nurse who posted a TikTok disparaging former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt. “As a labor and delivery nurse, it gives me great joy…...

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wlrn.org > government-politics > 2026-09-10 > tiktok-wants-states-suit-dismissed-responds-to-state-ban-on-minor-social-media-use

TikTok wants state’s suit dismissed, responds to state ban on minor social media use

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (834+ words) TikTok wants to scroll past Florida’s claim it isn’t complying with the state’s social media ban for minors, seeking to dismiss a lawsuit Attorney General James Uthmeier brought earlier this summer. The state’s suit must be dismissed because the 2024 law,…...

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wlrn.org > government-politics > 2026-09-09 > uthmeier-ai-chatbots-that-contribute-to-crimes

Uthmeier wants penalties for corporations with AI chatbots that contribute to crimes

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (422+ words) Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier called Tuesday for legislation imposing criminal penalties for corporations running chatbots that engage in criminal activity. Acknowledging you “can’t lock up a company behind bars,” the AG said in Tampa on Tuesday that his office…...

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wlrn.org > npr-breaking-news > 2026-09-09 > a-new-anthropic-model-seeks-to-test-how-ai-could-impact-the-u-s-economy

A new Anthropic model seeks to test how AI could impact the U.S. economy

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (410+ words) In one scenario, artificial intelligence provides a gentle boost to the economy, lifting growth rates with little effect on workers. At the other extreme, GDP soars, but so does unemployment, with nearly 14% of workers losing their jobs to AI and…...

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wlrn.org > news-in-brief > 2026-09-08 > feds-recover-733k-in-lost-wages-for-workers-at-pompano-beach-restaurant

Feds recover $733k in lost wages for workers at Pompano Beach restaurant

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (128+ words) WLRN Feds recover $733k in lost wages for workers at Pompano Beach restaurant The U.S. Labor Department has recovered almost three quarters of a million dollars for workers at a Broward County restaurant. Lucky King LLC., which operates Miyako Japanese Buffet in Pompano…...

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wlrn.org > transportation > 2026-09-08 > west-palm-beach-1-electric-car-service

West Palm Beach launches $1 electric car service amid rising traffic congestion

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (300+ words) Getting around busy downtown West Palm Beach might get easier and greener. The city just launched West Palm Move — an all-electric car service program that hopes to cut through local gridlock and get to popular locations around the city. It's…...

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wlrn.org > wlrn > 2026-09-08 > wlrn-public-media-names-tom-hudson-chief-executive-officer

WLRN Public Media names Tom Hudson Chief Executive Officer

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (485+ words) WLRN Public Media on Tuesday announced that Tom Hudson has been named Chief Executive Officer, following a nationwide search for the organization’s next permanent leader. Hudson, who has been serving as Interim CEO, will now officially take the helm of…...