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wlrn.org > government-politics > 2026-09-13 > this-state-agency-owes-millions-in-immigration-bills-florida-lawmakers-just-cut-a-check

This state agency owes millions in immigration bills. Florida lawmakers just cut a check

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (821+ words) The state agency that quietly signed away an estimated $1 billion in taxpayer funds for immigration enforcement finally produced a state-mandated public accounting Friday of its staggering emergency spending — nearly two months late. The Florida Division of Emergency Management had blown…...

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wlrn.org > 2026-09-11 > florida-vaccine-mandates-misinformation-pediatricians-children

As Florida moves to drop vaccine mandates, pediatricians brace for more distrust

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (1328+ words) On an average day, a primary care pediatrician cycles through room after room treating anything from an allergic reaction, to a fever, to conducting a routine school physical. It’s a field that requires a dizzying amount of knowledge, spanning from…...

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wlrn.org > history > 2026-09-11 > islamophobia-911-25-years

'I shortened Mohamed to Mo': the Islamophobia 9/11 spawned has returned 25 years later

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (1012+ words) Besides mass death and destruction, the 9/11 terrorists left behind another toxic footprint, especially in South Florida: Islamophobia. The 19 terrorists were al-Qaeda Islamists — but they hijacked Islam just as sinisterly as they hijacked the four jetliners they flew into New York's…...

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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 > health > 2026-09-10 > doctors-ask-state-for-hearing-on-new-proposed-vaccine-rule

Doctors ask state for hearing on new proposed vaccine rule

4+ day, 49+ min ago   (565+ words) Florida physicians want a formal hearing on the DeSantis administration’s latest effort to weaken vaccine requirements for Florida schoolchildren. The Florida Chapter of the American College of Physicians on Wednesday sent notice to the Department of Health requesting a rule…...

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wlrn.org > government-politics > 2026-09-09 > congresswoman-salazar-says-she-will-give-money-raised-by-communist-agent-to-pro-cuban-freedom-groups

Congresswoman Salazar says she will give money raised by communist agent to pro-Cuban freedom groups

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (390+ words) A man identified by federal authorities as an agent of the communist Cuban government donated a total of $3,900 to Republican Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar’s political campaigns in 2022 and 2024, federal records show. The donations came from Fernando Valdes Perez, a permanent…...

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wlrn.org > npr-breaking-news > 2026-09-09 > citing-the-deep-state-trump-overhauls-the-intelligence-community

Citing the 'Deep State,' Trump overhauls the intelligence community

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (874+ words) John Sipher spent nearly three decades at the CIA focused on the Russians, a core part of the agency's mission. That changed dramatically after the al-Qaida attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. "Frankly, tracking and hunting terrorists, finding people, finding a needle in…...

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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 > americas > 2026-09-08 > rubio-heads-to-latin-america-to-push-us-counter-drug-priorities-with-trump-friendly-leaders

Rubio heads to Latin America to push US counter-drug priorities with Trump-friendly leaders

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (981+ words) MIAMI — Secretary of State Marco Rubio begins a three-nation tour of Latin America on Tuesday, visiting U.S.-aligned conservative leaders as the Trump administration steps up military operations to combat drug trafficking and seeks further inroads in the Western Hemisphere…...