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WLRN
wlrn.org > government-politics > 2026-09-11 > the-south-florida-journalist-still-chasing-unanswered-9-11-questions-25-years-on

The South Florida journalist still chasing unanswered 9/11 questions, 25 years on

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (898+ words) South Florida played an outsized role in the days leading up to the terror attacks of September 11, 2001. Several of the hijackers lived and trained at flight schools here, and the mastermind of the attacks, Mohamed Atta, even had a warrant…...

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wlrn.org > wlrn > 2026-09-11 > david-jolly-byron-donalds-sunshine-economy-summit

Florida gubernatorial nominees David Jolly and Byron Donalds to headline WLRN's inaugural Sunshine Economy Summit

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (495+ words) WLRN will bring Florida's Democratic and Republican gubernatorial nominees, David Jolly and Byron Donalds, to its inaugural Sunshine Economy Summit on Sept. 23 at the Downtown Event Center in Fort Lauderdale. The candidates will participate in separate, moderated conversations about their…...

WLRN
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…...

WLRN
wlrn.org > environment > 2026-09-10 > florida-reef-coral-scientists-elkhorn-climate-change

Meet the 'Founders' coral. Scientists hope they're a lifeline

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (1245+ words) As one of the early pioneers for building coral nurseries to save Florida’s imperiled reef, Ken Nedimyer amassed an impressive collection of native elkhorn coral over the years. While waters warmed and reefs got battered with disease and more frequent…...

WLRN
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…...

WLRN
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 > south-florida > 2026-09-08 > four-miami-family-members-aboard-plane-missing-off-the-bahamas-found-dead

Four Miami family members aboard plane missing off the Bahamas found dead

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (321+ words) MIAMI — All four family members aboard a small plane that went missing off the Bahamas were found dead Tuesday after relatives launched their own search effort, a family member said. Silvia Larrieu said relatives on boats recovered the bodies. The…...

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wlrn.org > south-florida > 2026-09-08 > miami-dade-sheriffs-office-identifies-victims-pilots-in-deadly-cargo-plane-crash

Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office identifies victims, pilots in deadly cargo plane crash

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (681+ words) Miami-Dade Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz identified the five people who died in a deadly cargo plane crash at a press conference on Tuesday. The office later released the names of the five people injured in the incident, which included the two…...

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wlrn.org > commentary > 2026-09-03 > venezuela-trump-oil-democracy

Venezuelans: Trump's real crime isn't taking your oil??? it's obstructing your democracy

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (273+ words) COMMENTARY The rotting effects of Venezuela's half-century-long oil corruption made its industry easy prey for Trump — whose real outrage is blocking the re-democratization that could fix that flaw. I’m certainly no fan of the “Donroe Doctrine,” President Donald Trump’s claim…...

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wlrn.org > national-politics > 2026-09-01 > whistleblower-claims-usps-plan-for-trumps-mail-voting-order-could-derail-midterms

Whistleblower claims USPS plan for Trump's mail voting order could 'derail' midterms

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (498+ words) The U.S. Postal Service could "derail" the midterm election if it continues rushing out "untested" technology as part of President Trump's push to restrict mail-in voting, a newly released whistleblower report warns. With voting by mail for the midterms set to…...