Trump slams media over G-7 reports
By Todd Beamon From Newsmax President Donald Trump on Tuesday ripped the news media on Twitter for its coverage of the Group of Seven meeting in France, including accusing “radical left Democrats” of spreading rumors about bedbugs at his Trump…
2 kinds of python are breeding in the Everglades, and it might help them become a ‘super snake’
By Kelly McLaughlin, INSIDER From Business Insider …… with even better odds of spreading in Florida A study in the journal Ecology and Evolution found that super snakes could emerge in the Florida Everglades. US Geological Survey researchers examined tail…
Bahamas PM uses Haiti unrest to explain VAT hike
By Travis Cartwright-Carroll Nassau Guardian From Caribbean News Now NASSAU, Bahamas — As he defended his administration’s increase in value-added tax (VAT) from 7.5 percent to 12 percent, Bahamas Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis pointed to recent riots in Haiti…
Lawsuits against Miami-based cruise lines: Carnival, Norwegian and Royal Caribbean
By Jim Walker From Cruise Law News Bloomberg Legal reports today that according to date which it collected over the last several years, 83 federal personal injury cases were filed against cruise lines in the first three months of 2018. Bloomberg…
Florida school shooting response detailed in released radio traffic
By Zoe Papadakis From Newsmax Florida school shooting details emerged Thursday, when audio recordings were released, indicating that Broward Deputy Scot Peterson radioed that gunfire was “inside” and warned officers to stay away, the Miami Herald reported. Since the Feb….
Twitter’s fake news problem is getting worse
By Nicole Lee From engadget Earlier this week, we endured another school shooting. This time, in Parkland, Florida, where at least 17 students were killed. During the shooting’s aftermath, hoaxes and disinformation spread on Twitter. It’s a phenomenon that happens…
Kelly continues to cast uncertainty about fate of Haitians on TPS
By Nelson A. King From Caribbean Life Secretary of the United States Department of Homeland Security, John Kelly, continues to cast uncertainty on the eventual fate of 58,000 undocumented Haitians who has been granted limited Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to…
Image of allegedly murdered woman remained on Facebook for 5 hours
BY FRAN BERKMAN From Mashable Warning: While the entire image posted to Facebook is not visible, this post does contain a redacted version that some readers may find disturbing. A Miami man allegedly confessed on Facebook to murdering his wife, and…
UPDATED PM resigns: Haiti’s leader agrees to commission’s report calling for PM’s resignation
UPDATED: Haiti’s Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe resigns after protests From BBC Haiti’s prime minister has resigned, after violent anti-government protests over delayed elections. “I am leaving the post of prime minister this evening with a feeling of accomplishment,” Laurent Lamothe…
New arrest in case of money laundering to Cuba
By Jay Weaver And Juan O. Tamayo From Miami Herald A case that started out alleging $70 million in Medicare fraud now puts the figure at nearly $240 million. A Miami man has been arrested in an unprecedented money-laundering case…
