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Captain at helm of boat towing Ella Adler takes plea deal in fatal boating case

As many families celebrate the end of the school year, Ella Adler’s family instead has marked two years without the 15-year-old and on Tuesday afternoon, the closure of the last criminal case related to her tragic death. The Ransom Everglades High School freshman was celebrating her birthday on May 11, 2024 with friends on a yacht that Edmund Richard Hartley was hired to captain....

Captain at helm of boat towing Ella Adler takes plea deal in fatal boating case As many families celebrate the end of the school year, Ella Adler’s family instead has marked two years without the 15-year-old and on Tuesday afternoon, the closure of the last criminal case rela…

US announces charges against former Cuban leader Raúl Castro in 1996 aircraft shootdown

MIAMI — Federal prosecutors on Wednesday announced charges against former Cuban President Raúl Castro in the 1996 downing of civilian planes operated by Miami-based exiles as the Trump administration escalated pressure on the socialist government. The indictment was related to Castro’s alleged role in the shootdown of two small planes operated by the exile group Brothers to the Rescue. Castro, now 94, was Cuba's defense minister at the time....

US announces charges against former Cuban leader Raúl Castro in 1996 aircraft shootdown MIAMI — Federal prosecutors on Wednesday announced charges against former Cuban President Raúl Castro in the 1996 downing of civilian planes operated by Miami-based exiles as the Trump administrat…

Hurricane season arrives with new forecast tools, ongoing worries about research cuts

With the Atlantic hurricane center just weeks away, hurricane forecasters are preparing to launch a new suite of tools with a looming budget cut threatening to slash research efforts. For the upcoming season, the National Hurricane Center will be testing a forecast cone that ups the certainty of track predictions from just under 70% to 90%. A new mobile-friendly forecast page will make it easier to read information on phones....

Hurricane season arrives with new forecast tools, ongoing worries about research cuts With the Atlantic hurricane center just weeks away, hurricane forecasters are preparing to launch a new suite of tools with a looming budget cut threatening to slash research efforts. For the upco…

Mass protests in Argentina after college funding cut

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Tens of thousands of Argentines flooded the streets of major cities nationwide on Tuesday to protest funding cuts by libertarian President Javier Milei to the public university system that represents a near-universal point of pride in this crisis-prone country. Vast crowds in downtown Buenos Aires marched toward the government headquarters to denounce budget shortfalls eroding the financial foundation of the country's higher education....

Mass protests in Argentina after college funding cut BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Tens of thousands of Argentines flooded the streets of major cities nationwide on Tuesday to protest funding cuts by libertarian President Javier Milei to the public univ…