News quiz for week of June 13
Think you are all caught up with the news? Test your knowledge of current events with the South Florida Sun Sentinel's news quiz, from the week of June 13, 2021.
View ArticlePence blasts Biden, Democrats but is heckled as ‘traitor’ at Orlando...
A slate of more than a dozen prominent conservatives lambasted Democrats as pushing America toward socialism, blasted “The Squad,” and called on evangelical voters to deliver Republicans back into...
View Article8-year-old, 9-year-old cited for dragging alligator with noose
Authorities said the children hooked a noose around the gator at Fay Lake Wilderness Park in Port St. John
View ArticleFamed escapee Buddy the beefalo adjusting to life in Florida
A bison hybrid who roamed the woods in Connecticut for months after escaping on the way to the slaughterhouse has adjusted to life in a Florida animal sanctuary.
View ArticleFlorida ranks 37th in U.S. for COVID-19 recovery, study says
A new study ranked Florida 37th in the country when it comes to recovering from the pandemic.
View ArticleDeSantis gives Florida an extra $12 million in fight against Alzheimer’s,...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the state will give a $12 million boost to funding for Alzheimer’s and Dementia research and care. The disease has become the sixth leading cause of death in Florida.
View ArticleTropical wave has low odds of developing; Tropical Storm Claudette is back
A tropical wave emerged Monday about 1,000 miles east of the Windward Islands in the West Indies, Meanwhile, Claudette was once again a tropical storm.
View ArticleHere’s where to find a coronavirus vaccine in South Florida
Looking to get vaccinated for coronavirus? Here's where to find a COVID-19 vaccine in South Florida.
View ArticleDeSantis posts increase in net worth, up to $348,832
With his only listed income a taxpayer-funded salary of $134,181, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis reported a net worth of $348,832 as of Dec. 31, 2020, up from $291,449 at the end of 2019, according to a...
View ArticleFormer school Superintendent Jim Notter applies for interim job
Jim Notter hopes to replace his successor, Robert Runcie, who agreed to step down Aug. 10 as superintendent after his indictment on a felony perjury charge.
View ArticleCritics pounce on mayor for heat-of-moment — but wrong — assertion parade...
With his knee-jerk comments immediately after witnessing a horrific crash Saturday as the South Florida LGBT Pride Parade was about to kick off, Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis put himself at the...
View ArticleBlack farmers will be given priority in getting medical marijuana licenses
Florida is about to award another set of medical marijuana licenses that would double the number of operators, and priority will be given to Black farmers with ties to doing business in the state.
View ArticleFlorida beach towns write Amazon TV series to lure tourists
Travel marketers in St. Petersburg and Clearwater commissioned an original, scripted TV series, seeking to market themselves and draw quarantine-weary tourists to the area’s sugar-sand beaches.
View ArticleFlorida urges judge to reject tech industry arguments against crackdown on...
Accusing social-media platforms of censorship, Florida attorneys pushed back against an attempt to block a new state law that would put restrictions on companies such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
View ArticleA Texas man accused of molesting and filming a toddler is facing charges in...
After over a year and a half of leaving Florida for his home state, a Texas man was recently arrested and sent back to Broward County where he faces charges related to allegations of inappropriate...
View ArticleRace-baiting broadcaster, arrested in FBI raid, pleads guilty to gun charges
Internet broadcaster Paul Miller, known for racially charged rants, admitted Tuesday to stockpiling ammunition in his home in Fort Lauderdale.
View ArticleSuperintendent Robert Runcie’s perjury case will not be dropped
The superintendent's lawyers argued that his indictment didn’t provide enough details to mount a proper defense. Judge Martin Fein disagreed.
View ArticleBroward man killed by car on Turnpike, FHP says
The crash closed the northbound lanes on Florida’s Turnpike for several hours during morning rush hour in Boca Raton.
View ArticleGov. DeSantis signs ‘patriotic’ civics education bill and controversial...
Saying he wants Florida to be the “number-one state for civic literacy,” Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday signed bills aimed at boosting civics education in public schools and gauging “intellectual...
View ArticleGirl’s body found in Broward canal. Who she is and how she got there are a...
Police say they don’t suspect foul play, but a mystery remains about who the girl is, where she is from and how she wound up in a canal in Lauderhill.
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