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Advocates have been pushing the federal government for years on the work permit issue, but the administration is negotiating with Senate Republicans a compromise that would enforce stricter immigration policies to secure more money for Ukraine and Israel.

The administration is negotiating with Senate Republicans on a compromise that would enforce stricter immigration policies to secure more money for Ukraine and Israel.

Amy Keith started working for Common Cause Florida about a year and a half ago as Florida Program Director, leading the organization’s voting rights, redistricting, and accountability work, including its federal congressional redistricting case that’s still working its way through the system. As of December 1 she serves as the organization’s Executive Director.In that federal congressional redistricting case (Common Cause Florida v. Byrd) Common Cause Florida, Fair Districts Now, the Flori...

Nearly 8 acres of open land is lost to development per hour in Florida, says a panel moderator.

Two fatal incidents in as many weeks have put holidaymakers on edge

Cooling off in the turquoise waters of a tropical resort feels rather less appealing this Christmas in the wake of two fatal shark attacks in as many weeks. Newlywed Lauren Erickson Van Wart, 44, from Massachusetts, was killed while paddleboarding with her husband off the coast of Nassau on Monday, while in Mexico, a 26-year-old mother lost her life to a bull shark while swimming with her daughter, five, off Melaque Bay, Cihuatlán.

Eighteen months in the making led to the arrest of 16 people in an operation targeting drug trafficking titled, "Big Boi."

Neighbors expressed shock Wednesday, one day after 44-year-old Lauren Erickson Van Wart was identified as the victim in a deadly shark attack in the Bahamas<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://whdh.com/news/neighbors-shocked-after-lowell-woman-identified-as-victim-in-shark-attack-in-bahamas/">Read More</a>

Two people died after apparent encounters with sharks in recent days, sparking renewed concerns about the risk of being bitten by the animal. A woman died over the weekend in Mexico after suffering a...

Despite the mass fear surrounding the deadly animals, the chances of being attacked and killed by a shark are one in 3.75 million.