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disaster services producing for wlrn tv mobile listening troubleshooting q listen live wlrn 91.3 hd1 florida death penalty struck down once again florida does not currently have a death penalty . read more emily michot miami herald do you live on the coast be ready for king tides obama eases special limits on cuban products from drugs to rum and cigars state approves trial for new mosquito control method by nancy klingener oct 14 2016 centers for disease control and prevention the first florida trial of the wolbachia bacteria to combat aedes aegypti mosquitoes has been approved for the florida keys . aedes aegypti are the mosquitoes responsible for transmitting the zika virus . they can also carry dengue fever and chikingunya . the florida department of agriculture and consumer services approved mosquitomate s request for a trial of wolbachia as a method of mosquito control in the florida keys . haitian town rebuilds after hurricane by rowan moore gerety oct 14 2016 rowan moore gerety wlrn in the haitian town of camp perrin this week fanesse saintsur was taking apart a section of roofing that flew off the store where he works rafters and all . people say sheets of metal roofing were flying around like planes during the long hours it took hurricane matthew to pass through the area . saintsur was taking the roof apart to salvage what he could and put it back together doing for his employer what he could not do for himself . my whole house is gone he said . the cinder blocks were crushed . matthew took the roof . we re all outside . majority of floridians don t feel informed on constitutional amendments usf survey shows by kate payne oct 14 2016 according to a new university of south florida poll just 22 % of floridians feel they re well informed about the constitutional amendments on the ballot this november . colombian president extends cease fire with farc in bid to save peace deal by merrit kennedy oct 14 2016 colombian president juan manuel santos has extended a cease fire with the marxist farc rebels until dec. 31 as he tries to salvage a peace deal that was narrowly rejected in a nationwide referendum . the agreement was intended to end the guerrilla war that has dragged on for more than 50 years and killed more than 220 000 people as john otis reports for npr from bogota . he adds after four years of negotiations the colombian government and the rebel group known as the farc last month signed a peace agreement . devry university agrees to stop ads touting grads job success without proof by merrit kennedy oct 14 2016 the major for profit university chain devry has agreed to stop making its often repeated claim that since 1975 90 percent of its graduates seeking employment found jobs in their field within six months of graduation . organ donations spike in the wake of the opioid epidemic by martha bebinger oct 14 2016 on the final day of june 2015 colin lepage rode waves of hope and despair . it started when lepage found his 30 year old son chris at home after an apparent overdose . paramedics rushed chris by helicopter to one of boston s flagship medical centers . doctors revived chris heart but struggled to stabilize his temperature and blood pressure . at some point a doctor or nurse mentioned to lepage that his son had agreed to be an organ donor . there was no urgency or hey you need to do this . i could see genuine concern and sadness . lepage says his voice quavering . we re not hypothetical immigrants in the u.s. illegally speak out by meg anderson oct 14 2016 jin park remembers where he was when donald trump announced his presidential bid in june 2015 . he was alone in his harvard dorm room and watching trump on tv . when mexico sends its people they re not sending their best trump told the crowd at new york s trump tower they re bringing drugs . they re bringing crime . they re rapists . and some i assume are good people . then he proposed a wall along the united states border with mexico . carlos curbelo joe garcia face off in first debate for congressional district 26 by tom hudson & teresa frontado oct 13 2016 david santiago miami herald republican carlos curbelo and democrat joe garcia showed on thursday evening why the race to represent the southernmost congressional district is one of the most closely watched in the country . i have to give mr. garcia credit . his campaigns are getting better . in 2010 they had the straw candidate . in 2012 they had absentee ballot fraud . this year they re just lying . hopefully they will stop there curbelo said garcia countered invoking the top republican on the ticket . it s this type of trump like behavior in a campaign that he s doing . time and again . new zika zone identified in miami s little river area by daniel chang & david smiley oct 13 2016 florida health department at least five people have contracted zika virus from mosquitoes in miami s little river neighborhood florida gov. rick scott announced on thursday identifying a one square mile zone where the disease is spreading between northwest 79th and 63rd streets from northwest 10th avenue to north miami avenue . trump supporters went all out in palm beach to welcome their candidate by kyle holsten oct 13 2016 republican presidential candidate donald trump held a rally in west palm beach thursday gathering supporters in a swing state that could be crucial for his campaign . he addressed the recent allegations of sexual assault and blasted the media for their support of hillary clinton . pages1 2 3 4 next last featured local radio programs michael stock 10 12 2016 today s topical currents profiles longtime wlrn staffer and folk music buff michael stock . there are few locally produced radio music programs with a history of some 35 years on the air but his folk and acoustic program spins each sunday with a wide range of authentic music both recorded and live . so join us for a program of music and down home fun with michael stock ... only on topical currents read 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