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![Mail ballots are shown wrapped for shipping at the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections Office in West Palm Beach on Friday, July 12, 2024. (Amy Beth Bennett / Sun Sentinel) Mail ballots are shown wrapped for shipping at the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections Office in West Palm Beach on Friday, July 12, 2024. (Amy Beth Bennett / Sun Sentinel)](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/tfl-l-palm-mail-ballots-out-3-071224.jpg?w=132)
Two Palm Beach County School Board seats are up for election. What to know.
Two Palm Beach County School Board seats are up for election in one of the...
![Former President Donald Trump cast his ballot in the Florida state primaries on Wednesday during early voting in Palm Beach County. Former President Donald Trump cast his ballot in the Florida state primaries on Wednesday during early voting in Palm Beach County.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/tfl-z-2166149743_201393988_32292e.jpg?w=132)
Donald Trump casts ballot during early voting in Palm Beach County
Former President Donald Trump cast his ballot in the Florida state primaries on Wednesday during...
![Vice President Kamala Harris smiles and waves at a campaign rally Vice President Kamala Harris smiles and waves at a campaign rally](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/US-NEWS-CAMPAIGN-TAX-PROPOSALS-DTN.jpg?w=119)
Trump, Harris duel for voters with budget-busting tax proposals
The duel highlights the central place of the economy in Novemberās vote, with American households...
![The vice president took a long-term approach to the problem, helping persuade multinational corporations and Latin American businesses to invest in the region. The vice president took a long-term approach to the problem, helping persuade multinational corporations and Latin American businesses to invest in the region.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Election-2024-Harris-Migration_95594.jpg?w=132)
Presented with rise in border crossings, Kamala Harris chose a long-term approach to the problem
The vice president took a long-term approach to the problem, helping persuade multinational corporations and...
![A crowd at a rally where an attempted assassination of former President Trump took place A crowd at a rally where an attempted assassination of former President Trump took place](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/US-NEWS-TRUMP-SHOOTING-GUN-REGULATIONS-GET.jpg?w=123)
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Trump shooting hasnāt spurred calls for new gun restrictions. Hereās why
In the days following the shooting, Trump doubled down on his opposition to gun regulations,...
![A state appeals court Wednesday ruled that Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody could not prevent opioid-epidemic lawsuits filed by hospital districts and school boards after she reached settlements with the pharmaceutical industry. A state appeals court Wednesday ruled that Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody could not prevent opioid-epidemic lawsuits filed by hospital districts and school boards after she reached settlements with the pharmaceutical industry.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2023/02/18/IVNTUV2YWCQODKLQM5MNFIYZ5Y.jpg?w=135)
Appeals court says Florida attorney general cannot prevent opioid suits from hospital districts, school boards
A state appeals court Wednesday ruled that Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody could not prevent...
![Voters in more than a half dozen states will decide ballot measures on abortion rights this year, with potentially more to come. Voters in more than a half dozen states will decide ballot measures on abortion rights this year, with potentially more to come.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/AP24226489384459.jpg?w=134)
Arizona and Missouri join states with abortion amendments on the ballot. What would the measures do?
Voters in more than a half dozen states will decide ballot measures on abortion rights...
![A complaint filed with the Florida Commission on Ethics accuses Palm Beach County sheriff candidate Lauro Diaz of failing to report over $1 million in assets on the financial disclosure form he filed to qualify for the race. A complaint filed with the Florida Commission on Ethics accuses Palm Beach County sheriff candidate Lauro Diaz of failing to report over $1 million in assets on the financial disclosure form he filed to qualify for the race.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/TFL-L-Lauro-Diaz.jpg?w=128)
Palm Beach County sheriff candidate did not disclose $1 million in assets, ethics complaint says
A complaint filed with the Florida Commission on Ethics accuses Palm Beach County sheriff candidate...
![The decision comes as the case heads toward a key ruling and potential sentencing next month. The decision comes as the case heads toward a key ruling and potential sentencing next month.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/AP24219533329125.jpg?w=137)
Judge rejects Donald Trumpās latest demand to step aside from hush money criminal case
The decision comes as the case heads toward a key ruling and potential sentencing next...
![Former President Donald Trump is 3 percentage points ahead of Vice President Kamala Harris in the August 2024 poll of Florida voters conducted by Florida Atlantic University. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast) Former President Donald Trump is 3 percentage points ahead of Vice President Kamala Harris in the August 2024 poll of Florida voters conducted by Florida Atlantic University. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/AP_Poll_Election_2024_93405.jpg?w=132)
With Harris in race, poll shows closer contest in Florida. Trump now leads by 3 points.
Vice President Kamala Harris has erased half the lead former President Donald Trump held over...