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Donald Trump asks judge to delay sentencing in hush money case until after November election
A lawyer for Trump suggested that sentencing Trump as scheduled on Sept. 18 — about seven weeks before Election Day — would amount to election interference.
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![Former President Donald Trump invited reporters to his New Jersey golf club Thursday for his second news conference in as many weeks as he adjusts to a newly energized Democratic ticket ahead of next week’s Democratic National Convention. Former President Donald Trump invited reporters to his New Jersey golf club Thursday for his second news conference in as many weeks as he adjusts to a newly energized Democratic ticket ahead of next week’s Democratic National Convention.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Election_2024_Trump_45320.jpg?w=526)
Trump scheduled to hold news conference at his New Jersey golf resort
Former President Donald Trump invited reporters to his New Jersey golf club Thursday for his second news conference in as many weeks as he adjusts to a newly energized Democratic ticket ahead of next week’s Democratic National Convention.
Local News
![Here are South Florida's top stories for Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024. Here are South Florida's top stories for Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Newsletter-Morning-Update-1900-x-1080-px.png?w=616)
Morning Update: South Florida’s top stories for Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024
Here are South Florida's top stories for Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024.
Florida News
![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=535)
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 opioid-epidemic lawsuits filed by hospital districts and school boards after she reached settlements with the pharmaceutical industry.
Crime and Public Safety
![A prosecutor told jurors Wednesday that Sherry Palmer, 63, died on April 13, 2018, a conclusion drawn not from expert medical testimony but from a handy piece of technology — the smartwatch on the victim's wrist that showed exactly when her heart stopped beating. A prosecutor told jurors Wednesday that Sherry Palmer, 63, died on April 13, 2018, a conclusion drawn not from expert medical testimony but from a handy piece of technology — the smartwatch on the victim's wrist that showed exactly when her heart stopped beating.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/tfl-l-patrick-palmer-closing-03.jpg?w=464)
Husband accused of killing owner of Pompano bar. Jury now weighing the case
A prosecutor told jurors Wednesday that Sherry Palmer, 63, died on April 13, 2018, a conclusion drawn not from expert medical testimony but from a handy piece of technology — the smartwatch on the victim's wrist that showed exactly when...
National News
![Judge denies Trump’s recusal bid, rebuking him for claiming Harris ties Judge denies Trump’s recusal bid, rebuking him for claiming Harris ties](png/ss-wordpress-fallback-image.png)
Judge denies Trump’s recusal bid, rebuking him for claiming Harris ties
The judge who oversaw former President Donald Trump’s Manhattan criminal trial declined for a third time to step aside from the case, rebuking the former president’s lawyers for claiming that the judge had a distant yet problematic connection to Vice...
Business
![A reader asks real estate lawyer Gary Singer: My tenant added a water filter to the plumbing, resulting in a leak that damaged the neighbor's property. Who should pay for repairs? A reader asks real estate lawyer Gary Singer: My tenant added a water filter to the plumbing, resulting in a leak that damaged the neighbor's property. Who should pay for repairs?](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2020/01/23/EIQR5LX7YJHAZECBDS3YFH7JNY.jpg?w=535)
Ask a real estate pro: Am I responsible for water damage caused by tenant?
A reader asks real estate lawyer Gary Singer: My tenant added a water filter to the plumbing, resulting in a leak that damaged the neighbor's property. Who should pay for repairs?
Weather
![Here's the latest forecast map for Hurricane Ernesto, which is on a track toward Bermuda and could intensify into a major hurricane before reaching the island. Here's the latest forecast map for Hurricane Ernesto, which is on a track toward Bermuda and could intensify into a major hurricane before reaching the island.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Screen-Shot-2024-08-15-at-8.16.46-AM.png?w=509)
MAP: Hurricane Ernesto targets Bermuda; here’s the latest forecast track
Here's the latest forecast map for Hurricane Ernesto, which is on a track toward Bermuda and could intensify into a major hurricane before reaching the island.
Real Estate
![A surge of new residential high-rises, reaching possibly as high as 21 and 24 stories, are poised to grow Pompano Beach's beachside skyline, and many more new beachside businesses are expected, too. A surge of new residential high-rises, reaching possibly as high as 21 and 24 stories, are poised to grow Pompano Beach's beachside skyline, and many more new beachside businesses are expected, too.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/tfl-l-pompano-projects-growing3.jpg?w=525)
Pompano Beach’s evolving skyline: How this beachside city is seeing a building boom
A surge of new residential high-rises, reaching possibly as high as 21 and 24 stories, are poised to grow Pompano Beach's beachside skyline, and many more new beachside businesses are expected, too.
Education
![The department, long known as the Special Investigative Unit, is also changing its name to the Broward County Schools Police to reflect a new mission that's more about protecting schools than investigating employees. The department, long known as the Special Investigative Unit, is also changing its name to the Broward County Schools Police to reflect a new mission that's more about protecting schools than investigating employees.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/2B915194-DB0F-4D6C-BBBA-50145B3AA34F.jpg?w=467)
How to improve Broward schools’ police force? These are the changes ahead
The department, long known as the Special Investigative Unit, is also changing its name to the Broward County Schools Police to reflect a new mission that's more about protecting schools than investigating employees.
World News
![The World Health Organization has declared the mpox outbreaks in Congo and elsewhere in Africa a global emergency, with cases confirmed among children and adults in more than a dozen countries and a new form of the virus spreading. Few vaccine doses are available on the continent. The World Health Organization has declared the mpox outbreaks in Congo and elsewhere in Africa a global emergency, with cases confirmed among children and adults in more than a dozen countries and a new form of the virus spreading. Few vaccine doses are available on the continent.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/MED_WHO_Mpox_96357.jpg?w=523)
WHO declares mpox outbreaks in Africa a global health emergency as a new form of the virus spreads
The World Health Organization has declared the mpox outbreaks in Congo and elsewhere in Africa a global emergency, with cases confirmed among children and adults in more than a dozen countries and a new form of the virus spreading. Few...