Miami Carnival announces returns and new AI education regulations

Now in its 42nd year, the Miami Broward Carnival is set to return next month with a two-weekend soiree that kicks off with Junior Carnival during the first weekend in October.

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The South Florida festivities mark the end of carnival season, which celebrates Caribbean culture.

Read more about this year’s celebration in this edition of the 44 percent.

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INSIDE THE 305:

Miami Carnival returns to honor ‘full spectrum of Caribbean culture’

The sounds of steel drums and the vibrant feathers and beaded outfits will return next month for Miami Broward Carnival in South Florida.

Early-morning buses spared, but Miami-Dade’s night riders still face service cuts

Miami-Dade early morning bus riders won’t see service cuts in the $14.3 billion county budget. But nighttime riders are a different story.

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Florida sets new rules for how students, teachers can use AI. Here’s what to know

The Florida Board of Education approved rules regulating the use of artificial intelligence in Florida’s public schools, colleges and universities for students and teachers, education reporter Austin Horn reported.

OUTSIDE THE 305:

Colin Kaepernick lost $150 million for taking a knee. He has no regrets

Colin Kaepernick’s autobiography, “The Perilous Fight,” released on Tuesday. Ahead of its release he spoke to The San Francisco Standard in a wide-ranging interview about his NFL career, being blacklisted and his advocacy work.

HIGH CULTURE: New documentary ‘And Counting’ examines the human toll of Black women’s unemployment crisis

Former NPR co-host of “Louder than a Riot” and journalist Sidney Madden spoke with La Fronde about her forthcoming documentary focusing on Black women who’ve been laid off in the past year-and-a-half. There have been 700,000 of them.

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