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The Best Places to Get Your Spook On

A chill in the air won't kill the party in NYC

(Newser) - Halloween is America's third favorite holiday after Christmas and Thanksgiving, and no wonder: It's hard to not have fun getting dressed up and eating tons of candy, no matter where you are. But location does matter, according to WalletHub . It ranks the best US cities to celebrate the...

'Something Is Very Wrong' With Florida's High-Speed Train

The Brightline 'keeps hitting people,' writes Kaitlyn Tiffany at the Atlantic

(Newser) - The Brightline—Florida's flashy, high-speed rail line linking Miami and Orlando—is without a doubt a "beautiful train," writes Kaitlyn Tiffany at the Atlantic . Her in-depth look, however, is not about aesthetics but about a rather alarming Brightline trait: "it keeps hitting people." Since it...

Judge Throws Wrench in Trump Presidential Library Plan

Judge temporarily blocks planned transfer of Miami land

(Newser) - A Florida judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked the planned transfer of prime downtown Miami land for President Trump's future presidential library, the AP reports. The move by Circuit Judge Mavel Ruiz came after a Miami activist alleged that officials at a local college violated Florida's open government law...

Seaquarium Hosts Last Visitors After Years of Accusations

Federal, local agencies had cited mistreatment, neglect at Miami attraction

(Newser) - After seven decades as a Miami institution, the Seaquarium closed its gates for good on Sunday, drawing crowds keen to relive childhood memories—and perhaps catch one last glimpse of its famous penguins. Visitors watched Daisy, Blueberry, and Tinker waddle outside as nostalgia mixed with farewells. For many, like...

Rare Coin Treasure Hunt Kicks Off in Boston

New York, Philadelphia, and Miami will be next

(Newser) - Americans with a taste for adventure and an interest in rare coins have a new opportunity to hunt for treasure—no passport required. Stack's Bowers Galleries, a well-known rare coin dealer and auction house, is celebrating the 90th anniversary of its first auction by launching a public treasure hunt...

It Looks Like Florida Will Get a Presidential Library
Florida Donates Valuable
Land for Trump Library
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Sep 30, 2025 1:03 PM CDT

Florida Donates Valuable Land for Trump Library

It will be located in downtown Miami

(Newser) - President Trump's future presidential library in Florida just took a big step closer to reality: On Tuesday, the state under Gov. Ron DeSantis donated a valuable piece of real estate in downtown Miami for the site, reports the New York Times . Miami Dade College owned it until last week,...

Another Cruise Is Hit With an Uncomfortable Outbreak

CDC says more than 70 on Royal Caribbean's Serenade of the Seas came down with norovirus

(Newser) - A Royal Caribbean cruise turned into a rough ride for dozens of passengers this week, as a norovirus outbreak sickened 71 guests and a crew member aboard the Serenade of the Seas, according to the CDC . The ship left San Diego on Sept. 19 for a 13-night voyage and...

Cities Where Home Values Are Dropping

Tampa has seen the biggest decline, while Cleveland has experienced the biggest rise

(Newser) - Is the housing bubble about to burst? At the very least, Zillow thinks "the real estate market has finally struck a balance between buyers and sellers." In some metro areas, that translates to dipping home values, after a yearslong run of spiking prices. Quartz notes that Florida and...

Trump Revives Failed Goal: Summit Will Be Held at Doral

'Everybody wants it there,' president says of G20

(Newser) - President Trump announced Friday that he'll assemble world leaders at his Doral golf resort near Miami for next year's G20 summit, echoing a plan to host a G7 summit during his first term that he abandoned after bipartisan criticism . White House officials said the summit will take...

NYC Workers Have Gone Back to the Office

Office visits top pre-pandemic levels for first time, and Miami might not be far behind, says Placer.ai

(Newser) - The COVID pandemic has failed to kill New York City office culture, as some predicted. A new analysis from location analytics platform Placer.ai , which tracks foot traffic at 1,000 commercial buildings across the country, finds office visits in NYC have rebounded and, in a first for any major...

Water Slide Fails, Injuring Cruise Guest

Panel breaks as other passengers shout, 'Stop the slide'

(Newser) - The party ended early for a cruise ship passenger when an acrylic glass panel on a water slide shattered as he zipped along it, injuring him. The Icon of the Seas guest, who was not identified, required medical care Thursday and was reported to be in stable condition, People...

3rd Child Dies After Miami Sailing Camp Accident

Authorities say barge hit sailboat

(Newser) - The US Coast Guard says a third child has died nearly a week after a barge struck and sank a boat during a sailing camp near Miami, the AP reports. All six people on the sailboat were pulled from the water after the collision, and four kids were rushed to...

Jury Orders Tesla to Pay $249M in Fatal Crash

Company blasts verdict, says it will appeal

(Newser) - A Miami jury decided that Tesla was partly responsible for a fatal crash in Florida involving its Autopilot driver assist technology and must pay the victims more than $200 million in punitive damages. The federal jury held that Elon Musk's car company bore significant responsibility because its technology failed...

Crew Member Takes Fatal Fall Off World's Largest Cruise Ship

Police in the Bahamas are calling incident on Royal Caribbean's Icon of the Seas a suicide

(Newser) - A crew member aboard Royal Caribbean's Icon of the Seas died after falling overboard while the ship was off the coast of the Bahamas. Officials say the incident happened around 7pm local time on Thursday, reports WSVN . TMZ cites a Bahamian police official who says the man's...

Cities Where the Traffic Headaches Are Real

DC tops ConsumerAffairs' list as the worst city in America for traffic congestion

(Newser) - The daily commute in the nation's capital averages more than 30 minutes—helping DC earn the "worst" spot in ConsumerAffairs' rankings of the US cities with the most and least traffic. To shake out which places give drivers the most agita, the outlet's researchers looked at the...

Cities Where Homes Are Selling Like Hotcakes

Oklahoma City is a real seller's market, per Realtor.com assessment; Nashville, not so much

(Newser) - Buying a place of your own these days remains an iffy prospect, with house prices and mortgage rates still keeping homeownership out of reach for many. Newsweek reports that, per last month's stats from Realtor.com, homes for sale in the US spent a median of 53 days on...

Tesla's Autopilot Put to the Test in High-Stakes Jury Trial

Crash involving distracted driver prompts showdown over self-driving claims

(Newser) - Tesla is set to face its first jury trial over a fatal crash involving its Autopilot driver-assist system. The trial in Miami federal court set to begin on Monday centers on a 2019 incident in South Florida in which a Tesla Model S, with its Autopilot engaged, crashed into...

A Former NFL Star Is Accused of Attempted Murder

Miami authorities issue a warrant for Antonio Brown after shooting

(Newser) - A former NFL star is wanted by Miami authorities on an attempted murder charge, reports the Washington Post . Miami-Dade authorities have issued a warrant for one-time wide receiver Antonio Brown after an altercation outside a boxing event in May. The 36-year-old is accused of firing a gun at another...

A Year After Boating Death of 15-Year-Old, 2 Face Charges

Ella Adler was killed in a wakeboarding outing near Miami

(Newser) - Two Florida men are facing misdemeanor charges a year after a boating hit-and-run led to the death of 15-year-old Ella Adler during a wakeboarding outing in Key Biscayne. Carlos "Bill" Alonso, 79, is accused of violating two Coast Guard navigational rules, while Edmund Hartley, 31, is charged with...

Luxury Yacht Sinks Near Miami, Forcing Dramatic Rescue

32 people rescued with no injuries

(Newser) - A luxury yacht went down off the coast of Miami Saturday night, requiring the US Coast Guard and other agencies to rescue all 32 people aboard. The 63-foot vessel began to take on water for unknown reasons, CBS News reports. Because of the number of people involved, multiple agencies including...

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