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A new report has found that six in 10 employed adults in South Florida are spending more than 30 percent of their income on rent. That’s the highest of any metro area in the country.

Venezuela’s opposition leader Juan Guaidó says authoritarian President Nicolás Maduro is not far from being ousted. Guaidó told Reuters his allies are talking to high-level military leaders about defecting to his side. Meanwhile, President Trump met with Caribbean leaders at Mar-a-Lago, last Friday to discuss the region’s support for his campaign to dislodge Maduro from power. Latin America correspondent Tim Padgett joined Sundial to update us on the latest news coming out of Venezuela. Florida

City of Miramar Mayor Wayne Messam is scheduled to announce his 2020 presidential bid on March 30.

A South Florida man is entering the mix of Democratic presidential candidates for the 2020 election. City of Miramar Mayor Wayne Messam has launched an exploratory presidential bid and plans to make a formal announcement on March 30. "Name recognition does not define leadership," Messam says. He hopes to run on the issues of comprehensive gun legislation, the environment and immigration. He joined Sundial to talk about his presidential campaign. WLRN reporters Nadege Green and Danny Rivero

Governor Ron DeSantis signed his first piece of legislation earlier this week: a bill allowing smokable medical marijuana in the state of Florida. It's been one of the top priorities of his administration. And Agricultural Commissioner Nikki Fried has also been vocal about her plans to expand medical marijuana in the Sunshine State. She recently appointed a new director of cannabis, Holly Bell , who will oversee the state’s growing hemp industry and the massive market of Cannabidiol, or CBD,

Governor Ron DeSantis signed on Monday his first law since taking office and legalized smokable medical marijuana in the sunshine state . It was one of his top priorities for this year's legislature and he had given the state's Senate and House leaders a deadline of March 15 to get a bill to his desk. Last month, Agricultural Commissioner Nikki Fried appointed Holly Bell as Florida's director of cannabis. In her new position, Bell will be charged with overseeing the state’s growing hemp industry

In the 1950s, Jane Goodall began to travel to Kenya for a research project on chimpanzees. Her research was fundamental to understanding how chimps make and use tools, and she founded the Jane Goodall Institute to protect chimpanzees and their habitats. Now in her 80s, Goodall continues to dedicate her life to animals and the environment. She is a UN Messenger of Peace , a UNESCO Award Winner and has been the subject of numerous documentaries and feature films. While in South Florida for an

Harvard University has been working with eight school districts across the country, one of them Palm Beach County Schools, to reduce the level of absenteeism in classrooms. The university’s Proving Ground Program is part of the Center for Education Policy and Research, is trying to find the best practices to lower absenteeism rates in schools through fliers, emails, texts, and robocalls. According to the director of the program, Bi Voung, missing a total of 18 days of school is equivalent to

A revival of the 1990s opera "Frida" has made its way to South Florida and follows the trajectory of legendary Mexican artist Frida Kahlo's life. The opera, presented by Florida Grand Opera, starts with Kahlo as a teenager. Performed by Colombian lead soprano opera singer Catalina Cuervo, Kahlo explores her sexuality through an aria about the experience of getting her first period and becoming a women. Opera-goers will experience Kahlo's pain after a tragic bus accident leaves her temporarily

South Floridians are no strangers to traffic. In fact, last year Miamians spent an average of three days of their lives stuck in it, according to Miami Herald. A special April edition of National Geographic is exploring the urban design plans for cities of the future—cities that do not prioritize cars. The edition is titled “Rethinking Cities” and Sundial spoke to the author and senior environment editor Rob Kunzig behind one of the lead stories. Kunzig traveled to cities around the globe to