Recent News and Features of Note from Beyond the Biscayne Corridor

• DeSantis Selects Ashley Moody To Take Marco Rubio’s Senate Seat

  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has named state Attorney General Ashley Moody, an ideological ally, to replace Marco Rubio in the U.S. Senate if he’s confirmed as U.S. secretary of state, which could happen as soon as next week. Read more

  Jan. 16, 2025

  Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix

• Five Things To Know About Biden’s Farewell Address That Also Served as a Warning to the Country

  With only days left in the White House, President Joe Biden was saving a few surprises for his farewell address Wednesday evening. Instead of simply summing up his term in office, he used the opportunity to issue dire warnings about the future and Read more

  Jan. 16, 2025

  Chris Megerian, Colleen Long, The Associated Press

• A Slew of New Housing Laws Take Effect This Month To Streamline Building, Protect Tenants

  New state laws taking effect this month aim to confront the nation’s ongoing housing crisis in various ways, from expanding housing options, to speeding up the development process, to protecting struggling tenants from eviction. Read more

  Jan. 10, 2025

  Robbie Sequeira, Florida Phoenix

• US Justice Department Accuses Six Major Landlords of Scheming To Keep Rents High

  The U.S. Justice Department is suing several large landlords for allegedly coordinating to keep Americans’ rents high by using both an algorithm to help set rents and privately sharing sensitive information with their competitors to boost profits. Read more

  Jan. 09, 2025

  Jess Bedayn, The Associated Press

• Higher Social Security Payments Coming for Millions of People From Bill That Biden Signed

  President Joe Biden on Sunday signed into law a measure that boosts Social Security payments for current and former public employees, affecting nearly 3 million people who receive pensions from their time as teachers, firefighters, police officers Read more

  Jan. 06, 2025

  Fatima Hussein, The Associated Press

• Apple To Pay $95 Million To Settle Lawsuit Accusing Siri of Eavesdropping

  Apple has agreed to pay $95 million to settle a lawsuit accusing the privacy-minded company of deploying its virtual assistant Siri to eavesdrop on people using its iPhone and other trendy devices. Read more

  Jan. 03, 2025

  Michael Liedtke, The Associated Press