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MIAMI – Rosa Salgado is a 79-year-old grandmother who’s English was limited when she moved to Miami from her native Colombia in 1995. Despite her age and language difficulties, Salgado graduated from college with a degree in education on Saturday, the Miami Herald reported. Salgado graduated from Miami Dade College’s …

FLINT, Mich. – A lawyer wants to enter his pet pig into the Flint mayoral race after a mix-up threated to keep candidates’ names off the primary election ballot. Michael Ewing started the “Giggles the Pig for Flint Mayor” effort after learning that the August primary could be skipped unless …

FERGUSON, Mo. – The city of Ferguson has a new acting city manager. The city council on Tuesday named Matt Unrein to the position. He is the public works director and will continue at his current salary of $90,000 while the city seeks a permanent city manager. Unrein replaces interim …