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Cuban experts say they can’t identify remains of victims of fire in Matanzas

Cuban experts said Wednesday they haven’t been able to identify the remains of 14 victims believed to be firefighters who died combating the fire that ravaged an oil storage facility at the port of Matanzas earlier this month.

Miami Herald · Aug 18, 2022

Greg Cote: Deshaun Watson’s punishment will go on well past when his increased NFL suspension ends

The unholy mess Deshaun Watson made for himself now has an end date. We learned, in a settlement announced Thursday between the NFL and its players association, when Watson’s increased league suspension would be finished.

Miami Herald · Aug 18, 2022

FIU linebacker Luke Knox dies suddenly at age 22, university announces

FIU linebacker Luke Knox died late Wednesday night after being hospitalized, according to an FIU official.

Miami Herald · Aug 18, 2022

Feds crack down, ask for public’s help as weapons smuggling to Haiti rises to unprecedented levels

MIAMI — A row of federal agents and prosecutors stood Wednesday behind tables displaying dozens of recently seized military-grade sniper rifles, belt-fed machine guns and semi-automatic pistols — all originally destined for Haiti.

Miami Herald · Aug 17, 2022

Members of Congress asking Biden to appoint new special envoy to Haiti

Almost a year after a top U.S. envoy to Haiti resigned in protest of the Biden administration’s Haiti policy, four Democratic lawmakers are asking President Joe Biden to name a replacement.

Miami Herald · Aug 17, 2022

Miami detective shot in head identified, remains in ‘extremely critical’ condition

MIAMI — With family at his bedside and fellow officers gathered in support outside Jackson Memorial Hospital, Cesar Echaverry — a five-year veteran of the Miami-Dade Police Department — remained in “extremely critical condition” in the neurological intensive care unit on Tuesday.

Miami Herald · Aug 17, 2022

Michelle Kaufman: Miami's Sylvia Fowles underappreciated as she retires from WNBA to become mom, mortician

MIAMI — One of America’s greatest, kindest, and most intriguing athletes retired on Sunday after a stellar career, and chances are, unless you follow the WNBA, you probably don’t realize just how special Sylvia Fowles is.

Miami Herald · Aug 17, 2022

Florida court says 16-year-old in state care is too immature to choose abortion

MIAMI — Jane Doe 22-B, a 16-year-old in the care of Florida child welfare authorities, lacks the maturity to be allowed to terminate her 10-week-pregnancy, an Escambia County judge said.

Miami Herald · Aug 17, 2022

Florida court says 16-year-old in state care is too immature to choose abortion

MIAMI — Jane Doe 22-B, a 16-year-old in the care of Florida child welfare authorities, told a Florida judge she was “not ready to have a baby,” and sought a court order granting her permission to terminate a 10-week pregnancy.

Miami Herald · Aug 16, 2022

‘This is the front lines,’ Bahamas Prime Minister says as he opens climate change summit

Almost three years to the day after powerful Category 5 Hurricane Dorian ripped though the northwestern Bahamas, leaving billions of dollars in damage, the island nation welcomed Tuesday delegates from 17 Caribbean countries and international financing institutions to a two-day high-level summit to address the climate crisis.

Miami Herald · Aug 16, 2022