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After DeSantis slams Miami drag show, other performers, businesses worry they’re next

MIAMI — After Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the “Parental Rights in Education” law — dubbed the “don’t say gay” law by its critics — the co-owner of R House, which hosts a popular drag brunch in Miami’s Wynwood district, had no qualms speaking out against it.

Miami Herald · Jul 29, 2022

Greg Cote: Marlins should go after Juan Soto. And if that sounds laughable — that’s the problem.

MIAMI — The Miami Marlins should trade for Juan Soto.

Miami Herald · Jul 29, 2022

Editorial: Drag queens and sex ed take center stage in Florida’s summer of culture war

Florida's summer of culture wars heats up today with two controversies — drag queens and sex education in schools — both making national headlines. Both deal with parental choice and are favorite battlegrounds for Gov. Ron DeSantis, on the warpath to ensure reelection.

Miami Herald · Jul 29, 2022

‘Painful’ division of $1 billion Surfside settlement starts; some to get more than others

MIAMI — With the milestone of a $1 billion settlement behind them, relatives of the 98 people who died in the Surfside condominium building collapse have begun private hearings this week with a Miami-Dade judge who will calculate each victim’s monetary value — a process partly guided by actuarial equations…

Miami Herald · Jul 28, 2022

5 people are dead in another migrant boat incident, this one near Puerto Rico

MIAMI — An incident involving a suspected migrant smuggling vessel left at least five people dead near an uninhabited island in Puerto Rico on Thursday, according to U.S. authorities.

Miami Herald · Jul 28, 2022

Another change that must happen with UM football. And why it’s likely with Cristobal.

So much has changed with this UM football program - the quality of the coaching staff, the degree of discipline, the way tackling is taught, the pain-staking attention paid to correcting every single mistake on the practice field.

Miami Herald · Jul 28, 2022

JJ Bleday hits first MLB home run, but Miami Marlins fall to Cincinnati Reds

CINCINNATI — JJ Bleday hit his first career MLB home run, but it wasn’t enough to help erase Braxton Garrett’s rough first inning in the Miami Marlins’ 5-3 loss to the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday at Great American Ball Park.

Miami Herald · Jul 28, 2022

Greg Cote: Dolphins’ Tua Tagovailoa is disrespected underdog QB about to prove the whole world wrong

Let us introduce “America’s Quarterback” — hardly that for the typical reasons, but almost for the opposite. Because he has come to personify the ultimate underdog. Doubted and disregarded. Kicked at every turn. Disrespected by his own team.

Miami Herald · Jul 27, 2022

Miami considering plan to move homeless people to camp on island in Biscayne Bay

MIAMI — Miami’s city government is studying the possibility of taking people experiencing homelessness off the streets and moving them to a city-sponsored encampment on Virginia Key.

Miami Herald · Jul 27, 2022

DeSantis takes another swipe at ‘woke’ corporations, saying Florida won’t invest

MIAMI — Continuing to target what he calls “woke” corporations, Gov. Ron DeSantis wants to prohibit state investments that use “environmental, social and governance” ratings, which can include taking into account impacts of climate change.

Miami Herald · Jul 27, 2022