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Florida Panthers get road record back to .500 after capping perfect 3-0 trip in Chicago

For most of the final game of their post-break three-game road trip Sunday, the Florida Panthers did not play well. The Chicago Blackhawks, with the third worst record in the Western Conference, outshot them by eight in the opening period and ultimately held the Panthers’ league-best offense to just 25…

Miami Herald · Feb 21, 2022

Bernie Madoff’s sister and her husband dead in murder-suicide in Florida home, authorities say

MIAMI — Sondra Wiener and Marvin Wiener, who reportedly lost millions in the investment scam run by Sondra’s brother, Bernie Madoff, were found in their home dead of gunshot wounds Thursday afternoon, Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office said.

Miami Herald · Feb 20, 2022

Florida COVID-19 update: State, South Florida new weekly cases see sharp decline

Florida on Saturday reported 5,441 COVID-19 cases and two new deaths to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to Miami Herald calculations of CDC data.

Miami Herald · Feb 20, 2022

Jeffrey Epstein associate Jean-Luc Brunel, onetime Miami modeling agent, found dead in Paris jail

Jeffrey Epstein’s former business partner and alleged accomplice in trafficking and sexually abusing girls, Jean-Luc Brunel, was found dead Saturday in his French jail cell, according to French authorities.

Miami Herald · Feb 19, 2022

Jill Biden meets with Miami’s Coast Guard spouses, reads to kids

MIAMI — Donning princess costumes and paper pirate hats, dozens of kids of U.S. Coast Guard members stationed in Miami surrounded first lady Jill Biden on Friday as she read them a children’s book about friendship.

Miami Herald · Feb 19, 2022

UN Security Council tells Haiti to end political gridlock, start planning elections

Showing little patience with the ongoing political gridlock in Haiti, the United Nations Security Council made it clear Wednesday that it wants elections in Haiti before the end of the year and called on the country’s political and civic leaders to find a way to agree on the way forward.

Miami Herald · Feb 18, 2022

‘Healthiest people got monoclonal antibodies.’ COVID therapy goes to those who need it less

Monoclonal antibodies have emerged as a powerful tool for reducing hospitalization and death from COVID-19, but recently published studies suggests that the lab-created proteins are going to those who need them less — patients with the fewest chronic conditions — while usage in hospital outpatient clinics has followed a persistent…

Miami Herald · Feb 18, 2022

Lawmaker sponsoring DeSantis’ immigration bill says intent is not to target children

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — In recent months, Gov. Ron DeSantis has directed state regulators to crack down on shelters that house unaccompanied minors in Florida and asked the Legislature to bar state contracts with companies that transport migrants, including children, into the state on behalf of the federal government.

Miami Herald · Feb 18, 2022

‘Unfortunately, I tested positive.’ Miami-Dade Mayor Levine Cava has 2nd case of COVID

MIAMI — Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said Friday she is “quarantining at home” after testing positive for COVID-19 — for the second time since the pandemic began.

Miami Herald · Feb 18, 2022

The Week Ahead: Inflation and interest rates hit home

It makes sense to focus on the Federal Reserve’s favorite inflation gauge in the week ahead. After all, the central bank’s interest rate-setting group meets in three weeks. It is all but certain the committee will raise its short-term borrowing rate for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began.

Miami Herald · Feb 18, 2022