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55 Cuban migrants stopped at sea off the Florida Keys in a week, Coast Guard says

The U.S. Coast Guard intercepted 55 people from Cuba at sea off the Florida Keys over a five-day period last week.

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Fishing gear and plastic bag pieces found in the stomach of a dead sperm whale in Keys

Biologists conducting an necropsy on a sperm whale that beached itself in the shallow waters of the Gulf of Mexico in the Florida Keys said they found man-made materials in the mammal’s stomach that likely contributed to its death.

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What killed the whales? Two found dead off the Florida Keys, and one towed to a marina

Two sperm whales died within seven days of each other in the Florida Keys, according to state and federal officials.

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Nearly 60 people from Cuba have arrived in the Florida Keys in six migrant groups

Six groups of people from Cuba arrived in the Florida Keys over the weekend and Monday, according to the U.S. Border Patrol. In all, 58 people from Cuba arrived up and down the island chain in rustic vessels, said Adam Hoffner, division chief of U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Miami…

Miami Herald

US Coast Guard returns 49 migrants to Cuba following interceptions off Florida Keys

MIAMI — The U.S. Coast Guard on Wednesday returned 49 people to Cuba after stopping four vessels off the Florida Keys.

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More than 40 Cuban migrants land in South Florida over the weekend

The Border Patrol and other federal and state agencies took into custody a total of 41 Cuban migrants in several incidents across South Florida — from the Florida Keys to Miami Beach — over the weekend.

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3 Cuban migrants found on the shore in the Florida Keys. Where is their boat?

MIAMI — U.S. Border Patrol agents apprehended three Cuban men who arrived in the Florida Keys Friday morning.

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Buzz Off: Fury As Gene Hacked Franken-Mozzies Released Into The Wild

Many fear that the altered insects will hybridize with native mosquitos and produce a more aggressive fast-breeding strain.

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US Coast Guard stops a total of 84 Cuban migrants at sea over a 3-day span

MIAMI — The U.S. Coast Guard stopped a total of 84 people from Cuba migrating by sea off the Bahamas and the Florida Keys last week.

Miami Herald

Healed sea turtle released to mark Earth Day in Florida Keys

A rehabilitated green sea turtle has been released back to the ocean from the Florida Keys to mark Earth Day

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3 more groups of Cuban boaters make it to the Keys within 24 hours, Border Patrol says

MIAMI — Three separate groups of Cuban migrants arrived in the Florida Keys within about 24 hours, the U.S. Border Patrol said.

Miami Herald

47,000 Cubans have arrived at the US border in recent months

MIAMI — A Cuban diving instructor was recently rescued near Islamorada, in the Florida Keys, after sailing from Cuba on a windsurfing board. If the attempt seems desperate, it is not exceptional:

Miami Herald

Nearly 80 migrants from 4 countries, including Russia, arrive in the Florida Keys

MIAMI — U.S. Border Patrol agents took 77 migrants into custody over the weekend in the Florida Keys, including several from former Soviet bloc countries, federal officials said Monday.

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Husband and wife among group of Cuban migrants arriving in Florida Keys

MIAMI — A group of Cuban migrants landed in the Florida Keys Wednesday morning, according to Monroe County Sheriff’s Office dispatch records.

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21 more migrants land in Florida Keys. More than 75 detained in last week

MIAMI — Nearly two dozen people are in federal custody as two more groups of Cuban migrants made landfall in the Florida Keys on Monday.

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Haitians aiming for Florida Keys outpace 2021 migration

Haitian migrants are reaching Florida’s shores in repeated suspected human smuggling operations that are outpacing last year’s migration waves

Miami Herald

More than 100 Haitian migrants land in Florida Keys, gather in yard of oceanfront home

MIAMI — For the second time in two weeks, a large group of Haitian migrants has come to shore in the Florida Keys.

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Third migrant group in a week lands in the Florida Keys, this time in a makeshift boat

MIAMI — For the third time in a week, U.S. Border Patrol agents in the Florida Keys were called out to respond to a migrant landing.

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Boat packed with hundreds of Haitian migrants runs aground in Florida

U.S. authorities are investigating what appeared to be one of the largest human smuggling attempts off U.S. shores in years, after a boat packed with 356 Haitian migrants ran aground in the Florida Keys on Sunday.

The Independent UK

Boat carrying Haitian migrants grounds off the Florida Keys

Federal officials say a wooden boat carrying hundreds of Haitian migrants in a suspected human smuggling operation ran aground just off Key Largo, Florida

Miami Herald

Search for survivors suspended after plane wreckage found off Florida Keys

MIAMI — The search for the pilot and passenger of a plane that was reported missing this week has been suspended after Monroe County sheriff’s divers found a section of the aircraft in the water off the Florida Keys.

The Guardian - US

How one of Florida’s most beloved animals may be close to climate extinction

Newly obtained documents show how officials pursued plans to remove protections from a beloved animal despite internal warnings about sea level rise

The Independent UK

Woman survives harrowing shark attack by punching it in the head: ‘I won!’

Heather West, 42, was attacked by a lemon shark off the Florida Keys last month – and lived to tell the tale

The Independent UK

Rehabilitated sea turtle 'Sheldon' released off Florida Keys

Just in time for sea turtle mating season in the Florida Keys, a rehabilitated male loggerhead turtle has been released off Pigeon Key

The Independent UK

Woman survives harrowing shark attack by punching it in the head: ‘I won!’

Heather West, 42, was attacked by a lemon shark off the Florida Keys last month – and lived to tell the tale

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