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‘He’s constantly going to live in fear.’ Spared execution, Cruz faces hellish life in prison

MIAMI — Had Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz been sent to Florida’s Death Row, his daily life while awaiting execution would not have been easy. But he would have enjoyed certain comforts: his own cell, meals delivered three times a day, clean clothes and towels brought to him, and no…

Miami Herald · Oct 18, 2022

Biden hailed a prisoner swap with Maduro — but Americans remain in Venezuela’s notorious jail

WASHINGTON — Eyvin Hernandez had been detained for six months at a notorious jail in Venezuela when seven other Americans were released earlier this month in a prisoner swap with the United States. The 44-year-old public defender from Los Angeles saw one of his best friends in prison let go…

Miami Herald · Oct 16, 2022

US will support sending ‘multinational rapid action force’ to Haiti

The United States has drafted a United Nations Security Council resolution that will encourage the “immediate deployment of a multinational rapid action force” to Haiti to address the nation’s worst security and health crisis in decades, according to a copy of the resolution obtained by McClatchy and the Miami Herald.

Miami Herald · Oct 15, 2022

USAID sent firefighter equipment to Cuba after devastating oil fire. Where is it?

MIAMI — Frequently accused by Cuban government officials of supporting dissidents and plotting to overthrow the regime, the U.S. Agency for International Development recently took what seems an unprecedented step and sent personal protective equipment for firefighters to Cuba following a devastating fire at an oil storage facility in August.

Miami Herald · Oct 12, 2022

University of Miami fraternity shut down after video surfaces of frat chants about having sex with dead woman

MIAMI — A University of Miami fraternity was shuttered Friday after a video surfaced of an off-campus pool party that showed Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity members jumping up and down and chanting about having sex with a dead woman.

Miami Herald · Oct 11, 2022

Key shareholder vote on Truth Social delayed, while Trump Media exec gets suspended

The merger between a Miami-based investment company and former President Donald Trump’s media firm remained uncertain Monday, when a critical shareholder vote on a deadline extension was put on hold.

Miami Herald · Oct 10, 2022

UN secretary-general proposes rapid-response troops to help Haiti regain control from gangs

The head of the United Nations threw his weight Sunday behind Haiti’s request for the immediate deployment of military troops to help the country take back control of its ports from powerful gangs and provide aid as Haitians confront a deadly cholera outbreak.

Miami Herald · Oct 10, 2022

Florida may have violated its own guidelines in flying migrants to Martha’s Vineyard

MIAMI — The state agency charged with managing the controversial migrant relocation program said its mission was “to relocate out of the State of Florida foreign nationals who are not lawfully present in the United States,’’ according to documents obtained Friday by the Herald/Times.

Miami Herald · Oct 7, 2022

Haiti to seek a foreign police force to combat gangs, official says

Haiti has decided to ask the international community to provide a special police force to help with a humanitarian crisis caused by a blockade of the country's main fuel port which has led to crippling shortages, a Haitian official said on Friday.

Reuters · Oct 7, 2022

Facing federal PPP fraud investigations, online lender Kabbage files for bankruptcy

Online lender Kabbage was one of the biggest lenders in the first year of the Paycheck Protection Program, processing more than $7 billion in loans.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Oct 5, 2022