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Dwayne Haskins, 2019 1st-round pick, dies at 24

Dwayne Haskins, a top-15 pick in the 2019 NFL draft, was killed Saturday morning when he was struck by a vehicle in South Florida

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Florida groups canvass spring breakers to warn of fentanyl

Community activists in South Florida sprang into action after West Point cadets on spring break were sickened by fentanyl-laced cocaine at a house party

The Independent UK

JetBlue and Frontier are fighting to buy Spirit Airlines. What does that mean for South Florida?

The impending loss of Spirit Airlines as South Florida’s hometown air carrier could have a number of ramifications, ranging from hits on local employment and facilities to spikes in the prices leisure travelers pay to visit the region.

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Michelle Kaufman: Inter Miami fans getting restless. Could Lionel Messi be the savior? Don’t rule it out.

South Florida’s long-suffering soccer fans are starting to get restless, and who can blame them?

Miami Herald

Miami feds seize $34 million of bitcoin in fraud case. It’s one of largest seizures in US

MIAMI — Federal authorities in South Florida routinely confiscate millions of dollars in hard cash, high-rise condos and luxury cars when they convict criminals of drug trafficking, fraud or money laundering.

Miami Herald

Man o’ war are on South Florida beaches. What you need to know about the health risks

MIAMI — Natives probably know the primary thing to do when they see those pretty blue and purple bubbles that look like partially deflated balloons on the beach.

Miami Herald

1 Cuban migrant dead and several others missing off Florida Keys

MIAMI — One person is dead and several others are missing among a group of people attempting to migrate to South Florida from Cuba on Thursday night, according to federal and local officials.

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South Florida Trump club lands Trump himself as speaker

Club 45 USA, a group inspired by former President Donald Trump, has landed its namesake and highest-profile speaker ever.

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Only a few days are left to get a COVID vaccine for free in South Florida. Many testing and treatment sites will close soon

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — With demand low and federal funds running out, dozens of COVID testing, vaccination and treatments sites will be closing in South Florida within the next 10 days.

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Renters are overpaying by 18% in South Florida, study shows

Rents have risen so much in South Florida that renters are now overpaying by more than 18%, according to an index released Tuesday.

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PPP loans were made to be forgiven. In heavily Black areas like South Florida, many aren’t

For Louine Raymonvil, the $105,000 Paycheck Protection Program loan his North Miami Beach security business received in June 2020 was a godsend.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Now what? Lawmakers’ failure to pass condo safety bill leaves residents, buyers in limbo

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Hours after the catastrophic partial collapse of the Champlain Towers South condominium in Surfside, stunned members of condo communities along the South Florida coast predicted the disaster would trigger a massive ripple effect of residents scrambling for ways to ensure that tragedy would not strike their…

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‘Prohibited tourism:’ Miami judge deals major blow to cruise companies that traveled to Cuba

MIAMI — In a consequential ruling Monday night, a Miami federal judge said four major cruise lines with South Florida ties — Carnival, Norwegian, Royal Caribbean and MSC Cruises — engaged in “prohibited tourism” and “trafficking activities” by carrying passengers to Cuba and profiting from the use of Havana port…

Miami Herald

Fentanyl test strips could reduce overdoses, deaths. Florida Legislature said no to legalizing them

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — With overdoses and deaths caused by fentanyl surging several of South Florida’s most prominent elected officials sought a change in state law to legalize inexpensive test strips that can detect its presence, a step they said could save thousands of lives.

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Finally! These homeowners bought during the last housing boom. They’re starting to see value return to their homes

South Florida buyers who found homes during the housing peak over 15 years ago are finally seeing value return to their homes, but it’s been quite a roller coaster ride.

Miami Herald

Miami has become a haven for Ukrainians fleeing war. Here’s one young mother’s story

MIAMI -- When Iryna Timoshenko left her woodland home near Kyiv on a cold February day, the Russian bombs had not yet set the Ukrainian skies alight.

The Independent UK

Surfside, Florida votes out the mayor after condo collapse

The mayor has lost his job in a small South Florida town where 98 people died in the collapse of an oceanfront condominium last summer

The Independent UK

Florida mayor voted out less than year after condo collapse

Residents of a small South Florida town where a beachfront condominium building collapsed last summer killing 98 people voted their mayor out of office on Tuesday

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‘People are passing out’: 911 call describes moment Spring Breakers overdosed on fentanyl-laced cocaine

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — It was supposed to be a carefree Spring Break trip to South Florida for a group of college students, including cadets from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.

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New hybrid world order: Fort Lauderdale offices are filling faster than in bigger cities, but what will work life look like in 2022?

The return of office workers to downtown Fort Lauderdale from a COVID-19-induced hiatus can be measured in many ways. One of them: the business lunch.

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After 2 years of neglecting medical care, patients are flooding clinics — and many conditions are now dire

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Now that COVID-19 surges have subsided in South Florida, patients are arriving at local clinics with neglected medical conditions that have advanced into dangerous stages.

Miami Herald

How one bank served Venezuelans who looted their homeland, split for Miami

MIAMI — Leonardo González Dellán’s LinkedIn page promotes him as an entrepreneur and restaurateur. A 2019 U.S. Treasury Department sanctions notice called him something else: testaferro, a financial “frontman” hiding money for corrupt Venezuelan politicians.

Tribune News Service

They bought homes after the market crashed a decade ago. Now they’re seeing values soar

The real estate market in South Florida has ebbed and flowed over the past few decades, bringing with it soaring home values in some periods, followed by devastating downturns.

Tribune News Service

COVID positivity rates across South Florida fall below 5%; total deaths in state surpass 70,000

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The COVID-19 testing positivity rate has fallen below 5% in South Florida’s three counties — a level at which public health experts say the virus is considered under control — according to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control.

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Iguana killers: Hunts around South Florida backyards become a tourist attraction

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Standing in a boat in suburban Fort Lauderdale, Chris Whitaker aimed a .25-caliber air rifle at a large green iguana on a canal bank and squeezed the trigger.

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