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November 6, 2018

• Who are the new Biscayne Park commissioners?
• Doral re-elects Cabrera, passes $150M parks bond, but needs runoff for a council seat
• Democrat Debbie Mucarsel-Powell defeats Republican Carlos Curbelo
• Three past commissioners, one newcomer win in North Miami Beach. Two seats go to runoff.
• Here’s how Ron DeSantis defied the polls and beat Andrew Gillum
• Miami-Dade’s Metrorail fight moves north as county considers $870 million extension
• Stretch of I-75 shut down after head-on collision kills wrong-way driver
• Get hungry. This South American gem is making its way to Miami.
• Five takeaways from Heat-Pistons: There are no must-wins this early, but Miami needed this one
• Before going to prison, former Opa-locka commissioner worked on political campaigns
• A Democrat and a Republican meet on the street, talk to each other, agree on one thing
• Rice, Coldiron win Florida Keys County Commission
• Podcast: Can the Miami Hurricanes salvage this spiraling season?
• The Miami Heat’s Dwyane Wade has found his fountain of youth. This is what it is
• Jazz Roots 2018-19 season to celebrate Bernstein and beyond
• Senmartin, Gonzalez win Marathon City Council
• Longtime prosecutor set to prevail as next Miami-Dade circuit court judge
• ‘He didn’t get to vote, but he got to live.’ Man has heart attack at DC polling place
• High school politics class alumni call out problem with Broward absentee ballots
• Re-purpose your campaign signs to make a political statement about sea level rise
• Real estate sales and why FSBOs are fizzling
• Stay in line: You can cast your vote if you lined up before polls closed, experts say
• Last minute Miami-Dade voter and need to know where you vote? Here’s where you find out
• A moose? A peach? A transit system? Some Election Day stickers are cooler than others
• With a 96 percent turnout, Medley elects Ayala and Stefano to council seats
• Who is winning in Miami-Dade and the Florida Keys? See live midterm election results
• Bay Harbor residents vote no on taller buildings
• Trump wants to copy Venezuela’s biggest economic mistake
• A former UM coach shares offensive concerns while Mark Richt addresses coaching staff
• Mailbag: Is Josh Richardson too valuable to include in a deal?
• His sport is soccer, but on Tuesday David Beckham was in Miami to play politics
• There’s a Vice-themed court to go with Heat’s ‘Vice’ uniforms. Here’s what it looks like
• Matthew Pigatt defeats legacy politicians to win election as mayor of Opa-locka
• Decision by Dolphins’ Jones has an ironic twist. And one player had best game in years
• Sports on TV: Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018
• Florida voters pass Amendment 2 on non-homestead property
• Florida voters pass Amendment 7 on benefits for survivors of first responders
• Annette Taddeo hangs on to Florida Senate 40 seat, defeating Marili Cancio
• Results for the Miami Gardens runoff are in. Reggie Leon and Katrina Wilson win.
• Who is winning in Broward County? See live midterm election results
• In Miami-Dade, voters agree to rewrite the county charter. New city vote fails.
• Florida voters pass Amendment 6 on rights of crime victims
• In West Miami, yes to reworking the mayor’s duties and no to larger travel budgets
• All charter amendments pass in North Bay Village, except the one to raise salaries
• Manny Diaz (not the coach nor the ex-mayor) captures state Senate seat
• Davey elected Key Biscayne mayor, and voters keep special council elections
• Davis, Meads win Islamorada Village Council; Mirabella, Conklin win Fire-EMS District
• Cuba extradites a 55-year-old American lawyer to face murder charges in N.J.
• Florida voters pass Amendment 3, say we want to decide on gambling
• Kids with autism find the Baseball Buddies at Sunny Isles Beach park
• At Gillum watch party, eager hope transforms into another soggy night for Dems
• Broward voters give green light to tax to fix roads. Hallandale Beach has new mayor.
• Eugene Flinn is out as Palmetto Bay elects a new mayor and two new council members
• In Miami-Dade House races, Democrats Grieco and Polo triumph but GOP also flipped a seat
• Jimmy Patronis wins, keeps his job as Florida’s chief financial officer
• Live election results: DeSantis is Florida’s next governor, Scott leading Senate race
• Katie Abbott wins only contested Pinecrest village council seat
• Miami voters approve lease of riverfront land for condo towers and new government HQ
• Early 2018 midterms winners make history long before election ends
• A vote for new blood: Brent Latham and Julianna Strout win in North Bay Village
• Matt Caldwell edges Nikki Fried in the race for Florida’s agriculture commissioner
• He’s voted Republican since he became a citizen. That changed this year
• Key West elects the first openly lesbian mayor in Florida history
• Sunny Isles Beach commission race headed to a run-off election
• Mario Diaz-Balart romps over Democratic challenger Barzee Flores in District 25 race
• Florida election results: DeSantis wins governor’s race, Scott claims Senate victory
• High school security guard dealt cocaine during class hours, cops say
• Another major Miami Hurricanes offensive player missed practice Tuesday with an injury
• Losses ‘fuel’ Miami recruiting decommitments. Richt: Detractors ‘can get in kid’s head’
• Why won’t red tide go away? After Hurricane Michael, toxic algae has again spread
• Miami Hurricanes reportedly reach out to high-profile graduate transfer quarterback
• Coin thief pleads guilty to manslaughter in disappearance of wife at sea
• How an FBI investigation and a broken relationship tanked Andrew Gillum’s campaign
• Donna Shalala defeats Maria Elvira Salazar, flips congressional seat for Democrats
• Florida pair’s Quarter Pounder with Cheese lawsuit against McDonald’s is over
• They didn’t get ballots in the mail, so these voters got on planes to vote in Florida
• Who is winning the Florida governor, senate and congressional races? See live results
• Shalala rode anti-Trump sentiment to take a congressional seat away from the GOP
• The six people you will meet at Miami Book Fair, whether you want to or not
• Beckham scores key victory after voters endorse stadium plan in referendum
• Here’s how Floridians voted on the 12 constitutional amendments
• Miami-Dade voters say yes to property tax hike to pay teachers, hire school police
• Florida voters approve Amendment 4 on restoring felons’ voting rights
• Miami Beach voters approve convention center hotel and $439 million in bonds
• Ashley Moody is Florida’s next attorney general
• Miami Mayor Francis Suarez’s bid to become most powerful person in City Hall fails
• ‘Trumpin’ all the way’ or ‘Turn Florida blue’? Live coverage of Election Day
• DeSantis (and Trump) wins the race for Florida governor as Republicans stay in power
• Confused by early voting, many Miami-Dade voters reported to the wrong polling places
• Get hungry. This South American gem is making its way to Miami.
• Half-naked Florida man caught on surveillance battling with a crocodile. The croc won.
• $15 turned into five shots in the back for a father of unborn twins, cops say
• Florida man threatens to blow up elections office to stop political robocalls, deputies say