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January 8, 2019

• Food stamps are a lifeline. The Trump administration shouldn’t cut it.
• Broadway veteran puts his stamp on South Florida Symphony’s ‘Porgy and Bess’
• Florida’s top-ranked uncommitted prospect thinks Manny Diaz can be an upgrade at Miami
• DeSantis only hints at policy as he takes reins of state government
• Nikki Fried gives Florida Democrats a reason to throw an inaugural party of their own
• Still shorthanded, Miami basketball gets another shot at first ACC win against rival
• Wasserman Schultz calls for more federal regulation after dirty Ocala water makes news
• Love reality TV? Meet some of your favorite stars at this Miami Beach pop-up bar
• Miami fútbol fans’ favorite Irish pub suddenly shutters without warning
• Rick Scott joins a Congress that can’t clean up after itself
• Broward Sheriff Scott Israel tells staff he’s being suspended over Parkland response
• DeSantis could be the breath of fresh air Florida needs at the top
• Police investigating possible murder-suicide in Hialeah
• ‘I became somebody’: Former felons register to vote in Florida through Amendment 4
• Udonis Haslem leaning toward retirement at end of season: ’90 percent of my mind is made up’
• A $6,751 bill for FEMA records? That seems exorbitant, says ethics commission
• Baker explains what UM fans will see from his defense and what will make him better coach
• ‘Lifetime scholarships’ for student-athletes would let them make up for lost academic time
• Canes’ Diaz pursuing new QB and a couple of grad transfers who could provide immediate help
• An argument turned to murder at an apartment, cops say. Some of it was captured on video.
• He stabbed the groom at a Key West wedding. But there won’t be an assault charge.
• Environmentalists to sue over delay in protecting rare Miami beetle and other species
• Nope, she shouldn’t have said it. But potty-mouth Trump has the nerve to be offended?
• A parks and recreation worker used pawnshops and volleyball courts in a $119,000 fraud
• Two new ships on the way for Norwegian’s Oceania Cruises fleet
• Watch former LSU coach Les Miles ‘stealing’ trophy in this funny commercial
• Florida man passes go, scratches his way to $5 million jackpot in a lottery game
• Unintended consequences of stepping back (tanking) Miami Dolphins did not consider
• A fresh complication for Xavien Howard in his quest to be league’s richest cornerback
• Examining Kenyan Drake’s impact in 2018 and the conundrum facing the new Dolphins coach
• Mystery solved: Why are people suddenly talking about the periodic table of elements?
• ‘Get me out of this state!’ Video shows woman’s meltdown at Florida airport
• Venezuela national treasurer, TV magnate hit with U.S. sanctions
• ‘Carlito’ has been found. Arrest made in Key West stabbing at Mallory Square
• This Key West trio stole $7 million from investors, state investigators say
• Miami used to be a murder capital. Now, not so much, as crime rates hit historic low
• This Miami teacher preyed upon girls, moms say. Lawyers think there are more victims.
• Miami police officer crashes cruiser through a storage building
• Food stamps are a lifeline. Don’t cut it.
• Missed opportunities will cost Republicans
• Sports on TV: Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019
• FBI is smart to track when and why police fire their guns
• Estefan the greatest
• Where is Carmen Sandiego? In Miami, where actress Gina Rodriguez visits with students
• Is Florida State quarterback Deondre Francois going to the NFL? Maybe not and here is why
• As National Signing Day approaches, FIU coach Butch Davis is targeting 5 to 7 players
• The government shutdown could cast a cloud over hurricane forecasting, other research
• Cuba will impose new income tax on players who sign Major League Baseball contracts
• Where does UCF rank in ESPN’s way-too-early 2019 college football rankings? Not the top 10.
• Guess the top two teams favored to win next year’s college football national title?
• Pre-packaged sandwiches recalled after FDA finds listeria where they were made
• Three syringes were found inside the inmate’s rectum. Not mine, he said
• These policy changes will impact legal immigrants in the U.S. in 2019