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August 15, 2019

• Former cash-advance company executive charged with role in $322 million investor fraud
• He molested his fiancee’s autistic daughter in 2017. His plea deal kept him from prison.
• Judge hearing case on felons’ voting rights asks: Is Amendment 4 even constitutional?
• July was the hottest month on record. Not just in South Florida — but on Earth
• Key Largo resort that lost its main building to fire says it will reopen in December
• UM, Manny Diaz to Canes fans: Demand Comcast carries ACC Network — or switch cable 
• Why Derek Jeter is excited about Jazz Chisholm — and Miami will start games earlier in 2020
• ‘We’re not gonna sell it.’ Beloved Pinecrest spot vows to serve clam chowder for 50 more years
• ‘When he drinks, he becomes the devil.’ Man says his roommate beat him with a wrench
• This 6-5, 305-pound mountain of a man is helping Miami survive loss of Gerald Willis  
• Here’s the mostly good news on the Marlins’ three recent high-end prospect acquisitions
• Palmetto wins defensive slugfest against Western in preseason meeting of 8A contenders
• A man went overboard from a Royal Caribbean cruise ship. What happened next was unusual
• This d-end could end up being UM’s most impactful transfer. And he’s made a key change
• The Miami Marlins ride two big innings to avoid a sweep against the Los Angeles Dodgers
• Miami-Dade needs more talented workers. Here’s its plan to bring them here — and keep them.
• Video shows Norland High teacher arriving to home of accused killer shortly before murder
• Sports on TV: Friday, Aug. 16, 2019
• Carol City freshman QB Jenkins was ‘Lights Out’ as Chiefs top Norland in kickoff classic
• A match made in hell: Epstein, Fidel Castro, and the Lolita Express that flew to Cuba
• Why some Dolphins linebackers could be in a for surprise. Flores makes change from Gase.
• Stoneman Douglas commission pressures Runcie to close charter schools without armed guards
• The Miami Marlins’ ‘never quit’ mentality gets them a rare win over NL-leading Dodgers
• Priest says Memphis woman can’t clean his home because his dog dislikes black people
• It’s wrong to treat healthcare as a right | Opinion
• 5 things you should never cut corners on when growing a successful business
• This delivery-only restaurant brings truffle cheese and gold leaf tacos to your door
• The Lord Balfour Hotel on Ocean Drive sells to become fourth Life House hotel in Miami
• More nonstop flights to Lisbon coming soon to Miami airport on TAP Air
• Police investigating double shooting at Miami nightclub
• May Miami-Dade Public Schools’ safety measures never be put to the test | Editorial
• When children go to school ready to learn, they’re ready to succeed, too | Opinion
• Puerto Rico’s flag helped heal his pain — then lifted an island
• Mailbag: Just how big of a leap will Heat’s Bam Adebayo make this season?
• New bar at this Brickell hotel promotes adventure. By adventure we mean cocktails
• Dolphins QB battle could be decided Friday. Why the fundamentals haven’t changed much.
• Some Dolphins pass-catchers show significant improvement, but there is a notable exception
• Flash flood warning issued for parts of Miami-Dade
• He pretended to be a lawyer — and now he could face jail time, jury decides
• Hebrew Academy teacher and her students are developing ways to sustain the environment
• Migraine headache drug recalled after company finds possible microbial contamination
• This plan deputizes local police to work with ICE. Miami-Dade is not on board
• He was playing the wrong sport, but now this 6-2, 280-pound tackle is at home with FIU
• Jeff Bezos just made the most extravagant entrance ever to this Miami hot spot.
• Eating out with your kids is a breeze at these kid-friendly Miami restaurants
• Police trying to determine if shooting of cyclist on causeway was case of self-defense
• An elderly woman’s grandson was found dead — and a Florida deputy is a suspect, cops say
• Gunman firing at customers at a North Florida market stopped by deputies, sheriff says
• Taking an end-of-summer getaway to Sanibel Island? The beach water has a problem
• Did you see this waterspout in the Florida Keys? OMG!
• Alligator hunting season has begun. We know where they really are
• The Gators just took home another first-place trophy. But this one is a little weird
• Florida woman pulls an alligator from her yoga pants. Now a judge has his say
• School just started — and two people are already in trouble. They’re teachers
• Florida man uses child as human shield to stop police from getting to him, deputies say