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August 16, 2019

• Former cash-advance company executive charged with role in $322 million investor fraud
• 400 years ago, the first slaves were shipped to America. Remembering that dark period
• Two years after Irma, popular Florida Keys beach reopening
• A look back at The Opening 2017, when ‘Jarren put on a better show than’ Trevor Lawrence
• Miami commit Justin Hodges on senior year at Western: ‘I’ve got expectations for myself’
• Two Miami-Dade cities support legalizing marijuana. But pot still has a long way to go
• We have been Miami Spicing all around Miami Beach. Here are some of our favorites
• Member of anti-immigration ‘hate group’ joined Lt. Gov. Núñez at Miami event
• Florida man uses front-end loader to dump dirt on car his girlfriend drove, cops say
• She ‘forgot’ her child in a car for three hours. Now she’s being charged with child abuse.
• Going to Disney World just got cheaper — but there’s a catch
• Mosquito-borne illnesses growing in Florida as West Nile virus crops up in chickens
• He stole from an FBI agent and used his credit card. Now police need help finding him.
• Autopsy says Jeffrey Epstein hanging was a suicide. Will that stop conspiracy theories?
• Here’s what the NRA’s Marion Hammer says about Florida’s proposed assault weapons ban
• Pensacola man used his massage parlor as a front for a human trafficking ring, DOJ says
• This 6-5, 305-pound mountain of a man is helping Miami survive loss of Gerald Willis  
• The Hardemon family has a new candidate, and she is running for Miami-Dade mayor
• Who robbed a mail carrier of a key? The post office is offering a reward
• Parts of Miami were underwater in a flash flood. When will this rain stop?
• 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
• Pelé just opened a store in Miami Beach and it is a soccer fan’s dream
• Trump administration’s endangered-species policy is nothing but animal cruelty | Opinion
• Dengue fever outbreak hits Latin America and Caribbean region
• Florida Keys man accused of sexually assaulting friend
• Tyson recalls another chicken product – this time because it might contain rubber
• Judges who took sides in child welfare contract fight face reprimand
• Long lines at US airports as customs system crashes across the nation, CBP says
• Florida can achieve bipartisan consensus on gun control | Opinion
• Venezuelan exodus may soon double, triggering a bigger regional crisis | Opinion
• Inspirational Chatri Sityodtong talks ONE Championship and U.S. expansion via Turner Sports
• She was raped 36 years ago. Blood on her clothes finally led police to a suspect.
• Neymar and these other stars expected to play in Brazil vs. Colombia in Miami Sept. 6
• Video catches teen vandal defacing sand sculpture at Honolulu’s Royal Hawaiian Hotel
• Man who dragged cat behind scooter won’t serve jail time. He also got his cat back
• Greyhound riders are being asked for immigration papers at South Florida bus terminals
• New FHA mortgage policy benefits first-time home buyers — and developers
• Sports on TV: Friday, Aug. 16, 2019
• Carol City freshman QB Jenkins was ‘Lights Out’ as Chiefs top Norland in kickoff classic
• President Trump saves Black Friday — and consumers’ cash — from himself | Opinion
• The Miami Marlins’ ‘never quit’ mentality gets them a rare win over NL-leading Dodgers
• When the school bus says ‘Stop,’ just stop — and cops should nail the violators | Editorial
• The lotus is sacred in some cultures, but it’s easy to grow in the subtropics
• Stowaway found on flight from Havana to Miami
• In Wyoming mountains, Fed will contemplate challenges facing monetary policy
• Ew! It’s such a bummer to have to hear about all that slavery stuff | Opinion
• Traveler’s check-up: CEOs discuss pros and cons of liberal vacation policies
• Here we go: Josh Rosen will start for Dolphins vs. Buccaneers
• Dialysis patient expected to go home. Instead she was left in a hot van for hours.
• Sports on TV: Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019
• Customs computers went down for two hours across the country causing long lines at MIA
• What market forces affect your investments?
• Will Key West ban plastic straws? City leaders are having their say
• Kushner to soon break ground on its first development in Florida — a 400-foot, $550M tower
• In Miami Beach, an urgent need for resiliency should guide city’s planning
• Obamacare continues to help Floridians who need it most — but there is cause for concern
• What happens when your plane is delayed for hours? You brawl, and then tweet about it
• Motorcyclist arrested in shooting death of cyclist on Rickenbacker Causeway
• He walked into a Walmart for wine. What happened in the bathroom got him arrested.
• ‘Thick, creamy, savory and slightly sweet.’ This Miami company sells rare avocados
• Gus Barreiro, ex-lawmaker and advocate for vulnerable children, has died
• Gunman firing at customers at a North Florida market stopped by deputies, sheriff says
• A Florida man walked into a fishing store. He left with a ‘large bulge,’ cops say
• Two sloths just arrived at a Florida zoo. They’re sleepy, slow, boring — but so cute!