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December 18, 2020

• Say a final goodbye to the weirdest year ever at these New Year’s Eve events in Miami
• An iguana wearing a bandanna attacked a man in Miami because 2020 isn’t weird enough
• Rodents on the shelves at a Navarro, sewage backups, unsafe food: Gross Grocers
• A cold start for Florida a week from Christmas Eve. Will the Yule feel like summer or winter?
• Changing portfolios without doing anything | Opinion
• Coast Guard collars seven vessels in Caribbean transporting $64 million in cocaine
• Florida adds 13,000 COVID cases for second day in a row. Resident death toll hits 20,401.
• One of South Beach’s favorite bars is opening up a tropical beachfront pop-up bar
• Is it a restaurant? Is it a lounge? This new Doral Mediterranean spot says it’s both
• Coral Gables has been waiting for this restaurant to reopen. Here’s what’s happening
• Gathering for Christmas? See COVID risk levels in your county with this map
• Intel chairman Rubio says ‘America must retaliate’ after massive cyber hack
• Can money buy a COVID vaccine? Here’s why some worry rich Americans will cut in line
• Coast Guard first finds his empty boat, then finally finds man in Florida Keys waters
• ‘Did they all stop time?’ Fans react to first look at ‘Coming 2 America’ sequel
• What burns faster than newspaper? A parched Christmas tree, video shows
• Republican Party of Miami-Dade County elects first new chairman since 2012
• Heat being overlooked months after winning East? ‘I don’t think anyone is sleeping on them’
• Chick-fil-A fulfills special request from boy with autism, Texas mom says
• Podcast: The Miami Hurricanes’ 2021 recruiting class is worth getting excited about
• Families in South Florida are going hungry. Here’s how you can help
• Dillard capitalizes on turnovers to beat North Miami Beach for a tri-county title
• As Miami mayor chases high-flying, high-tech dream, he can’t forget people stuck on the ground | Editorial
• 5 quick questions with Grove Bay Hospitality’s CEO
• Our Latino community should work to end the death penalty | Opinion
• If Miracle Mile, Las Olas in Fort Lauderdale and downtown West Palm are sick, then it’s our job to find the cure | Opinion
• Sports on TV: Friday, Dec. 18, 2020
• Passenger who fell ill on United flight died from COVID, officials say
• Can coronavirus spread through food? What to know as you prepare a Christmas meal
• ‘Christmas Star’ will appear Monday for first time in 800 years. Here’s how to see
• It’s payback time for our support; Biden should nominate a Black U.S. attorney for South Florida | Opinion
• Central demolishes Lake Minneola to win second straight state title, seventh overall
• Jimmy Butler, Avery Bradley and Kendrick Nunn among those out for Heat in preseason finale
• Two teen boys have been missing for two days. Doral police are asking for help finding them.
• Monster of rock Vince Neil is a monster Dolphins fan — and will be at Sunday’s game
• Most pizza gives you heartburn. But these slices gave us a new president | Opinion
• The Coast Guard is asking for help to find a missing kayaker
• I put my son through gay conversion therapy. It was one of the biggest mistakes of my life | Opinion
• Homestead 15-year-old Felipe Valencia promoted from Inter Miami academy to first team
• As students head into winter break, COVID numbers rising in Miami, Broward, Keys schools
• Core of 2020 Dolphins helped extend Patriots’ dynasty. Sunday, they will try to end it
• Latin American countries are waiting on vaccines. Here’s what they’ve reserved so far
• He got a UM offer in 8th grade and started on Central’s OL for 4 years. Next stop: Miami
• Vast majority of Florida counties at highest COVID risk as Christmas nears, data show
• Can South Florida grow precious vanilla crop? DNA research from UF raises hopes
• State drops charges against Miami-area med student who threatened McConnell on Twitter
• Nurse fainted after getting the COVID shot. Here’s why that’s not surprising, CDC says
• COVID vaccine ‘unlikely to pose risks’ for pregnant women, CDC says. What to know
• As COVID surge increases, companies continue with protocols — and hope for the best
• Here are South Florida holiday attractions where you can stay in your car or be outdoors
• US records most overdose deaths in one year — and pandemic’s partly to blame, CDC says
• Vaccines are finally here. But could they affect holiday shipping?
• Coronavirus weekly need-to-know: Second US vaccine, needle phobia, prisoners & more
• There’s never been a year like 2020. There’s never been a better time to say thank you
• Short-handed UM men’s basketball team hopes to rebound against Jacksonville on Saturday
• ‘Jaw-dropping.’ See what critics say about Chadwick Boseman’s last role
• Florida Democratic Party announces its employees are unionizing
• Heat’s Erik Spoelstra sweeps coaching categories in NBA general manager survey
• Dolphins’ Gesicki practices again. Whether he plays vs. Patriots is to be determined
• Like Latin America’s ‘caudillos,’ once Trump leaves the White House, it’s unlikely he’ll return in 2024 | Opinion
• Soaring prices, frozen bank accounts: This is what currency unification looks like in Cuba
• He ‘really thought he was a lucky man.’ Man who survived the Holocaust dies at 99.
• Jeffrey Epstein associate was trailed by sordid allegations for decades. Cops ignored it