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December 22, 2020

• Miami schools could’ve given ‘gold standard’ COVID tests since October but didn’t
• Forecasters think it could be the coldest Christmas of this century in Florida
• A Domino’s Pizza. A live dog. A dead rodent. Elements of restaurant inspection fails
• Michael Grieco’s fundraising falsehoods violated ethics rules, panel finds
• Florida COVID-19 test sites will close for Christmas. Where can you go in Miami-Dade?
• Florida’s Lowell prison is cesspool of sexual abuse by staff, feds say in blistering report
• UM kicker earns first-team All-ACC, but no Hurricanes on first-team offense or defense
• Jean-Luc Brunel, agent who allegedly procured girls for Jeffrey Epstein, needs a new lawyer
• Matthew Beatty joins Carrie P Meek Foundation as COO. Its new role: systemic issues
• Florida keeps trying — and keeps failing — to get state agencies’ tech issues fixed
• Which supermarkets are open Christmas Day? (Publix isn’t) What about garbage? Buses?
• Larsa Pippen’s affair heats up for the holidays as her new man’s ex vacations in Miami
• Mixed-status immigrant families eligible for $600 stimulus checks in COVID bill
• U.S. support has given Haiti’s President Moïse the cover he needs to turn into an autocrat | Opinion
• Canceling student debt by presidential decree is bad for the economy, unfair to taxpayers and just plain wrong | Opinion
• New Panthers winger Anthony Duclair set to contribute to Florida’s ‘eye-popping’ offense
• A painful skin disease is killing dolphins worldwide — scientists just found out why
• GOP candidate led the conga line at a maskless party in New York, video shows
• Antarctica – the last continent without COVID – suddenly has 36 cases, officials say
• Miami International Auto Show now slated for May on vaccine hopes
• Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife donates millions to 6 nonprofit organizations in South Florida
• Sports on TV: Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020
• Lyft and Uber to offer millions of free rides for ‘vulnerable’ to get COVID vaccine
• Rick Scott was one of six senators to vote against spending bill. Here’s why
• NCAA levies 1-year probation among other penalties for Florida Gators football program
• She was the matriarch who gave up country, family, career so we live free in Miami | Opinion 
• Texans’ Watson wins Week 15, Mahomes-Rodgers duel for season crown in latest QB rankings
• Dolphins’ Gailey takes blame for Tua’s Denver struggles, praise for Bowden and more
• After dream season, Xavien Howard contract demands might also make offseason dramatic
• After mauling New England, have the Dolphins found winning combination on the O-line?
• Why experts say getting a COVID test before Christmas with family isn’t enough
• Heat to continue playing home games without fans through end of 2020. Here’s latest
• Heat’s Adebayo on goals: ‘Just because I got money doesn’t mean that I got complacent’
• Gators basketball star Keyontae Johnson released from hospital after scary collapse
• Biden must keep his promise: Save DACA, grant TPS to Venezuelans and share the American Dream | Opinion
• Haslem on state of Heat entering season, what to expect from Adebayo, Herro, Okpala
• Two months after son’s accident, William Levy just gave an update on his condition
• Borat’s ‘daughter’ was just in Miami — but didn’t go to any hotel rooms with Giuliani
• Argentina wants ex-military officer, living in Miami, to face charges in decades-old killings
• Star cornerback Xavien Howard is the lone Miami Dolphins player named to the Pro Bowl
• Podcast: Is the Miami Marlins’ success from 2020 sustainable over a full season?
• Two passengers and a dog exit moving Delta plane on emergency slide, officials say
• Archivist sold WWII-era bombing photos that were supposed to be free, feds say
• Technology can rescue faltering downtowns, enhancing business and culture | Opinion
• Florida will vaccinate seniors before essential workers. Here are the pros and cons
• Can a New year’s curfew in Key West hold up in federal court? A local has sued the city
• Miami home sale prices surge again in November, setting new all-time record
• Town of Palm Beach will address Trump Mar-a-Lago residency ‘if and when’ it’s official
• She says the Coast Guard whitewashed her sex abuse complaint — then nudged her out the door
• A Whole Foods problem is ‘a pattern,’ the FDA says in an unprecedented warning letter