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December 31, 2020

• Florida saw a bigger jump in new residents than every state but one
• Coronavirus weekly-need-to-know: 1st new strain case, melatonin, vaccine guidance & more
• Prolific serial killer Samuel Little died in prison, leaving a legacy of terror in Miami
• Health care workers are at the front of the COVID vaccine line—but some don’t want it
• How to welcome end of 2020? Tips for safer New Year’s Eve celebrations during COVID
• How is Tyler Herro adjusting to his new role? Herro, Heat teammates and Spoelstra discuss
• ‘No way Joe Biden is going to win the nomination,’ I said — and other stuff I got wrong | Opinion
• Pandemic didn’t stop this year’s Orange Bowl regatta
• First meteor shower of 2021 could bring fireballs and 200 meteors an hour
• Miami Dolphins quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick contracts COVID-19 and won’t play Sunday
• When the mutant COVID virus gets to Florida, will we know? Scientists are worried
• Target offering refunds on 181,000 infant swimsuits after a problem that cut a child
• A man who vandalized the $120,000 Art Basel banana wins settlement against Trump campaign
• Florida Supreme Court delivers the ‘Holy Grail of lawsuit reform’ in Thursday ruling
• Jimmy Butler travels with Miami Heat to Dallas and is probable for Friday’s game
• It’s National Mentoring Month. The youth of this community need you to step up | Opinion
• 3 things to watch as Texas A&M and North Carolina face off in the Orange Bowl
• A recap of the best and worst of South Florida sports in a 2020 dominated by the pandemic
• Podcast: Takeaways from first week of Heat’s season, and what it even means with Butler out
• The trash fire that is 2020 is over. Here’s what’s open in Miami on New Year’s weekend
• Motorcyclist killed in crash. Highway leading to Florida Keys closed for four hours
• Texas A&M’s Kellen Mond, ‘the face of the program,’ eyes season-capping win in Orange Bowl
• Who killed Damion Solan? Grieving widow asks for help to find shopping center gunman
• Mother of six puts dreams on hold to care for her children. Here’s how you can help
• Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz just got engaged at Mar-a-Lago. So who is the ‘Luckey’ gal?
• Even with a conciliatory Biden in the White House, Europe has challenges it has to solve on its own | Opinion
• Takeaways from the shorthanded Heat’s bounce-back win 24 hours after an ‘unacceptable’ loss
• NFL Week 17: Playoffs in balance as Dolphins-Bills, 4 big upsets set field. Our picks | Opinion
• See images of New Year’s in New Zealand – where COVID-19 is nearly nonexistent
• Christmas museum robbers made off with $50,000 worth of goods. Cops want them found
• An 89-year-old with memory loss who was missing for several days has been found
• Florida Keys deputy accused federal agents of hurting him. He won a settlement
• More supermodels: Here’s the latest power couple to snatch up property in Miami Beach
• The eviction moratorium has ended, but another one kicks in. Here’s what it means
• Nearly 300,000 infant rompers recalled from Target due to choking hazard, officials say
• Justin Bieber, KISS, Jason Isbell and more. See who has New Year’s livestream concerts
• ‘You want a show’: Lamar Odom’s split with his ex just took a really toxic turn
• Analysis: Dolphins will show what they really think of Tua Tagovailoa very soon
• There was no excuse for Miami-Dade schools to muzzle rape victims, hush up $9 million settlement | Editorial
• Ely girls beat Miami Christian for Junior Orange Bowl Basketball Tournament title
• Most CEOs have embraced remote hiring, but in-person is missed
• What surprises will 2021 bring for South Florida investors? | Opinion
• Bump up your rates? Here are some pricing tips for the New Year
• Sports on TV: Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020
• Writers and artists are mentoring students’ creative side as part of Grove program
• Dog food and cat food recalled for ‘elevated levels’ of poison produced by mold
• For 85 years, this group has helped Miami build bridges and heal hurts from racial injustice
• Miami-Dade County website to help seniors schedule COVID-19 vaccine appointments
• Freshman Miami congresswoman-elect to miss D.C. swearing-in ceremony due to COVID-19
• Miami Hurricanes quarterback D’Eriq King has torn ACL, will undergo surgery
• Man hospitalized after being shot by Miami officer near Coral Gables, police chief says
• Florida reports highest number of COVID-19 cases in a day with 17,192 confirmed
• 2020’s final monthly jobs report will be a measure of how much work remains for economy | Opinion
• Florida ends year with tens of thousands of workers still receiving unemployment assistance
• ‘This is purgatory.’ Cuban ICE detainee held so long his cellmates call him ‘abuelo’
• A startling statistic about Tua Tagovailoa and what it says about the Miami Dolphins
• Dolphins dealt one final 2020 blow but this one could be an opportunity for Tua Tagovailoa | Opinion
• Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ chief spokesman Fred Piccolo resigns