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May 1, 2020

• Florida prison operator with worst COVID-19 safety record is money tree for politicians
• Therapy pets can’t help Alzheimer’s patients right now. But there’s a robotic alternative
• He drugged her and burned her hair with a cigarette, cops say. That was only the beginning.
• ‘It’s ‘Chopped’ every day.’ How this Overtown chef and his team make 300 free meals a day
• 3M files three more lawsuits in Florida alleging fraud over essential N95 masks
• Coronavirus strips seniors of Grad Bash, prom, graduation, but not Class of 2020 spirit | Opinion
• Nova Southeastern offers plan to reopen campus. UF, FIU and UM have yet to divulge schedule
• She jogged past a pregnant woman asleep on a bench. What she did next will help hundreds
• How COVID-19 is affecting Miami’s move to a spread offense and the Canes’ QB situation
• Vietnam veteran, possibly first Florida Native American to die of COVID-19, tribe says
• Puerto Rico to begin ‘slow and gradual’ economic reopening Monday
• Statewide coronavirus cases push past 34,700 as South Florida death toll hits 751
• CEOs say the ‘new normal’ will bring uncertainty and requires flexibility
• FDA grants emergency authorization to use drug remdesivir for some coronavirus cases
• Congress to investigate Carnival Corporation’s handling of COVID-19 on its cruise ships
• Broward County’s parks, marinas and golf courses are open. Here are the rules
• Federal judge orders ICE to release detainees from South Florida detention centers
• Play hard to get, Gov. DeSantis. A flagging Trump needs you more than you need him | Opinion
• After refusing for weeks, Florida releases nursing home records, showing flurry of deaths
• Her Bat Mitzvah had to be postponed because of the pandemic. A surprise made it better
• Coronavirus is also taking a toll on your wallet. Keys workers have rung up $1.5M in OT
• A tragedy for the Seminole Tribe of Florida as fire chief dies from the coronavirus
• Joe Biden will win in November. Want to know why? | Opinion
• Royal Caribbean falsely blames CDC for keeping crew trapped on its ships, agency says
• Control what you can in this time of madness, and don’t forget — breathe | Opinion
• Miami restaurateur says, compared to Spain, U.S. excels in providing COVID-19 relief funds | Opinion
• 3 Miami COVID-19 patients successfully treated with ‘promising’ stem cell therapy
• He blew through the Florida Keys coronavirus checkpoint, police say
• Calls to test and house Miami’s homeless grow louder during coronavirus pandemic
• Despite tough times, these Miami-area businesses are sharing what they have
• Miami Dolphins trade former first-round pick Charles Harris to Atlanta Falcons
• Another Edelman or Randle El? Dolphins hope Perry can be latest ex-QB success story
• Jackson Health to feds: Give hospitals coronavirus cash based on patient care
• Back to the future: Drive-in movie theaters see resurgence during coronavirus pandemic
• Instagram sensation Gianluca Vacchi lists his Miami Beach home for $10.9M
• Should businesses be shielded from COVID-19 lawsuits? Debate starts as Florida reopens.
• Sports on TV: Friday, May 1, 2020
• Will there be a Great Recession for Florida hotels? Experts say still too soon to say
• Even though we’re in isolation, let’s connect during the next 10 days anyway | Opinion
• Miami’s hotel industry looks grim. But this developer is banking on its future
• This is the time for businesses to prepare for the ‘new normal’
• Jobs data likely will be bleak, but investment markets don’t expect the bad news to last long
• Not your average hospital food: Miami ER heroes lavished with Michelin-star meals
• Some test positive for COVID-19 twice. So why do experts say reinfection is unlikely?
• What is #cancelrent? Thousands across US take part in biggest rent strike in decades
• After Facebook fight draws criticism, Miami Beach commissioner announces $17K donation
• Martin Luther King Jr. stayed in this Miami neighborhood. It is now getting its due.
• Cuba releases thousands of prison inmates amid coronavirus fears
• Have we forgotten how to drive in quarantine? Car suspended in air outside Miami pub
• Florida extends food stamp benefits for families as it deals with application backlog
• Mailbag: Are there signs NBA can save the season? And answering Meyers Leonard’s question
• Cuba says attack on its embassy in Washington was a ‘terrorist act’
• The looming issue that could affect Marlins dramatically for a decade. And player feedback
• Farmers face record ‘unsafe’ days as temperatures rise, study says. What does it mean?
• MLS relaxes training rules, Inter Miami may start individual workouts on Wednesday
• Florida restaurant rules are unveiled. In South Florida, eateries can’t open yet.
• More than $775 million disbursed around the globe to fight the coronavirus, USAID says
• Everglades National Park will gradually reopen starting May 4. Entry fees are waived.
• Walmart launching new delivery service to get orders to your home in less than 2 hours
• Dolphins’ 5th-year option call for Charles Harris all but made. But will he make team in ’20?
• Paul Pierce dismissive of Pat Riley’s comments about Heat being “close” to a championship
• Citing coronavirus challenges, Jean Monestime leaves 2020 race for Miami-Dade mayor
• This was no mere bale of marijuana. A Florida Keys resident just found a barrel
• Social-distance shaming is out of control. Here’s when you’re allowed to be mean
• Coronavirus pandemic could last two years, researchers say. Here’s why
• Anxious about returning to an open office? Here’s what could change post-coronavirus
• ‘A huge missed opportunity.’ Democrats fail to challenge Miami’s only House Republican
• Supreme Court restores another piece of Obamacare. Rubio is not amused | Opinion
• Two dead at Florida Keys senior living center. One staff member is COVID-19 positive
• Defense argument in felon vote trial highlights leader of Amendment 4 movement
• Oates, Jr.: Too early for predictions, but ‘excited’ that sales prices holding steady
• During this crisis, the last thing we need are price wars in South Florida
• Don’t let “COVID kids,” already on a shaky ground, fall further behind in school | Editorial
• Harvard got $9.1 million from Jeffrey Epstein. Belatedly, it gave $200,000 to charity.