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June 18, 2020

• Hollywood affordable project is under construction. It should open in August 2021
• Updated: These Miami restaurants are permanently closed after the COVID-19 pandemic
• Strip clubs, movie theaters start opening in Miami-Dade despite coronavirus trends
• Feds reject plan to use nursing home fines to pay for testing
• Miami resident sues county over ‘radical’ mask mandates during COVID pandemic
• The Miami Heat makes Juneteenth a paid day off for its employees so they can reflect
• We don’t need to erase Florida’s Spanish heritage to fight modern-day racism | Opinion
• Marlins’ Sharp gets support from Jeter, Miami executives to speak up about racial justice
• U.S. Supreme Court blocks Trump effort to end DACA, a win for Florida DREAMers
• Biden releases Spanish-language ads in Florida as Democrats ramp up Hispanic outreach
• Have you seen Aldo Camarena? The 16-year-old went missing in North Miami Beach
• Rubio introduces bill to compensate NCAA athletes for name, image and likeness
• Christopher Steele of Steele dossier fame scores win over Russian oligarchs in court
• Shaq and Gronk are teaming up on a fundraiser for social justice. Here are details
• Here’s how and why to celebrate Juneteenth in South Florida
• Fourth of July fireworks are still on in the Keys. Is it safe amid the pandemic?
• If you live in Miami and won’t wear a mask, you’re just an ignorant fool | Editorial
• Carnival Corp. reports second quarter losses, will shed 6 ships in next three months
• An office chair sold by Staples and Office Depot has broken 11 times and is recalled
• Vacuum cleaners shouldn’t ‘Flame on!’ That’s why 42,000 of these have been recalled
• Visiting the Florida Keys? Bring a mask to comply with a new law
• Royal Caribbean’s payment vendor Wirecard reports $2.1 billion missing cash
• ‘You’re not immune.’ As states reopen, COVID-19 cases surge among the young, reports say
• Why do some COVID-19 patients get seriously sick? It may be blood type, study finds
• After 155 Juneteenths, obstacles to Black freedom in America persist | Opinion
• China’s prying eyes may shut down U.S. universities’ academic freedoms | Opinion
• One NFL team will be champion of the streets — the one that dares sign Colin Kaepernick | Opinion
• 18.2 million Americans at risk of severe COVID-19 lack adequate insurance, study says
• Hold onto your pocket change; there’s a coin shortage in America, officials say
• Sentence reduction filing by Broward prosecutor could release 16 drug-trafficking offenders
• Road rage on I-595 led to a man getting shot at, FHP said. Culprit hasn’t been found
• Another reality star just got fired over racist behavior: Party Pete from Miami
• As sports programs fold, some Broward College players are struggling to find new schools
• Coronavirus outbreak strikes dozens of Miami VA staff. No workers hospitalized yet.
• ‘It was an adventure’: Miami Beach media mogul, former assistant to Dalí dies at 74
• A look at the Marlins’ three undrafted free agent signings (so far) and draft feedback
• UFC career on the rise for Gillian Robertson, a South Florida local born in Niagra Falls
• An upscale high rise party included a homicide. Police want to know who was there
• Cream of Wheat is reviewing its mascot as brands look to get rid of racial stereotypes
• Land swap brings American Dream Miami mega mall closer to 2021 groundbreaking
• Mrs. Butterworth’s syrup says it will review branding due to racial bias concerns
• Miami feds file lawsuit to seize Congo minister’s $3 million Biscayne Bay penthouse
• Majority of white Americans say justice system too lenient on police, new poll finds
• CEOs say their companies stand strong for fairness and against injustice
• Bike lanes to nowhere: Miami lags behind other cities during coronavirus bicycling boom
• Broward preschool camp suspended after two teachers test positive for COVID-19
• Governor Ron DeSantis issues emergency order ahead of Florida’s primary elections
• Misinformation overwhelms Miami-Dade school district ahead of vote on anti-racism lessons
• Sports on TV: Thursday, June 18, 2020
• Nurse cared for COVID-19 patients then caught it. Loophole leaves her quarantine unpaid
• As COVID-19 cases rise, Miami Beach is not enforcing its own face mask rules at beaches
• Let us remember those fathers who led civil-rights struggles in Florida
• Aventura couple to host special Father’s Day concert on Facebook
• Podcast: The NBA return plan faces pushback. Concerns about the bubble and social activism
• She complained about Fla. prison boss’ ‘degrading’ Black History Month talk — and got fired
• New unemployment claims dropping in Florida as state reopens, but economy still hit hard
• FPL drops plan to use treated sewage in nuke plant cooling canals. Critics still concerned
• Florida Gators ban ‘Gator Bait’ cheer due to ‘historic racist imagery with phrase’
• DeSantis attributes COVID surge to farmworkers. Aid groups say testing help came late
• 18 test positive for COVID-19 at His House, Florida’s largest foster group home
• Updated: These new Miami restaurants opened during the pandemic. Here’s where to find them
• ‘Got a problem’: Tech guy bought dirty underwear and ate it, Florida sheriff says