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June 5, 2020

• Elected sheriffs are 90% white men, report says. How does that affect our policing?
• Latest jobs number no mistake — and Florida is benefiting
• Three Chinese students get prison time for taking photos on Navy bases in Key West
• Two protests — one tense, one peaceful — mark seventh day of Black Lives Matter rallies
• OAS head gets Haiti constitutional lesson after entering fight on end of president’s term
• Buffalo police resign from team in support of officers suspended for pushing protester
• Miami Hurricanes coaches take pay cuts, partake in town hall. And recruiting, lineup news
• ‘We are changing our approach.’ UM med school wants to address race on and off campus.
• UFC champ Amanda Nunes of South Florida’s ATT is in the main event of UFC 250 on Saturday
• When Miami’s black teens and police understand each other, peace can follow | Opinion
• Dana White talks Amanda Nunes, ATT, UFC, Florida Gov. DeSantis, Tony Khan and Fight Island
• Miami Heat sets ticket policy. And tidbits on league’s return to play
• 5 men detained, 24 weapons recovered from Miami gun shop theft. Reward for 3 at large.
• Union president backs cop suspended for inflaming violent protest in Fort Lauderdale
• Worried about wearing a face mask in the summer heat? Here are tips to make it easier
• Nursing homes begin to allow visitors. What could a safe visit look like amid pandemic?
• Opposing NFL coach suggests Dolphins need to play Tagovailoa. And what Tua has been up to
• These Key West bars didn’t waste time at opening again. And the customers were ready
• Attack members of the press, and the Constitution is just another piece of paper | Opinion
• Two Miami-Dade COVID hospitals haven’t treated a single patient. One closed this week.
• Biden isn’t the statehood backer many Puerto Ricans want. Will he lose Florida votes?
• Fort Lauderdale cop who shoved demonstrator has 79 complaints for excessive force. Why is he still on the streets? | Editorial
• Sports on TV: Friday, June 5, 2020
• Federal Reserve moving from rescue to recovery
• He was playing MLK Jr.’s ‘I Have A Dream’ speech. Two men decided to fight him, reports say
• Growing food crisis in Cuba is churning profits for some businesses in Miami
• Companies team up with Alonzo Mourning to deliver meals to those in need in Overtown
• A South Florida synagogue is holding a joint service against racism. Here’s how to watch
• Family sues Florida City detective, claims he may have planted gun in fatal 2018 shooting
• Trump moves to weaken two environmental laws in effort to ‘return Americans to work’
• George Floyd’s death has activists calling to ‘defund the police.’ Here’s what it means
• ‘Where are my Latinos?’ Miami protesters call out police brutality and Latino silence
• Calls for civilian oversight of police grow louder amid protests in Miami
• A former Miami TV anchor disappeared from the air suddenly — but now she has a new job
• ‘Strawberry Moon’ to illuminate the night. Here’s what to know
• Bird Road near LeJeune used to be commercial. Now it’s getting even more apartments.
• One in five Florida nursing homes tell feds: We hardly have any gowns, masks
• White House claims violence incited at Floyd protests linked to Venezuela’s Maduro
• Most sports leagues have finalized plans to return this summer — and then there’s MLB
• Florida sees 1,300 new cases of COVID-19, another big jump, as state tests more people
• ‘Positive revolution.’ Miami artist paints mural in Overtown of Floyd, Taylor, Kaepernick
• Trump administration cancels Marriott’s license to run hotels in Cuba
• Podcast: The restart plan, with AP’s Tim Reynolds. And NBA role in George Floyd protests
• Wife of former Miami Marlins player hurled a soap dish at him and faces charges, police say
• Van that crashed into police cars wasn’t in fatal hit-and run, but was stolen, police say
• The FBI discovered child porn on his computer. Now the former cop is headed to prison
• Enterprise Florida ramping up overseas trade effort
• A co-working space is coming to Coral Gables. Yes, another one.
• Cristobal puts U.S. Gulf Coast from Texas to Florida under tropical storm watch
• You’d think we’d have learned after Miami’s McDuffie riots. George Floyd’s death proves we haven’t | Opinion
• A white officer slapped man hurling racial slurs at a black officer, police say