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July 23, 2020

• COVID-19 test result delays worsen in South Florida as surge swamps lab
• No one is safe from Miami-Dade’s new $100 no-mask fine. Not even people wearing masks
• Judge orders release of Jeffrey Epstein records in response to Miami Herald litigation
• 9-year-old girl dies from coronavirus. She is the fifth, youngest child to die in Florida
• Sports on TV: Thursday, July 23, 2020
• Hotels are desperate for guests. This one in Maine will pay for your coronavirus test
• These Miami-Dade cities are the worst places to rent in the United States, study says
• Takeaways from Heat’s win over Kings to kick off Disney scrimmages. What stood out?
• Lonely in lockdown? Sex toy makers work ‘around the clock’ to meet pandemic demand
• Restaurants can reopen when COVID retreats, but don’t plan to stay late, mayor says
• One boat, one chase, $75 million in cocaine: a Coast Guard afternoon in the Caribbean
• It looks like a lake, but it’s not. Watch a kayaker paddle on a flooded Key West street
• New jobless claims rise for the first time since March, just as $600 benefit is ending
• ‘I know authoritarianism when I see it. And that’s what we’ve got in the good ol’ USA | Opinion
• Meet the 30 Miami Marlins players who will suit up for Opening Day against the Phillies
• U.S. senators should stop playing politics with America’s hungry children | Opinion
• United Nations proposes guaranteed income for the poor to help stem COVID-19 spread
• As Dolphins rookies report and COVID-19 testing begins, Tua Tagovailoa ‘ready to go’
• ‘It’s going to be bumpy.’ Spirit Airlines reports $144.4 million second-quarter loss
• Sandy Alcantara wants to be the Miami Marlins’ ace. And 2020 is his season to prove it
• She left a KFC and her ex followed. The convicted felon shot her 1-year-old son, cops say
• A unique Opening Day is here. With that comes big opportunities for 4 Marlins players
• Veteran general manager and former big-league coach assess Miami Marlins’ roster
• How did Larsa Pippen end up in the Kanye West Twitter mess? Good question
• There’s nothing like using cheap Russian oil and an iron fist to stay in office | Opinion
• Narrator of Trump campaign’s Goya commercial once recited poem to Che Guevara
• Univision reporter on her coronavirus diagnosis: I was careful but got it anyway
• UM professors upset over school’s plan to have in-person classes amid rising COVID cases
• South Florida home sales dropped in June, but pending transactions are up
• Heat’s Bam Adebayo, Kendrick Nunn out of quarantine at Disney. What’s next?
• Superimposed fans to piped-in noise: What to expect from unusual NBA, MLB broadcasts
• Will Americans get a second stimulus check? Here’s what we do — and don’t — know
• DeSantis’ budget office sends home staff after COVID scare
• Florida voters losing faith in DeSantis as coronavirus outbreak worsens, new poll finds
• Pence to promote ‘incredible progress’ on a coronavirus vaccine at University of Miami
• After facing massive backlash, FHSAA finally delays the start of fall sports seasons
• No fans and new home-court advantage. What was first Disney game experience like for Heat?
• It’s baseball season, so let’s talk with Marlins alum Tom Koehler about pro wrestling
• Choosing Val Demings as VP could help Joe Biden but won’t lock up Florida, experts say
• Sharks are vanishing at some coral reefs around the world. What’s going on?
• Global warming wagering is the new sports betting, oddmakers say. Because 2020
• On anniversary of Tony Sparano’s death, memories of coach alive in Jeanette Sparano
• Marlins and Dolphins, in a race for relevancy, offer hope at a time we all need that | Opinion
• ARod just designed a pair of sneakers to go nicely with your quarantine attire
• From soda to beer, your drink of choice may be in short supply because of coronavirus
• Black Lives Matter matriarch Fulton and Miami Gardens Mayor Gilbert vie for county seat
• Miami could eliminate climate change czar as COVID forces budget chops across city
• A dad told him to wear a mask in Walmart. He responded by pulling a pistol, police say
• Fewer people file for unemployment benefits in Florida, but claims rise in rest of U.S.
• Podcast: Basketball is back! Actually! And the Miami Heat’s offense still looks good
• New fast-casual restaurant brings Israeli cuisine to a historic Miami building
• Two top Miami recruits ‘relieved’ after rejecting FSU and UNC. ‘It’s a Canes thang’ 
• Seeking third term as county mayor, Alex Penelas banks on fond memories in Miami-Dade
• Xavier Suarez banks on Miami-Dade voters liking two Miami mayors: him and his son
• Steve Bovo running for Miami-Dade mayor and against ‘liberal agenda’
• Miami-Dade votes Democrat for president. Levine Cava wants to extend that trend to mayor
• ‘We are not winning the game.’ Coronavirus cases surpass 4 million in US
• Short-staffed, scarcely tested: How Florida fails to protect prison workers from COVID
• COVID is leaking into Florida nursing homes as regulators allow exceptions
• An endangered Florida panther was dumped on road after it was killed, FWC says
• Do Panthers have a goalie competition? Sergei Bobrovsky, Chris Driedger shed some light
• He was around children under the age of 12. He filmed his sexual abuse of them, cops say.
• Bread stale? Don’t throw it away; make this treat
• Want a perfect flank steak? Try this Asian marinade
• He pounded a woman’s face in 2018. He died suspected of killing an ex and her sister