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July 29, 2020

• Broward County Schools planning to start classes fully online
• A man died in a parasailing crash. The boat captain and his bosses are to blame, suit says
• ‘A win for the Everglades’: 5,000 pythons removed in state-sponsored capture program
• 2 Miami Beach restaurants are best in the U.S. for everyday dining, Tripadvisor says
• Florida Panthers enter playoffs qualifying round with even more defensive question marks
• Panthers have to regroup quickly after exhibition rout. ‘It certainly is a wake-up call’
• James Williams’ pledge could mark major ‘shift’ for UM, national recruiting expert says
• Working retail during a pandemic: Rumors flourish amid sketchy information about infections
• He was caught cooking his lobster catch, Florida police say. Officers took him to jail
• UM will play football in 2020, with powerhouse Clemson added to schedule. The details:
• The lack of social distancing angered him. He pulled out a gun and started firing, cops say.
• Florida hit with 216 coronavirus deaths, breaking a record for the second day in a row
• Miami Beach has shut down Airbnb amid COVID. Here’s where you can still book
• 600,000 Florida customers are behind on their electric bills. How will that end?
• A wandering 2-year-old’s mom has mysteriously vanished. Family and police need help
• Mask? Check. Hand sanitizer? Check. What about goggles? Fauci talks eye protection
• Schools in the Florida Keys will start online for at least four weeks
• Did you get your lobster dinner? Florida miniseason starts out smooth, authorities say
• Here’s the 411 on storm preparation in the COVID-19 era and beyond — just in case
• Broward extends curfew, adds new rules as county sees more than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases
• Judge warns Carnival not to cut corners on environmental protection amid COVID-19
• Norwegian Cruise Line cancels cruises until November, one month past CDC ban
• Miami native and Minnesota Lynx star Sylvia Fowles sets WNBA all-time rebounding record
• Family of Homestead man killed 5 years ago files suit against city, officer who shot him
• Emmanuel ‘Toto’ Constant must not be allowed to escape justice, U.N. tells Haiti
• Was the Dolphins’ dismantling decision a wise one? How it looks on offense two years later
• Heat starters reunited. And Heat wants sellouts next season, but players union has doubts
• Would Miami Heat be better off getting Pacers than 76ers in playoffs? A warning issued
• ‘I’d rather be Trump than Biden.’ Why Florida should be close in 2020, despite polls
• Podcast: The latest from inside the NBA bubble, and lots of Heat talk
• Feel like Alexa’s listening to you? This new gadget could stop it
• We’re hosting a virtual Miami-Dade mayoral forum. What do you want to ask candidates?
• Democrats demand DeSantis explain why Florida isn’t following White House COVID plan
• Puerto Rico’s power grid fails hours ahead of potential arrival of tropical storm
• Best Buy joins growing list of retailers to close on Thanksgiving
• Miami sex workers were already living at the margins. COVID-19 made it worse
• Marlins, MLB still don’t know how outbreak began. And players unsure if they’ll get paid.
• Jeffrey Epstein’s $22M Palm Beach home may sell faster than you’d think. Here’s why
• Lennar chief Stuart Miller sells Star Island home for $49.5M
• Father of child found in Miramar trying to claim custody; mother last seen in Hollywood
• A new generation of COVID tests may be Florida’s best shot at containing virus spread
• Brian Flores’ blunt talk to Miami Dolphins players on COVID-19, saving football season
• School Board member says he sleeps in Pinecrest, but he owns a Kendall home outside district
• U.S. State Department will switch out its top diplomat in Havana
• COVID-19 crisis could take down authoritarian leaders and bolster democracy | Opinion
• Flores charged with keeping Dolphins healthy in pandemic and, you know, making them good | Opinion
• Before Tua Tagovailoa can develop, Dolphins must get this right to ensure that development
• A hit-and-run killed an 81-year-old man walking near his home. The SUV hasn’t been found
• ‘Generation Iron’ with top natural bodybuilder, firefighter, pro wrestler Rob Terry
• Will NBA players kneel during the national anthem? Here’s what they’re saying
• Court deals blow to R.J. Reynolds in tobacco payments fight
• After 2,557 COVID deaths in long-term care, Florida fills vacant nursing home watchdog job
• Counties enforce COVID-19 restrictions on Florida’s lobster miniseason
• Miami-Dade prosecutors drop charges against jail inmate accused of assaulting guard
• Everyone has a role to play in saving Miami from the COVID-19 pandemic | Opinion
• A Hialeah security guard shot at a shoplifter’s car, wounding 2 kids. He’s facing charges
• The Marlins had 3 positive COVID-19 tests Sunday. Who made the decision to play anyway?
• Caribbean countries watching, preparing for tropical storm amid COVID-19 outbreak
• Traffic is down in Greater Miami. The reason may not be cause for celebration
• Dwyane Wade’s baby daughter is playing basketball, too. And it was all caught on video
• Silvia Claveria, 76: She was ‘overjoyed’ to be a grandmother
• Don’t leave renters in limbo, Gov. DeSantis. Extend Florida’s moratorium on evictions | Editorial
• Lorna Retener, 60: Dedicated nurse and educator, mother to four daughters
• A Texas man couldn’t wait for lobster miniseason to start, police say. Now he’s in jail
• We just found a bunch of drive-in movie theaters in South Florida. We’re bored, too
• Sports on TV: Wednesday, July 29, 2020
• BLM protesters say Miami police have escalated force against them, and want it stopped
• Woman fatally stabbed in a Broward hospital parking lot, police say
• Once an immigrant has a green card, here’s what they have to do to become a U.S. citizen
• Florida, poster child for COVID-19 mismanagement, needs a statewide mask mandate | Opinion
• Bahamas prepares for Tropical Storm Isaias as disturbance heads south of Puerto Rico
• Miami-Dade County Public Schools to begin school year online only and later Aug. 31 date
• A patient said a Florida doctor sucked her breast. Her complaint isn’t unique, state says
• There’s a new drive-through Halloween experience in Orlando — for contactless fun
• Ghislaine Maxwell loses last-ditch plea to keep potentially damning records sealed
• He wandered around a hotel claiming to be Batman. He was also naked, cops say.
• Detectives found a teacher with child porn. He sent it to an underage ex-student, cops say.
• She attacked her dad over medical marijuana because he wouldn’t share, Florida cops say