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July 31, 2020

• South Florida companies got big PPP bucks. New rules are leaving employees sidelined
• Hurricane Isaias could bring deadly rip currents. What to know – and how to stay safe
• Florida faces budget cuts due to COVID. One agency wants to drop $915K on PR campaign.
• As the Marlins add a 20th positive COVID-19 result, one player considers opting out
• The Miami Dolphins placed 2 defensive players on the COVID-19 list — one is a starter
• LeBron James and Kawhi Leonard create viral meme in closing seconds of NBA return
• Eric Trump praised NHL players for not kneeling during the anthem. So fans knelt instead
• For elevator shove, Florida man claimed self-defense against COVID-19. He beat the charge
• Three weeks and $14 million later, Miami-Dade’s contact tracing still lags behind cases
• This top chef is opening a Gables restaurant in a pandemic. ‘We just had to go for it.’
• Coronavirus live updates: Here’s what to know in South Florida on July 31
• Panthers weigh patience against urgency as NHL begins first five-game series since ’86
• Is Jim Cantore coming to Florida? That’s when you know Isaias is not here to play
• ‘Shark!’ Watch spooked swimmers scramble out of the water in Miami after seeing something
• Podcast: The ACC has a return-to-play plan. Let’s answer all your lingering questions
• Can Miami’s football season endure amid campus life intersecting with the coronavirus? 
• The Panthers’ young core is back in the postseason after years of falling just short
• What does Brashard Smith’s commitment mean for Miami’s pursuit of Leonard Taylor?
• Florida confirms 257 coronavirus deaths, hitting a record for the fourth day in a row
• This shop in Wynwood sells salmon ice cream. You should try it. Really.
• How do the Hurricane Isaias models treat Florida? ‘Pick your poison,’ forecaster says
• How tax-free weekend for back-to-school supplies will look different in COVID pandemic
• COVID or no COVID, bikers flocking to massive rally. That stirs ‘super-spreader’ concern
• About one in three Latino businesses impacted by COVID-19
• The cost of becoming a U.S. citizen just went up drastically. And asylum is no longer free
• Man climbing through window of Miami-Dade home fatally shot by woman inside, police say
• A tax refund from... Mickey Mouse? Rhode Island offers explanation after 176 sent out
• Higgins, Diaz de la Portilla unleash attack ads in District 5 Miami-Dade commission race
• With Hurricane Isaias approaching the Bahamas, residents again urged to prepare
• COVID impact on Miami budget means cutting 100 vacant jobs and maybe six NET offices
• Sports on TV: Friday, July 31, 2020
• Miami Beach voters to decide about marina project, sale of public land for high-rise
• ‘Not safe. Period.’ Airbnb, cities join forces to stop ‘party houses’ during pandemic
• Trump lands in Tampa amid a pandemic and finds a way to have a rally
• When will we get COVID-19 vaccine? Fauci ‘cautiously optimistic’ about this timeline
• Young kids can carry 100 times more coronavirus in their noses than adults, study finds
• He survived Pearl Harbor and just turned 99. On the street, his fans gave him a surprise
• Great news for immigrants needing help to become U.S. citizens. For now, at least.
• ‘We’ve got to be careful’: Marlins’ COVID-19 outbreak impacting more than just Miami
• She asked fellow shopper to put on face mask, then was thrown to floor, NJ video shows
• Hurricane Isaias live updates: Here’s what to know in South Florida on July 31
• Miami VA nurses demand greater protection and pay in pandemic, but bosses won’t budge
• ‘Our band is getting back together.’ How Trump plans to win Florida
• Everglades National Park closes ahead of Hurricane Isaias; Dry Tortugas remains open
• China woos Latin America with COVID-19 vaccines, while Trump refuses to share | Opinion
• Report: Chelsea’s Brazilian star Willian gets lucrative offer from Inter Miami
• The message Miami Heat players need to give to Pat Riley with their play. And Bol Bol.
• SWAT called in to make drug bust. The suspect is 71 and had 189 rounds of ammo, cops say
• Walk the empty halls of Paris’ Louvre through the eyes of this FIU professor
• NFL suspends Miami native Antonio Brown at least 8 games for personal conduct violations
• Cancel ‘cancel culture,’ and learn how to forgive the ones with whom we disagree | Opinion
• How did lobster miniseason go? Lots to eat, but some ended up behind bars, police say
• BSO releases new photos hoping to find men who may be involved in Broward man’s death
• Legality of U.S. drug war aid challenged in Congress and Colombia
• Mail-in ballots have always been a safe, secure way for Americans to vote. Nothing’s changed | Opinion
• The seaweed monster is back devouring South Florida beaches. It’s not a pretty sight.
• There’s more than Isaias in the Atlantic. Hurricane center watching two more systems
• Vilma lands new job, explains what must change with UM football. And a new MNF booth
• Heat gets creative to involve full front-office group (including Riley) in Disney practice
• A look at the work Heat rookie KZ Okpala is putting in behind scenes: ‘I’m always ready’
• Miami-Dade County will close beaches, parks and more as Hurricane Isaias nears
• After an exhausting July, COVID admissions slow at Miami-Dade’s hard-hit hospitals
• Demon sperm and astral sex? No wonder Trump says this doctor is ‘spectacular’ | Opinion
• ‘License to live’: Florida quietly changed driver’s license requirements for immigrants
• Ghislaine Maxwell wins fight to keep her deposition under wraps — at least for now
• Judge rips into Ghislaine Maxwell as sealed Epstein documents begin to emerge
• He used a $139K check to buy a Porsche. The check was printed from his computer, cops say
• A flight attendant came home to find her husband cheating. It then became a police matter
• Florida 17-year-old arrested in Twitter hack of Obama, celebrities and tech VIPs