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August 26, 2020

• Cincinnati Bengals player whose father went missing arrested for battery in Florida
• This stylish boutique hotel in Overtown is now sheltering the county’s homeless
• The decisions that led Curtis Weaver to the Dolphins and sent him packing in four practices
• Rare glimpse into private chat with Tua, Grier. And Dolphins tight ends tackle project.
• Miami business chamber launches Black business initiative
• Streets shut down as Miami police investigate fatal hit and run, cops say
• Sports on TV: Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020
• Marlins beat Mets in first doubleheader game behind two-out hits, strong Castano start
• ‘We working moms feel your pain, Kellyanne. It’s a shame that you never felt ours” | Opinion
• He was toting a machete when a Miami-Dade cop shot him. Still, some neighbors have questions.
• Sandrell Rivers Theater holds third annual celebration of its namesake
• This Women’s Equality Day, gender justice is the new goal to reach | Opinion
• Orlando Philharmonic should have let the show go on. It caved to haters, instead | Opinion
• Just 59% of Miami-Dade residents have completed the Census. That could cost millions
• Former Trump campaign manager traveled to Cuba to meet ‘Castro’s son,’ Senate report says
• Bondi aims claims of self-enrichment at Biden while lauding Trump at convention
• Florida OKs $4.65 million payout for beating by staff that paralyzed inmate Cheryl Weimar
• Patience is a virtue. So is speed. UM freshmen Don Chaney Jr., Jaylan Knighton want both
• Florida Lt. Gov. Núñez uses RNC speech to urge America to reject ‘socialist takeover’
• Eating with secondhand smoke around you isn’t great. But is there a COVID-19 risk?
• Two Florida wings restaurants didn’t pay workers $115,000 after closing for COVID-19
• A Venetian Causeway bridge in Miami Beach working again after being stuck in ‘up’ position
• After big debate over hugs, task force recommends limited nursing home visits
• Coronavirus cases in kids climb by 21% since beginning of August, data show
• ‘Bigger than basketball.’ Bucks, NBA boycott playoff games over Kenosha police shooting
• DeSantis says Florida will take Trump up on offer of $300 added unemployment benefit
• Rubio touts a new COVID technology in press release about his child’s school
• When do you need to get a coronavirus test? New CDC guideline has some experts worried
• Don’t argue with anti-mask customers, CDC warns businesses in new guidance
• Don’t cough into a bare elbow — it doesn’t stop viruses, study says. Do this instead
• Nation’s poorest areas got billions less in PPP cash than richest, report finds
• Four more hand sanitizers recalled as ‘toxic.’ The FDA’s ‘Do Not Use’ list is up to 165
• Report: City’s ‘gross mismanagement’ of contract led to $1.2M in questionable payments
• The boycott of the NBA playoffs shows nation that injustice is bigger than sports right now | Opinion
• Bucks boycott and playoff games postponed. What’s next for the NBA? And reaction from Heat
• Busch is making beer for your dog now. Can you drink it too? ‘Suuure,’ company says
• Dolphins cut Ballage, add another running back and prepare to sign defensive end
• Florida Bar exam gets new online exam date set for October
• How a Miami DJ brought the Beatles to the Beach. Remember these other Florida DJs?
• One rescued from the water after a sailboat catches fire near Key West
• Another Tua highlight plus notes and observations from Day 8 of Dolphins practices
• Dementia kills nearly 3 times more adults than official US records show, study finds
• Florida doesn’t need open primaries. Vote No on Amendment 3 | Opinion
• Should Deloitte’s history with CONNECT be a factor in new contract? Officials said no.
• Broward County offering $25 million in rent relief funds. Here’s how to apply
• Skeptical Americans still should get COVID-19 vaccine. It’s the only way to end the pandemic  | Opinion
• White House, Gateway Arch among iconic landmarks to be lit purple and gold. Here’s why
• Scoreboard! An inside look at the hot new game that’s the talk of Miami Dolphins camp
• Two Broward women charged with sex-trafficking two 15-year-old girls at local hotels
• The debuts of top prospects are turning the Miami Marlins’ future into the present
• Fifth-year senior linebacker’s experience and intensity on field will be key for FIU
• Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores addresses Curtis Weaver, Byron Jones, ongoing battles
• Watch the Marlins’ Jon Berti steal (and bear crawl) home against the New York Mets
• As Miami-Dade restaurants reopen amid COVID-19, diners shouldn’t be dying to eat out | Editorial
• TikTok trend showing fake Holocaust victims is hurtful, Auschwitz Museum says
• You can rock out (and drink lychee wine) with Metallica at this drive-in concert
• Trevor Rogers, latest Marlins prospect to debut, flashes as Miami sweeps Mets doubleheader
• Bette Midler sparks backlash after calling Melania Trump an ‘illegal alien’ on Twitter
• Banquet halls still closed because of COVID. Owners have plenty of debt — but no parties
• Podcast: The ‘Week 2 Of Miami Dolphins Training Camp Analysis’ Edition
• Saks Fifth Avenue facing eviction from Bal Harbour Shops for unpaid rent
• COVID: School has reopened in Haiti. But students, teachers are protesting on the streets
• A Florida couple thought COVID was a hoax. They both got the virus, and the wife is dead.
• Jurassic Park or Florida? Researchers just captured 3 huge ‘alligator snapping turtles’
• Here’s a new peach salmonella update that includes Costco recalls, Walmart’s store list