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February 26, 2021

• Florida COVID update for Friday: 5,922 new cases, 146 deaths as positivity dips
• Publix, Winn-Dixie and others open new COVID-19 vaccine sites. Here’s where to go
• This restaurant in Wynwood is now serving a $200 burger. Here’s why it costs that much
• FSU, UF to hold smaller in-person graduations; FSU to bring more students back in summer
• Can sharks save the ocean from hurricanes? Their diet might just be the magic recipe
• Have you seen her? Police searching for missing Margate teen who has depression
• The nation needs Biden’s immigration-reform plan, but the stench of Trumpism lingers | Opinion
• This Miami chef is making ‘the best food I’ve ever made’ at his new Italian Gables spot
• After a year of COVID, how did Gov. DeSantis do making decisions? A look back.
• Miami-Dade’s new sea rise strategy: build higher and back away from the water
• ‘We are in an oasis of freedom.’ CPAC conference is a Florida-heavy, Trumpian affair
• Florida just banned iguanas, tegu lizards and Burmese pythons. What other species?
• Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine recommended for emergency use. How is it different?
• Maria Elvira Salazar promised to fund a ‘prosperity center.’ Her plans changed.
• Parkland pediatrician will face child porn charges in federal instead of state court
• Americans are dying of despair. COVID’s to blame, and Biden’s administration must address it | Opinion
• Gulliver boys and Cypress Bay girls advance to the state soccer championships
• Pfizer COVID vaccine dramatically cuts need for ventilators in older adults, CDC says
• It’s been 100 days. Here’s what new Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava’s been doing
• For quarantined New Yorker, Miami-based group fosters creativity — and fends off despair
• Live in Coral Gables? Here’s who will be on your ballot for the April election
• Would Heat’s Duncan Robinson accept invite to 3-Point Contest? And Bam joins Jordan Brand
• With Davon Godchaux’s time in Miami likely over, Dolphins need defensive tackle help
• Recruiting impact: Ishmael Aristide was Texas A&M’s ‘bulldog’ in Miami. He can do same for UM
• Miami Country Day girls’ basketball title game postponed until next Friday. The details
• Miami to pay $100K after Mayor Suarez’s aide accused of fondling teen at city hall
• Ryan Fitzpatrick eyes new team. And a leading candidate to back up Tua Tagovailoa
• Podcast: Canes’ high-risk, high-reward Ishmael Aristide hire. And baseball jumps to No. 1
• Miami-Dade’s Black residents finally get their shot in the arm. It’s a start — and it’s about time | Editorial
• St. Thomas Aquinas girls close on 35-10 run, rally from 11-point deficit in state semis
• Nearly 3 years after bridge collapse, FIU transfers money to FDOT to build a new pedestrian bridge
• NFL free agency preview: Titans’ Corey Davis could ultimately be top WR on the market
• Free agency preview: The Dolphins need a center. All-pro Corey Linsley needs a job
• Judge rules in favor of eviction in case involving former Cuban political prisoner
• It’s final. Miami commissioners approve eco-adventure plan, hotel for Jungle Island.
• The Underline’s first section is open in Brickell. It has butterflies and 30K plants.
• UK variant of COVID is overtaking Florida. Can vaccines stymie it or is surge coming?
• Miami hires redistricting expert, City Hall lobbyist to redraw voting districts
• ‘Ferocious on behalf of goodness.’ Miami-Dade advocate for homeless, libraries dies.
• ‘They proved me wrong’: Miami High on brink of state title repeat after losing 6 seniors
• Legendary St. Thomas Aquinas football coach, AD George Smith retiring at end of year
• Here’s how former UM soccer player Dalanda Ouendeno became a NASCAR tire changer
• Rich stories of Miami’s Black pioneers can be found in this 10-acre plot off Biscayne
• Ex-commissioner in El Portal pleads guilty to stealing funds for hotels and sex shop buys
• CIA creates task force on ‘Havana syndrome’ amid new scrutiny from Biden team
• Marlins’ Corey Dickerson opens up about ‘difficult’ 2020, thoughts on team’s future
• Even Tucker Carlson says Q doesn’t exist. Let’s move on to Y — and bring your tinfoil hat! | Opinion
• Miami doesn’t host NASCAR championships anymore, but drivers would like to see them return
• NFL offseason change benefits the Miami Dolphins and the team’s desire for secrecy
• They were stopped for speeding in the Keys. Then police smelled something fishy
• After signs of growth in 2020, Marlins’ Cooper now adapts to new path for playing time
• Woman killed, two other people hurt in shooting at Broward Exxon station, BSO says
• Frank Vatrano powers the Panthers as they rally from a 2-0 deficit to beat the Stars
• Sports on TV: Friday, Feb. 26, 2021
• Coronavirus weekly need-to-know: J&J vaccine, indoor gyms, mammograms & more
• Coast Guard hauls in nearly 80 pounds of marijuana in the Keys — a big ‘square grouper ’
• A Key West teen was arrested after sending an email threat about ‘bullets,’ police said
• Two Miami men will wind up in jail after fishing violations in the Florida Keys
• Police: More than 400 escape in deadly Haiti prison break; notorious gang leader killed
• Amid backlash against Black Lives Matter, Afro-Latinos find setbacks and opportunities
• She returns to where she was struck in eye by police. Her new cause: Fight ‘Jim Crow’ bills
• Caribbean bloc calls for more equity in COVID vaccine distribution
• Broward Health offering COVID vaccine to at-risk 18-year-olds and up. Slots filled up
• Beloved Key West regular falls down flight of stairs at bar and dies, police say
• Gables football coach found, reunited with family. His disappearance baffled everyone
• New exotic invasive snake captured in Everglades National Park. It’s likely a released pet
• This spot in the Florida Keys was just named one of the best coastal cities in America
• Nestlé sucks — literally — the lifeblood out of Florida’s precious freshwater springs | Opinion
• Westminster Christian boys’ & girls’ soccer makes history with region titles; plus more results
• Coral Gables High football coach, teacher is missing. Cops ask for help finding him
• Police: Notorious gang leader escapes in deadly Haiti prison break
• Small bowl snapped up for $35 at a garage sale may be worth $500,000, Sotheby’s says
• ‘Are you Antifa?’ Video shows maskless shoppers harassing women in Florida parking lot
• Whole Foods meatballs marinara didn’t list it had cheese made from milk, health alert says
• This United flight from Florida was just about to take off. Then came the pepper spray