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February 4, 2021

• ‘It comes down to an equity issue.’ COVID-19 drives discussion during State of Black Miami.
• What is nomadic cuisine? Find out at this new Latin fusion restaurant in Wynwood
• Facing money crunch, Jeffrey Epstein compensation fund suspends offers to his victims
• Unmasked people at a Florida grocer. After backlash, owner says COVID deaths ‘hogwash’
• Senate bill would end Florida Retirement System’s pension option for new employees
• New surge in Florida jobless assistance applications may be driven by fraud
• GOP legislators again try to end requirement to print legal notices in newspapers
• Sex worker tells GQ he and politician Andrew Gillum did drugs in a Miami Beach hotel
• New Miami coach ‘T-Will’ is a rapper from Auburn. We sense a Hurricanes rap coming
• Side effects after your second dose of COVID vaccine may be more intense. Here’s why
• Legislature replacing utility watchdog as Florida Power & Light seeks rate increase
• Updating status of a Dolphins first-rounder. And ex-coach suggests change with Tua
• Face masks can save lives, but they could also help make roads, study finds. Here’s how
• Canada bans cruises until 2022 in latest blow to industry paralyzed by COVID-19
• One thing Brady actually does poorly (and why it must change if he wants ring No. 7)
• Podcast: What’s going on with the Heat? And a closer look at the Bradley Beal situation
• Was Heat’s playoff run a bubble byproduct? Exploring what changed and a candid admission
• Despite COVID, the 2021 Miami Film Festival will go on as planned. Here’s the lineup
• Super Bowl With a Smirk: Our Top 10 SB scandals/controversies, including new one this week
• Mayors across the country, including in Miami, take a stand against anti-Semitism | Opinion
• This Miami Dade College baseball star has a big time velocity and spin rate
• Heat blows another second-half lead and hits new low with home loss to last-place Wizards
• 35-year-old dad with COVID variant dies in Alabama, wife says. ‘Until we meet again’
• State Democratic Party’s layoffs, financial woes compounded by irked former employees
• ‘Teacher of the year’ has a new meaning amid the pandemic. Meet Miami-Dade’s four finalists
• Puerto Ricans voted for statehood in November. Honor their decision | Opinion
• Pop star The Weeknd talks Super Bowl 55 halftime show and the mysterious face bandages
• Holocaust survivors get priority in vaccine program for homebound seniors, DeSantis says
• Need a vaccine in the Florida Keys? College is giving shots to 400 people on the list
• House Democrats cut Latin America committee. Salazar says region will feel ‘abandoned’
• Miami Dolphins need to take these steps to build up Tua Tagovailoa. Right now | Opinion
• Former NFL QB, GM propose devious Watson plot involving Dolphins. And Super Bowl TV notes
• Mom and baby whale were heading the wrong way off Florida. Scientists are now relieved
• Seniors wait hours in long lines for vaccine doses. Here’s what’s being done to fix it
• Heat hits rock bottom: Takeaways, reaction from a bad home loss against Washington Wizards
• Dad died of COVID, but his Christmas lights comforted family. Then came ‘rude’ letter
• How can you tell a great white shark is about to attack? It’s their eyes, experts say
• St. Thomas safety and son of Dolphins great and Hall of Famer Jason Taylor makes choice
• Apollo Bank is getting a new president — but Eddy Arriola is staying on as CEO
• Miami is a better football town than Kansas City or Tampa. A new study says so
• With some tweaks to the details, Miami Beach approves redesign of Oceanside Park
• Man’s body is found in the water not far from Eden Roc Hotel Miami Beach, cops say
• He tried to stop a fight. Police say another man intentionally struck him with a Mercedes.
• He took a deposit for cabinets from customers and disappeared, cops say. They weren’t happy
• Sports on TV: Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021
• Blanche Ely girls’ hoops repeat as BCAA Big 8 Champs; Heritage girls’ soccer advances
• A South Florida company recalls a blood clot drug nationally after a dangerous mistake
• Suarez is speaking with Elon Musk — and is likely to join local officials touring Musk’s tunnels
• He took a wild ride in the Keys — then crashed into the hotel hot tub and bar, police say
• Coconut Grove marina sold to new owners, who are bringing back its original name
• For the first time in years, it’s cheaper to rent in Miami than in Fort Lauderdale
• Super Bowl 55: Brady vs. Mahomes the gift for surviving pandemic season. Here’s our pick | Opinion
• The G.O.A.T.? Try Greatest Of All Sports. Brady lays claim to No. 1 U.S. athlete ever
• Brazil-born senior and her family have deep roots in water polo, dating to 1960s Olympics
• A Miami doctor inserted a filter on a major vein — on the wrong patient, the state says
• Ocean Drive’s Tides Hotel is facing foreclosure. It could end up with a new owner.
• Former UF researcher received $1.75 million in federal grant money. He’s facing charges.
• She hid a body in a trash can, and Florida cops say she cashed the disability checks