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March 25, 2021

• In protest to prison cuts, key Florida lawmakers try to derail criminal justice budget
• Gov. DeSantis announces when Florida’s COVID vaccine age will drop to 40 and then to 18
• Legislature considers permanent reduction in money available for affordable housing
• Legislators want consumers to refill unemployment fund by paying online sales taxes
• Did a loved one die from COVID? Here’s how FEMA can reimburse funeral costs
• A Florida company recalled its hand sanitizer nationwide for microbial contamination
• Welcome to Termite Town: Miami is the top city for those destructive bugs
• Hackers hit University of Miami, posted patients’ private info. School won’t discuss details
• New Florida, U.S. jobless assistance applications plummet as vaccine campaigns take effect
• Majority of Floridians will get temporary reprieve on expected flood insurance rate hike
• Haiti’s soup joumou, a celebratory dish symbolizing freedom, vies for UNESCO recognition
• Sports radio host’s racist comments on Serena Williams’ skin tone get him fired
• Man opens fire at SW Dade shopping plaza and then leads police on a chase. No one is hurt
• Feud between Billy Corben, Joe Carollo sparks exchange over racism, abuse claims
• Funds from the American Rescue Plan will help cities, including Miami, lead the way out of the pandemic | Opinion
• Top-ranked Ash Barty ‘pushed to the brink,’ saves match point to edge qualifier Kucova
• No Lowry, but Heat adds Oladipo and Bjelica at NBA trade deadline. Here’s what to know
• Who will vaccinate Miami-Dade jail detainees? Several hundred qualify but have no access
• Texas man used COVID loan to buy ‘fleet of luxury cars’ and multiple homes, feds say
• Quiet night on South Beach, as a new wave of tourists arrive ahead of weekend
• Florida has averaged 7 manatee deaths a day. Feds to help figure out what’s killing them
• Spring break curfew, road closures return to South Beach. Some residents staying home
• Miami Beach girls’ water polo wins GMAC title, and Cardinal Gibbons girls’ soccer earns awards
• Follow the money: Who funded sham candidate plot that Frank Artiles bragged about? | Editorial
• This trendy Brooklyn restaurant is bringing its wood-fired menu to Wynwood
• Did you lose a loved one last year? O, Miami poetry festival will write a tribute
• Sports on TV: Thursday, March 25, 2021
• Development colors Coral Gables mayor’s race in weeks leading up to election
• Actor Jessica Walter, best known for role in ‘Arrested Development,’ dies at 80
• Do legislators want to do your city’s job? These preemption bills suggest they do.
• House Republicans poised to pass Florida’s ‘anti-rioting’ bill
• Betting on Brightline, a Bravo star is renting out units at this Downtown Miami tower
• Forget the dog park or the condos. Historic Jackson bungalow will stay in Brickell
• Here’s how people 18 and older can get on a COVID-19 vaccine wait list in Florida
• Florida’s mental health needs appear large, but Legislature’s actions seem small
• Forget no Lowry. Miami Heat stealing Oladipo for next to nothing a big win for Pat Riley | Opinion
• The 44 Percent: South Beach madness, Boston’s first Black mayor and Hampton House
• Driver wanted for intentionally ramming into man has ‘violent tendencies,’ police say
• NBA trade deadline tracker: Heat acquires Oladipo, Bjelica; Lowry/Heat update
• March Madness: Game times and how to watch the Sweet 16 on Saturday and Sunday
• Pine Crest junior discards back brace, stars in swimming and tennis
• FTX arena deal includes cash for commissioners. Don’t let it turn into a slush fund | Editorial
• ‘Covid’s over, baby!’ So who was the flag-waving Joker at Miami Beach for spring break?
• Miami Dolphins GM Chris Grier makes pro day appearance. Here’s what he saw
• ‘A cloud of corruption’: Democrats want DOJ probe of Florida state Senate races
• Miami Beach scrapped its spring break entertainment plan. Was that a mistake?
• Inter Miami forward Robbie Robinson opens up about rocky rookie season, fresh start
• Podcast: Kyle Lowry? LaMarcus Aldridge? Where the Heat stands entering the trade deadline
• Another blood pressure medicine recall for bottles having tablets of the wrong strength
• Idea Dolphins replace Tua Tagovailoa with No. 3 pick hasn’t existed. So he’s Miami’s QB
• Pfizer is testing a pill that could be the first oral COVID treatment, company says
• What’s Miami QB target Jacurri Brown thinking on eve of commitment? His coach weighs in
• UM guard Chris Lykes turning pro. Isaiah Wong weighs options, transfer portal explodes
• Miami commission makes Wynwood Norte district a reality. It’s what residents wanted.
• After all these years, Black spring breakers expect more from Miami Beach | Opinion
• Get rid of this bullying Miami cop, Police Chief Acevedo. He’s not just a bad apple, he’s rotten to the core | Editorial
• Do COVID vaccines work against the new coronavirus variants? Here’s what the data says
• The oddest part of the Miami Dolphins offseason and potential solutions to roster’s hole
• Another one: We hear Scott Disick is moving to Miami. But he’s not going to be alone
• South Florida family ran a $1.3 million mortgage fraud scam. Mom now headed to prison
• What’s your brownie preference? Here’s a recipe for the fans of gooey
• Two Tampa restaurants violated pay laws. They shorted cooks and dishwashers $102,000
• Inside the COVID Unit: Battling the coronavirus pandemic in Miami
• Episode 1: Patients on ventilators. Hotel instead of home. COVID comes to Jackson South.
• How this Miami ICU’s war on COVID was caught on video in unsparing detail
• Meet the ICU staff, patients facing COVID-19 in Miami, and the director behind the series