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March 5, 2021

• Watch a giant school of sharks off the Florida coast. A fisherman saw them in action
• ‘Miami is on fire.’ New York restaurants swoop into South Florida despite the pandemic
• This beloved Cuban restaurant closed last summer. Now it’s returning to Miami Beach
• Florida COVID update for Friday: 5,975 cases, 135 deaths as 1.9 million complete vaccines
• How this Coral Gables block went from a ‘dust bowl’ to the city’s new Restaurant Row
• Coronavirus weekly need-to-know: Spring break, ventilators, second doses & more
• COVID-19 rent assistance for Miami tenants has been delayed for weeks. Here’s why
• Destiny Harden scores career-high 27, but UM loses 72-64 to Virginia Tech in ACC opener
• This American Top Team founder and big-time pro wrestling fan is now also part of MLW
• COVID-19 vaccine sites open in Florida City, Sweetwater. They’ll be gone in a few days
• Florida Panthers start strong then hold off Nashville Predators for another road win
• Westminster Christian’s state title hopes evaporate in an avalanche of goals
• Sports on TV: Friday, March 5, 2021
• Comedian Jimmy Fallon’s New York penthouse on the market for $15 million. Take a look
• Baptist Health silent on report saying it put donors in front of COVID vaccine line
• The Western boys’ basketball team falls to Dwyer in its first trip to state semifinals
• When will a vaccination for COVID-19 be as easy to get as a flu shot in Florida? | Editorial
• Undocumented immigrants eligible for Miami-Dade’s $61 million rent relief program
• Unlike the rich donors Gov. DeSantis vaccinated first, I had to hustle for my vaccine | Opinion
• Why Miami Country Day’s 7th girls’ basketball state title may have been its most unlikely
• The Archbishop McCarthy girls’ soccer team is unable to repeat last year’s finish
• Coral Gables cop accused of attacking wife loses two-year fight to win back his job
• The Cat in the Hat is alive and well. Only the Grinches of Grievance insist Dr. Seuss has been canceled | Opinion
• Florida adds red tape for medically vulnerable while COVID vaccines go unused in Miami
• Florida House passes bill to give businesses protection from COVID liability lawsuits
• COVID adds more ‘chaos’ to South Beach spring break as tourists flee lockdowns, cold
• What’s life been like since schools closed for COVID? How have you coped? Send us videos
• Key West voters switched to cruise control. The industry, of course, is applying the brakes | Opinion
• Faculty at Florida’s public universities, colleges demands chance to get COVID vaccine
• Part 5 of a series: Examining the Miami Dolphins’ running backs and where they stand
• Does restaurant dining lead to rises in COVID case and death rates? CDC finds out
• Nicklaus Children’s offering COVID vaccine to teens, young adults with at-risk conditions
• Rule change at MDC North vaccine site. At-risk with a doctor’s note won’t be turned away
• Wix, based in Miami Beach and Israel, buys Miami restaurant app-maker
• Gerald Kogan, former Florida Supreme Court chief justice and ethics crusader, dies at 87
• Eight men in as Columbus baseball players sign to play in college; plus preps results
• Medical marijuana booms in Florida, but the industry is paranoid. There’s a reason.
• Miami Hurricanes receivers coach offers revelation. And key UM player rounding into form
• She ran a red light and killed a boy in Sunny Isles Beach. Criminal charges aren’t certain
• Police investigating suspicious package in downtown Miami, and traffic is diverted
• Prosecutor: Case against powerful ex-Colombia President Álvaro Uribe should be dropped
• Heat linked to Blake Griffin. And how Miami stacks up heading into All-Star break
• 2 killed, 2 hurt in I-95 crash in Hollywood after driver loses control on ramp, FHP says
• Winn-Dixie and Fresco y Más send vaccines to more stores. Who is eligible?
• With Shakey Rodriguez in heart, Mater advances to first boys’ basketball state title game
• MLS investigates Inter Miami signing of Blaise Matuidi. Here is club’s response
• No, Biden isn’t to blame for higher gas prices, analysts say. Here are the real reasons
• Fort Lauderdale male escort sentenced to 21 months in prison for under-reporting income
• Inter Miami kicks off training camp Monday. Here are details, full roster, schedule
• ‘I’m gonna shoot it up.’ Broward teen made threats in virtual classroom, detectives say
• A mayday call led to Coast Guard rescue, and repatriation, of 25 Haitians off Palm Beach
• Max Meyer will not pitch in games for the Marlins this spring. Mattingly explains why
• The Cypress Bay girls’ soccer team’s title hopes crushed once again by a familiar foe
• ‘Crushing calories’ and improving slider: How Marlins’ Trevor Rogers prepared for 2021
• These Miami students are tackling climate change in a big way — with some big names
• Part of roof collapses at a Broward middle school, forcing students out of the building
• Laughter over lawmaker’s accent while talking about racism disrupts Maryland meeting
• Miami Springs man pistol-whipped in iPhone robbery at high noon
• What sparked the Heat’s turnaround? Udonis Haslem on the most painful, but important moments
• Miss Universe is back⁠ — and it’s headed to South Florida. Here’s what we know so far
• Marlins hitting prospects had a rough 2020. Brinson’s message: ‘Embrace that struggle’
• Heat reaches All-Star break at .500. Takeaways from a Jimmy Butler-led win over Pelicans
• Podcast: Remembering Orange Bowl’s Larry Wahl. And Part 1 of our spring football preview
• Heat gets Jimmy Butler back vs. Pelicans. But Bam Adebayo ruled out
• He questioned Palmetto Bay mayor’s ethics. Now she wants him to pay her legal bills.
• How can you get a COVID vaccine? What to know about the rules at each South Florida site
• Key West’s city manager is leaving City Hall for a new job — but he’s staying in town
• COVID vaccine envy is real, Miami. Here’s how to recognize if you have symptoms
• He cut off the penis of his wife’s lover. A Florida judge just sentenced him to prison