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July 16, 2021

• Las Vegas gambling giant is behind effort to get Florida voters to OK more casinos
• He stole a gator from a Florida mini golf course, then went on the attack, cops say
• John Howard’s pro ball dreams deferred, he helped Black business owners thrive for decades
• Dolphins waived Isaiah Ford 3 times and traded him once. They’re bringing him back again
• Dozens gather near Surfside memorial wall for multi-faith community vigil honoring victims
• Hot air balloon pilot falls to his death with passengers on board, Vermont police say
• Sir Richard Branson got a ‘Zero Gravity Haircut’ by this Miami stylist before launch
• How much do Americans trust science? Confidence wanes — but politics matter, poll says
• FIU baseball coach Mervyl Melendez will get to coach son Jaylen this season
• Podcast: ACC media days are almost here. What are the Miami questions you want answered?
• Book excerpt: Herald reporter Julie Brown’s excavation of Jeffrey Epstein’s sordid past
• Injured goose is rushed to animal hospital — then came a ‘tapping at the clinic door’
• From ‘not gonna happen’ to the steal of the draft, Marlins excited about Kahlil Watson
• Larsa Pippen celebrated her birthday all over Miami. Some ‘Housewives’ were along too
• Searching for answers, Surfside families take solace in medical examiner reports
• Miami Beach mayor offers city park for possible memorial to Surfside collapse victims
• Tacos became his passion. Now his Wynwood street food is Miami’s obsession
• Coronavirus weekly need-to-know: Reaction to J&J, booster shots, flu vaccines & more
• ‘Not a single drawing’: Mom who lost son, husband in Surfside faces life without keepsakes
• Florida’s weekly COVID update: Cases surging with 45,449 new cases, 1 in 5 cases in U.S.
• Backlash, mixed emotions greet judge’s order to initiate sale of Surfside condo property
• Slain Haiti President Jovenel Moïse to be laid to rest in historic city of Cap-Haïtien
• With COVID-19 concerns and a sloppy loss, Marlins’ second half gets off to ugly start
• This is how Inter Miami plans to fix its scoring woes vs. N.Y. Red Bulls on Saturday
• DeSantis traveling to Texas-Mexico border with entourage of Florida officials
• Hundreds of Cubans are still detained after anti-government protests, human-rights groups say
• Microplastics are in our air and food. But what’s that doing to our health? | Opinion
• Here is how Cuba native Ariel Torres went from Hialeah karate kid to Tokyo Olympian
• Why we don’t want to commute anymore: Labor shortage is part of a workforce reshuffle | Opinion
• Letter: Cuba should be held responsible for its actions against its people
• ‘I’m happy to be home.’ Two Broward brothers stuck in the Dominican Republic are home.
• ‘I’ve lost so many people I know and I love.’ Conflict resolution coming to Miami schools
• Judge throws out major sweepstakes fraud case, orders new trial for three defendants
• Did Rick Scott break campaign finance law in 2018? Federal regulators tie, case closed.
• Backup offers are a good idea for both buyers and sellers of a home
• The Four Seasons Hotel Miami has a new owner with plans for the property
• Sports on TV: Friday, July 16, 2021
• Two more victims identified as Surfside recovery wanes, investigation develops
• Hundreds head to Washington on overnight buses to protest at Cuban embassy, White House
• Anxiety over start of school leads Miami schools to hire 20 more mental health experts
• Two NHL Drafts looming. A look at how they’re connected, what Panthers could opt to do
• We’ve plummeted from dumb to dumber — to proud and unapologetically ignorant | Opinion