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March 29, 2023

• Stopping at Florida’s Yeehaw Junction as you drive across state? There’s something new
• Asian swamp eels spread in the Everglades. ‘Potentially the worst species we’ve had yet’
• Conservation legend Jane Goodall will speak at FIU this week
• South Florida attorney who fought against sexual abuse caught with child porn, feds say
• Replace Second Amendment with one that makes sense in the blood-soaked 21st century | Opinion
• Even as the Heat fights to avoid play-in, Erik Spoelstra remains supporter of tournament
• Live blog: News from Miami Marlins news conference on eve of opening day against the Mets
• Surge of gang violence and kidnappings in Haiti spares no one, not even U.S. citizens
• Praise rolling in after NSU men’s basketball wins first national championship
• An Ole Miss student vanished in July. Now a classmate faces murder trial, police say
• 17-year-old drowns after jumping in lake to escape officers, Connecticut police say
• Pickleball Slam: John McEnroe is playing in it, but he isn’t a big fan of, well, pickleball | Opinion
• 6,000-year-old fishing hook — used for catching sharks — unearthed near Israeli coast
• Entire wolf pack euthanized in ‘last resort’ move at UK wildlife center, officials say
• Beach house for sale in Florida is freaking people out with just one glance. See why
• Pickleball players are courting city officials for more space to play in Miami-Dade
• YouTube star Cleetus McFarland races on this Florida track. How will new homes fit in?
• Stubborn inflation, tight labor market quite challenging, Miami Fed exec says
• Woman facing murder trial tries to get fellow inmates to kill witness, Florida cops say
• With no Jimmy Butler, Heat falls to Raptors in Toronto. Takeaways and details from loss
• Report: Heat icon Dwyane Wade selected as first-ballot Hall of Famer
• Cheetah gives birth to four cubs at park in India. Watch precious video of the babies
• Dog was ‘left to die on the train tracks.’ Now Lucky has a new PA home, photos show
• 18-year-old kidnapped, tortured in a basement until his mother paid $20,000, feds say
• Another change in UM’s offense that was needed and will help Van Dyke. And personnel notes
• World’s arsenal of nuclear weapons now has power of 135,000 Hiroshima bombs, report says
• Mom convinces daughter to buy lottery ticket on road trip — then came the ‘I told you’
• How Panthers are trying to make up for no Bennett, from extra defensemen to Barkov-Tkachuk
• Hands poking out of insulation in Florida attic belonged to hiding man, cops say
• Watch fun-loving black bear play with soccer ball, inspect trampoline in NY backyard
• Groom’s crude wedding vows shock mom and horrify TikTok. ‘Downright disrespectful’
• Body discovered inside burning Mercedes-Benz in Pompano Beach, Broward detectives say
• Elián González, elected to office in Cuba, says he wants to help improve relations with U.S.
• Plastic surgeon accused in lawyer’s death was in Miami-Dade before arrest, police say
• Actors’ Playhouse ready to put the shine in ‘Bright Star’
• Marlins team with local company in new marketing deal. We’ve got the details
• Florida is getting a new tourist attraction. Take a look at what’s coming near a mall
• Podcast: Dolphins takeaways from the NFL’s annual owners meetings and more
• Miami High’s Joelle Wilson is Miami-Dade Girls’ Basketball Player of the Year for 7A-5A
• Horeb Christian’s Emely Rodriguez is Dade Girls’ Basketball Player of the Year for 4A-2A
• Miami High’s Sam Baumgarten, Country Day’s Swaby are Girls’ Basketball Coaches of Year
• Sports on TV: Wednesday, March 29, 2023
• Want to try pickleball but don’t want to pay for it? Here are free courts in Miami area
• Schoolgirls should be free to talk about how their bodies work. Period | Opinion
• Speak up, Floridians, before the Legislature takes away our right to speak freely | Opinion
• Federal judge weighs whether Miami needs to redraw voting maps before November election
• Miami Marlins’ roster is improved, but will it be enough to compete in NL East?
• Jurors weigh fate of former Presidente grocery exec. Did he plot murder of wife’s lover?
• UM ticket allotment sold out, Canes mania rages as team heads to Houston for Final Four
• Mom ‘thought the machine malfunctioned’ when it revealed her big Maryland lottery win
• You may know FAU is in the Final Four. But you may not know all this about the school
• What you need to know about abortion access in Florida with 6-week ban likely to pass
• A pledge to move Lolita the killer whale from Miami Seaquarium, with Jim Irsay’s help
• Publix is getting into the chicken sandwich craze. When and where can you get one?
• House moving to end state funding to Visit Florida tourism-marketing agency
• Florida has a help line for insurance problems, but it’s only staffed 3 hours per day
• Legislators back a bill to let utilities convert methane gas, pass cost to customers
• DeSantis signs affordable housing bill. It includes some restrictions on local rules
• Plan to ‘cripple’ environmental- and social-related investing could cost taxpayers
• Miami Dolphins lose out on one tight end, move toward adding another or two in weeks ahead
• A manatee was struck by a boat in the Keys and sent to SeaWorld. He worked his way back
• How another Florida county just became a ‘Second Amendment Sanctuary,’ and what it means
• 19-year-old gunman robs same Connecticut deli five times in just six weeks, feds say
• Why did Bon Appétit name Miami food city of the year? Because of these restaurants
• Bread, bagels and babka: This Miami favorite might be the best bakery in the country
• What are the 10 most expensive homes that sold in Coral Gables area last week?
• Florida’s biggest insurer wants 14% rate hike, warns of ‘hurricane tax’ if big storm hits
• Where FAU ranks among the Final Four’s all-time Cinderellas (and why it’s not really one)
• Levine Cava needs Miami-Dade’s Black vote to get reelected. But has she delivered?
• Honda recalls over 330,000 cars over side-view mirror glass possibly causing accidents