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April 21, 2023

• Broward Schools sustained up to $10 million in damage from historic flooding
• Conservative news network got outfoxed in court, done in by its own pundits | Opinion
• Investing in climate education is a must to secure Miami’s future | Opinion
• Another senseless shooting: What in the name of the Lord is going on here? | Opinion
• DeSantis weakens Florida death-penalty rules after Parkland. This is revenge, not justice | Opinion
• Relief at the pump? Port Everglades is now fully operational — more gas is on the way
• In Latin America, Russia finds an opening to blast the U.S. and erode support for Ukraine
• Miami Lakes is ordered to pay legal fees for acquitted ex-mayor. It could cost millions
• Weather postpones Miami Marlins series opener against Cleveland Guardians
• Barbara Walters’ home of 30 years lists in Manhattan. Take a look at the elegant estate
• Podcast: 10 takeaways (Bain, Mauigoas, receivers and more) from Miami’s 2023 spring game
• Student thrown from car roof in ‘stunt’ at Florida school, video shows. ‘Reckless’
• Firefighter killed when men burn down building to get insurance money, feds say
• Crumbling 11th century church resurfaces — a warning sign for drought-stricken Spain
• 4-year-old found dead in pond after vanishing from family’s porch, Maryland cops say
• Trans woman put in solitary jail cell after she was sexually assaulted, lawsuit says
• What does the schedule for the Heat’s first-round playoff series against the Bucks look like?
• Heat tries to figure out how to measure up vs. taller Bucks. What Heat said Friday about it
• Someone buried treasure and never returned — then volunteer found it 1,000 years later
• Poodle saved by Narcan after it was found unconscious in Pennsylvania, shelter says
• Could western, southern commuters get a rail option? Miami-Dade revives 836 train idea
• Does a mayor’s endorsement help or hurt? Coral Gables voters will decide in runoff election
• Antetokounmpo, Herro updates. And Barkley’s assertion on Heat
• Bear with 3 ‘yearlings’ bites 74-year-old woman walking dog, Connecticut officials say
• The latest on Miami Marlins’ Trevor Rogers. And a key reliever returns from injury
• ‘I’m triggered!’ Passenger melts down over a crying baby on flight to Fort Lauderdale
• Education secretary resigns after Alabama governor pulls ‘woke’ teacher training book
• Western baseball holds off Krop. Somerset softball wins 20th. Miami High HOF and more
• Florida’s jobless rate held at 2.6% in March. Find out Miami’s unemployment level
• Trump uses Mar-a-Lago photo op with Florida members of Congress to flex on DeSantis
• Turtle hitches ride on alligator in pond, photo shows. ‘Just another day in Florida’
• Miami Commissioner Joe Carollo is finally getting the scrutiny he has long deserved | Opinion
• DoorDash driver assaulted during delivery, Florida cops say. Then her family saves her
• Feud between gun range, fruit grower resolved — not with a bang, but a restraining order
• Five kids walking through crosswalk struck by hit-and-run driver, Tennessee cops say
• What network analysts, others are saying about Dolphins and where they belong in AFC
• Robot Pepper welcomes crowd to opening day of eMerge Americas, Miami’s oldest tech event
• Results are in. Westminster Christian lacrosse standout voted Dade High School Athlete of the Week
• Expect lineup changes as Inter Miami aims to end five-game skid at Houston Saturday
• Coral Reef tops longtime softball rival Palmetto to win second GMAC title in three years
• A woman took a job at a Florida post office. Then $70,000 disappeared, police say
• Update: Man reportedly seen with gun on Fort Lauderdale high-rise balcony in custody
• Creature as massive as it is rare seen splashing off UK coast in ‘mesmerizing’ video
• Do you really need a toilet? This London condo for rent said toodaloo to the loo
• Hookah lounge graduation party left 3 dead. Miami-Dade police have a break in the case
• Can an elephant help you do yoga? Watch what happened on a Florida ranch
• School choir’s rendition of national anthem brings DC crowd to standstill, video shows
• UM women’s basketball team lands three transfers, high school commitment
• Search for missing boaters leads to capsized vessel and three bodies, Coast Guard says
• DeSantis goes global with planned stops in Japan, South Korea, Israel, United Kingdom
• Traffic alert: What to expect on roads while Vice President Kamala Harris visits Miami
• She checked into the ER and was discharged. Then she got in her car, Florida cops say
• Giant poles crash through semi-truck cab when driver slams on brakes, Florida cops say
• North Bay Village condominium deemed unsafe. Residents must leave their homes, officials say
• Two Miami-Dade doctors sent to prison after convictions in $31 million Medicare fraud trial
• Rare turkey shot on opening day of the Tennessee season. See the ‘bird of a lifetime’
• A Florida child went to look for candy in his backpack. It soon became a police matter
• Watch a spinning waterspout come ashore in South Florida. It changed when it hit beach
• Creature thought ‘extinct’ in African park spotted for first time in decades. See it
• Former reserve seizes opportunity, lifts Columbus to walk-off win, GMAC baseball title
• Results are in. Pines Charter softball standout voted Broward High School Athlete of the Week
• UM faculty joins FIU in fight against DeSantis-backed bills to overhaul higher ed
• Traffic alert: Fatal crash shuts down a stretch of I-95 in Broward County, reports say
• ‘Lost cities.’ New hydrothermal vent towers found billowing in Mid-Atlantic, team says
• Sports on TV: Friday, April 21, 2023
• Need a ride? A new on-demand service expands from beach and downtown to west of I-95
• Recognizing intersection of race, gender, disability helps students thrive. Why is that a crime in Florida? | Opinion
• A new dining and nightclub destination is opening in Brickell. Here are the vendors
• A ceiling leak onto meat. Taco Bell bugs. Miami and Fort Lauderdale restaurant filth
• Don’t buy state leaders’ hype and hostility. LGBTQ+ Floridians are not the enemy | Opinion
• Cruise passenger’s body decayed after crew stored it in drink cooler, family’s suit says
• ‘We still have time to make a difference’: VP touts climate change investment in Florida
• Fort Lauderdale floods highlight climate risks to South Florida’s airports, seaports