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May 24, 2023

• Watch the 65th annual Miami Herald/el Nuevo Herald Silver Knight Awards
• Black community wants apology after School Board member tried to block colleague at meeting
• Poet speaks up after Miami-Dade school bars elementary students from reading her poem
• A Miami-Dade school flagged her poem. The county’s mayor invited her to read it
• Miami’s Underline park unveiled a giant sculpture by this renowned artist 
• Prehistoric cult site uncovered along edge of a river in Norway. See the burial ground
• Five-bedroom home sells in Pinecrest for $1.9 million
• Farmer from popular ‘It’s honest work’ meme dies at 76. ‘We lost a legend’
• Sale closed in Pinecrest: $6.1 million for a six-bedroom home
• Podcast: Recapping first open Dolphins OTA practice, standouts and more
• Sale closed in Coral Gables: $2.1 million for a three-bedroom home
• Missing man’s body pulled from lake after he vanished near boat dock, Georgia cops say
• No. 11 Miami will leap into semifinal of ACC tourney with win over NC State. Here’s how
• Divers catch a record 24,699 invasive lionfish in tournament off Florida’s Gulf Coast
• Costa Rica ranks as Latin America’s happiest country. But there’s trouble in paradise | Opinion
• Regulators were warned years ago that insurance companies were altering Florida claims
• American Heritage returns to glory with first state baseball title in over a decade
• 15-year-old dies after he’s stabbed in fight outside elementary school, CT cops say
• Five-bedroom home sells in Miami for $3.6 million
• Elusive black creature spotted for first time in months — now with a little ‘shadow’
• Teen’s dream of being nurse ends in tragedy days before graduation, Georgia family says
• Panthers make decision on Barkov’s status for Game 4. And Zito a finalist for top GM
• Celtics explain what Game 4 did for them. And ESPN debates chances of Heat blowing series
• Former Miami mayoral aide pleads guilty to receiving child porn images from a teen
• Ever feel like seagulls watch you eat? They probably do — and here’s why, study says
• Bar customer rushes to help man during Florida alligator attack after hearing screams
• Inter Miami advances to first U.S. Open Cup quarterfinal with 2-1 win over Nashville
• Barry baseball team closing in on first-ever trip to Division II College World Series
• Detached house in Pinecrest sells for $3.6 million
• In the Florida Panhandle, a Black community’s plans threatened by a proposed gas plant
• Man forced to watch home burn for hours when 3 fire hydrants didn’t work, lawsuit says
• Heat’s series lead now 3-1. Takeaways and postgame reaction from Game 4 loss to Celtics
• Celtics stave off elimination, ride second-half run to beat Heat in Game 4
• No sweep: Miami up 3-1 as East finals returns to Boston. No need for Heat to worry ... right? | Opinion
• Fifth inning puts Marlins behind for good in loss to Rockies. Miami 1-4 to start road trip
• Sports on TV: Wednesday, May 24, 2023
• Tin Can Tourists pioneered RV travel in Florida. Here’s what it looked like back then
• Three-bedroom home in Miami sells for $1.9 million
• NSU softball team making history with first ever trip to national championships
• Could late home run help Miami Marlins’ Garrett get out of funk? Cooper hopes so
• Stoneman Douglas overcomes adversity, pulls within one victory of a perfect season
• Western’s James O’Brien is Broward County Flag Football Coach of the Year for 2023
• Western wide receiver Nandi Ramessar is Broward County Flag Football Player of the Year
• Man sleeping in dumpster ends up trapped in garbage truck, Florida officials say
• FIU’s baseball season comes to an end after a series loss to Rice before Conference USA tournament
• What became clear at Dolphins’ practice this week. And Waddle’s goal, Tua ranking and notes
• Group enters waterfall where swimming is banned, New York cops say. One drowns
• Man dies after he’s found upside down and tangled in homemade zip line, TN cops say
• Mom returns to work after bonding with baby, learns she was fired for it, officials say
• Man was working security at Miami bar. He’s now accused of sexually assaulting a trans woman
• Single-family residence in Coral Gables sells for $3 million
• Man killed in South Miami-Dade shooting, police say. He was the father of a young girl
• Single-family residence sells in Coral Gables for $2.2 million
• Broad climate change concern in Florida linked with recent extreme weather
• Sale closed in Pinecrest: $4.8 million for a three-bedroom home
• Zoo Miami apologizes for treatment of a treasured bird after controversy in New Zealand
• See-through creature hiding ‘in plain sight’ discovered as new species in Saudi Arabia
• Single-family home sells in Pinecrest for $3.1 million
• ‘Remarkable’ new species — with orange groin — found under rocks in Peru, experts say
• Teacher suddenly can ‘see’ music after motorcycle crash. Doctors explain why
• How Heat, Panthers ratings compare. And inside TNT’s studio shows, juggling of both teams
• Have you seen Max Wincoff McKenzie? Police need help finding the 81-year-old Broward man
• New billion-dollar water system in Florida Keys sent raw sewage into ocean, state says
• Hialeah won’t annex part of this historic Black neighborhood. Will it look for other areas?
• Traffic alert: Barge hits a Florida Keys bridge along U.S. 1, sheriff’s office says
• ‘The power of the Black dollar.’ NAACP travel advisory in Florida a reminder of ’90s boycott
• Flights at Fort Lauderdale airport disrupted as it floods, hails in parts of South Florida
• Mom won $100,000 lottery prize, then son won $1,000 twice. Now, their luck continues
• The U.S. wants American electric cars rolling in Cuba. For now, its embassy rents Chinese
• Tina Turner, singing icon known as the ‘Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll,’ dies at 83
• ‘Unusual’ colorful creature found in dead leaves. It turned out to be rare discovery
• Top seven most expensive homes sold in Pinecrest area last week
• Deputy badly hurt by 19-year-old driver outside high school graduation, Florida cops say
• DeSantis’ book ban is here. Don’t say gay, don’t say ‘slave’ at this Miami-Dade school | Opinion
• St. Thomas Aquinas’ Finch, Pine Crest’s Gladding are Broward Lacrosse Players of the Year
• St. Thomas Aquinas’ Terry Crowley, Kevin Gilligan are Broward Lacrosse Coaches of Year
• Restoring a barrier island forest may be key to protecting Miami from storm surge
• He’s in, but Florida, state of extremism, pays the price for DeSantis’ 2024 run | Opinion
• DeSantis Miami event draws protests and attacks from two rivals: Democrats and Trump
• Technical problems mar DeSantis’ presidential announcement on Twitter with Elon Musk
• DeSantis fundraisers convene at Miami hotel as presidential campaign becomes official
• It’s official: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis files paperwork for his presidential campaign
• How a growing Republican field threatens DeSantis’ presidential candidacy
• So Ron DeSantis is running for president. Here are 5 things you should know about him
• DeSantis signs bill that says he can remain governor while running for president
• Trump welcomes ‘Rob’ DeSantis to presidential race
• Message from Montana: The Florida Panthers have captured my heart again | Opinion
• What were the 10 most expensive homes sold in Coral Gables area last week?
• Let’s dump our trash problems in Miami by stopping plastic at its source | Opinion
• Jimmy Butler sets calm and confident tone, as Heat takes 3-1 East finals lead to Boston