Miami's Mario Cristobal relieved by CFP berth, but knows process isn't perfect
Read full article: Miami's Mario Cristobal relieved by CFP berth, but knows process isn't perfectMario Cristobal reflects on his time with Nick Saban at Alabama, recalling a memorable lesson about making tough decisions in football.
Arrest made in theft of luxury cars from Miami athletes Carson Beck, Hanna Cavinder
Read full article: Arrest made in theft of luxury cars from Miami athletes Carson Beck, Hanna CavinderAuthorities have made an arrest in the theft of three luxury cars from a home where Miami quarterback Carson Beck and basketball player Hanna Cavinder were staying.
Gov. DeSantis, group of doctors urge people to vote ‘no’ on Florida abortion amendment
Read full article: Gov. DeSantis, group of doctors urge people to vote ‘no’ on Florida abortion amendmentGov. Ron DeSantis on Monday morning held a news conference along with Florida doctors who are urging people to vote “no” on Amendment 4, which involves abortion rights.
Cristobal, coaches take full blame for Miami's decision to not run out clock
Read full article: Cristobal, coaches take full blame for Miami's decision to not run out clockMiami coach Mario Cristobal reiterated Monday that he takes full responsibility for the Hurricanes not taking a knee in the final seconds of their loss to Georgia Tech. That came even as offensive coordinator Shannon Dawson revealed that he actually called the play in which the ball was fumbled away.
Report: Tesla driver lost scholarship before fiery crash
Read full article: Report: Tesla driver lost scholarship before fiery crashFederal investigators say a 20-year-old Tesla driver who died with a passenger in a fiery, high-speed crash on a South Florida street last year might have been upset after learning he had lost a scholarship.
55 tons of lettuce fed to Florida's starving manatees
Read full article: 55 tons of lettuce fed to Florida's starving manateesOfficials have now fed more than 55 tons of lettuce to starving Florida manatees as part of an experimental program to help the animals since their natural food is being destroyed by water pollution.
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Delia FIallo, mother of telenovelas, dies in Florida, age 96
Read full article: Delia FIallo, mother of telenovelas, dies in Florida, age 96Delia Fiallo, a native of Cuba who was considered the mother of Latin America’s telenovelas and wrote dozens of the popular television soap operas, has died at her home in Coral Gables, Florida.
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US unemployment claims fall to 376,000, sixth straight drop
Read full article: US unemployment claims fall to 376,000, sixth straight dropThe number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell for the sixth straight week as the U.S. economy reopens rapidly after being held back for months by the coronavirus pandemic.
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US consumers boosted spending in April as inflation surged
Read full article: US consumers boosted spending in April as inflation surgedAmericans increased their spending by 0.5% in April, a slowdown after a massive gain in March which had been powered by distribution of billions of dollars in individual stimulus checks.
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Florida could shield universities from COVID-19 lawsuits
Read full article: Florida could shield universities from COVID-19 lawsuitsSeveral universities have been sued after moving to online classes and shutting down campus activities. The measure unanimously approved by the Senate Education Committee would prevent those lawsuits and would be retroactive to when the public health emergency was declared in March 2020. “The irony is, if we had required students to go to campus to finish their semester, we would have been faced with lawsuits. If we had just suspended educating our students, we would have been faced with lawsuits,” Harris said. The bill was approved the day after DeSantis signed a bill to protect businesses and health care providers from coronavirus lawsuits.
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Calhoun leads No. 11 Seminoles over Miami
Read full article: Calhoun leads No. 11 Seminoles over Miami11 Florida State coasted to an 88-71 win over Miami on Wednesday night. In addition to sweeping the regular season series, Florida State set an all-time mark with its seventh consecutive win. The defeat against Florida State was Miami’s third straight by double figures. UP NEXT:Florida State: the Seminoles will seek another regular season sweep and conclude a three-game road trip Saturday at North Carolina. Florida State defeated the Tar Heels 82-75 Jan. 16 in Tallahassee.
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More than 2 million people in Florida vaccinated against COVID-19
Read full article: More than 2 million people in Florida vaccinated against COVID-19FILE - Residents wait to be cleared after receiving the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at The Palace assisted living facility, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, in Coral Gables, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – More than 2 million people in Florida have been vaccinated against COVID-19, with most age 65 and older, according to numbers released Monday by the state Department of Health. Florida topped 2 million people vaccinated on Sunday, with the total at 2,016,291. That included 1,322,426 people who had received first doses of vaccines and 693,865 who had completed two-dose series. Ron DeSantis focused on vaccinating seniors, 1,481,132 of the people who had been vaccinated were age 65 and older. “A third or more of the seniors in Florida have gotten one shot,” DeSantis said Monday during an appearance in Miami.
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National Guard to assist with COVID-19 vaccinations at Regency site
Read full article: National Guard to assist with COVID-19 vaccinations at Regency siteJACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The National Guard is sending airmen from the 125th Fighter Wing to assist with COVID-19 vaccinations at Jacksonville’s only state run-site. Sixty airmen will help vaccinate those eligible to get the shot at Regency Square Mall. They’ve provided a variety of support, including testing, screening, food distribution and traffic control support. “The opportunity to serve our citizens is the very reason that I chose to enlist in the Florida National Guard. Regency opens at 9 a.m. and will vaccinate those 65 and up and health care workers until 5 p.m.
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Florida’s emergency director says supply still No. 1 issue with vaccine rollout
Read full article: Florida’s emergency director says supply still No. 1 issue with vaccine rolloutMoskowitz said that if Florida had the supply, it has the capacity to administer as many as 250,000 doses a day. Supply continues to be the number one issue facing vaccine rollout. “They know it’s a supply issue. Every state knows it’s a supply issue. You know it’s a supply issue,” Moskowitz said.
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Florida relocating leftover COVID-19 shots to long-term care facilities
Read full article: Florida relocating leftover COVID-19 shots to long-term care facilitiesJACKSONVILLE, Fla. – State health officials in Florida say if coronavirus vaccine doses at state vaccination clinics are set to expire and have gone unused, the state will immediately relocate the doses. The Florida Division of Emergency Management press secretary gave the example of doses hours away from spoiling being delivered to long-term care facilities or to another site in the area. Medical workers at the state vaccination clinic at Regency Square Mall in Jacksonville asked bystanders in the parking lot on Jan. 21 if they wanted to be vaccinated. AdFlorida Department of Health in Duval County officials could only speak for the Prime Osborn vaccination site, which is only administering second doses of the Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine. UF Health epidemiologist Chad Neilsen says planning for unused doses on the brink of expiration is a dilemma medical institutions across the country are facing.
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Florida to begin statewide appointment system for vaccine
Read full article: Florida to begin statewide appointment system for vaccineRon DeSantis said stories of the rich flying to Florida, getting vaccinated and returning home are overblown. He said a registration system could help alleviate the strain counties are now under as they deliver vaccinations. Since then, the governor has sought to widen the number of vaccination sites. Although some snowbirds who own homes in Florida say they have gotten vaccines while here in the Sunshine State. At some vaccination sites, seniors have had to be turned away because vaccine allotments had dried up.
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Study: In pandemic era, older adults isolated but resilient
Read full article: Study: In pandemic era, older adults isolated but resilientWhen it comes to mental and emotional health, older adults in the United States are showing resilience and persevering despite struggles with loneliness and isolation, the latest self-reported results in an ongoing study suggest. About half as many older adults now report they are very happy or extremely happy, and an increasing number report occasional feelings of depression or isolation. Other interesting findings from the responses:—About one-fifth of older adults in the study said they’d had no in-person contact with family and friends outside their own households during the pandemic. —At the same time, at least half of older adults “have not reduced their frequency of in-person contact with friends and family not living with them" since the pandemic began. “There’s a lot we don’t appreciate about how well people do cope with age,” said Hawkley, who specializes in researching loneliness and social isolation in older adults.
FBI calls arrested Miami attorney a serial bank robber
Read full article: FBI calls arrested Miami attorney a serial bank robberMIAMI – The FBI says a 41-year-old Miami attorney is a “serial bank robber" who tried to rob five banks in the last three weeks before being arrested on his way to another bank. A police detective spotted Honaker driving in Coral Gables on Tuesday evening and took him into custody, the Miami Herald reported. I have a gun.” When the teller said she had trouble with English as an excuse to talk to a manager, Honaker left the bank. On Oct. 10, Honaker asked for $50s and $100s again at a Chase bank in Coral Gables. Five days later, Honaker’s note confused the teller at the HSBC branch in Coral Gables.
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COVID-19 danger continues to drive joblessness in US
Read full article: COVID-19 danger continues to drive joblessness in USUntil the pandemic upended the operations of American companies, from factories to family diners, weekly jobless aid applications had never exceeded 700,000 in the U.S. They’ve topped 700,000 for 26 consecutive weeks. An extra $600 in weekly unemployment benefits ran out July 31, squeezing households that had depended on the beefed-up payments. President Donald Trump issued an executive order Aug. 8 providing a scaled-back version of the expanded jobless aid. Most states signed up for federal grants that let them increase weekly benefits by $300 or $400. The extra $600 in weekly jobless benefits didn’t replace all her lost income but helped.
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Supreme Court won’t hear styrofoam case
Read full article: Supreme Court won’t hear styrofoam caseTALLAHASSEE, Fla. – In a victory for retailers, the Florida Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to take up an appeal in a battle about the city of Coral Gables’ attempt to ban the use of Styrofoam food containers. The decision effectively let stand a ruling last year by the 3rd District Court of Appeal that upheld the constitutionality of state laws that blocked a 2016 Coral Gables ordinance on polystyrene, commonly known as Styrofoam. As is common, the Supreme Court did not explain its reasons for declining to hear the case, but the decision was unanimous. The Attorney General’s Office backed the retailers in the case, including filing a brief in November at the Supreme Court. The case focused heavily on a wide-ranging Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services bill that lawmakers passed in March 2016.

Florida's Styrofoam ban fight goes to Supreme Court
Read full article: Florida's Styrofoam ban fight goes to Supreme CourtShutterstock via CNNTALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Coral Gables has gone to the Florida Supreme Court in a legal battle about whether the city should be able to ban the use of Styrofoam food containers, according to documents posted Monday on the Supreme Court website. The 3rd District Court of Appeal in August overturned a ruling by a Miami-Dade County circuit judge who had found three state laws unconstitutional and determined Coral Gables was not prevented from enacting the Styrofoam ban. Coral Gables approved a Styrofoam-ban ordinance in February 2016, and the Florida Retail Federation and Super Progreso, Inc., later filed the lawsuit challenging its legality. The appeals court said the three state laws at issue in the case are unambiguous and "expressly preempt the city's polystyrene ordinance." As is common, the city's notice of taking the case to the Supreme Court does not detail arguments Coral Gables will make.

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