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Miami Mayor on Previous Coronavirus Aid: ‘Our Residents Got a Fraction of The Help That They Needed'
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez spoke in favor of the House’s coronavirus relief package on Friday. Suarez also criticized the support many U.S. cities received in previous aid packages, saying, “Many of them had very, very bad experiences in terms of receiving the full allotment that they should have received based on their population.”
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Bahamian Business Pioneer Helped Build Futures in Miami Neighborhoods
Coconut Grove has gone through many changes over the years since Miami was officially incorporated as a city in 1896. At the time, the population was just over 300 people and many Bahamians where immigrating to America. Coconut Grove was becoming a destination where they would move. There was one Bahamian who came to Coconut Grove with little to nothing….
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Black History Month: The Life and Legacy of E.W.F. Stirrup
NBC 6 anchor Johnny Archer takes us inside the house in Coconut Grove that serves as a point of pride for members of the Bahamian community that helped build the city of Miami.
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Diddy Providing Some COVID-19 Relief for Miami Neighborhood
Rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs is providing some coronavirus relief in a Miami neighborhood
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Miami's Commercial Real Estate Boom Picks Up Steam as Pandemic Pushes Companies to Seek New Digs
Alex Rodriguez, the baseball superstar-turned-developer, said the Miami market is “a rocket ship” since Covid started.
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First Shipment of Moderna Coronavirus Vaccine Arrives in Miami
Shipments of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine were distributed to hospitals around the country. The Baptist Hospital in Miami, Florida, is one of 170 medical facilities in the state to receive doses of the vaccine.
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Meet the Miami Muralists Fighting for Black Lives Through Their Art
Some of the most striking demonstrations in the Black Lives Matter movement have been public art projects. In Miami, two different Black Lives Matter murals were created not far from each other, each with its own unique perspective on the struggle of Black Americans.
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How Two Student Protesters Arranged a Historic Meeting of Miami Police Chiefs
Five days after the death of George Floyd, two PhD students from Miami organized a protest to voice their concerns about police brutality. Oshea Johnson, the co-founder of Protests Miami, had never led a protest before. This is the story of how he and his co-founder, Ahzin Bahraini, achieved a historic virtual meeting with every Miami-Dade police chief.
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Rapper Lil Wayne Pleads Guilty in Miami to Federal Gun Charge
Rapper Lil Wayne pled guilty to a firearm possession charge in South Florida Friday, a federal offense that carries a potential sentence of up to 10 years in prison. The 38-year-old rapper, whose real name is Dwayne Michael Carter Jr., pled guilty to illegally possessing a loaded .45-caliber handgun while traveling to South Florida on a private plane last Christmas…
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Teachers Are Essential Workers Too and Should Get Early Vaccines, Says Miami Schools Head
With a nationwide vaccine rollout poised to begin, a debate is underway about who should be given priority access. Miami-Dade County Public Schools Superintendent Alberto Carvalho says teachers are essential workers who play a vital role in our communities and should be near the front of the line.
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ESPN Says Dan Le Batard Leaving Radio, TV Shows Next Month
ESPN has announced that Dan Le Batard will be leaving the network next month.
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Gloria Estefan Reveals She Had COVID-19 Last Month
Singer Gloria Estefan said she tested positive for COVID-19 last month. Estefan shared her diagnosis in an Instagram post Tuesday night. The 63-year-old said she lost her sense of taste and smell and decided to get tested on Nov. 8, and it came back positive. Estefan said the only other symptom she had was a little cough, and said she…
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Palm Tree, Bushes Help Miami Girl Survive 4-Floor Fall: Police
A young child was hospitalized after falling out of a 4th-floor window at an apartment building in Miami Monday morning. Miami Police officials said the incident happened around 7:30 a.m. in the area of Southwest 20th Avenue and 8th Street in Little Havana. When officers responded, they found the child, a 2-year-old girl, alert and conscious. Investigators believe the girl…
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Serial Killer Blamed for 2 Miami Slayings in the 1970s
Florida authorities say two women who were slain in Miami in the 1970s were killed by the United States’ deadliest serial killer
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Luxe Life: This Miami Beach Home Was Built to Replicate A Resort
The home was built by serial entrepreneur in design, home furnishings and real estate, Michael Horvitz has listed his property called Casa Aman an ode to the highly reputable Aman Resorts, for $14.995M with Darin Tansey of Douglas Elliman. ‘Luxe Life With Derek Z’ got an exclusive tour.
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This Miami Artist and Immigrant Designed Us a New ‘I Voted' Sticker and Says the U.S. Is Still a ‘Shining Light'
Gustavo Oviedo is an artist from Miami and a recently naturalized citizen. He shares his perspective on the importance of the U.S. as a “shining light” for the rest of the world and why he thinks voting is so important.
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Glamorous Miami Club Caught in Power Struggle Over the Virus
One of Miami’s most glamorous, star-studded nightclubs sits empty and quiet these days — a casualty of both the coronavirus outbreak and a power struggle between state and local government over how to contain the scourge.
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How Miami Muralist Alan Ket Reimagined the ‘I Voted' Sticker for the 2020 Election
NBCLX asked artists from across the U.S. to reimagine the “I Voted” sticker for 2020. Find the collection on Giphy by searching “LXtion” and share them on social media to tell the world you voted!
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Biden Aims to Expand Map as Trump Recovers From Coronavirus
As President Donald Trump recovers from the coronavirus, Joe Biden is capitalizing on having the campaign trail largely to himself by hitting critical swing states and investing in longtime Republican bastions that he hopes might expand his path to victory.
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Man Leads Federal, Local Authorities on Jet Ski Chase in Miami
A man who was wanted by U.S. Marshals is in custody after leading authorities on jet ski chase in Miami Monday evening.