A student-led organization, Send it 4 the Sea,hosted a clean-up around the abandoned Miami Marine Stadium this past Sunday.
Volunteers walked along the shore and went into mangroves to remove trash.
🎥 Isabella Menendez and Julian Davis
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La Respuesta Sensorial Meridiana Autonoma, Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response, mejor conocida como ASMR o sonidos cosquillosos, ha revolucionado las redes sociales desde la pandemia.
El ASMR es una sensación de hormigueo que generalmente comienza en el cuero cabelludo y desciende por la parte posterior del cuello y la parte superior de la columna. Se desencadena con mayor frecuencia por estímulos auditivos o visuales específicos.
✍️ Sylvana Perez
A white, 18-year-old gunman, Payton Gendron, carried out a racially motivated mass shooting at a Tops Friendly Supermarket in Buffalo, New York on Saturday, police say. The suspect allegedly shot 13 people, killing 10, most of whom were Black.
✍️ Eugenia Scheuren
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Celebrating 21 years of continuous dedication, @sobewffest concluded this past weekend. Sponsored by Food Network and the Cooking Channel, the four-day event hosted a variety of events from brunches, to lunches to intimate dinners, wine seminars, walk-around tastings and late-night parties.
✍️ @__claumorales__
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A Johns Hopkins University study looked at how different closures during the lockdown reduced Covid deaths.
The study found that overall, the lockdowns, defined in the study as “any government mandate that directly restricts peoples’ possibilities” reduced Covid deaths by .2%. The greatest impact due to closures was business closures which reduced Covid deaths by 10.6%.
✍🏼 Sophia Lama
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Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer announced his retirement yesterday. The 83-year-old’s decision to step down, gives President Joe Biden his first opportunity to make a Supreme Court nomination and fulfill a campaign promise: to make history.
The spotlight shines on one possible nominee most brightly: Judge Kentaji Brown Jackson, who grew up in South Florida and attended Miami Palmetto Senior High School. On Thursday, Palmetto students talked about the possibility of her nomination.
🎥 Zitlali Solache
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As Miami-Dade Public Schools Superintendent Alberto Carvalho nears the end of his tenure, the board last night selected his successor.
Of 16 preliminary applicants, three candidates – Dr. Jose Dotres, Rafaela Espinal and Jacob Oliva – were interviewed in person for the position. Later, the board voted 6 to 3 to appoint Dotres as Carvalho’s replacement.
✍🏼 Julian Davis
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#miamidade #publicschools #superintendent #vote
Tiago’s Tacos is a new hot spot for eating in South Florida, serving various Mexican food options. Gabriel Bayma and Angie Mollinedo started it Tacos in 2018 just before welcoming their son Tiago.
What started as a food truck has expanded into restaurants. This family-owned business has allowed Bayma and his wife to share their culinary passions with their employees and customers.
✍🏼 Hilary Obregon
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Florida COVID-19 cases are declining. The state is one of 14 that have seen at least a 10% decrease from last week’s cases. The other states where numbers are declining are California, Colorado, Illinois, Georgia, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Maryland, and Delaware. On the other hand, 26 states have experienced at least a 10 percent increase in cases.
✍🏼 Daniela Jaramillo
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CLIMATE CRISIS 🌎
Climate change poses many threats to the South Florida ecosystem, but many people fail to realize the potential effects on their daily lives.
Attracted by the sunny weather, beautiful views and bustling nightlife, people continue to move to Miami from all over the world. According to a Redfin.com analysis migration to the city has tripled in the past year, even though sea-level rise threatens the area.
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Two tornadoes struck the southwest Florida area and destroyed dozens of homes in Lee County on Sunday. Some residents were displaced from their home in a trailer park and others from the surrounding area.
The tornadoes were produced by the same system that brought icy weather conditions further north. At a news conference on Sunday, Cecil Pendergrass, co-chairman of the Lee county board of commissioners,said that 60 and more homes are currently “unlivable”.
✍🏼 Giuliana Restrepo
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#fortmeyers #tornado #southflorida #naturaldisaster
The Supreme Court blocked the administration’s vaccine mandates for large businesses Thursday.
The rule would have required large companies requiring private companies with 100 or more employees to have their employers fully vaccinated.
✍🏼 Zitlali Solache
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#bidenadministration #supremecourt #covidmandates #covid
In the aftermath of the pandemic, real estate prices have skyrocketed. South Florida has become a main attraction to buyers from all over – who are rushing to make offers and relocate to the sunshine state.
Florida is at the top of the hot list. Income tax-free with great weather and fewer COVID restrictions than many states, it has been subject to high demand — making it a competitive market for Florida residents and also fueling inflation.
✍🏼 Rebecca Morales
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#realestate #pandemic #miami #southflorida
As America struggles to manage the COVID-19 crisis, healthcare workers are being pushed to the edge.
In many states, COVID positive healthcare workers are continuing to work. State health officials say this occurs because of critically low staffing levels at hospitals and nursing homes across the state.
✍🏼 Zitlali Solache
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#omicron #hospitalization #nurse #covid_19
