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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis waves to supporters at a campaign rally for President Donald Trump Friday, Oct. 23, 2020, in The Villages, Fla.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis pushes expansion of Stand Your Ground law — a move critics say will allow vigilantes to shoot suspected looters

November 11, 2020 at 11:11 a.m.

Gov. Ron DeSantis has drafted "anti-mob" legislation that would expand Florida's Stand Your Ground law — a move that critics say will allow armed citizens to shoot suspected looters or...

They’re not in the mood. Toxins are turning off great egrets mating in the Everglades

October 27, 2020 at 12:06 p.m.

MIAMI — Great egrets in the Everglades are losing their sexual motivation because they are exposed to mercury through the fish they eat, a University of Florida study using more...

A man sits outside a single-family home that has no hurricane shutters or windows in Little Haiti on Thursday, October 6, 2020.

Miami-Dade is one storm away from a housing catastrophe. Nearly 1 million people are at risk

October 15, 2020 at 12:58 p.m.

MIAMI — As the tail end of one of the most active hurricane seasons in history nears, Miami-Dade County appears once again poised to emerge unscathed. The region dodged hurricanes...

Mercedes Benítez participa en una ceremonia de naturalización en la Oficina del Distrito de Servicios de Ciudadanía e Inmigración de Estados Unidos en Miami, Florida, el viernes 2 de octubre de 2020.

Se naturalizan justo a tiempo para votar

October 9, 2020 at 3:35 p.m.

Mientras Carlos Aybar estaba en la oficina de Inmigración de Miami el viernes pasado, levantando su mano derecha y recitando las palabras del juramento de ciudadanía a través de un...

After reopening to international travelers on July 1 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Bahamas announced it was temporarily closing to U.S. travelers as of July 22. Days later it reversed the decision but said visitors have to quarantine for 14 days.

The Caribbean has reopened and COVID-19 is spreading — but one island is finding success

September 22, 2020 at 1:10 p.m.

After being hit with an "Avoid non-essential travel" warning by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention because of the coronavirus, the eastern Caribbean island of St. Lucia recently...

Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line Grand Celebration ship sits off the Port of Palm Beach, Auguat 6, 2020.

‘Enough is enough’: Commissioners and cruise execs urge CDC to let cruising resume

September 11, 2020 at 12:04 p.m.

MIAMI — Five months after South Florida became a hotbed for COVID-19 cruise outbreaks, Miami-Dade commissioners and cruise executives are urging the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to...

The courtyard between THesis Hotel (left) and residences (right) in Coral Gables, Florida on August 6, 2020.

Open a resort in the middle of a pandemic? These developers are giving it a go

August 28, 2020 at 1:45 p.m.

MIAMI — THesis Hotel first came off the drawing board seven years, when pandemic was still a sci-fi theme. The developers of the Paseo de la Riviera condo saw it...

First he got $4 million in COVID-19 relief loans; then he bought a Lamborghini

July 28, 2020 at 10:35 a.m.

One of the first things David T. Hines bought when he got $4 million in COVID-19 relief loans from the government for his supposedly ailing South Florida moving business was...

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to sweep the country, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has begun recommending that people wear cloth masks when out in public, particularly in high-risk areas or in situations where social distancing is not possible. It's important to know how to do so in a manner that is effective, however, and this guide will help inform you on how to properly wear a face mask.

‘Catch and kill’ air filter could destroy coronavirus instantly, Texas experts say

July 10, 2020 at 4:07 p.m.

Researchers in Texas said they have designed a virus-trapping air filter that can kill the coronavirus instantly using extremely high temperatures, and can be installed in existing cooling and heating...

A man carries his bike across a flooded street in Key West, Florida, after the eye of Hurricane Dennis passed west of the island on July 8, 2005.

In Florida Keys, $5.5 billion hurricane protection plan would buy 300 homes, raise thousands

July 9, 2020 at 1:02 p.m.

Protecting the Florida Keys from the future's stronger storms and rising seas involves retreating from the most dangerous spots. That process will be by choice, for now. Last week, the...

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