China is ramping up efforts to neutralize the coronavirus as new outbreaks challenge its already stringent pandemic strategy, with another weapon added to an arsenal of border curbs, mass testing and hard lockdowns: anal swabs. While there’s no nationwide policy on use of the technique, some residents in China’s northern regions — where more than […]
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Last fall, the doubly star-studded property of baseball star Derek Jeter — which is being rented by Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady — was put on the market, culminating in a story that’s fascinated real estate buffs and sports fans alike. Despite rumors that Brady was buying a Clearwater house, the supposed sale of that mansion
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Southwest Airlines has joined other major US carriers in banning emotional support animals. Effective March 1, the airline will no longer transport emotional support animals, according to a policy announced Monday. Trained service dogs will still be allowed. A new Department of Transportation regulation went into effect on January 11 that says airlines aren’t required to
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The Miami-Dade Branch of the NAACP is calling out local leaders and demanding equal distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine in Black communities. Daniella Pierre, President of the chapter, indicated on Sunday that more needs to be done. “Health and access to health care is a fundamental right,” she said. What the NAACP is seeking, Pierre
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YouTube star Jake Paul has been spotted partying and mingling on a crowded yacht in Miami amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The 24-year-old YouTuber turned boxer was seen on the yacht off the coast of Miami Beach, Florida on Sunday. The tattooed, 6ft blonde, who recently relocated from Los Angeles to Miami, was shirtless and wearing
The city of Miami, with a growing reputation as a financial services center enhanced by its balmy climate and low taxes, is now making a concerted and increasingly successful push to attract hi-tech firms from Silicon Valley and New York. Goldman Sachs and other financial firms already have a presence in the southern Florida metropolis.
PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel was revealed as the buyer of two waterfront adjacent Miami Beach mansions that sold in September for $18 million. Thiel, the German-American billionaire entrepreneur and venture capitalist, acquired Jacques Nasser’s double-home at 445 to 441 East Rivo Alto Drive on the Venetian Islands. Business Insider first reported the buyer’s identity, which a source
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The Miami Heat are bringing back some fans, with help from some dogs. The Heat will use coronavirus-sniffing dogs at AmericanAirlines Arena to screen fans who want to attend their games. They’ve been working on the plan for months, and the highly trained dogs have been in place for some games this season in which
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Cell phone video captured the aftermath of a fatal, three-car collision that happened late Saturday night in Sunrise. The head-on wreck left one person dead at the scene. According to police, the driver who caused the crash was likely impaired and was seen heading north in the southbound lanes of University Drive around 11 p.m.
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Organizers of a major electronic music festival that is held in South Florida annually are making plans to cancel the festivities for a second year in a row due to the pandemic. Officials working for the popular Ultra Music Festival asked in a letter to Miami’s city manager on Wednesday if they could reschedule the
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