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• COVID-19 Surge Leading to Hospital Staff Shortages

  05-08-2021 23:36 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A resurgence of the coronavirus brought on by the Delta variant and the unvaccinated is stretching South Florida hospitals and their staff.  Broward Health, Jackson Health and Memorial Healthcare are three of the top ten largest public hospital systems in the country. Hospital leaders said staffing has become an issue quickly as the last week brought a surge of COVID-19...
  
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• Proposal Would Allow Students Change Schools to Avoid Mask Mandates

  05-08-2021 23:01 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Jeff Foster is like many teachers in South Florida, concerned about the start of the school year with COVID-19 cases on the rise. “There’s a combination of concern, fear, trepidation, whatever word you want to use,” Foster said. “We’re going to be in an enclosed space with 30 kids for an hour and a half at a time with four different...
  
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• Meeting Scheduled Friday on Proposal to Allow School Changes to Avoid Mask Mandates

  05-08-2021 23:01 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Concern over masks in schools now causing the Florida Department of Education to hold an emergency meeting Friday.  The agenda includes a proposal to allow parents to use vouchers to transfer their student from a public school, with a mask mandate, to a private school.  Jeff Foster is like many teachers in South Florida, concerned about the start of the...
  
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• Florida Dept. of Education Holds Emergency Meeting Over Masks in Schools

  05-08-2021 23:01 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Concern over masks in schools has led the Florida Department of Education to hold an emergency meeting Friday.  The agenda includes a proposal to allow parents to use vouchers to transfer their student from a public school, with a mask mandate, to a private school.  Jeff Foster is like many teachers in South Florida, concerned about the start of the...
  
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• Florida Board of Education Approves Vouchers Over Masks in Schools

  05-08-2021 23:01 via nbcmiami.com
  
  The Florida Board of Education has approved the use of an anti-bullying scholarship for parents who want to move their kids out of public schools that may require masks. The board approved the measure at an emergency meeting Friday.  Last Friday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed an executive order banning schools from making it mandatory to wear face coverings. He has...
  
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• Florida Board of Education Approves School Vouchers in Districts Requiring Masks

  05-08-2021 23:01 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Florida’s Board of Education approved an emergency rule Friday that will allow private school vouchers if parents feel their children are being harassed by a school district’s COVID-19 safety policies, including mask requirements. The parents could request the vouchers under provisions that are usually used to protect children who are being bullied. “’COVID-19 harassment’ means any threatening, discriminatory, insulting, or...
  
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• Emergency Meeting Friday on Proposal to Allow School Transfers Over Mask Mandates

  05-08-2021 23:01 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Concern over masks in schools now causing the Florida Department of Education to hold an emergency meeting Friday.  The agenda includes a proposal to allow parents to use vouchers to transfer their student from a public school, with a mask mandate, to a private school.  Jeff Foster is like many teachers in South Florida, concerned about the start of the...
  
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• Local Family Pushes for Change After Deadly Rollaway Incident

  05-08-2021 21:28 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Yolanda Ross did it all. She took care of her sick husband, her kids, had a job and volunteered at church. “I didn’t really have the full scope of just how much she took on until I basically had to take her place,” her daughter Randi Ross told NBC 6 while fighting back tears.  On Jan. 23, 2020, Randi said...
  
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• GOP: Biden Not Doing Enough to Help Cubans Access Internet

  05-08-2021 19:19 via nbcmiami.com
  
  House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy and fellow GOP politicians are accusing President Joe Biden of not doing more to help establish internet access for Cubans on the island
  
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• Men Charged in 2016 Murder of FIU Student Appear in Court

  05-08-2021 19:03 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Nearly five years later, police say they found men responsible for shooting and killing an FIU student. 25-year-old Donterio Fowler and 23-year-old Keondre Fields were arrested for the shooting death of 21-year-old Michael Zaldua. The shooting happened in December of 2016, at the 4th Street Commons parking garage on Southwest 4th Street, just blocks away from FIU’s Modesto A. Madique...
  
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• From Homeless to College Grad: Miami-Dade Student Earns FIU Diploma

  05-08-2021 18:37 via nbcmiami.com
  
  The distance from Miami Jackson Senior High School to Florida International University is 21 miles. For Terrence Nickerson, traveling that distance has been an epic journey. Nickerson has gone from homeless to college graduate, thanks to his own perseverance and FIU’S unique Fostering Panther Pride program, which provides housing and support for homeless students. “I feel excited, I feel really,...
  
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• Florida's Caeleb Dressel, Eddy Alvarez Among Top Viral Moments at Olympics

  05-08-2021 17:54 via nbcmiami.com
  
  From coaches showing off their dance moves to a quirky quarantine hobby, here are some viral moments from the Tokyo Olympics.
  
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• Appeals Court Ruling in South Florida Confirms People Can Record Police at Work

  05-08-2021 17:51 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Tasha Ford recorded police in Boynton Beach years ago on her cellphone, and she ended up being taken into custody. In a landmark decision over a decade later, an appeals court now says she could do it. Back in 2009, Ford brought out her cellphone to record the Boynton Beach police officers who handcuffed her son for trespassing at a...
  
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• Jackson Health Workers Must Get Vaccinated or Face Restrictions: CEO

  05-08-2021 16:49 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Jackson Health System in Miami will be requiring all workers to get vaccinated and any employee who doesn't will face a number of restrictions at its hospitals, the system's CEO said Thursday.
  
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• Florida Man Arrested After Biting Off Part of Tourist's Ear at Key West Hotel

  05-08-2021 16:20 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A Florida man was arrested after biting off a part of a tourist’s ear during a fight at a hotel in Key West, authorities said. James Lenn Williams, 45, of Port St. Lucie, was arrested after the incident early Thursday at the Oceans Edge Resort & Marina on Stock Island, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office. Williams was with...
  
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• Miami-Dade to Require Weekly COVID-19 Testing of County Employees: Mayor

  05-08-2021 15:55 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Miami-Dade will begin requiring weekly COVID-19 testing of county employees amid a spike in hospitalizations and cases, Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said Thursday. Beginning Aug. 16, all non-union employees will be tested on a weekly basis. Employees who are vaccinated can opt out if they provide proof of their vaccination status, and exceptions will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis,...
  
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• Gov. DeSantis Holding News Conference at Tampa Hospital

  05-08-2021 13:55 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is holding a news conference at a Tampa hospital Thursday to give an update on the COVID-19 response in the state. DeSantis and Tampa General CEO John Couris were expected to speak at the hospital’s Global Emerging Diseases Institute around 2 p.m. Florida has seen its COVID-19 hospitalization rate spike in recent days to numbers not...
  
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• Florida Reaches 12,500 COVID-19 Hospitalizations as Spike Continues

  05-08-2021 13:55 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Florida had 12,500 COVID-19 patients hospitalized Thursday, according to the CDC, nearly seven times the state’s figure in mid-June. The state is reporting 17,000 new cases per day, 10 times more than two months ago. Those are records, eclipsing numbers posted last summer before vaccinations were available. Officials with Jackson Health System in Miami were expected to give an update...
  
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• Carnival to Require Pre-Cruise Covid Tests for Vaccinated, Masking Indoors on Ships

  05-08-2021 13:25 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Carnival Cruise Line is updating its travel rules with a new pre-cruise requirement that all vaccinated guests be tested for COVID-19 and that all guests wear masks in certain indoor areas on ships. The South Florida-based cruise line said the new temporary facial covering change will go into effect on all cruises that depart starting Saturday and will last through...
  
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• Say What? Learning the Japanese Language During Tokyo Olympics

  05-08-2021 12:58 via nbcmiami.com
  
  “Hajimemashite, watashi no namae wa amanda des.” That means “Nice to meet you, my name is Amanda” in Japanese. There are a lot of phrases to help you survive in the county during the Tokyo Olympics – here are my top ten. Let’s start with the basics of Japanese 101. First up, “konichiwa,” which means hello. Then there’s “arigato gozaimasu,”...
  
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• High Demand as New COVID-19 Testing Site Opens in Broward

  05-08-2021 12:09 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Demand was high as a new COVID-19 testing site opened in Broward County Thursday in response to the surge of new cases in South Florida.
  
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• 6 to Watch: Track Star Allyson Felix, Battle for Beach Volleyball Gold and More

  05-08-2021 11:29 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Thursday marks day 14 of the Tokyo Olympics – and the stakes are rising for Team USA in the medal hunt. Here’s a look at some of the top picks of what and how to watch. One of the best to ever run for Team USA in track and field, Allyson Felix, will look to add to her impressive resume...
  
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• 2 Men Now Facing Murder Charges in Miami Beach Spring Break Overdoses

  05-08-2021 11:08 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Two North Carolina men accused of raping a tourist who died of an overdose during a spring break trip to Miami Beach are now facing first-degree murder charges
  
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• Tickets to Heat Games, Concerts at FTX Arena Available at Vaccine Event Thursday

  05-08-2021 09:48 via nbcmiami.com
  
  If you’re looking to get tickets to Miami Heat games or events at the newly named FTX Arena while getting your COVID-19 vaccine, the team has just the event for you! The Heat and Miami-Dade County will hold a community vaccination event Thursday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the arena. All wishing to get a vaccine must complete...
  
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• Heat, Concert Tickets Available at FTX Arena Vaccine Event Thursday

  05-08-2021 09:48 via nbcmiami.com
  
  If you’re looking to get tickets to Miami Heat games or events at the newly named FTX Arena while getting your COVID-19 vaccine, the team has just the event for you! The Heat and Miami-Dade County are holding a community vaccination event Thursday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the arena. “If you’ve been sitting on the sidelines wondering...
  
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• Two Potential Systems Could Form in Atlantic, Not Forecast to Impact U.S.: NHC

  05-08-2021 09:27 via nbcmiami.com
  
  One day after the forecast for the 2021 hurricane season was modified for the possibility of more activity, two possible named systems in the Atlantic could form within the next week. The National Hurricane Center says the first tropical wave, located in the central Atlantic Ocean, continues to produce a broad area of showers and storms as it moves east...
  
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• Coast Guard to Offload More Than $1.4B Worth of Narcotics at Port Everglades

  05-08-2021 06:03 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Thursday is expected to be a record setting day at Port Everglades with the United States Coast Guard offloading a major seizure of narcotics. The agency is expected to offload over 61,000 pounds worth of cocaine and marijuana at the Fort Lauderdale port Thursday morning, according to a news release issued from the USCG. Officials say the narcotics have a...
  
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• Coast Guard Offloads More Than $1.4B Worth of Narcotics at Port Everglades

  05-08-2021 06:03 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Thursday is record setting day at Port Everglades with the United States Coast Guard offloading a major seizure of narcotics. The agency offloaded over 61,000 pounds worth of cocaine and marijuana at the Fort Lauderdale port Thursday morning. Officials say the narcotics have a street value of over $1.4 billion, making it the largest offload in Coast Guard history according...
  
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• 6 Things to Know: Volunteers Work to Preserve Surfside Memorial Wall

  05-08-2021 05:31 via nbcmiami.com
  
  It’s Thursday, August 5th – and NBC 6 has the top stories for the day. No. 1 – One of South Florida’s biggest hospital systems is planning on suspending elective medical procedures amid the state’s recent COVID-19 spike. In a statement Wednesday, Memorial Healthcare System in Broward County said they will be suspending elective procedures on August 9 “in an...
  
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