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• Florida Judge Latest to Block Biden Contractor Vaccine Rule

  23-12-2021 22:56 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A federal judge in Florida on Wednesday blocked President Joe Biden’s requirement for federal contractors to receive coronavirus vaccines, adding to a series of legal setbacks for the mandate. U.S. District Judge Steven Merryday wrote that Florida’s lawsuit against the rule demonstrated a “substantial likelihood” that the White House did not have authority to set the requirement. The preliminary injunction...
  
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• At-Home Rapid Tests at Several Miami-Dade Libraries Christmas Eve With More To Come

  23-12-2021 22:12 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Miami Dade County is offering free take-home rapid test kits at five public libraries in the county. Residents can pick up the test kits on Friday, December 24, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. while supplies last at the following locations: North Dade Regional Library2455 NW 183 StreetMiami Gardens, FL 33056 Kendale Lakes Branch Library15205 SW 88 StreetMiami, FL 33196...
  
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• Police Search For Missing Hialeah-Miami Lakes Teen

  23-12-2021 21:55 via nbcmiami.com
  
  The Miami-Dade Schools Police Department are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing teen from Hialeah-Miami Lakes. Emma Elizabeth Rivera, 16, was last seen on Tuesday, December 14 at Hialeah/Miami Lakes Senior High School at around 10 a.m. Rivera is about 5’2″ and weighs about 140 lbs with black hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing...
  
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• United, Delta Cancel Dozens of Christmas Eve Flights as COVID Hits Crews

  23-12-2021 21:14 via nbcmiami.com
  
  U.S. airlines have recently ramped up pressure on the CDC to loosen quarantine rules for breakthrough COVID cases.
  
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• How the Royal Family Is Spending the Holidays Amid Surge in COVID-19 Cases

  23-12-2021 21:09 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Though Queen Elizabeth II is traditionally joined by members of her family for a Christmas Day walk, her plans have changed amid a surge of COVID-19 cases.
  
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• 54% of South Florida Small Business Owners Say Covid Negatively Affected Them: Study

  23-12-2021 19:08 via nbcmiami.com
  
  “Out of nowhere there’ll be no supply for a specific product and I have to wait to see when it’s going to come around again.”  This is something small business owner Martha Valdes has had to deal with as national supply chain issues and back ups at the Port of Miami impact small businesses in South Florida. A study by...
  
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• US Sets Shorter COVID-19 Isolation Rules for Health Workers

  23-12-2021 18:58 via nbcmiami.com
  
  U.S. officials are loosening rules that call on health care workers to stay out of work for 10 days if they test positive for COVID-19
  
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• New Covid Testing and Treatment Sites Open in Hialeah

  23-12-2021 18:35 via nbcmiami.com
  
  New COVID-19 testing and monoclonal antibody treatment sites are now open in Hialeah ahead of the holiday rush sparked by the spike in cases. The parks will be operating from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day. Where: Benny Babcock Park- 651 East 4TH Avenue, Hialeah, FL 33010 (Allied Health) Bucky Dent Park- 2250 West 60 Street, Hialeah, FL 33016...
  
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• Extended Mall Hours for Last Minute Shoppers and Long Lines for Christmas Eve Pigs

  23-12-2021 18:13 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Nothing says the holidays like some retail therapy. Procrastinators flocked to Dolphin and other malls in South Florida for the final shopping rush before Christmas. “Last minute shopping for the family and the kids. With everybody trying to avoid Covid, waiting until the last minute to go out and get the gifts for the boys and girls of our family....
  
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• Suspected Miami Serial Killer Targeted Homeless in Murders: Police

  23-12-2021 16:53 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A suspected serial killer targeted homeless people in Miami, fatally shooting a man and leaving another critically injured earlier this week, and police believe he’s also responsible for another killing in October. Miami Mayor Francis Suarez and Interim Police Chief Manuel Morales announced the arrest of 25-year-old Willy Maceo Suarez during a news conference Thursday. “On the eve of Christmas...
  
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• Person Detained After Woman Found Shot to Death Inside Car in Coral Springs

  23-12-2021 16:49 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Police are investigating after a woman was discovered shot to death inside a car in a Coral Springs neighborhood Thursday. The discovery was made around 12:30 p.m. after police received 911 calls about a shooting in the area of the 5700 block of Northwest 48th Court. Officers arrived and found a woman in the driver’s seat of a car suffering...
  
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• Florida Approaches Daily COVID-19 Case Record as Long Testing Lines Form on Christmas Eve

  23-12-2021 14:13 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Florida nearly reached its daily COVID-19 case record Wednesday, recording more than 26,800 new infections on Wednesday. The 26,811 new cases reported by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention pushed Florida’s total to more than 3,832,000 since the pandemic began. It’s also the most cases reported by the state in a single day since Aug. 26, when Florida...
  
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• Suspects Puncture Tires of Multiple Cars at SW Miami-Dade Apartment Complex

  23-12-2021 13:54 via nbcmiami.com
  
  More than a dozen people woke up Thursday morning to find their tires flattened, victims of a vandal who struck overnight in southwest Miami-Dade.  “It upsets me, because it is money you can spend on something else,” said one woman who had three tires flattened on her car.  One tire was punctured on her boyfriend’s car. “That’s $200, $250 that...
  
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• South Florida Woman Accused of More Than a Dozen Victoria's Secret Thefts

  23-12-2021 13:49 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A South Florida woman accused of stealing thousands of dollars worth of underwear and other items from multiple Victoria’s Secret stores is facing multiple charges, authorities said. Rosa Medina, 56, was arrested Wednesday on retail theft and grand theft charges, Miami-Dade jail records showed. Investigators said Medina, of Sweetwater, is responsible for at least 13 separate thefts at Victoria’s Secret...
  
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• Woman Calls NBC 6 Responds After COVID Test Error

  23-12-2021 12:51 via nbcmiami.com
  
  As the latest COVID variant sweeps across South Florida, pop-up testing sites are opening up too. One woman called NBC 6 Responds after she says an error resulted in her getting test results without ever taking a test. Roxana De La Hoz says when she saw a pop up testing site on NE 29th Street in Midtown Miami, she thought...
  
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• Caught on Camera: Gunman Shoots Man in Car at Miramar Gas Station

  23-12-2021 12:18 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Surveillance footage shows the suspect pointing a gun toward the vehicle and pulling the trigger several times before the vehicle drives away.
  
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• Police Search for Man Caught on Camera Hitting Young Child at Miami Pharmacy

  23-12-2021 11:28 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Police are searching for a man who was caught on camera striking a young child who was waiting in line at a Miami pharmacy. The incident took place just after 2 p.m. on Dec. 13 at the Walgreens located at 1695 Northwest 20th Street. Police released surveillance footage Thursday that showed the 3-year-old boy and his mother walking near the...
  
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• 55 Test Positive for Covid on Royal Caribbean's Odyssey of the Seas Ship

  23-12-2021 11:21 via nbcmiami.com
  
  At least 55 crew members and guests have tested positive for COVID-19 on Royal Caribbean’s Odyssey of the Seas cruise ship just days after it departed from Fort Lauderdale. The 55 who tested positive are fully vaccinated and mildly symptomatic or asymptomatic and represent about 1.1% of the people who are on the ship, a Royal Caribbean spokesperson said Thursday....
  
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• BSO Identifies Man Fatally Shot on I-95, Continues Search for Shooter

  23-12-2021 10:38 via nbcmiami.com
  
  The Broward Sheriff’s Office has identified a man who was shot to death on Interstate 95 in Deerfield Beach this past weekend as they continue their search for the suspect who’s responsible. The shooting happened just before 1:40 a.m. Saturday in the northbound lanes of I-95 near Southwest 10th Street. BSO deputies, fire rescue workers and Florida Highway Patrol troopers...
  
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• No Makeups for Orange Bowl, CFP Semis if Team Can't Play Due to COVID

  23-12-2021 06:56 via nbcmiami.com
  
  If a team is unavailable to play in College Football Playoff semifinals on New Year’s Eve because of COVID-19 issues, the game will be forfeited and the available team will advance to the championship. With COVID-19 cases spiking across the country due to the omicron variant, the CFP announced Wednesday contingency plans for the semifinals and national championship game, which...
  
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• 6 to Know: Experts Weigh in on What To Do Amid COVID Testing Shortages

  23-12-2021 05:00 via nbcmiami.com
  
  It’s Thursday, December 23rd – and NBC 6 has the top stories for the day. No. 1 – Miami-Dade is expanding COVID-19 sites and hours and bringing back mandatory masks in county buildings as the county deals with a surge in cases and high demand for testing ahead of the holidays, Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said Wednesday. Levine Cava said...
  
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