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• Victim's Family Speaks After Arrest Made in Fort Lauderdale Man's Killing

  20-01-2022 23:26 via nbcmiami.com
  
  It’s been more than four months since loved ones and family members said goodbye to Emmanuel St. Vil Derisse.
  
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• Adele Postpones Las Vegas Residency Due to COVID-19

  20-01-2022 19:38 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Adele apologized to fans in a teary video on Thursday announcing that she is postponing her anticipated Las Vegas residency due to coronavirus.
  
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• Cameras in Classrooms Bill Moving Through State House

  20-01-2022 19:24 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Teachers see a bright red flag in HB1055.
  
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• Miami Beach Commission Pushes for Independent Report on Deauville

  20-01-2022 19:16 via nbcmiami.com
  
  The historic Deauville Beach Resort on Miami Beach could soon be history. The building has been closed since 2017 and is now in such bad shape, an engineering report found the building to be “unsafe” and beyond repair.
  
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• Most E-Scooter Operators Told to Cease Operations in Miami

  20-01-2022 18:45 via nbcmiami.com
  
  The city of Miami has revoked the permits of five of its seven electric scooter operators that participate in the city’s pilot program, telling them to cease operations, NBC 6 has learned.
  
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• ‘Let It Go': Video Shows Miami Cop De-Escalating Tense Situation

  20-01-2022 18:30 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A Miami Police officer is receiving praise after a body camera video showed her de-escalating a tense situation with a fellow officer. The incident involving Officers Kassandra Mercado and Jason Vasquez happened in 2020 but the footage was only just released. Police had stopped a man and taken him into custody when Vasquez responded to a call from assistance from...
  
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• Slain Hollywood Tint Shop Owner Was About to Celebrate 50th Birthday

  20-01-2022 18:13 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A Hollywood business owner was weeks away from celebrating his 50th birthday. Instead of having a party, his family is in mourning after someone shot and killed him outside of his auto tint shop on Wednesday.
  
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• South Florida Man Gets 15 Years in Prison for Posting Bomb Instructions

  20-01-2022 17:38 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A South Florida man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for posting bomb-making instructions on the internet for people who he believed were Islamic terrorists
  
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• Miami Woman Accused of Running Prostitution Ring at 4 Broward Massage Parlors

  20-01-2022 17:18 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A Miami woman is facing charges after authorities said the four Broward County massage parlors she ran were fronts for prostitution. Maricela Ramirez, 47, was arrested in Miami-Dade Thursday and faces charges including deriving support from the proceeds of prostitution, money laundering and the use of a two-way device to facilitate a felony, Broward Sheriff’s Office officials said. The investigation...
  
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• Student, 16, Arrested for Bringing Loaded Gun to High School in Oakland Park

  20-01-2022 17:00 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A 16-year-old student was arrested Wednesday for allegedly bringing a loaded gun to school in Oakland Park, officials said.
  
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• Petito, Laundrie Families Agree to Split Couple's Belongings: Report

  20-01-2022 16:30 via nbcmiami.com
  
  The families of Gabby Petito and Brian Laundrie have reached a property agreement, news reports said.
  
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• Sunrise Police Sergeant Who Put Hand on Cop's Throat Now Under Criminal Probe

  20-01-2022 15:55 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A Sunrise Police sergeant who was already part of an internal affairs investigation after he was caught on body camera putting his hand on a fellow officer’s throat is now under criminal investigation, officials said Thursday. Sgt. Christopher Pullease was placed on administrative leave with pay Wednesday after criminal allegations were uncovered during the internal affairs investigation into the throat...
  
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• Florida Rabbi Sentenced to Home Confinement for Joining Capitol Riot

  20-01-2022 13:42 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A former criminal defense attorney who founded a Messianic synagogue in Florida has been sentenced to two months of home confinement for joining the mob that stormed the Capitol
  
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• Medicare Doesn't Cover At-Home Covid Tests. Here's How to Get Them for Free

  20-01-2022 12:15 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A Biden administration requirement that private insurers cover the cost of at-home Covid tests does not extend to Medicare, including Advantage Plans.
  
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• Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis Finishes Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer

  20-01-2022 11:37 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Florida first lady Casey DeSantis has completed her final chemotherapy treatment after a breast cancer diagnosis
  
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• Student Honored With Award by Miami Police for Stopping Potential School Threat

  20-01-2022 11:29 via nbcmiami.com
  
  When 17-year-old Kevin Garcia spotted a threatening message on his phone against his high school last November, he didn’t keep the troubling text to himself. “It went around, everyone started sending it to each other,” he said. The senior at Miami Senior High School was already part of the Police Explorers program and knew what to do. “I reached out...
  
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• London-Bound Flight Returns to Miami After Passenger Refuses to Wear Mask

  20-01-2022 11:09 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A London-bound American Airlines flight had to return to Miami after a “disruptive” passenger refused to comply with the federal mask requirement, the airline said. American Airlines flight 38 had left Miami International Airport Wednesday night on its way to London’s Heathrow Airport when the plane had to turn back because the customer refused to comply with the mask rule,...
  
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• Hialeah Gardens Man Accused of Killing Girlfriend, Shooting Her Son and Himself Arrested

  20-01-2022 10:36 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A man accused of fatally shooting his girlfriend and wounding her son before turning the gun on himself at their Hialeah Gardens apartment last week is now facing a murder charge, police said. Julio Espiritu, 51, is facing charges of second-degree murder and attempted second-degree murder in the Jan. 9 shooting, Miami-Dade jail records showed. Miami-Dade Police officials said Espiritu...
  
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• Proposed House Bill Would Allow Cameras in Florida Classrooms, Mics on Teachers

  20-01-2022 10:32 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A bill making its way through the Florida Legislature would allow school districts across the state to put cameras inside of classrooms and record students and teachers. NBC affiliate WPTV-TV reports two Republican members of the Florida House of Representatives introduced the HB 1055, which states the purpose of the cameras would be “to record incidents such as bullying, or...
  
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• NBC South Florida News: A New Way to Watch Local News Anytime – For Free!

  20-01-2022 10:02 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Here is a new way you can watch local news, 24 hours a day and seven days a week – for free!
  
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• Student Shoots, Wounds Another Teen at Central Florida High School

  20-01-2022 07:59 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Authorities say a 16-year student shot another student three times at a central Florida high school, sending the campus into lockdown
  
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• South Florida State Sen. Proposes Bill Eliminating Confederate Holidays

  20-01-2022 06:50 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A bill proposed by one state senator from Broward County would put an end to three holidays in the state of Florida honoring Confederate leaders and the movement. NBC affiliate WPTV-TV reported State Sen. Lauren Book, a Democrat from Plantation, introduced SB 250 last week aimed at removing all memorialization of the Confederate States of America. Among the dates in...
  
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• How to Keep Your Resolution to Take the Weight Off in The New Year

  20-01-2022 06:12 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Many people start the new year with resolutions to lose weight. But by springtime, most have dropped those resolution and may feel frustrated that the pounds did not melt away as expected. Fitness experts said you might be overestimating how many calories you are burning during your workouts. “It is really about finding different ways to create sustainable movement,” said...
  
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• NBC Won't Send Sports Announcers to Beijing for Winter Olympics

  20-01-2022 06:10 via nbcmiami.com
  
  It will be the second straight Olympics for which the broadcast teams will work mostly out of NBC Sports headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut, rather than the host city.
  
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• NBC Announcers Will Again Call Olympics From Home; Only Select Hosts to Travel

  20-01-2022 06:10 via nbcmiami.com
  
  It will be the second straight Olympics for which the broadcast teams will work mostly out of NBC Sports headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut, rather than the host city.
  
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• 6 to Know: Proposed Bill Could Shield Whites in Florida From ‘Discomfort' of Racist Past

  20-01-2022 04:59 via nbcmiami.com
  
  It’s Thursday, January 20th – and NBC 6 has the top stories for the day. No. 1 – Former Miami Police Chief Art Acevedo has filed a lawsuit against the city, three commissioners and the city manager claiming he was fired as retaliation for reporting alleged corruption and wrongdoing by the officials. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in federal court, names commissioners Joe...
  
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• 6 to Know: Partially Paralyzed Victim of Stolen U-Haul Crash Speaks

  20-01-2022 04:59 via nbcmiami.com
  
  It’s Thursday, January 20th – and NBC 6 has the top stories for the day. No. 1 – Former Miami Police Chief Art Acevedo has filed a lawsuit against the city, three commissioners and the city manager claiming he was fired as retaliation for reporting alleged corruption and wrongdoing by the officials. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in federal court, names commissioners Joe...
  
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• 6 to Know: Experts Warn of Potential Rise in Gas Prices in Florida

  20-01-2022 04:59 via nbcmiami.com
  
  It’s Thursday, January 20th – and NBC 6 has the top stories for the day. No. 1 – Former Miami Police Chief Art Acevedo has filed a lawsuit against the city, three commissioners and the city manager claiming he was fired as retaliation for reporting alleged corruption and wrongdoing by the officials. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in federal court, names commissioners Joe...
  
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• 6 to Know: Bill Could Shield Whites From ‘Discomfort' of Racist Past

  20-01-2022 04:59 via nbcmiami.com
  
  It’s Thursday, January 20th – and NBC 6 has the top stories for the day. No. 1 – Former Miami Police Chief Art Acevedo has filed a lawsuit against the city, three commissioners and the city manager claiming he was fired as retaliation for reporting alleged corruption and wrongdoing by the officials. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in federal court, names commissioners Joe...
  
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• Meet the ‘Covid Expats' Who Moved Abroad During the Pandemic. Here's What They Learned About Work

  20-01-2022 01:36 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Expats advise those thinking about a move overseas to plan well, communicate openly and budget for an unexpected return home.
  
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