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A record 60+ million expected to travel by car over July 4 holiday: best and worst times to be on the road 1 Jul 2024, 6:15 pm

Planning a road trip during the extended July 4 holiday break? You will not be alone

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Handling end-of-life affairs of elder parents proves to be a difficult but cathartic, experience 1 Jul 2024, 2:30 am

I became an elder-care attorney after I took my parents through their "elderhood." The amount of legal work, CPA work, and residential home issues facing Dad at the age of 90 as his wife's mental health declined was staggering. My…

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The Placebo Effect 30 Jun 2024, 4:00 pm

The placebo effect is a great illustration of the awesome power of the mind. Here is how it works. A person is given an inert substance with no medicinal properties and told that it is a drug that is proven…

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Back to the Grind 30 Jun 2024, 12:00 pm

If I say “1492,” chances are it’ll bring to mind that old school rhyme, “In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue."

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The Pros and Cons of Playing at No Verification Casinos 29 Jun 2024, 12:30 pm

Find out the advantages of modern online casinos without verification. Explore how to choose a safe casino. As well as the potential risks of playing on such platforms.

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Best Live Resin Gummies 2024: Top 5 Brands To Buy THC Edibles 25 Jun 2024, 11:00 am

Change your cannabis experience forever with the best live resin gummies of 2024. Here are the top 5 live resin edibles for a more potent high.

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Dry eyes are a rare but manageable potential side effect of Botox 24 Jun 2024, 2:00 am

Dr. Polo, after my last Botox treatment, I noticed that my eyes seemed to feel more dry than usual. Could this be related to Botox?

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Two Florida beaches make Dr. Beach’s list of Top 10 Best beaches in US 23 Jun 2024, 6:45 pm

For the past 30 years, Dr. Stephen Leatherman, a professor at Florida International University and better known as "Dr. Beach," has reviewed and rated beaches in the United States, and Florida has usually ranked high on his lists, including the…

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The important stuff, making your life full with substance 23 Jun 2024, 3:00 pm

Alice, a high school guidance counselor, was conducting a job and career seminar for seniors. During their four years in high school, she overheard students worrying about their hair, their clothes, who was dating who, what cars people were driving,…

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Chaplains share their faith by listening to others, and you can do the same 23 Jun 2024, 12:00 pm

In the years I served as a hospital chaplain, I was often asked, “Why don’t you use your position to tell people about Jesus?”

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Dade schools to receive $8.8 million EPA grant to add more electric buses 20 Jun 2024, 1:45 pm

And they will quietly take kids to school! Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) has been awarded a $8.8 million Clean School Bus grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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Choosing your care within the Medicare system is a matter of preference 17 Jun 2024, 11:00 pm

When I think of insurance scams, I think of companies who profess to assist in "sex addiction" (who's not addicted to sex?), eating disorders (really — Karen Carpenter still died), or exhaustion (who isn't?) Now I find the true insurance…

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Sports betting on FL can go on after Supreme Court refuses to hear last challenge to Seminole deal 17 Jun 2024, 8:07 pm

The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to consider a challenge by rival gambling interests to the state of Florida’s deal with the Seminole Tribe allowing remote sports betting.

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Common man’s theological prowess allows everyone to take advantage of the innate goodness of God 16 Jun 2024, 12:00 pm

Disney World opens a new ride this month to replace the decades-old Splash Mountain attraction. The ride, called Tiana's Bayou Adventure, is promised to California’s Disneyland by the end of the year.

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If recreational cannabis is approved in FL, how will the estimated $196 million – could be as high as $431 million – be spent? 14 Jun 2024, 7:25 pm

One of the arguments supporters of the proposed state constitutional amendment legalizing the recreational adult use of cannabis in Florida tout is an increase in revenues to the state.

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Health Department issues advice and tips to prevent flooding related health risks 14 Jun 2024, 1:00 pm

After most of Miami Dade County and much of South Florida, the Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade County (DOH) has raised an alert for residents to be aware of the health risks associated with flooding.

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Village “… fortunate compared to other municipalities," cleans up from Wednesday, between 2 to 6 inches more rain expected 13 Jun 2024, 5:40 pm

Key Biscayne may have been spared the worst of the incessant rainfall that has battered a good portion of Miami-Dade and Broward counties, but the Village was prepared.

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U.S. Supreme Court rejects attempt to limit access to abortion pill 13 Jun 2024, 5:27 pm

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a much-anticipated decision Thursday that mifepristone, one of two pharmaceuticals used in medication abortion, can remain available under existing prescribing guidelines.

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After vetoing $1 billion, DeSantis approves new Florida budget that includes $1.7 billion allocated for water quality 13 Jun 2024, 12:05 am

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis visited Tampa on Wednesday to sign a $116.5 billion state budget (HB 5001) for fiscal year 2024- 25, boasting about providing “historic support” for education, transportation, conservation, and the environment, plus tax relief, while also taking…

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Village Council makes the ban on e-bikes and other motorized mobility devices permanent 12 Jun 2024, 11:45 pm

Maybe they'll become artifacts if not dust collectors.

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Popular Venezuelan singer ANCAFU to perform live on Key Biscayne 12 Jun 2024, 2:45 pm

Venezuelan singer-songwriter Andres E. Cáceres aka Ancafu, a past Key Biscayne resident, will locally present for his new single song “Te Quiero un Poquito Más” (I love you a little bit more).

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Tips on staying safe during rainy and stormy weather 11 Jun 2024, 4:00 pm

Key Biscayne and most of South Florida are under a Flood Watch, and according to the National Weather Service (NWS), periods of widespread steady and oftentimes heavy rainfall are expected this week.

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Miami gas prices drop 13.2 cents, not on Key Biscayne 10 Jun 2024, 1:30 pm

While gas prices off the island now average $3.35 per gallon as of Sunday after dropping 13.2 over the last week, a gallon of regular gas on Key Biscayne remains at $4.79 per gallon as of the weekend.

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Motiva®, the next generation of breast implants, may be coming to the US soon 10 Jun 2024, 1:00 am

Dr. Polo, I want to have my breast augmentation with the most advanced implant available. I’ve read that Motiva® implants are the latest out there. Can you use those for my surgery?

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The Battle Inside You 9 Jun 2024, 4:30 pm

In the last column, I discussed the negative emotions of anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, superiority, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, and ego.

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A recovering Christian helps with Chispa Project in Honduras and rediscovers the catholic nature of man 9 Jun 2024, 12:00 pm

Readers: I’m still on vacation so I’ve asked Dane Dowell to guest-write my column. Dane recently volunteered for Chispa Project. He is a life coach who loves to explore the confluence of spirituality, psychology and culture. He is also the…

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11% of Floridians don’t know how to swim; state vouchers would give free lessons 8 Jun 2024, 11:00 pm

Floridians know how to swim at a higher rate than the national average, but 11.1% lack the skill, according to a survey from a pool and spa care education company.

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DeSantis vetoes bill that would have establish more cannabinoids limits in hemp products 8 Jun 2024, 5:22 pm

Saying that the limits and limitations the proposed bill CS/SB 1698 - Food and Hemp Products – would hurt Florida small business, on Friday Florida Gov Ron DeSantis vetoes the legislation.

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Discover 2024's 5 Best THCV Gummies for alertness and energy 8 Jun 2024, 12:00 pm

Discover the best THCV gummies for 2024, offering weight management, enhanced alertness, and safety tips for optimal experience.

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Tips to stay safe during Miami's excessive heat advisory 7 Jun 2024, 3:40 pm

The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a Heat Advisory for Miami-Dade County from today, June 7, at 10 a.m. through 6 p.m. this evening. A Heat Advisory is published when a heat index of 105° F or higher is…

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FL Board of Medicine to craft new path for foreign-trained physicians to be licensed 7 Jun 2024, 2:05 pm

Florida lawmakers passed a measure this year allowing physicians trained in other countries to be licensed in Florida without completing a residency, and the Florida Board of Medicine is starting to grapple with the change.

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Aging alone? Preplanning is the key to living safe and secure lives 5 Jun 2024, 1:00 am

Teddy Roosevelt once said, “Old age is like everything else. To make a success of it you’ve got to start young.”

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FPL offers tips for customers preparing for hurricane season 5 Jun 2024, 12:59 am

With the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season upon us, Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) is ready for a potentially active season and encourages customers to prepare their homes and businesses as well.

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Some FL providers will continue offering low-cost internet packages even as Covid-era federal program ends 2 Jun 2024, 2:30 pm

With Friday marking the official last day of the pandemic-era Affordable Connectivity Program, the Biden administration is spotlighting commitments from more than a dozen internet service providers to offer plans at $30 or less to low-income households through 2024.

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Large invasive water monitor lizard spotted in Florida 1 Jun 2024, 2:45 pm

A large monitor lizard, which the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission (FWC) believes to be an Asian water monitor has been recently spotted near a Florida street.

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“When do I use marijuana? Every f*…ing day;” John Morgan, has agreed to be the “voice” for Amendment 3 supporting adult recreational cannabis 30 May 2024, 12:22 am

Orlando-based trial attorney and major Democratic fundraiser John Morgan, who spent more than $8 million of his own money to get medical marijuana legalized in Florida in 2016, announced on Wednesday that he is supporting Amendment 3, the constitutional amendment…

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South Florida university make list of US best 100 law schools and Top 20 for affordability 29 May 2024, 3:30 pm

In the most recent US News & World Report ranking of the 2024 Best Law Schools in the US, five Florida Law Schools made the Top 100 lists in the United States, including one in Miami which ranked as among…

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Colombia to ban bullfighting 29 May 2024, 1:48 pm

There has been bullfighting in Colombia since the Spanish colonization, but on Wednesday, the House of Representatives of the Colombian Congress, after days of debate, voted 93-2 to permanently ban the sport.

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County presentation will provide guidance for sea turtle-friendly lighting 28 May 2024, 1:40 pm

Light pollution has long been a problem for nesting sea turtles, sea turtle hatchlings, and other nocturnal animals in coastal areas.

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Miami closes four Bay islands due to boaters’ excessive littering 27 May 2024, 1:43 pm

Memorial Day won't be a day in the sun for boaters hoping to spend a lazy afternoon on either of Biscayne Bay's four spoil islands.

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Topical anesthetics should be used with caution for minimally invasive procedures 27 May 2024, 2:00 am

“I’m having a Morpheus 8 procedure soon. I have some numbing cream at home that I have used for my laser hair removal treatments. Is it ok to apply that before I come in for the procedure?”

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Forced sterilizations, legal in 31 states, for people with disabilities, decried by members of Congress 27 May 2024, 1:26 am

Three members of Congress have introduced a resolution intended to bring attention to the experiences and challenges people with disabilities face when it comes to reproductive rights.

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Almost 80,000 cases of water recalled 26 May 2024, 3:45 pm

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says more than 78,000 cases of a popular Fiji brand water, sold nationwide through online retailers like Amazon, are being recalled voluntarily by the company as a safety precaution.

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Circumstances can be annoying. 26 May 2024, 3:00 pm

Your car won't start. You wind up on the slowest checkout line at the supermarket. You can't find something. There are no open parking spaces at the mall. The movie you want to see is sold out. An item you…

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Remembering the fallen: Four chaplains, one faith 26 May 2024, 12:00 pm

Editor’s note: Chaplain Burkes is on vacation this week. This is a reprise of a Memorial Day column from 2019.

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Tips to stay safe in Miami’s waterways this Memorial Day Weekend 25 May 2024, 4:46 pm

Over a three-year span, 357 boating accidents have been recorded on Biscayne Bay, including several fatalities.

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DeSantis issues Memorial Day proclamation, flags to fly at half-staff 25 May 2024, 3:29 pm

On Friday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis issued a proclamation honoring our “fallen heroes who answered the call of duty and paid the ultimate sacrifice to maintain the security of our nation and the liberties we hold dear…”

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Miami steak house cracks list of Best Steak Houses in the World 24 May 2024, 3:00 pm

If venturing out of the island is in your dining plans for the long Memorial Day weekend, and a trip to Buenos Aires is not on the itinerary, there is a steak house located on Bayshore Drive that cracked the…

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Some human trafficking advocates object to Florida’s new tip line, say referring all reports to law enforcement could endanger survivors 22 May 2024, 4:30 pm

A law set to go into effect in Florida on July 1 mandates the display of human-trafficking awareness signs in public spaces where that activity is likely to occur.

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“Policyholders are getting plans they didn’t want,” FL opens more than 900 investigations into Affordable Care Act fraud by “rogue” agents 22 May 2024, 1:30 am

Responding to complaints from Floridians who have either had their health care coverage added to the Affordable Care Act or switched without their consent, Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis has called upon Congress to crack down on allegedly fraudulent…

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