Zika: How to protect yourself from the mosquito-borne virus
As the mosquito-borne Zika virus tears through Latin America and the Caribbean, health officials in the United States say it’s only a matter of time before someone is affected here.But Anne Schuchat, principal deputy director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said Thursday that “outbreaks of Zika in the continental U.S. will likely be limited.”While the mosquito that carries the virus, Aedes aegypti, is common in South Florida, Schuchat said several factors in the United State..>> view originalMiami Heat guard Goran Dragic likely to return Friday night vs. Bucks
The long wait appears to be over for Goran Dragic.The Miami Heat point guard went through a full practice Thursday at the Milwaukee Bucks’ training center and is expected to return from a strained calf Friday night when Miami aims for a third consecutive road win. “He went [in practice] the last few days with the idea that he’s going to play,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said after the team landed in Milwaukee and went straight to practice. “It’s getting better each day, so all indicators are tha..>> view originalMiami Heat's Chris Bosh chosen for All-Star team, punctuates ...
Chris Bosh is an All-Star again.And after all that he has been through after being hospitalized shortly after last year’s All-Star Game, that’s saying something. Eleven months after blood clots on his lung ended his 2014-15 season, the Miami Heat’s 31-year-old, $118 million man earned a spot Thursday at this year’s game in Toronto as a reserve, completing one of the most remarkable comebacks in the game. Bosh joins Dwyane Wade, who was voted in as a starter last week, as the Heat’s two represen..>> view originalMiami Marathon Cofounder Apologizes for Trashing Hundreds of ...
Friday, January 29, 2016 | 3 hours ago A visitor snapped this photo of hundreds of unopened water bottles being trashed after the Miami Marathon. Courtesy of Scott Aaronson Last weekend, a horrified visitor from Michigan filmed as a Miami Beach garbage crew trashed hundreds of unopened gallons of water left over after the Miami Marathon. The man couldn't help but think of the lead water crisis in Flint back in his home state while wondering if race organizers couldn't have c..>> view originalSears' landlord sues Aventura Mall over $214 million expansion
The landlord of retail giant Sears is suing Aventura Mall over a planned $214 million expansion that it calls a “land grab.”Seritage Growth Properties owns 13 acres at Aventura Mall, including a store that it leases to Sears. Seritage is asking a judge to stop the expansion, saying it violates an agreement signed in 1982 with the mall’s owners, Turnberry Associates, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday in Miami-Dade County Circuit Court. Simon Property Group is a minority partner in the mall.T..>> view originalNew Miami-Dade top cop Juan Perez: 'I'm humbled and honored'
Juan Perez was one of several top law enforcers planning to speak Thursday about a big weapons and drug bust. But he couldn't keep a smile off his face and he spent a lot of time thanking people before discussing the haul. One of Miami-Dade's worst-kept secrets was out: Perez, a 48-year-old husband and father with two children, was officially named the county's top cop. "I'm humbled and honored," he said.The 25-year veteran who began his career at the same Northside District that served as the ..>> view originalMiami Beach High Rock Ensemble founder Doug Burris dies at 73
Roberta Flack’s somber The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face was the year’s No. 1 hit. Gilbert O’ Sullivan’s sad suicide song Alone Again (Naturally) and Don McLean’s American Pie, a lengthy pop ode about the death of rock and roller Buddy Holly, nipped at Flack’s heels for playing time on eight-track machines.But a 30-year old (“Don’t trust anyone over 30?”) music teacher heard the clarion call of a Bryan Adams song yet to be written that would scream to ’80s teens: “Everywhere I go/The kids wan..>> view originalDonald Trump looms large in GOP debate, without being there
Just how strange the Republican presidential race has gotten was on full display in Iowa’s capital Thursday, when the last debate before voting begins was held without the party’s front-runner.Donald Trump boycotted the FOX News Channel debate in Des Moines, holding a rival fundraiser for military veterans not far from the hall where seven of his opponents took the stage for the first time without him.Despite his absence, Trump loomed large.In her very first question, moderator Megyn Kelly — T..>> view original13-year-old boy robbed of gold necklace, bracelet in Miami
MIAMI - A 13-year-old boy was robbed of his gold necklace and bracelet in Miami this week, police said.The robbery was reported about 6 p.m. Wednesday as the boy and his friends were walking in the area of Northwest 12th Avenue and Sixth Street after school.According to detectives, a man followed the children and threatened the boy with a gun that he had in his waistband in front of the boy's friends and several witnesses.Police said surveillance video shows the thief taking the boy's gold neck..>> view originalMiami Dolphins offensive coordinator Clyde Christensen: I will be ...
When Clyde Christensen interacts with Ryan Tannehill, the Dolphins’ new offensive coordinator tries to channel Randy Newman.Christensen’s message: You’ve got a friend in me.“It’s a lonely position in this league,” Christensen said Thursday. “It’s lonely in the locker room, it’s lonely on the street. It’s hard to find friends. It’s kind of a unique position.“So I always felt like the No. 1 job I have is to be an ally, to be a safe place where a guy can talk and communicate and have a relationshi..>> view original
Friday, January 29, 2016
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