Sunday, May 7, 2017

Airbnb sues the city of Miami for going after hosts, enacting short ... and other top stories.

  • Airbnb sues the city of Miami for going after hosts, enacting short ...

    Airbnb sues the city of Miami for going after hosts, enacting short ...
    After threatening to crack down on Miami Airbnb hosts who spoke up at a city commission meeting, the home-sharing platform is fighting back — with a lawsuit. In a suit filed Friday afternoon in Miami-Dade County circuit court, Airbnb claims the city of Miami is both violating the First Amendment rights of the hosts it is pursuing and flouting a state law that prohibits municipalities from enacting regulations post-2011 to further limit short-term rentals in private homes. On March 23, dozens of..
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  • UM football recruiting class of 2018: Look what NCAA just approved

    UM football recruiting class of 2018: Look what NCAA just approved
    The University of Miami has the nation’s No. 1 football recruiting class for 2018. The Hurricanes might be able to nab some of those gems for sure this Dec. 20 instead of the first Wednesday of February, 2018. That’s because the NCAA’s Division I Council, which announced at its 2017 convention in January that UM athletic director Blake James will soon be the new chairman, announced Friday that it voted to approve an early college football three-day signing period. And that is just one aspect of..
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  • Marcell Ozuna is literally crushing it for the Miami Marlins

    Marcell Ozuna is literally crushing it for the Miami Marlins
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  • Let's get tropical: Miami All-Star Game gear reflects its South Florida ...

    Let's get tropical: Miami All-Star Game gear reflects its South Florida ...
    The Miami Marlins are gearing up for hosting the midseason classic — Major League Baseball’s All-Star festivities — in a big way. Not only is the team showing off with All-Star game patches on their jerseys and ASG logos on the side of their caps, but gear is rolling into the team store in Little Havana at a quickened pace. Earlier this week, Yahoo! Sports unveiled a number of special looks from MLB which will be used throughout the season — including the on-field All-Star gear. For the first t..
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  • Miami Police Wash the Feet of the Homeless on Good Friday

    Miami Police Wash the Feet of the Homeless on Good Friday
    In a display of servanthood on this Easter weekend, Miami Police Department took part in the foot-washing tradition.Officer James Bernat spent Good Friday with the homeless at the Miami Rescue Mission for its Thanksgiving Good Friday Serve-a-Thon.In the Holy Bible, Jesus Christ washed the feet of his disciples as a display of humility. Officer Bernat emulated the selfless act by washing the feet of a homeless person.Bernat is part of Miami Police Department's Homeless Outreach Team and works clo..
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  • Has Micky Arison already decided Dion Waiters, James Johnson are ...

    Has Micky Arison already decided Dion Waiters, James Johnson are ...
    If Miami Heat owner Micky Arison was trying to send a message about which direction the franchise will be going when the free agent period officially begins in July – consider it strongly delivered. Roughly 50 minutes prior to midnight Saturday, Arison posted a photo on his Instagram account of himself standing alongside Dion Waiters, James Johnson and a bunny rabbit and a caption which read: “The @miamiheat future looks very bright.” After the Heat was eliminated from playoff contention on the..
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  • Dolphins bring in a talented young safety on Friday

    Dolphins bring in a talented young safety on Friday
    The Dolphins, seeking a skilled young safety to pair longterm with Reshad Jones, brought on-the-rise Connecticut prospect Obi Melifonwu to team headquarters to meet with coaches and top executives on Friday, according to a source. Melifonwu has helped himself so much in the offseason process that some consider him a first-rounder. ESPN’s Mel Kiper has him going 34th in his mock draft with the second pick of the second round. “Melifonwu might have been the biggest athletic freak at the combine, ..
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  • For patients of Miami Transplant Institute, a second chance at life

    For patients of Miami Transplant Institute, a second chance at life
    After having heart transplant surgery in June 2015, Alec Blotnick was determined to make the most of his second chance at life. He launched his recovery six weeks after surgery by stepping onto a treadmill for the first time in years and taking a 10-minute walk at 1.5 miles per hour. Eight months after surgery, Blotnick picked up his golf clubs once again and won a gold medal at the Transplant Games of America, a festival and sporting event for organ transplant patients and living donors. These..
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  • Miami Hurricanes Football: Spring Practice Day 11 report, videos ...

    Miami Hurricanes Football: Spring Practice Day 11 report, videos ...
    The Miami Hurricanes had their 11th practice of the spring on Thursday. The session, like all others, took place on the Greentree Practice Fields at UM's Coral ...
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  • Police impersonator pulls over Miami-Dade police detective,...

    Police impersonator pulls over Miami-Dade police detective,...
    MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. - A police impersonator chose the wrong person to mess with on Friday when he pulled over a Miami-Dade police detective, authorities said.According to an arrest report, the detective was driving north on Interstate 95 in a county-issued unmarked vehicle when he was pulled over shortly before 7:30 a.m. by Marcos Pacheco-Bustamante.Police said Pacheco-Bustamante, 46, of Miami, who was driving a Ford Crown Victoria, pulled up behind the detective's vehicle and activated pol..
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Miami Updates City Code to Show That Women Can Be Attorneys Too .Tennis announcer fired for controversial Venus Williams remark sues ESPN .
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