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The rare bats found only in Florida were on the verge of extinction when researchers began erecting bat houses around the zoo and Miami-Dade County in 2018. Now they house the largest documented colony on the planet.
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The World Cup brought the excitement and pride of international football to our backyard — and 104 games to place bets on. As sports fan culture increasingly relies on betting as a way to engage young people, and as new apps make it more accessible than ever, advocates worry about the long-lasting effects the World Cup could have in South Florida.
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Eighteen-year-old Alessandra Izaguirre is part of a massive grassroots effort to help Venezuela after devastating earthquakes. From Doral, she joins thousands at the nonprofit Global Empowerment Mission (GEM) to send aid to Caracas.
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Supervisors of elections throughout Florida have until Thursday to send vote-by-mail ballots to domestic voters who have requested them in advance of the Aug. 18 primary elections.
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Outraged by FIFA’s decision to delay a U.S. player’s suspension after Trump called Infantino asking him to review the matter, European lawmakers and human rights activists are calling for two separate ethics investigations into the leaders’ actions.
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