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Dr. Enid Curtis Pinkney, a remarkable figure in Miami’s history, has died. Her passing was announced in a Facebook post Thursday morning by the Brownsville Civic Neighborhood Association, Inc.
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Joan Browder worked at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's South Florida ocean lab for 46 years and was one of the few women studying wetlands ecology when she earned her PhD from the University of Florida.
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As recollections and praises pour in for former U.S. senator and two-term Florida governor Bob Graham, Gov. Ron DeSantis said flags will be lowered to half-staff once the date for interment is announced.
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Graham gained national prominence as chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee in the aftermath of the 2001 terrorist attacks and as an early critic of the Iraq war.
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Peter Anthony Morgan, known as 'Peetah,' was the lead singer of the reggae band Morgan Heritage, a Grammy-winning group that was formed by children of singer Denroy Morgan and came to be known for its varied influences and tight vocal harmonies.
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Dorsey found lasting fame as the creator of the crime-comedy novel series starring Serge A. Storms, an energetic fan of Florida history and an ingenious serial killer.
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Renowned painter and sculptor Fernando Botero, whose depictions of people and objects in plump, exaggerated forms became emblems of Colombian art around the world, has died. He was 91.
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Ben Ferencz tried Nazis for genocidal war crimes and was among the first outside witnesses to document the atrocities of Nazi labor and concentration camps.
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"It is with a heavy heart that I must share the devastating news that my beautiful daughter Lisa Marie has left us," Priscilla Presley said in a statement.
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Over a 50-year career, Ruvin — known to many today as Miami-Dade's Clerk of Courts — left a mark on many things that impact Miami-Dade residents every day. "A fearless leader and a true public servant," said Mayor Daniella Levine Cava.
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Pelé, Brazil’s mighty king of soccer, has died. He was 82. Since 2021, he had been undergoing treatment for colon cancer discovered during a routine medical exam.
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Mississippi State University coach Mike Leach, who died Monday night from complications of a heart-related illness, had such an association with Key West that messages of praise for him and his affection for the Southernmost City trended on Twitter.