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The Florida Immigrant Coalition hailed Monday night's decision to block the Trump administration from terminating Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, for hundreds of thousands of Haitian immigrant as "a critical victory for families, workers, and communities across the country — especially here in Florida."

U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes in Washington granted a request to pause the termination of temporary protected status for Haitians while a lawsuit challenging it proceeds. The TPS designation for people from the Caribbean island country was scheduled to end on Tuesday.

The first witness at the sex trafficking trial of three brothers, two of them real estate agents from Miami, told a New York jury that the thrill of joining a party at actor Zac Efron's apartment turned into a nightmare when she was repeatedly raped by one of the brothers.

The National Archives has selected the HistoryMiami Museum as one of only eight museums nationwide to host the “Freedom Plane National Tour: Documents That Forged a Nation.”

People close to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado's political team say the Nobel Peace Prize winner is considering a visit to the diaspora in Miami after she meets Thursday with President Trump — who this month disparaged her prospects of governing Venezuela.

Dozens of Democratic House members, including all eight Florida Democrats, are asking the Trump administration to restore Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, to hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan immigrants in the wake of last Saturday’s U.S. military strikes on the country.

The lone South Florida Republican to join Democrats was U.S. Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar, of Miami, whose congressional district has one of the highest ACA enrollment rates in the country.

The 10th-ranked Hurricanes didn't play in the Atlantic Coast Conference title game but proved they belong in the CFP. They will face either top-ranked Indiana or Oregon for the national title.

Organizers of last year’s “No Kings” protest are demanding Congress block President Donald Trump from “continuing military action in Venezuela.”

In a statement Wednesday, Tribe Chairman Talbert Cypress said the legislation Trump vetoed had widespread support and was crucial to safeguarding the environment.

Keionte Scott returned an interception 72 yards for a touchdown and No. 10 Miami shocked defending champion Ohio State 24-14 in the first College Football Playoff quarterfinal at the Cotton Bowl. The 12-2 Hurricanes never trailed after going into Wednesday night as 9 1/2-point underdogs.

Days after celebrating its first-ever Hanukkah ceremony, the Miami-Dade County Tax Collector’s Office reported it was targeted by a vandal who destroyed a menorah outside its entrance. A suspect has been arrested and charged.