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Hi Miami! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • What does this North Miami charter violation ruling actually change?
  • How losing TPS derailed one South Florida doctor-in-training's future
  • Why a Venezuelan ex-officer's deportation is drawing attention in Miami

Also on today's calendar: Heroes Salute 5K Run/Walk and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 90 and low of 82 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: Humid with a t-storm or two, temps: high: 90, low: 81.
  • Saturday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 88 and low of 82 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. North Miami council members cleared on Sunshine Law but found to have violated city charter, judge rules (cbsnews.com) — A Miami-Dade judge has ruled that three North Miami council members violated the city charter in connection with the 2024 firing of the city manager, while clearing them of any Sunshine Law violations. City officials are waiting for the written order before deciding possible next steps, and the vice mayor says she'll stay focused on serving North Miami families.
   

2. On her way to becoming an ER doctor, a South Florida woman says she's now hiding from the US government (cbsnews.com) — A South Florida medical resident who survived Haiti's 2010 earthquake says losing Temporary Protected Status has halted her ER training and left her family largely confined to their home. Speaking with CBS News Miami, she and her father describe fearing return to gang-plagued Haiti while her hospital holds her residency spot, hoping her immigration status changes.
   

3. ICE deports Venezuelan official accused of torture. He lived in South Florida (miamiherald.com) — Federal immigration agents in Miami have deported a former Venezuelan National Guard officer accused in a Miami federal lawsuit of overseeing torture during protests against the Maduro government. Miami-based ICE, FBI, and Homeland Security teams coordinated his removal as part of a broader push targeting South Florida residents linked to alleged human rights abuses abroad.
   

4. Man hospitalized after crashing into large tree in Miami (wsvn.com) — A driver was hospitalized after crashing into a large tree at Northwest 11th Avenue and First Street in a Miami neighborhood Wednesday evening, causing the tree to collapse onto his car. Miami Fire Rescue says his head injury was not serious, and city crews worked into the night clearing debris before reopening the road.
   

5. Dolly Parton's Imagination Library inspires a love of reading in South Florida kids (local10.com) — Families in Miami Lakes can sign up young children to receive free, age-appropriate books each month through Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, funded locally by the town. Parents register online, while the program selects and mails books directly, helping South Florida kids build home libraries and a lifelong love of reading.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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