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Dozens without housing travel in buses from Camillus House to Miami Beach hostel
Read full article: Dozens without housing travel in buses from Camillus House to Miami Beach hostelRonald White was among the dozens of people without housing who traveled in buses from Camillus House in Miami to a hostel in Miami Beach.
Just 6 days before election, Miami Beach commission votes to take homeless tax question off ballot
Read full article: Just 6 days before election, Miami Beach commission votes to take homeless tax question off ballotEarly voters who were lined up at the Miami Beach City Hall site on Wednesday had no idea that three floors up, commissioners had just voted to cancel a question put on the ballot by a previous commission.
‘Futile effort’: Homeless advocates decry proposed Miami Beach camping ban
Read full article: ‘Futile effort’: Homeless advocates decry proposed Miami Beach camping banMiami Beach city leaders are considering a no-camping ordinance, a proposal which says if someone who is homeless does not accept shelter, police can arrest them.
City leaders discuss smoking ban in Miami Beach
Read full article: City leaders discuss smoking ban in Miami BeachThe city of Miami Beach held a press conference Friday morning after a smoking ban was implemented on New Year’s Day to prevent people from smoking in municipal parks and on public beaches.
Miami Beach police officers may now arrest repeat cigarette smokers on the beach
Read full article: Miami Beach police officers may now arrest repeat cigarette smokers on the beachThe new year started in Miami Beach with a ban on cigarette smoking on the beach and at public parks after most city commissioners voted in support of it during a public meeting in September.
Miami Beach commissioners ban cigarette smoking at public beaches and parks
Read full article: Miami Beach commissioners ban cigarette smoking at public beaches and parksMiami Beach City Commissioners voted on Wednesday to ban cigarette smoking and other tobacco products on the city’s public beaches and public parks.
Bengals' Joe Burrow still healing, no timetable for return
Read full article: Bengals' Joe Burrow still healing, no timetable for returnCincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow is still healing from an appendectomy two weeks ago, and coach Zac Taylor said there is no timetable for his participation in training camp.
US women's team has new vibe, work to do before World Cup
Read full article: US women's team has new vibe, work to do before World CupThe U.S. women's national soccer team has a new look with young talent, and coach Vlatko Andonovski has tweaked its traditional straightforward and speedy attack to take a more nuanced approach.
US beats Canada for W Championship title, '24 Olympic berth
Read full article: US beats Canada for W Championship title, '24 Olympic berthAlex Morgan converted on a penalty in the 78th minute and the U.S. national team won the CONCACAF W Championship 1-0 over Canada on Monday night to secure one of the region’s spots in the 2024 Olympics.
Alex Morgan has assumed a more vocal role for US women
Read full article: Alex Morgan has assumed a more vocal role for US womenAlex Morgan and the U.S. women's national soccer team are in Mexico preparing for a showdown with rival Canada on Monday night in the title game of the CONCACAF W Championship.
US women's soccer equal pay victory decades in the making
Read full article: US women's soccer equal pay victory decades in the makingThe U.S. women's national team's efforts to secure equitable pay finally came to fruition this week when the players reached a collective bargaining agreement with U.S. Soccer that gives them the same pay as their male counterparts.
Women's team players, US Soccer extend labor deal 3 months
Read full article: Women's team players, US Soccer extend labor deal 3 monthsThe U.S. Soccer Federation and the union for its women’s national team agreed to a three-month extension of their labor contract through March, a move announced on the same day players filed a brief asking a federal appeals court to reinstate their equal pay claim.
Ellis says biennial Women's World Cup can help grow the game
Read full article: Ellis says biennial Women's World Cup can help grow the gameFormer U.S. women’s national team coach Jill Ellis insists a biennial Women’s World Cup is not a foregone conclusion but it is being discussed by FIFA as part of a strategy to grow the women’s game.
Alex Morgan: New contract must not cut existing compensation
Read full article: Alex Morgan: New contract must not cut existing compensationU.S. soccer star Alex Morgan says the women’s national team needs to make sure players aren’t losing any of their existing compensation under the identical contract proposals the U.S. Soccer Federation has made to both the men’s and women’s teams.
US Soccer says it has offered men, women identical contracts
Read full article: US Soccer says it has offered men, women identical contractsThe U.S. Soccer Federation says it has offered identical contract proposals to the players’ associations for the men’s and women’s national teams, and the governing body said it would refuse to agree to a deal in which World Cup prize money is not equalized.
US women earn bronze medal with 4-3 win over Australia
Read full article: US women earn bronze medal with 4-3 win over AustraliaMegan Rapinoe and Carli Lloyd each scored a pair of goals and the United States won the bronze medal in women’s soccer at the Tokyo Olympics with a 4-3 victory over Australia.
US rebounds from opening loss with 6-1 win over New Zealand
Read full article: US rebounds from opening loss with 6-1 win over New ZealandThe Americans rebounded from their opening loss to Sweden with a 6-1 rout of New Zealand in front of the First Lady in the women’s soccer tournament at the Tokyo Olympics.
US men lose to Honduras, miss 3rd straight Olympic soccer
Read full article: US men lose to Honduras, miss 3rd straight Olympic soccerAnother missed Olympics soccer tournament for the U.S. men. AdThe American Olympic skid is part of a trend that includes the senior national team missing the 2018 World Cup. Olympic men's soccer is limited to players both Jan. 1, 1997, and later, and clubs don't have to release players. Johnny Cardoso mis-hit an open header in second-half stoppage time. “I think the first half looked a lot like the Dominican Republic first half,” Kreis said.
Rapinoe-led US beats Argentina 6-0 to win SheBelieves Cup
Read full article: Rapinoe-led US beats Argentina 6-0 to win SheBelieves CupThe United States shut out Canada in the round-robin tournament opener and then downed Brazil 2-0 on Sunday. Rapinoe scored in the 16th minute with a well-timed strike on a through ball from Rose Lavelle for the early lead. It was Lloyd's 124th international goal and it came in her 299th appearance with the national team. It was her 108th international goal, moving her into sole possession of fifth place on the team's career list. The United States improved to 4-0 against Argentina.
Press, Rapinoe score, US beats Brazil 2-0 in SheBelieves Cup
Read full article: Press, Rapinoe score, US beats Brazil 2-0 in SheBelieves CupThe U.S. sits atop the SheBelieves Cup standings with two wins. “So that's kind of the approach I take.”The Americans have won five straight over Brazil and are unbeaten in the last seven matches. It was Press' 10th goal in her last 13 national team games and 59th international goal. Alex Morgan made her first start for the national team since giving birth to daughter Charlie last year. The U.S. beat Canada 1-0 in its SheBelieves Cup opener on Thursday, while Brazil defeated rival Argentina 4-1.
Gerard Houllier, former Liverpool coach, dies at 73
Read full article: Gerard Houllier, former Liverpool coach, dies at 73Gerard Houllier, a Frenchman who won three titles in one season as coach of English club Liverpool, has died. (AP Photo/Simon Dawson, File)PARIS – Gerard Houllier, a Frenchman who led English club Liverpool to three titles in one season following a disappointing spell as coach of France’s national team, has died. His tenure at Liverpool was far more successful, leading the Reds to the FA Cup, League Cup and UEFA Cup treble in 2001. “Gerard Houllier was still a young man at the age of 73,” former Manchester United manager Ferguson said. After six years with the Reds, Houllier returned to France in 2005 as coach of Lyon, winning two French league titles.
South Florida firefighters head to Freeport to deliver supplies, help with rescue operations
Read full article: South Florida firefighters head to Freeport to deliver supplies, help with rescue operationsPORT EVERGLADES, Fla. - A team of South Florida firefighters left Port Everglades Friday morning to help those in need in the Bahamas following Hurricane Dorian. A team of 30 firefighters -- half from the City of Miami and the other half from Miami-Dade Fire Rescue -- boarded a ferry at Port Everglades bound for Freeport. While the U.S. Coast Guard conducts search and rescue operations on the coast, South Florida's firefighters will focus inland. This is local government helping our neighbors in the Bahamas," Miami-Dade County Deputy Mayor Maurice Kemp said. Miami Fire Rescue and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue are each planning to send 25 more members to the Bahamas with extra equipment on Sunday.