/tags/miami Miami en-US WLRN Thu, 26 Sep 2024 17:37:10 GMT /government-politics/2024-09-26/trump-harris-agree-to-separate-town-hall-style-events-for-hispanic-voters-hosted-by-univision Spanish-language television network giant Univision announced this week that Republican Donald Trump and Democratic Kamala Harris each agreed to separate town-hall style events to discuss issues of importance to millions of Hispanic voters, only weeks away from the Nov. 5 presidential election. Thu, 26 Sep 2024 17:37:10 GMT /government-politics/2024-09-26/trump-harris-agree-to-separate-town-hall-style-events-for-hispanic-voters-hosted-by-univision Sergio R. Bustos /americas/2024-08-19/venezuela-miami-protest-maduro-election Thousands of Venezuelan expats in Miami and cities worldwide staged protests over the weekend against their native country's massive election fraud and repression — hoping to raise international pressure. Mon, 19 Aug 2024 13:57:45 GMT /americas/2024-08-19/venezuela-miami-protest-maduro-election Tim Padgett /americas/2024-08-08/oas-head-luis-almagro-in-miami-venezuelas-election-fraud-is-vile In Miami, Organization of American States Secretary General Luis Almagro said Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has stolen "his own people's electoral sovereignty." Thu, 08 Aug 2024 19:08:59 GMT /americas/2024-08-08/oas-head-luis-almagro-in-miami-venezuelas-election-fraud-is-vile Tim Padgett /arts-culture/2024-07-19/miami-mourns-the-death-of-community-icon-enid-pinkney 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. Fri, 19 Jul 2024 21:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2024-07-19/miami-mourns-the-death-of-community-icon-enid-pinkney The Miami Times Staff /south-florida/2024-06-19/politifact-florida-air-show-miami-russia Video footage shows an air show in Miami over Memorial Day weekend, not a U.S. aircraft responding to Russian warships in the Caribbean in June. Tue, 18 Jun 2024 19:30:50 GMT /south-florida/2024-06-19/politifact-florida-air-show-miami-russia Ciara O'Rourke | Politifact /commentary/2024-05-22/miami-airport-tsa-cuba-visit COMMENTARY The political reaction to an official Cuban tour of Miami International Airport this week was outrageous — but so was the U.S. government's cluelessness. Wed, 22 May 2024 17:44:53 GMT /commentary/2024-05-22/miami-airport-tsa-cuba-visit Tim Padgett /environment/2024-05-08/back-bay-storm-surge-miami-dade-plan-congress A final Back Bay plan worked out between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Miami-Dade County is scheduled for June, with the hope of getting it authorized in the 2024 national water resources legislation now being hammered out by Congress. Wed, 08 May 2024 10:00:00 GMT /environment/2024-05-08/back-bay-storm-surge-miami-dade-plan-congress Jenny Staletovich /law-justice/2024-04-16/ben-crump-miami-police-shooting-black-man-mental-health The famed civil rights attorney said the police-involved shooting last month of Donald Armstrong is yet another disturbing instance when police officers fail to handle mental health-related emergency calls and routinely impose criminal charges to justify using lethal force Tue, 16 Apr 2024 10:00:00 GMT /law-justice/2024-04-16/ben-crump-miami-police-shooting-black-man-mental-health Helen Acevedo, Tim Padgett, Sergio R. Bustos /government-politics/2024-03-22/miami-asylum-backlog-immigration Miami’s immigration court has a backlog of about 290,000 pending cases, according to February data from the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse at Syracuse University. This is more than any court in the country. Fri, 22 Mar 2024 20:00:00 GMT /government-politics/2024-03-22/miami-asylum-backlog-immigration Samantha Putterman | PolitiFact /commentary/2024-03-21/cuba-protests-regime-exiles-blackouts-politics-economy COMMENTARY Deeper Cuban suffering has sparked new protests — but don't expect the regime or exiles to soften their stances in ways that might actually ease that misery. Thu, 21 Mar 2024 10:00:00 GMT /commentary/2024-03-21/cuba-protests-regime-exiles-blackouts-politics-economy Tim Padgett