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As rescue workers throughout the night combed the rubble of a wing of the 12-story beachfront residential building Champlain Towers South in Surfside, just north of Miami Beach, hopes of finding more survivors have faded. Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava told reporters on Friday morning, according to NBC News, that there were 120 people accounted for from the building and 159 people unaccounted for, adding that the death toll had gone from one to four....

Residents of 5050 NW 7th Street, in Miami’s Flagami neighborhood, were told Monday night they had until 8 a.m. on Tuesday to pack whatever they could and leave, WFOR-TV, a Miami-based television news station, reported. The building had more than 130 units. Video from WFOR shows people leaving, carrying their belongings in whatever they could find—including garbage bags and storage bins. The building has structural issues, and the building’s engineer had been working with the city to make repairs, WFOR reported....

The LA Clippers had plenty of reasons to rejoice while heading into this game. The Heat were missing Chris Bosh and Ray Allen, both of whom were sidelined with the flu, while their injured players were back for this one. Chris Paul‘s bruised right kneecap didn’t stop him, Chauncey Billups’ left foot tendonities wouldn’t prevent him from playing and Blake Griffin beat a strained left hamstring to play this one....

The Hurricanes announced Reed’s injury Friday, one day after he had the surgery on what university officials described as a “left lower extremity.” He was injured in an offseason workout earlier in the week. Reed made 10 starts for Miami last season and averaged 6.6 points and 1.7 rebounds per game, shooting 36 percent from 3-point range. He averaged 11.5 points in Miami’s two games at the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament....

Frank Pichel is accused of flashing a badge and claiming to be a Monroe County Sheriff’s deputy in the Florida Keys this past May. Court records obtained by The Miami Herald indicate that a judge signed a warrant for Pitchel for the felony charge but he has not yet been arrested. Monroe County Sheriff Rick Ramsay said that his deputies notified the mayoral candidate’s attorney about the warrant and asked him to surrender but, “this has not happened....

On the surface it seemed like a routine victory, however, like in his first match in Miami, the Swiss maestro struggled early on in the match. After the duo held their opening service games, Federer was uncharacteristically broken to love, to then trail in the first set 2-1. However, this proved to be a minor blip, with Federer breaking back immediately in a hard-fought game to level the score at 2 games apiece....

Police believe the man, who hasn’t yet been identified, was linked to Jeremy Willie Horton, a 32-year-old Georgian man suspected of shooting and seriously injuring Miami-Dade Police Officer Cesar Echaverry on Monday night, in a separate incident. Officers later killed Horton, while Echaverry remains in a “critical condition” in hospital. Tuesday’s shooting took place when officers from the Special Response Team confronted a man, armed with an AK-47 style rifle, at an Extended Stay America hotel....

Avenatti was granted his request to represent himself earlier this week at his trial for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft charges involving his prior representation of Daniels, an adult film star. He cross-examined Daniels on Friday for a second time regarding allegations that he stole $300,000 she was supposed to receive from a publisher for writing a book on an alleged sexual tryst with former President Donald Trump, the Associated Press reported....

Midway through the fourth quarter, the Bobcats announced that he would not return to the game after X-rays determined that Kidd-Gilchrist suffered a fracture to his left hand. Though his timeline for recovery is unknown at present, the fracture comes just two days after he returned to the court after battling plantar fasciitis in his foot.

The 28-year-old defenseman, making his debut for the Rangers, was part of a 2-1 lead over the Islanders. He had a positive Corsi number, the Rangers were dominating play, and it looked as though Kostka would be looked at as one of the positive changes coach Alain Vigneault had made prior to the contest. GALLERY: NHL Ice girls 2014 Then this happened: Kostka was pressured into the giveaway by Josh Bailey and Nikolay Kulemin, but the pass was weak, which made it not only easy to intercept, but to control....

One, a star defensive end at the University of Missouri who became the first publicly gay player to be drafted into the NFL. The other, a wheelchair-bound father who’s portrayed as the homophobic man who left his family. One is portrayed as the courageous athlete. The other is framed as the angry father who’s “a man-and-woman type of guy” who doesn’t “want his grandkids raised in that kind of environment....

That would be the Madden Vick. This is the Madden Vick. MORE: Top photos from Week 4 | Iyer’s picks for the rest of the week Madden Vick didn’t show up at Heinz Field on Thursday night during the Steelers’ 23-20, so-ugly-it-was-funny overtime loss to the Ravens. “You know, things have just happened so fast over the last month and a half," Vick said a few seconds after saying “it felt great” to start again, and a few minutes after finishing 19 of 26 for 124 yards passing and one touchdown....

MMA-HCU is one of a group of disorders called organic acid disorders. These disorders are usually diagnosed at birth during routine newborn screenings, but symptoms of MMA-HCU can also appear for the first time in older children and adults. Symptoms When MMA-HCU is diagnosed during a newborn screening, the condition may be detected before any symptoms are apparent. During a newborn screening, a tiny sample of blood is taken from the baby’s foot (sometimes called a heel prick test)....

Metroid from 1986 and its genre-defining sequel Super Metroid from 1994 saw its main character, Samus, battling all kinds of devious space pirates. Among the highlights in each game have always been their boss fights. In both, Samus came toe-to-toe with two of the highest-ranking space pirate captains, Ridley and Kraid. While the former has seen more love in the series and has appeared in every mainline game except Metroid 2: The Return of Samus and Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, Kraid also should not to underestimated in a fight....

It’s been well over three years since Metroid Prime 4 was confirmed to be in development. Though, since that time, additional information regarding the game’s development has been hard to come by. While Nintendo has not released any official information involving Metroid Prime 4, that doesn’t mean that assumptions can’t be made in terms of what Retro Studios advertises on the company website. RELATED: Metroid Prime 4 Made by New Developer, Not Retro Studios...

Major League Baseball announced Monday that the NL East rivals will play April 28-30 at San Juan’s Hiram Bithorn Stadium. The Marlins will be the home team for the series. “It is an honor for the Marlins to represent Major League Baseball in this special series against the Mets,” Marlins CEO Derek Jeter said in a release. “Miami serves as the gateway to the Caribbean and Latin America, and we are grateful for the chance to showcase the new Miami Marlins organization to our neighbors in Puerto Rico....

This isn’t a surprise, of course. His two years in charge of the team that calls Citi Field home were tumultuous, at best. High highs and low lows, and more of the latter than the former, which is why he’s now the ex-Mets manager. MORE: Who will manage the Cubs next? Six possibilities So who’s next? Here are seven names you’re sure to see bandied about. We’ll add more as rumors arise....

The Mets on Christmas Eve reportedly agreed to terms with free agent reliever Dellin Betances, the team announced on Tuesday. MORE: Five way-too-early predictions for 2020 season Betances switches the D-train for the 7-line, spending his entire career with the crosstown rival Yankees before signing with the Mets. In his career, Betances pitched to a 2.36 ERA almost exclusively out of the bullpen, making a single start in 2011, his first taste of major-league action....

Metz are in 10th place in Ligue 1, with Bordeaux three positions below them in 13th. However, just one point currently separates the teams. Bordeaux will be keen to leapfrog Metz and climb up the table with a win. Metz vs Bordeaux Head-to-Head Metz’s form has kept them in mid-table throughout the 2020-21 campaign. Frederic Antonetti’s side have picked up six wins, six losses and five draws so far, with an upturn in form clear once Antonetti took over in October....