Surfside Mayor Charles Burkett said at least 10 people have been injured in the incident. It is not yet known how many people were in the building at the time. Miami Dade Fire and Rescue (MDFR) attended the scene at 88th St. and Collins, with more than 80 units in attendance. The building in question is Champlain Towers South, a 12-story with more than 100 residential units, according to NBC News....
1) "Survivor" is still on the air. 2) There have been 28 season of "Survivor." 3) Miami Marlins President David Samson is on "Survivor." Now, knowing that, especially the third statement, the following should not surprise you at all. 4) Miami Marlins President David Samson was the first person voted off "Survivor." Season 28, titled "Survivor: Cagayan— Brawn vs. Brains vs. Beauty," premiered on Wednesday night, and Samson didn't make it past tribal council....
Miami also released cornerback Dimitri Patterson on Monday. Patterson was plagued by injuries the past two seasons, and his release frees up more than $5 million in salary cap space for the Dolphins. MORE: All free agents by team | Free-agent signing tracker Delmas spent the past five seasons with the Detroit Lions, who released him last month. He's expected to replace Chris Clemons, who can become a free agent Tuesday....
The billionaire former New York mayor, who has already pledged tens of millions of dollars for gun reform campaigning as a citizen, criticized the president for his failure to protect children by not imposing stricter firearm legislation and for “siding” with the National Rifle Association (NRA). The campaign video begins with Trump ensuring that his administration is “doing a lot on gun safety.” The clip then goes onto to list the names of 263 schools where a shooting has occurred in the U....
Though the White House has not confirmed whether Flynn will receive a presidential pardon, the rumors have brought his actions and legal troubles into renewed focus. Flynn is a retired lieutenant general who worked on Trump’s transition team. During that period, he had a phone call with Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak about then-President Barack Obama’s sanctions against the country for its interference in the 2016 election. Flynn became the president’s first national security advisor after Trump assumed office....
Words such as these were enough to inspire generations of young writers (including me) to failed emulation. But they also reveal something about their author. Buckley’s writing always served his deepest loves—his large and exceptional family, his Roman Catholic faith, his blessed and wayward country. Buckley was playful, but not cynical. He was a political showman who knew that politics is more than a carnival. He was a controversialist with larger goals than his own renown....
You see, the Hurricanes’ basketball team was facing off against the Stanford Cardinal in the NIT finals at Madison Square Garden, and it’s safe to say that Irvin was really enjoying the action. The Hurricanes lost 66-64 in overtime, and Irvin’s final reaction was a good one, too.
According to ESPN’s Michelle Beadle, she and CNN’s Rachel Nichols have been banned from the fight by Mayweather and his team. MORE: Mayweather’s son’s note on his mother’s beating | The ad that made the fight Nichols grilled Mayweather about his domestic violence history in an interview last September — one in which he tried to sidestep multiple questions. Beadle has also voiced her opinions on Mayweather, calling him out on Twitter for his pattern of violence....
After having his reputation damaged, Harbaugh immediately defended himself on his radio show Monday night. In the opening segment, he stated with authority that he did not eat a booger over the weekend. In fact, he said he’s never consumed a booger in his life. “It might have looked like that was happening. But if you rub your nose and then you bite your fingernail, that’s not eating a booger....
“There was a sense of: Don’t let that be the highlight,” all-conference guard Derrick Walton said. He meant in basketball terms. MORE: 2017 Big Ten Tournament schedule, bracket Because the highlight of this week for all of these Wolverines, for all of time, is going to be that they survived a plane crash. That is the reality of what occurred. It would have been easy enough, and justifiable, to let that stand as the only highlight, especially after the members of the team spent 35 minutes in the cold and wind outside the plane, then a half-hour hiking to a nearby airplane hangar, then another couple hours in that building sorting it all out....
The Wolverines lined up 10 guys in a straight line with Wilton Speight to the side late in the first quarter. MORE: Top 25 tracker From there, Michigan went into a power formation and De’Veon Smith ran five yards to the one-yard line. That spiced up a scoreless first quarter in a Top 10 showdown, and the Wolverines scored on the first play of the second quarter.
The House is moving to impeach President Donald Trump, accusing him of inciting the mob that ransacked the Capitol last Wednesday and forced lawmakers to evacuate while they were in the middle of affirming President-elect Joe Biden’s victory. Five people died, including a Capitol police officer, and dozens of people have been arrested. But on Monday, Austin Chenge, the first GOP candidate to form his candidacy for Michigan’s next gubernatorial election in 2022, said those who went to the nation’s capital last week had wanted to voice their concerns about the direction of the country, The Detroit News reported....
The midwestern state’s Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey and House Speaker Lee Chatfield were both invited by Trump and plan to fly to Washington, D.C. for the meeting, the Associated Press and The Detroit News reported Thursday, citing anonymous sources familiar with the lawmakers’ plans. Newsweek reached out to Chatfield and Shirkey for comment, but they did not immediately respond. While President-elect Joe Biden came out ahead of Trump by more than 150,000 votes in Michigan, and all of the state’s County Boards of Canvassers have certified the election results, the State Board of Canvassers will convene Monday for the final certification....
In a Showtime interview that aired on Sunday, the state leader also said it was “deeply disturbing” to see the top administration official making the comparison at a college talk last week. The Quote The Detroit News reported that Whitmer told Showtime’s The Circus yesterday: “This is another unhinged distraction, and it’s deeply disturbing that our chief law enforcement officer is propagating it.” Appearing on CNN last week, the Michigan governor also said the attorney general’s remarks were “craziness” after a clip of his Hillsdale College talk was played....
Amash, who left the Republican Party last July and became an Independent, made the announcement in a statement shared to Twitter today. “Today, I launched an exploratory committee to seek the [Libertarian Party’s] nomination for president of the United States,” he wrote. “Americans are ready for practical approaches based on humility and trust of the people.” “We’re ready for a presidency that will restore respect for our Constitution and bring people together....
Trump won a total of 2,279,543 votes in Michigan in 2016 compared with 2,268,839 that cast ballots for former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. The president carried the state with just 10,704 votes. His narrow victory in the Midwestern state came after former President Barack Obama carried the state in 2008 and 2012, as did Democratic candidates in every presidential election going back to 1992. Tracy Wimmer, director of media relations for Michigan’s Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, told Newsweek in an email that as of 2:30 p....
MORE: Top 25 live updates and results Peppers returned a fumbled pitch for two points with one second left to seal the win. Michigan won at Michigan State for the first time since 2007. That was enough reason for Peppers to celebrate with a backflip.
Not because the Wolverines fell to 5-6 with a 23-16 loss to Maryland on Saturday. Not because Rutgers and Maryland swept the Wolverines or the thousand reasons that is unacceptable. Not because of the thousand other unaceptable things that went wrong in Ann Arbor in 2014. MORE: Game control doesn’t apply to Buckeyes | Jerry Kill to Nebraska? | Florida’s State hidden key No, the Wolverines should play the Earle Bruce card and fire Hoke on Monday....
The Thorpe Award watch list was released Friday, and two Michigan State defensive backs – senior Kurtis Drummond and junior Trae Waynes – made the list. MORE: SN All-Americans | Maxwell | Outland | Nagurski | Bednarik Both are hoping to follow in the footsteps of teammate and 2013 Thorpe Award winner Darqueze Dennard – who went on to be a first-round pick by the Cincinnati Bengals. Here’s a look at the 39 defensive backs on this year’s watch list....
The Spartans (6-0) held the top spot for a second straight week by receiving 56 first-place votes Monday from the 65-member national media poll. Kansas drew eight first-place votes and remains second. Kentucky, the preseason No. 1, and Arizona moved up one spot each to third and fourth. Oklahoma State received the other No. 1 vote and jumped from seventh to fifth. Duke stayed at sixth. Ohio State, Syracuse, Louisville and Wisconsin rounded out the top 10....
