🌱 Thousands Of Baby Chickens Dead At MIA + So. FL Monkeypox Vaccines

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First, today's weather:

A p.m. t-storm in spots. High: 89 Low: 81.

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Here are the top five stories today in Miami:

1. Thousands of baby chickens were found dead inside cardboard boxes at Miami International Airport after being left out on the tarmac. An investigation is now underway as the chickens were reportedly part of a shipment heading to the Abaco Big Bird Family Farm in the Bahamas. (Fox 29)

2. Monkeypox vaccines were administered for free at the Hagen Park Community Center on Friday and Saturday by appointment only. Appointments filled first. South Florida has reported the most cases in Florida with nearly 130 cases in Broward County. (WSVN)

3. A man was killed in a shooting in Southwest Miami-Dade County on Saturday night. Miami-Dade police responded to 1925 SW 125 Court to reports of a shooting at approximately 9:58 p.m. The suspect remains at large. (NBC Miami)

4. Senior Chief Musician Luis Hernandez from Miami celebrated his retirement from the Navy after 26 years of service on Sunday, June 17. Hernandez joined the Navy Band Commodores jazz ensemble, the Navy's premier jazz band, in 1996 as a tenor saxophonist and has won several awards as a civilian. (Miami's Community News)

5. Two Miami men were arrested early Sunday in the Florida Keys after deputies found an injured Key deer in their vehicle. At 1:56 a.m. deputies stopped the vehicle for failing to maintain its lane. The men are charged with cruelty to animals and taking, possessing or selling a federally designated endangered or threatened species. (Fox 29)

Today in Miami:

• City Commission Meeting at City Of Coral Gables. (8:30 a.m.)
• Dolphin Mall will give away backpacks filled with supplies to help shoppers prepare for 'Back-To-School.' (10 a.m.)
• Free Happy Hour Croquetas at Sala'o Cuban Restaurant & Bar. (4 p.m.)
• Good Crafternoon! at South Shore Branch Library. (5 p.m.)
• National Wine And Cheese Day at B Ocean Resort (5 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Miami Mayor Francis Suarez: Democrats need a bipartisan approach to climate issues. (Subscription: Miami Herald)
• A "free community healing celebration of life concert" was held Saturday night to honor a South Florida teenager who died in April while trying to save another teenager who crashed his car into a Sunrise lake. (WPLG Local 10)
• The Republican Party of Florida hosted a victory dinner at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood on Saturday night. Keynote speakers included Governor Ron DeSantis, Senator Marco Rubio and Lieutenant Governor Jeanette Nuñez. (NBC Miami)

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— Carlos Hernandez

About me: Hello my name is Carlos Hernandez and I am a food writer with over 10 years of experience in the industry. I write the food blog Carlos Eats (http://www.carloseats.com) and also contribute to several newspapers and magazines with food-related blogs and articles.

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