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South Florida celebrates end of Ramadan with Eid al-Fitr festivities and ceremonies
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MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – South Florida is celebrating one of the most sacred holidays of the year for the the Muslim community Eid al-Fitr.
On Thursday, May 13, the Islamic Center of Greater Miami invited Local 10 News to educate the South Florida community about their culture, and specifically about the last day of Ramadan.
After the month long holiday of Ramadan, the Muslim community celebrates Eid al-Fitr, also known as the “Festival of Breaking the Fast,” which began Wednesday, May 12 at sundown, and ends the evening of Thursday, May 13.
Birthday parties, airports, schools, malls and even churches are no longer safe places to frequent, as shooting incidents reach an all-time high, leaving several innocent bystanders caught in the crosshairs.
Around 90% of Florida’s gasoline comes through ports, including both PortMiami and Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, on cargo ships.
“This is not a refinery issue. Gasoline is still being made and fuel continues sailing through Florida ports, regardless of whether Colonial Pipeline is operational,” Jenkins continued.
In Miami-Dade County, Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and other county officials emphasized in a news conference Wednesday that the county does not get its fuel supply from the Colonial Pipeline. Let me be very clear. We do not have an emergency in South Florida as a result of this problem with the pipeline, Levine Cava said. It does not affect our fuel supply.
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A bill enacting statewide police reform still awaits Gov. Ron DeSantis signature, though it isn t clear what effect, if any, it will have on South Florida.
At the same time, Miami-Dade County is getting closer to finally forming a long-awaited civilian oversight board tasked with investigating allegations of abuse committed by Miami-Dade Police Department officers.
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Called HB 7051, the police reform bill will create statewide standards that will ban the use of chokeholds by police except in situations involving immediate injury and death. It also requires a duty for police to intervene if a fellow officer uses excessive force. It mandates independent reviews for use-of-force incidents involving deaths, and requires police to give medical aid if needed. The bill also requires police department applicants to declare if they are being investigated for wrongdoing, will require the creation of standards for de-escalation and mental health training, and forbid the arres