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🌱 Patch AM: 5 Dead, 5 Injured After Amazon Flight Crashes In Miami: Authorities

And check out Tacombi presents Labor Day Weekend Happy Hour on the Miami Patch calendar

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Hi there, Miami! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Deadly Amazon cargo plane crash shuts down Miami International runway
  • Will Miami International Airport really be renamed for Grand Theft Auto?

Also on today's calendar: Tacombi presents Labor Day Weekend Happy Hour and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the fish blush ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Heavy afternoon thunderstorms, with a high of 90 and low of 78 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Tuesday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 89, low: 80.
  • Wednesday: Humid with a heavy t-storm, with a high of 92 and low of 83 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 5 Dead, 5 Injured After Amazon Flight Crashes In Miami: Authorities (patch.com) — Miami residents are reeling after an Amazon cargo flight overran a runway at Miami International Airport, killing five people and injuring five more after striking vehicles near Northwest 42nd Avenue. Local leaders and emergency crews, including Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, responded with massive resources, while federal investigators from the FAA and NTSB head to Miami to determine what went wrong. Officials urge anyone who believes a family member may be involved to contact the sheriff's office.
   

• Miami Sheriff Blasts Dem Mayor Over GTA 6 Partnership (time.news) — Miami-Dade leaders are battling over a proposed deal to temporarily rebrand major local assets like Miami International Airport, PortMiami, and the Metromover as Grand Theft Auto's "Vice City" to promote GTA 6. The sheriff and a county commissioner argue it glorifies crime and harms Miami's image, while the mayor's office sees a lucrative tourism and branding opportunity that could bring new revenue to the community.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It saw the ocean's bottom! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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