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In this Dolphins Deep Dive video, the South Florida Sun Sentinel’s Chris Perkins and Dave Hyde discuss if Miami (7-8) can defeat a 3-12 Cleveland Browns team on the road in cold weather. (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=40bacbdb-084a-4980-bafa-92da3b5cd8f1&cid=38d5daa3-18ac-4ee1-a905-373c67622f25'; cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "40bacbdb-084a-4980-bafa-92da3b5cd8f1" , mediaId: "56d4ec79-1de1-453e-9917-1952974c041e" }).render("3644400bb2a84fa2bdf78ba6f7c86762"); });

Mediterranean restaurants are opening up all over Palm Beach and Broward counties. Is there room for one more? Fans of Motek, which has six locations in Miami-Dade County, say there is definitely space for the upscale Israeli-style restaurant, which plans to debut in Boca Raton in February. Many have been schlepping south for the past few years and are ready for a more convenient location. “My kids and I have made the trip to Aventura just to go to Motek,” Boca Raton resident Debbi Rosenblum said.

In this Dolphins Deep Dive video, the South Florida Sun Sentinel’s Chris Perkins and Dave Hyde discuss what the last two weeks of the regular season will tell us about this 2024 team. (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=40bacbdb-084a-4980-bafa-92da3b5cd8f1&cid=38d5daa3-18ac-4ee1-a905-373c67622f25'; cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "40bacbdb-084a-4980-bafa-92da3b5cd8f1" , mediaId: "e1d6a64d-f053-4466-85c8-a3a0030a42c7" }).render("9c8abb14338e4f9bb9642a003f13c69f"); });

A pair of five-year-old pandas, named An An and Ke Ke, celebrated their first Christmas early in a Hong Kong park Monday, munching on special treats and looking cute for the cameras. Related Articles World News | Nissan and Honda to attempt a merger that would create the world’s No. 3 automaker World News | Today in History: December 23, teen sniper Lee Boyd Malvo spared the death penalty World News | German authorities received tipoffs last year about the suspect in Christmas market attack World News | Today in History: December 22, four shot by New York subway vigilante World News | Trump demands Panama lower transit fees or return canal to US An An, the male panda, was presented with an ice slab that had “Merry Christmas” written on it with sweet potato and carrots while Ke Ke, his female companion, got a snowman garnished with slices of carrot and apple in a special press event before visitors streamed to the park. China sent the pair to Hong Kong in late September in a bid to boost tourism in the city.

In this Dolphins Deep Dive video, the South Florida Sun Sentinel’s Chris Perkins and Dave Hyde discuss how Miami can initiate a culture change and implement a tougher, winning one. (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=40bacbdb-084a-4980-bafa-92da3b5cd8f1&cid=38d5daa3-18ac-4ee1-a905-373c67622f25'; cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "40bacbdb-084a-4980-bafa-92da3b5cd8f1" , mediaId: "e145f12f-53e9-4cc9-8050-c3815d58a0ad" }).render("428c74447d024ef8ba3e1828eec2d3f7"); });

By CLAIRE RUSH President-elect Donald Trump has once again suggested he wants to revert the name of North America’s tallest mountain — Alaska’s Denali — to Mount McKinley, wading into a sensitive and decades-old conflict about what the peak should be called. Related Articles National Politics | A history of the Panama Canal — and why Trump can’t take it back on his own National Politics | Inside the Gaetz ethics report, a trove of new details alleging payments for sex and drug use National Politics | An analyst looks ahead to how the US economy might fare under Trump National Politics | Trump again calls to buy Greenland after eyeing Canada and the Panama Canal National Politics | House Ethics Committee accuses Gaetz of ‘regularly’ paying for sex, including with 17-year-old girl Former President Barack Obama changed the official name to Denali in 2015 to reflect the traditions of Alaska Natives as well as the preference of many Alaska residents.