Aaron Leibowitz
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Miami Beach reporter @MiamiHerald. Chair @OneHeraldGuild. Mets fan. Email: [email protected] Signal: 305-423-9857
Joined October 2010
Some personal news: Today is my first day as the city of Miami Beach reporter for the @MiamiHerald. I’m excited to cover the Beach after three years as a roving local government reporter. If you know things about the city, send tips to aleibowitz@miamiherald.com.
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RT @clurhealy: Officials said Alligator Alcatraz will not hold minors — but a 15 year old was held there for 3 days. The Mexican teen, wh….
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“Immediate action was taken to separate and remove the detainee in accordance with federal protocols,” said Stephanie Hartman, a spokeswoman for the Florida Division of Emergency Management, which...
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Response to @MiamiHerald / @WLRN investigation into Brightline fatalities: . DOT Sec. Duffy says it’s “way too many deaths.” Rep. Frederica Wilson says Brightline is “on the brink of a cease-and-desist order from the citizens of Florida.” @BrittanyWallman
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After an investigation by the Miami Herald and WLRN, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said he would work “to drive down the number of deaths.”
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Also out today: The first episode of a @WLRN / @MiamiHerald podcast about Brightline, hosted by.@TooMuchMe and @BrittanyWallman. Listen and download wherever you get your podcasts.
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Brightline, the first private passenger train to open in the U.S. in more than a century, is hailed as a national model for the future of rail. Since 2018, Brightline has sold millions of train...
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The story features reporting from me, @BrittanyWallman, @TooMuchMe and @JoshCeb, data/graphics from @shradhadinesh and Susan Merriam, photo/video from @MatiasOcner, 3D modeling from @sohailal_jamea, and contributions from many more.
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Tallying the death toll for Florida’s Brightline train took a team of reporters a year of diving into autopsy reports and other records.
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Brightline officials say those who were hit are at fault. But that doesn't tell the full story. Speed, frequent crossings, quiet zones and a route through dense neighborhoods set it apart. There is little fencing. Local governments have resisted closing dangerous crossings.
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NEW: @MiamiHerald / @WLRN investigation reveals 182 people have been struck and killed by Brightline trains. While key safety measures are delayed, Brightline remains the deadliest passenger train in U.S. We compared with other railroads to explain why.
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Brightline trains have killed 182 people, significantly more than publicly known, an investigation by the Miami Herald and WLRN has found.
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Brightline officials say those who are hit are at fault. That doesn't tell the full story. Speed, frequent crossings, quiet zones and a route through dense neighborhoods set Brightline apart. There's little fencing. Local governments have resisted closing dangerous crossings.
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RT @MiamiHerald: Hundreds at Alligator Alcatraz have no criminal charges or convictions, records show
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Descriptions of the Everglades detention center as a place for violent criminals tell only part of the story.
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RT @anaceballos_: NEW: The calls from Alligator Alcatraz’s first detainees brought distressing news: Toilets that didn’t flush. Temperature….
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Concerns about conditions for detainees were heightened when one was rushed out of the detention center Monday in an ambulance.
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RT @clurhealy: A 75-year-old Cuban man died Thursday after 3 weeks in ICE detention in Miami. Isidro Perez arrived in the U.S. in 1966. H….
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Isidro Perez is the fifth person to die in ICE custody in Florida since January
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RT @MarbinMiller: Agents used a foster kid as bait to locate the child's parents. It's one example of how the Trump administration’s deport….
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Child welfare providers, jarred by the state’s decision to turn over a teen in foster care to ICE, have sought guidance from the DeSantis administration.
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RT @MarbinMiller: Florida child welfare authorities turned over a 17-year-old foster child to ICE agents, sparking intense criticism that t….
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‘If this is a policy decision, it is a huge deal.’
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RT @MiamiHerald: Goodbye, Bikini Hostel? Miami Beach advances deal to close hostel-turned-shelter
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Commissioners advance deal letting luxury condo developer bypass zoning regulations; closure of Bikini Hostel is part of the plan.
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Do Miami Beach residents want Metromover? A new poll enters the fight.w/ @doug_hanks.
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Miami Beach’s elected leaders oppose the county’s plan to extend Metromover to South Beach. What about residents?
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Miami Beach Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez is running for mayor, seeking to unseat Steven Meiner.
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“I’ve always been the people’s commissioner, and now it’s time for me to be the people’s mayor,” Rosen Gonzalez said in an interview.
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RT @aglorios: New: Donors gave big to DeSantis’ marijuana campaign after getting $10M from Hope Florida. w/@lmower3 . .
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Public records and documents released by the Hope Florida Foundation show how millions flowed from charity to big donors to the governor’s anti Amendment 3 campaign.
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RT @lmower3: NEW: DeSantis officials diverted $10 million in a state settlement to his wife's Hope Florida charity. His administration is….
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State officials are refusing to give details on a legal settlement.
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RT @doug_hanks: Sure looks like Miami-Dade is heading toward a veto showdown over fluoride in drinking water.
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Mayor Daniella Levine Cava has until Friday to veto the anti-fluoride legislation. An override fight would come next.
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RT @tessriski: Miami-Dade County Commissioner Eileen Higgins has filed to run for mayor of Miami. w/ @doug_hanks .
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“I live in the city. I love the city,” Higgins said. “I want it to be the best that it can be.”
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RT @MiamiHerald: BREAKING: Miami-Dade must halt decades of adding fluoride to its drinking water under legislation that county commissioner….
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A bipartisan coalition of commissioners voted to stop the practice of adding fluoride to tap water.
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