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Local law enforcement and border patrol officers are searching for a group of migrants who landed on the beach in Hollywood Saturday morning, then fled, according to a release on social media. About 7:40 a.m., Hollywood Police responded to the beach at Coolidge Street, the department said in an Instagram post.

Ten people were hospitalized, including a pregnant woman, a child, and a Broward Sheriff’s deputy, after a four-car crash late Saturday morning on Sunrise Boulevard near Fort Lauderdale, officials said. Broward Sheriff’s Fire Rescue responded to the crash in the 2700 block of Sunrise Boulevard around 10:45 a.m., according to Battalion Chief Michael Kane.

The cardboard sign carried strong words, written in the colors of the Palestinian flag: “USF has blood on its hands.” Seen Tuesday during protest at the University of South Florida in Tampa, its underlying message echoed the recent chants heard on college campuses across the nation. Disclose. Divest. We will not stop.

Dear Amy: I am a divorced mom in my early 30s, with primary custody of my 8-year-old child. I have been dating “Ben” for the past two years. He is a great guy and he is very good with my son. We have been talking about getting married. He has never been married before (no kids), and I am gun-shy, to say the least. I own my home, my son is happy, and I am trying to be extremely careful about our future. Last week Ben took me out for a drink.

MIAMI — The NBA offseason is a layered process, required to take into account the salary cap, luxury tax, payroll aprons and willingness of potential or perceived trade partners to engage. So to forecast what should or could come next for the Miami Heat requires layered conversation, with a distinct difference between what the Heat might want and what the Heat could get. For Pat Riley, Andy Elisburg and the rest of a Heat braintrust that also includes coach Erik Spoelstra, this is more than a fork in the road, it is an entire table setting of possibilities, as the team prepares to set the table for what comes next. Jimmy Butler What Heat might want: It starts with receiving some type of assurance that Butler will acquiesce to putting a greater priority on the regular season.

GAINESVILLE —  Disoriented and alone, the young pilot in a newly purchased used plane flying over northern Florida found himself unexpectedly inside thick, dark clouds in torrential rain. In a panicked voice, he called over his radio: “Lost in weather, please! Can you see me? Can you see me?” More than 100 miles away, a Federal Aviation Administration air traffic controller in the Jacksonville Air Route Traffic Control Center answered the pilot’s plea for help over a guarded radio frequency specially designated for emergencies: “This is Jacksonville Center on Guard.