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Ahead of game day in South Florida, a local father and daughter aren’t playing around when it comes to defeating cancer, so much so that they’ve put their football rivalry aside for a bigger goal. Jeff and Skylah Klein’s story of rivalry has come full circle. Neverheless, they still find themselves on opposing sides of Monday night’s College Football Playoff National Championship pitting Jeff’s beloved Indiana Hoosiers against Skylah’s hometown team, the Miami Hurricanes. “You couldn’t script a better story. You couldn’t script a better situation,” said Jeff. Jeff graduated from Indiana University, and his daughter went to the University of Miami. “For as long as I can remember, I supported the hoosiers, because that’s where my dad went to school, grew up with red and white in the house, on the TVs and being Hoosiers fans,” said Skylah. Which wasn’t a problem, until the National Championship was set. “It’s come to life, we’re on the biggest stage in college athletics, arguably in sports in general,” said Skylah. “To be on this stage, in this serendipitious moment, is unbelievable,” said Jeff. Father and daughter rooted for each other for years. Face to face, it’s a different story. “We’re not even sitting together, I’m sitting amongst Hoosiers; she’s sitting amongst Canes,” said Jeff. But when the lights go down, they are united where it matters most to them: the fight against cancer. “When I moved to my new job in 2022, Javier from the [Dolphins Cancer Challenge] said, ‘Hey, you gotta reinvent yourself.’ I took the challenge,” said Jeff. Jeff and his college friends began riding in the Dolphins Cancer Challenge in honor of their close friend Dave, who survived colon cancer in 2016 and has battled leukemia since 2019. What started as a small group grew quickly, now riding as the “Hoosier Odyssey.” “It started with five college friends from Indiana, from all over the country, I’m proud to say that four years later, we’re a team of 60,” said Jeff But it isn’t just the Hoo. “We’re Hoosiers, we’re Hoosiers family, Hoosiers friends, we’re Canes for Hoosiers, we’re Noles for Hoosiers,” said Jeff. Skylah’s first DCC was in 2020, and when the “Hoosier Odyssey,” began she joined in. “We participate in the 5K, which is awesome, because we get to be a part of the cause and join the fight for cancer,” said Skylah. Jeff, now a board member of the DCC, has taken part in the challenge for nine years, raising over $500,000 since starting in 2018. “It’s just proven that cancer and the impact is so much larger than sport, college,” said Jeff. So while Jeff and Skylah will root against each other on the field, they hope to defeat cancer together. “Two universities raising a lot of money for Sylvester, working really hard together to fight this terrible disease, and we’re really proud of that,” said Jeff. In February, the father-daughter duo will ride together to support cancer research at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at UM’s Miller School of Medicine.

Tens of thousands of fans are expected to flood the streets as they flock to Hard Rock Stadium ahead of kickoff at the College Football Playoff National Championship game, and the big crowds are expected to result in traffic headaches — for attendees and for drivers in the area. There’s a calm before the storm outside of Hard Rock Stadium, Monday morning, as many excited fans are expected to swarm the stadium with tailgating expected to begin at 11 a.m. “This is not a normal Miami Hurricanes game, so congestion for the fans getting into the stadium; we just want to make sure everyone safe,” said Ryan Allen, Senior Director of Public Events for College Football Playoff. Whether it’s to tailgate or to attend the game, stadium goers are encouraged to plan ahead, as traffic concerns grow with multiple closures around the stadium. And, with the national championship game kicking off Monday night, final preparations are well underway. “We just want to make sure everyone’s safe, has a good time,” said Allen. Organizers said tailgating is allowed in designated parking lots when they open, and the Allstate Championship Tailgate is also expected to begin at that time. Many fans are ecstatic as officials confirmed you can tailgate without paying for a ticket to the game, the only catch being that you must leave by kickoff. “Oh, when I saw that it was going to change rules, I was really happy, because it was like, I know it’s a lot of kids that can’t really afford to take it or come out there to the game, and it’s been a while since Miami’s been in a national championship. so I feel like this is a great opportunity for the city to come out and support the team that we all love,” said Canes fan and South Florida TikToker Robbie Henry. Those attending the game or expected to be near the stadium are advised to be prepared for heavy traffic. From 7:30 until 11 a.m. and from 10:30 p.m. to 1 a.m., the northbound and southbound exits on the Florida Turnpike near the stadium will be closed. Northwest 14th Court, 27th Avenue and 199th Street will also be closed. Parking passes are all sold out, so ticket holders who do have a pass are advised to arrive early to avoid the chaos. For those who did not get a parking pass, organizers recommend taking rideshare to express locations near the stadium where they can then catch a ride on the shuttle to the stadium for free. “If you’re passionate, you do want to tailgate, you probably do want to go to another location. That way, you can take your time, stay there,” said Allen. “I would go find another spot to tailgate, have fun, root for the Canes.” Another option available to fans is a social media app called Prked, that allows fans to rent parking spaces from residents who live near the stadium, with some spots costing as little as $25. President Donald Trump will be in attendance at the game, so drivers are cautioned to expect even more impacts to traffic and heightened security when his motorcade arrives and when it departs from the stadium.

Police seek the public’s help in their search for a woman who was reported missing from Miami. According to City of Miami Police, Punita Kevala Frey was last seen in an unspecified part of Coconut Grove on Jan. 6. Frey, 48, stands 5 feet, 5 inches tall, weighs around 150 pounds, and has brown hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a black zip-up hoodie, black pants and a black baseball cap. Officials urge anyone with information on her whereabouts to contact Miami Police Detective N. Scott, or any on-duty detective of Miami Police’s Special Victims Unit, at 305-603-6300, 305-579-6111 or svu@miami-police.org.

BERLIN (AP) — The eight European countries targeted by U.S. President Donald Trump for a 10% tariff for opposing American control of Greenland blasted the move Sunday, warning that his threats “undermine transatlantic relations and risk a dangerous downward spiral.” The joint statement by some of America’s closest allies signaled a possible turning point in the recent tensions over sovereignty and security nearly 24 hours after Trump’s threat. It was also the most forceful rebuke of Trump from the European allies since he returned to the White House almost a year ago. In recent months, Europeans have mostly opted for diplomacy and flattery around him, even when seeking an end to the war in Ukraine. Sunday’s statement, as well as some European countries sending troops to Greenland for a Danish military training exercise, appeared to be a step away from that strategy. The unusually strong joint statement from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Finland said troops sent to Greenland for operation “Arctic Endurance” pose “no threat to anyone.” Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen told reporters in Oslo that a dialogue was opened with the U.S. last week and “we will not give up on that. … So we will stay on track — unless U.S. decides differently.” Added Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide at the same news conference: “We will not allow ourselves to be put under pressure, and those types of threats (of U.S. tariffs) are unacceptable between close allies,” Six of the countries targeted are part of the 27-member European Union, which operates as a single economic zone in terms of trade. Following emergency talks among the EU’s national envoys Sunday, EU Council President Antonio Costa said the bloc’s leaders agree “that tariffs would undermine transatlantic relations and are incompatible with the EU-U.S. trade agreement.” They expressed “readiness to defend ourselves against any form of coercion,” Costa said in a statement. He is expected to convene a summit of the bloc’s leaders later this week. Solidarity with Denmark and Greenland Trump’s Saturday announcement sets up a potentially dangerous test of U.S. partnerships in Europe. He appeared to indicate that he was using the tariffs as leverage to force talks over the status of Greenland, a semiautonomous territory of NATO ally Denmark that he regards as critical to U.S. national security. Late Sunday, Trump posted on his social media platform that NATO has warned Denmark for two decades of the Russian threat to Greenland. He said Denmark hasn’t acted and “Now it is time, and it will be done!!!” “We stand in full solidarity with the Kingdom of Denmark and the people of Greenland,” the group said. “Building on the process begun last week, we stand ready to engage in a dialogue based on the principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity that we stand firmly behind. Tariff threats undermine transatlantic relations and risk a dangerous downward spiral.” There are immediate questions about how the White House could implement tariffs against the EU. It was unclear, too, how Trump could act under U.S. law, though he could cite emergency economic powers that are currently subject to a U.S. Supreme Court challenge. EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said China and Russia will benefit from divisions between the U.S. and Europe. She added on social media: “If Greenland’s security is at risk, we can address this inside NATO..” Europe has been trying to keep Trump on its side to ensure U.S. support for Ukraine, including Washington sharing intelligence with Kyiv and its involvement in security guarantees if a peace agreement is reached with Russia. Rasmus Søndergaard, a senior researcher at the Danish Institute for International Studies, called Trump’s announcement “unprecedented” because tariff threats normally stem from trade disagreements, not territorial disputes between allies. “That’s of course why we’re seeing the…

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