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How a gift of $50 was life-changing for this daughter of a Miami taxi driver

NPR | By Jason Fuller,
Mallory Yu
Published March 16, 2026 at 4:30 PM EDT

A daughter tells a story about her father, a taxi driver in Miami, who talked up her ambition to a repeat customer and got $50 specifically for her -- just enough for a life-changing opportunity.

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