Highlights
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Ultra Fest
Festival gets ultra expensive for 2014
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Your taxes
Mayor Gimenez scales back tax-hike proposal
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Miss Florida USA
Beauty queens prepare for pageant
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Miami Heat
Luxury-tax bill might force roster move
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Mango mania
Miami chefs shares memories, recipes
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At the movies
'Pacific Rim'
Miami Marine Stadium
Commission puts nonprofit in control of stadium plan
By a 4-1 vote, Miami commissioners agreed Thursday to give a nonprofit group seeking to save the iconic but shuttered Miami Marine Stadium control over the full site, including parking lots, so they can develop a detailed plan to reopen the facility.
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Miami Beach
Miami Beach mayor launches new push to save historic homes
The fight to save historic homes in Miami Beach got a boost this week, with the citys mayor proposing a six-month moratorium on the demolition of architecturally significant homes and preservationists taking to court their battle to save an 88-year-old mansion.
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TRAYVON MARTIN CASE
State to jurors: 'Wannabe cop' Zimmerman murdered Trayvon
In its closing argument, the prosecution said Trayvon Martin's death had its roots in events that came months before, when George Zimmerman, frustrated by neighborhood break-ins, organized a neighborhood watch.
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Guantanamo
Guantánamo: 2 detainees quit hunger strike
Two Guantánamo captives have quit their hunger strike, the military said Thursday, reporting the first dip in the prison camps protest and a cessation of clashes between guards and prisoners that coincides with the Ramadan holiday.
COMMUNITY NEWS
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Miami-Dade schools
Miami-Dade probes cheating allegations at district-run charter
Miami-Dade schools police are investigating cheating allegations at a district-managed charter school overseen by a former senior district official.
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CRIME
Man shot and killed at bus stop identified
A man shot while sitting on a Miami bus bench was identified Thursday. Police identified the victim as Juan Augustine Lorenzo-Gonzalez, 36.
Multimedia
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Commission puts nonprofit group in control of Miami Marine Stadium redevelopment plan
Leaders of Friends of the Miami Marine Stadium said the vote allows them to start raising millions of dolla...
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POLITICS
Sen. Marco Rubio’s red lines: defund Obamacare to pass temporary budget, no debt-limit hike without balanced budget
Speaking to conservatives, Sen. Marco Rubio roasted President Barack Obama over his healthcare law and the ...
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REDISTRICTING
Fla. Supreme Court won't stop redistricting challenge
The Florida Supreme Court, in a sharp rebuke to the Republican-controlled Legislature, refused to throw out...
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Miami Children’s Hospital to get funding from 28-hour Univision telethon
South Florida children with cancer will benefit from money raised by a 28-hour Univision program aired last...
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Florida National Guard marks 100th deployment since 9/11
Four South Floridians went into active duty on Thursday alongside nearly 60 others marking the Florida Nati...
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Hurricane relief: Broward Salvation Army searches for relief volunteers
The Salvation Army’s Disaster Relief Program hopes to find volunteers to assist during the hurrican...
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Diary reveals school aide had student's baby
Authorities say the diary of a Southern California teacher's aide reveals her sexual relationship with an u...
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NTSB findings on SF plane crash at a glance
After departing from Shanghai and stopping in Seoul, Asiana Flight 214 makes its final approach into San Fr...
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Court denies Fort Hood suspect access to evidence
The Army psychiatrist charged in the deadly mass shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, cannot access evidence obtai...
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Photographer charged after flying over feedlot
A National Geographic freelance photographer who took pictures of a western Kansas feedlot from a paraglide...
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Asiana passengers begged 911 dispatchers for help
Stunned and bleeding after a Boeing 777 crash-landed at the San Francisco airport, hundreds of passengers s...
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Army relieves Fort Jackson general
The Army is removing the one-star general in charge of its largest training post following his suspension i...
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Descendants of Sand Creek Massacre victims sue
A lawsuit filed by descendants of American Indians killed in the Sand Creek Massacre argues the federal gov...
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John Kerry's wife moved to rehab hospital
Teresa Heinz Kerry has been moved to a rehabilitation hospital in Boston as the condition of the wife of U....
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Egypt's liberals pressing for democracy after coup
The liberal and youth movements that backed the military's removal of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi are...
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Egypt to investigate Morsi for 2011 jailbreak
Prosecutors will investigate allegations that Egypt's ousted president escaped from prison during the 2011 ...
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Egypt’s military blames Mohammed Morsi’s supporters for violence
In a battle over the narrative of what’s happened here during the past eight dramatic days, the new...
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Latin American complaints over U.S. spying ignore their own wiretap programs
Several Latin American presidents have complained bitterly following recent revelations about U.S. electron...
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Correction: Mideast-Ramadan story
In a story July 10 about Ramadan, The Associated Press, relying on a press release issued by the U.N.'s Dep...
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Venezuela announces hard-currency auction
Venezuela's central bank says that on Friday it will begin selling dollars at auction for only the second t...
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Pope lets Catholics join Anglican converts
Pope Francis is letting baptized Catholics join the new church structure created to receive Anglican converts.
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Cook’s’ corner
Marinade keeps Seasons 52 turkey kebabs moist
The restaurant marinates the turkey breast, which provides a boost of Asian-style flavors that helps keep t...
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Summer meals
Beat the heat with refreshing cold soup
Revenge, patient people tell us, is a dish best served cold. I feel the same way about soup, at least at th...
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Summer meals
Classic chicken salad gets classy update
Chicken salad might be the easiest of the classic American salads to reinvent. Here, I’ve used a ba...
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Seasonal cooking
Summer fruit makes colorful salsa for salmon
In today’s recipe, I used strawberries in a salsa along with mango, basil and, for crunch, cucumber....
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Miami chefs share mango memories, recipes
These chefs grew up loving mangos — and it shows on their menus
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MIAMI HEAT
Long shot Miami Heat rookie James Ennis tries to focus on just making shots
‘It’s a lot of pressure,’ rookie James Ennis says of trying to make the final roster o...
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Marlins 6, Braves 2
Giancarlo Stanton ends slump as Miami Marlins end five-game skid
Giancarlo Stanton got his first RBI in July with a two-run double in the first inning, and the Marlins beat...
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Heat notebook
Luxury-tax bill might force Miami Heat roster move
Chris Andersens signing, announced Wednesday, means the Heat has 14 of the 15 players from this past ...
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South Florida Outdoor Notebook
Commercial and recreational red snapper harvest seasons will not open in July in federal or state waters of...
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South Florida Fishing Report
Captain Mark Schmidt of Sundancer Charters out of Murrays Marina in Key West reported permits, barracudas a...
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Celebrity roundup
Denzel Washington’s wife: Why we work
While the majority of Hollywood marriages implode left and right, Denzel and Pauletta Washington somehow ke...
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Hasselbeck exits ‘The View’ with no hard feelings
NEW YORK (AP) – Elisabeth Hasselbeck is leaving “The View” showing no hard feelings to...
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La vida local
Kelly Rowland takes the wheel
Stephanie Frasco had a night to remember Monday. The L.A. resident and Jaguar fanatic didn’t win a c...
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CUBA
Cuba’s food ration stores mark 50th anniversary
The ration card gives every Cuban a basic basket of food for less than $2 a month.
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Miami Children’s Hospital to get funding from 28-hour Univision telethon
South Florida children with cancer will benefit from money raised by a 28-hour Univision program aired last...
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IN THE CAMPS
Judge: Searching Guantánamo detainees genitals impedes attorney meetings
A federal judge in Washington issued a sharply worded order that found guards searches of Guantá...
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cuba
Cubas ex-prisons chief accused of human-rights abuses is back in the U.S.
Former prisons chief Crescencio Marino Rivero left Miami for Cuba after half a dozen dissidents accused him...
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HUNGER STRIKE
Feinstein, Durbin ask Obama to halt Guantánamo forced-feedings
Two leading Democratic senators on Wednesday asked President Barack Obama to order the Pentagon to stop rou...
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Flights canceled due to Tropical Storm Chantal
Miami travelers heading to Haiti and the Dominican Republic will likely have to wait another day due to Tro...
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Gallery owner seeks Cuba-Key West art swap
Key West gallery owner Nance Frank has launched a Web-based fundraising effort to pay for an artistic excha...
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REDISTRICTING
Fla. Supreme Court won't stop redistricting challenge
The Florida Supreme Court, in a sharp rebuke to the Republican-controlled Legislature, refused to throw out...
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POLITICS
Charlie Crist's political memoir to explain why he left GOP
The former Republican governor turned independent U.S. Senate candidate turned potential Democratic guberna...
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Elections
Miami-Dade should take steps to thwart absentee-ballot fraudsters, advisory group says
Following alarming fraud attempts in last year’s elections, the group wants Miami-Dade County to fig...
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Miami
Records: Red-light camera foe, Miami politician Francis Suarez received two tickets
Miami Commissioner Francis Suarez said the two tickets highlight the shortcomings of the city’s red-...
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POLITICS
Joe Garcia draws challenger Carlos Curbelo on day he posts big cash-haul
Embattled U.S. Rep. Joe Garcia boasted about a large fundraising haul on the same day that Miami-Dade Scho...
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POLITICS
Gov. Rick Scott learns special taxing districts have clout
Gov. Rick Scott’s is reviewing the state’s 1,700 special taxing districts, but he won’...
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PolitiFact
Myths abound in immigration reform debate
PolitiFact scrutinized plenty of myths about the Senate immigration bill. Here are a few of them.
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PolitiFact Florida
Group claims Florida ‘rubber-stamped phony horse racing’
In ad, horse breeders, owners call out Florida regulators for alleged “phony horse racing.” P...
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Former Ford CEO Philip Caldwell dies at age 93
Philip Caldwell, the first person to lead Ford Motor Co. who wasn't a member of the founding family, died W...
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Toshi Seeger, wife of Pete Seeger, dies at 91
Toshi Seeger, folk singer Pete Seeger's wife of 70 years and a close partner in his social and environmenta...
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Inventor of iconic party game Twister dies
Twister called itself "the game that ties you up in knots." Its detractors called it "sex in a box."
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Toshi Seeger, wife of Pete Seeger, dies at 91
Toshi (TOH'-shee) Seeger, the wife of folk singer Pete Seeger for 70 years, has died. She was 91.
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TV's 'Waltons' storekeeper Joe Conley dies at 85
Joe Conley, an actor best known as the small town storekeeper on the TV series "The Waltons," has died at a...
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Ex-NBC reporter who covered RFK death dies in Md.
A former NBC News reporter who covered the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy for the network in 1968 has d...
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Jim Foglesong, label exec, hall of famer, dies
Jim Foglesong, a record label executive and music producer who helped launch Garth Brooks' career and was i...
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Auslander named to top spot at Children’s Trust
A local lawyer and long-time child advocate has been named president and CEO of The Children’s Trust.
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Healthcare
Educating Florida about healthcare reform starts with conversation
Enroll America is launching a Florida education campaign on healthcare options.
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RETAIL CRIME
Feds unveil South Florida task force to fight ‘organized retail crime’
The U.S. attorney’s office unveiled a new task force to fight the spread of “organized retail...
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SuperFast still does not meet fire safety standards
The Genting-owned ship needs more sprinklers before it can carry passengers to Resorts World Bimini.
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The Fairholme Fund to file suits, geared to protect rights of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac preferred shareholders
The Fairholme Fund – a mutual fund with more than 170,000 shareholders that is managed by Miami-base...
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HOUSING
Florida still foreclosure capital
More homes were lost to foreclosure in Florida than anywhere else in the year ended in May. The state also ...
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Genting ship still undergoing safety inspections
Among other outstanding discrepancies, backup generators must be operational aboard the Genting ship before...
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South Floridas app economy emerging on many fronts
South Floridas growing software industry is fueled by freelancers, startups, larger players and servi...
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Miami Springs
Failure to broadcast key budget meeting upsets residents
Miami Springs residents who watch city council meetings remotely via the Internet are angry about a meeting...
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North Miami Beach
North Miami Beach hires Biscayne Park manager as its own
North Miami Beach leaders have voted 4-3 to officially replace the city’s interim manager.
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Miami Springs minors all-stars fall to Kendall in District 8 title game
The Miami Springs Little League minors all-star team could not sustain the momentum of an early lead and dr...
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