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    <title><![CDATA[Dan Le Batard: LeBron James takes the chaos of victory with an inner calm]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 00:01 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Did you notice what LeBron James did as soon as it was over?
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     <p><img src="http://media.miamiherald.com/smedia/2013/05/23/00/24/SA4fz.Hi.56.jpeg" /></p>  <p>Did you notice what LeBron James did as soon as it was over?
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    <title><![CDATA[Hurricane outlook: Another busy Atlantic season]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 14:42 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Get ready for another busy hurricane season, maybe an unusually wild one, federal forecasters say.
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    <title><![CDATA[Cubans more optimistic about Castro&#x2019;s economic changes]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 14:43 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Cubans appear to be growing more optimistic about ruler Raul Castro&#x2019;s economic reforms and large majorities favor direct elections of their president but say the government is repressive, according to a poll made public Thursday.
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    <title><![CDATA[Defense releases photos, texts of Trayvon Martin]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 14:51 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[George Zimmerman&#39;s defense attorneys have released photos and text messages from 17-year-old Trayvon Martin&#39;s cell phone ahead of a hearing that will determine whether they can be used at the neighborhood watch leader&#39;s trial.
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[  <p>George Zimmerman&#39;s defense attorneys have released photos and text messages from 17-year-old Trayvon Martin&#39;s cell phone ahead of a hearing that will determine whether they can be used at the neighborhood watch leader&#39;s trial.
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    <title><![CDATA[Cruise group adopts Passenger Bill of Rights]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/22/3411406/cruise-group-adopts-passenger.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 15:07 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Major cruise companies have agreed to adopt a &#x201C;Passenger Bill of Rights,&#x201D; focusing on mechanical failures and emergencies.
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    <title><![CDATA[Arbitrator upholds firing of Miami Beach cop who says he drank before work]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 16:01 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[The officer had argued that the city had allowed a culture of intoxicated officers.
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     <p><img src="http://media.miamiherald.com/smedia/2013/05/22/13/46/uYmFK.Hi.56.JPG" /></p>  <p>The officer had argued that the city had allowed a culture of intoxicated officers.
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    <title><![CDATA[South Florida&#x2019;s existing home prices jump by double digits from year ago]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 16:01 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Existing home prices in Miami-Dade and Broward counties rose sharply and sales volume increased in April amid tight inventory of homes and condos on the market.
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    <title><![CDATA[Man shot by FBI had ties to Boston bombing suspect]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 16:02 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[A Chechen immigrant shot to death in Florida after an altercation with an FBI agent implicated himself in a triple slaying that officials believe may have been connected to Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, authorities said.
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    <title><![CDATA[Two charged in kidnapping, beating and shooting of ATM repairman]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 16:03 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Police say two men locked the victim in the trunk of a car, then beat and shot him when he tried to escape.
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     <p><img src="http://media.miamiherald.com/smedia/2013/05/22/13/07/3p4MC.Hi.56.jpeg" /></p>  <p>Police say two men locked the victim in the trunk of a car, then beat and shot him when he tried to escape.
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    <title><![CDATA[Thunderstorms slow Oklahoma tornado cleanup]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/22/3410454/okla-mayor-wants-to-require-tornado.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 16:02 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[A band of thunderstorms battered the Oklahoma City area Thursday, slowing cleanup operations in the suburb where a tornado killed 24 people and destroyed thousands of homes this week.
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     <p><img src="http://media.miamiherald.com/smedia/2013/05/22/03/21/438-13xdge.Hi.55.jpeg" /></p>  <p>A band of thunderstorms battered the Oklahoma City area Thursday, slowing cleanup operations in the suburb where a tornado killed 24 people and destroyed thousands of homes this week.
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    <title><![CDATA[South Florida dealt a Super Bowl shutout]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/22/3408903/south-florida-dealt-a-super-bowl.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 00:01 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[A failed attempt to upgrade Sun Life Stadium hurt Miami&#x2019;s bid as NFL owners awarded Super Bowl 50 to San Francisco and Super Bowl 51 to Houston.
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    <title><![CDATA[Victim of Miami &#x91;zombie&#x92; attack makes strides in recovery, doctors say]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/20/3407200/victim-of-miami-zombie-attack.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 15:27 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Ronald Poppo&#x92;s doctors will give an update of his condition at a news conference Tuesday at Jackson Memorial Hospital.
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    <title><![CDATA[Miami-Dade commissioners approve spending $1.6 billion to fix water, sewer pipes]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/21/3407080/miami-dade-commissioners-to-take.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 15:30 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[A consent decree to fix the county&#x2019;s aging water and sewer pipes will mandate $1.6 billion in upgrades over the next 15 years.
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    <title><![CDATA[Family of man shot 16 times by Beach, Hialeah cops says he was &#x2018;executed&#x2019;]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 15:30 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[A lawsuit says police &#x2018;executed&#x2019; Raymond Herisse when they surrounded his car and fired at least 116 shots.
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    <title><![CDATA[Jackson board member resigns amid accusations of ethics violations]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 15:31 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[A member of the board that runs Jackson Health System resigned Tuesday after a months-long ethics investigation into accusations that he exploited his position for personal gain.
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    <title><![CDATA[Gov. Scott vetoes hundreds of millions from state budget]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 15:11 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[From a coast-to-coast bike trail to tuition increases, Gov. Rick Scott vetoed more than $350 million from the state budget, which he signed Monday.
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    <title><![CDATA[18-foot-8-inch python caught in South Florida]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 15:08 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[The longest Burmese python ever caught in the state - 18 feet, 8 inches long and 128 pounds - was found alongside a rural South Florida road, wildlife officials said Monday.
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    <title><![CDATA[Florida National Guard in transition phase]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 15:09 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[The Florida National Guard&#x2019;s emphasis is changing as foreign deployments dwindle. Now its members are getting serious training to face a familiar foe &#x2014; the next big hurricane
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    <title><![CDATA[Home-buying frenzy: Strong demand collides with scarce inventory]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 15:12 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[The Open House on a leafy street near South Miami featured a snack wagon with cupcakes and chilled beverages, but the real draw was the newly listed house for sale for $435,000.
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    <title><![CDATA[Former Miami Dolphins receiver Chad Johnson spends Monday in Broward jail]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 15:10 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Chad Johnson, the former Miami Dolphins wide receiver who went on the lam after failing to check in with his probation officer, spent Monday in the Broward County jail before posting bail and being released.
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