Miami Beach United, the activist group launched last year, starts a series of presentations on what makes a city great with with a forum Thursday at 12:30 p.m. at the Miami Beach Public Library, 22nd Street and Collins Avenue.
The first forum focuses on street design, and how to coordinate cars and bicycles.
Read more in the Belle Isle Blog.
The Taliban and the U.S. said Tuesday they will hold talks on finding a political solution to ending nearly 12 years of war in Afghanistan, as the international coalition formally handed over control of the country's security to the Afghan army and police.
The Republican-led House on Tuesday passed a far-reaching anti-abortion bill that conservatives saw as a milestone in their 40-year campaign against legalized abortion and Democrats condemned as yet another example of the GOP war on women.
Defense lawyers in the 9/11 trial want access to reports from the Red Cross to the Pentagon to learn more about how their clients have been treated.
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