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Lauderhill man dead after shooting

A 20-year-old man died after he was shot multiple times when he arrived at his Lauderhill home early Sunday.

Lauderhill police identified the victim as Yashawn Nathanael Cottrell.

Miami police seek `Big Baby' in deadly shooting

Miami police are looking for ``Big Baby.''
At a news conference Sunday, police said they think a six-foot-seven, 300-pound man who is known on the streets by the ironic moniker can help them learn who is responsible for a Friday shooting that killed two men. Police have not named him as a suspect, but rather as a ``person of interest.''
Man rescued by Coast Guard after falling overboard

A Miami Coast Guard helicopter crew rescued a man who went overboard from a luxury cruise ship early Sunday.
Ronald Shulman, 62, went overboard the Silver Shadow cruise ship around 3 a.m. Sunday morning. He was found swimming 20 miles southeast of Government Cut around 7:45 a.m.
Volkswagen program head in Homestead

The head of Volkswagen's motor sports program is at Homestead-Miami Speedway, fueling speculation that the automaker is interested in joining Toyota as the second foreign manufacturer in NASCAR.
2 Fantasy 5 players share $231,159 top prize

Two winners of the "Fantasy 5" game will collect $115,579.31 each, the Florida Lottery said Saturday.
Next Mega Money jackpot an estimated $650,000

No tickets matched the four winning numbers plus the Mega Ball number, so the jackpot rolled over to an estimated $650,000 in the Mega Money game, the Florida Lottery said Saturday.
Baby can wait as expectant dad finishes spacewalk

A spacewalking astronaut put aside the impending birth of his daughter and blazed through his first-ever venture outside the International Space Station on Saturday.
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Wikipedia founder creates help site for homeless

The founder of the popular online encyclopedia Wikipedia has created a new Web site that helps Tampa Bay area's homeless.

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