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Intruders impersonating cops ransack Miramar home
Homeowner escapes after being punched in the face repeatedly.
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Kindness grows at North Beach Elementary
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Miami Beach
Miami Beach developer, neighbors settle dispute
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Hialeah
Hialeah leaders recognize local schools
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Historic Hampton House Motel, part of Miami’s black history, breaks ground on restoration project
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Intruders impersonating cops ransack Miramar home
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Boy Scouts approve plan to accept openly gay boys
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Obama lifts ban on Guantánamo transfers to Yemen
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Boston suspect under scrutiny in unsolved killings
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Costa Rica and Guatemala move closer to joining Pacific Alliance bloc
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Murder suspect’s death, accusations shock to Orlando neighbors
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Weed, fights and guns: Trayvon text messages released
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Shooting in Orlando
Murder suspect’s death, accusations shock to Orlando neighbors
Ibragim Todashev was killed by an FBI agent Tuesday. They say he turned violent after confessing to a triple murder in the Boston area and implicating one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects.
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Florida Grand Opera delays ‘Tristan and Isolde,’ replaces with ‘Thaïs’
Florida Grand Opera has postponed Wagner’s Tristan and Isolde for a season and will be performing Massanet’s Thaïs in its place for the 2013-2014 season.
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Trayvon Martin case
Weed, fights and guns: Trayvon text messages released
George Zimmerman’s defense released text messages from Travyon Martin’s phone it plans to place into evidence. A judge will decide if they’re relevant to the case.
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MIAMI-DADE
Bodies of two men found in West Little River home
An anonymous call led police Thursday afternoon to a Northwest Miami-Dade home where the bodies of two men were found.
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Miami-Dade
‘Cooking Gents’ serve favorite dishes to hundreds
More than 400 people attended the 18th annual Cooking Gents Affair charity dinner at the Doubletree by Hilton Miami Airport Hotel and Convention Center on Saturday, May 18. The event featured scores of men from the community cooking their favorite dishes and benefited the Miami Alumnae Chapter of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, which has awarded about $25,000 in scholarships this year and nearly $300,000 to date, according to Lakitsia Gaines, a member of the sorority and chairperson of the event.
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HURRICANES
Forecasters: Thirteen to 20 storms expected in Atlantic this season
Hurricane season officially begins June 1, with forecasters predicting an extremely active” hurricane season.
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The environment
Vero Beach man tours state to promote clean beaches, waterways
A Vero Beach man is spending a year touring Florida’s waters to bring attention to the dangers of pollution in the state’s waterways and beaches.
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Crime Watch
‘Boot Camp’ helps young felons become productive citizens
As I have done in the past, sharing information with you, this week I want to share with you a program that has truly made a difference in our community. I want to thank Janelle Hall from the Miami-Dade corrections department, who was kind enough in providing the information for you the readers. Just so you know, what sparked my interest in this program was I met some young men at an event that were part of this Boot Camp, their stories fascinated me and so did their enthusiasm for becoming great citizens!
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The environment
Vero Beach man tours state to promote clean beaches, waterways
A Vero Beach man is spending a year touring Florida’s waters to bring attention to the dangers of po...
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Diggin' In: Try these new plants to perk up your landscape
Tired of ivy that claims too much of your yard, or boxwood that looks brown and dead inside?
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Living Smart: After the storm
For those whose homes have been damaged by storms, it's important they take action quickly to begin the rem...
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Nature's ways of improving backyard gardening
You might be working harder in the garden than you have to.
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Pollen count apps for smartphones are nothing to sneeze at
Kate O'Reilly's spring allergy survival kit includes the usual stuff - nasal sprays, allergy pills and a bo...
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New reasons to plant in a greenhouse
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Gardeners, if you've ever been tempted to give Mother Nature a little nudge, consider ins...
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Kindness grows at North Beach Elementary
The school was recognized for its Jennifer Beth Turken Heart Award program, which rewards acts of kindness ...
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SILVER KNIGHTS 2013
Miami Herald honors top-achieving high school students with Silver Knights
Top-achieving high school students from Miami-Dade and Broward were honored at Wednesday’s Silver Knig...
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Palmetto Bay
Palmetto Bay will reconsider 1,400-student charter school
A divided Village Council agreed to settle a lawsuit stemming from the council’s 2011 rejection of a...
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Miami-Dade Schools
Miami-Dade Schools announces large expansion of Cambridge program
Miami-Dade Schools is expanding the Cambridge Program during the next three years to 70 new schools.
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Fla. ranked 42nd in nation in per-pupil spending
Florida's per-pupil spending is among the lowest in the nation according to data compiled by the U.S. Census.
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Miami-Dade Schools
Miami-Dade School Board to move principals, vote on police chief
The Miami-Dade School Board will hold a special meeting Wednesday to move principals, combine departments a...
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Politifact Florida
An attack on Gov. Scott that doesn’t add up
Florida’s Democratic chairman attacked Gov. Scott over his teacher pay promise. Unfortunately, her m...
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The downloadable gun: next firearms frontier
While Americans argue over background checks and the like, tech changes could render firearm laws — ...
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First person
Bus rides and toboggan slides with mom
How did my mother raise eight of us on $105 a week? Liver sausage sandwiches and unselfish love.
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Miamians build a bakery for Haiti’s abandoned children
The kids have found a haven in Zanmi Beni Children’s Home (‘Blessed Friends’ in Creole).
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To Our Readers
From the Editor: Legislative session’s over, but The Herald’s vigilance isn’t
More than 1,800 bills were filed during this year’s state legislative session, ranging from teacher ...
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IMMIGRATION reform
An undocumented immigrant’s plea to pursue the American Dream
All Gaby Pacheco wants is a chance to pursue the American Dream. On Monday, she implored lawmakers to pass ...
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For Philadelphia bicyclist, a cat is his co-pilot
For bicyclist Rudi Saldia, you could say a cat is his co-pilot.
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Crane accident cuts power to one-third of Vietnam
One mistake by a clumsy crane operator caused a 10-hour blackout over about a third of Vietnam, exposing th...
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Council members abstain from vote on abstaining
Three members of a Michigan city council have abstained from voting on a measure that would have prevented ...
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Thailand urged to explore edible insect market
Researchers say Thailand is showing the world how to respond to the global food crisis: by raising bugs for...
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Ferris wheel ride world record broken in Chicago
A manager of Chicago's Navy Pier rode the tourist spot's Ferris wheel for more than two days - 384 times, u...
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Greek beach evacuated after artillery discovery
A surprise shell has caused a big stir at a popular Athens beach.
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