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• Fla. Supreme Court says execution can go forward

  The Florida Supreme Court says the execution of a man who killed a prison guard in 1987 can go forward.
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  BANKING

  Miami’s City National Bank is a focus of a former Spanish banker’s problems in Spain

  Miami-based City National Bank of Florida’s sale price is at the heart of legal problems for a former Spanish banker.

• Syria, Israel exchange fire over border

  Syria said Tuesday it destroyed an Israeli vehicle that crossed the ceasefire line in the Golan Heights overnight, while the Israeli military said gunfire from Syria had hit an Israeli patrol, damaging a vehicle and prompting its troops to fire back.

• BROWARD SCHOOLS

  Broward School Board to vote on privatizing school construction

  Broward School Board members will decide Tuesday whether to privatize much of the long-troubled facilities department.
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  Yahoo looks to regain its cool with Tumblr deal

  After falling woefully out of fashion, Yahoo wants to be cool again while catering to the capitalistic demands of its shareholders. That goal led CEO Marissa Mayer to make a $1.1 billion bet on online blogging forum Tumblr in a risky acquisition that revolves around the vision and instincts of a 26-year-old entrepreneur who dropped out of high school to pursue his dream of bringing more beauty and creativity to the Internet.

• Large earthquake strikes off coast of Chile

  A magnitude-6.5 earthquake struck off the coast of Chile on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, but Chilean officials said it was not felt on land and discarded the possibility that it might unleash a tsunami.

• Truck crash shuts down Griffin exit ramp on southbound I-75

  A tractor-trailer crash has closed the exit ramp to Griffin Road on southbound Interstate 75 in West Broward.

• Man's body found after North Florida home explodes

  The body of a man was found following an explosion inside a north Florida mobile home.
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  'Trek' does $70.6M but falls short of studio hopes

  "Star Trek: Into Darkness" has warped its way to a $70.6 million domestic launch from Friday to Sunday, though it's not setting any light-speed records with a debut that's lower than the studio's expectations.

• Coast Guard rescues 13 from sinking boat in Fla.

  The U.S. Coast Guard has rescued 13 people after their boat sank in the waters off Clearwater.
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  OJ Simpson lawyers say he is closer to freedom

  The latest high-stakes court hearing for O.J. Simpson in the glitzy capital of big gambles has come to a close with the former football star's defense team feeling confident that their client is closer to getting out of prison.

• Nadal captures 7th Rome title in rout of Federer

  Even the great Roger Federer couldn't quell Rafael Nadal's momentum.
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  Officer who shot NY student faced harrowing choice

  The police officer who accidentally killed a Long Island college student along with an armed intruder faced the most harrowing decision of a law enforcement career: choosing the split-second moment when the risk is so high that you must act to save a life, says an expert in the field.

• Man falls 16 floors from Jacksonville hotel balcony, dies

  A man has died after authorities say he fell from a 16th floor balcony of a downtown Jacksonville hotel.

• Fight between neighbors leads to shooting in Loxahatchee

  Authorities are investigating after they say a fight erupted between two neighbors over their dogs led to a shooting in South Florida.

• 8 yr-old autistic boy goes missing on Florida vacation

  Authorities are searching by land and sea for an 8-year-old autistic boy who went missing while vacationing in the Florida Panhandle.
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  Gossip extra

  Lois Pope has son Paul arrested on stalking complaint

  South Florida philanthropist Lois Pope, a $10 million donor to UM’s Miller School of Medicine, had her son arrested and charged with stalking — on Mother’s Day eve, no less.

• Powerball winner: $590 million ticket bought in Florida

  It's all about the odds, and one lone ticket in Florida has beaten them all by matching each of the numbers drawn for the highest Powerball jackpot in history at an estimated $590.5 million, lottery officials said Sunday.
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  In Mexico, fears for democracy as threatened journalists curtail coverage

  Quitze Fernandez, a columnist for the El Guardian newspaper in this capital of Coahuila state abutting Texas, picked up the phone in his newsroom one day.
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  Canada abuzz over purported crack video of mayor

  A video purportedly of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford smoking crack has caused an uproar in Canada. Ford on Friday called the allegations "ridiculous."

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