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North Miami
Miami-Dade audit: Affordable-housing developer falsified invoice, lacked permits in North Miami
The Miami-Dade County inspector general found irregularities with county-funded rehab work a developer performed at a North Miami affordable-housing condo.
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Liberty City
Ex-CEO sentenced to jail for stealing public money from Liberty City veterans group
The head of a now-defunct organization intended to assist military veterans had been convicted in March.
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FBI arrests suspect in Wash. state ricin case
The FBI has arrested a suspect in a case involving the discovery of a pair of letters containing the deadly poison ricin and says investigators are working "around the clock" to address any remaining risks.
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Jury in Jodi Arias trial resumes deliberations
Jurors in Jodi Arias' murder trial resume deliberations Thursday after they were unable to reach a unanimous verdict on whether she should be sentenced to life in prison or death for killing her one-time boyfriend, prompting the judge to instruct them to keep trying.
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Weiner launches comeback bid to become NYC mayor
Anthony Weiner knows there may be a lot of New Yorkers who would never consider voting for him again, but he says he's running for mayor because he wants to bring his ideas to the fore - and win.
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TRAVEL
Summer travel: More crowds — and, for fliers, fees
Experts are forecasting a booming summer, with the threat of furlough-related delays over and gas prices lower than last year.
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Miami-Dade Schools
School Board approves new Miami-Dade Schools police chief
Ian Moffett, a Miami-Dade Schools police veteran who left in 2009 to become a police major in Miami, will return as the next schools police chief.
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INSURANCE
Citizens OK’s deal for Scott donor
The board at Citizens Property Insurance approved a special $52 million deal for a startup insurance firm that contributed $110,000 to Gov. Rick Scott.
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BROWARD
Driver who caused fatal crash loses license
The driver who caused a January crash that killed four family members, must pay $4,000, give up his driver’s license and complete 120 hours of community service, a Broward judge ruled Wednesday.
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Historic Hampton House Motel, part of Miami’s black history, to break ground Thursday on restoration project
The nearly $6 million project will restore the Brownsville motel to the look of its heyday, when its restau...
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POLITICS
Senate president, House speaker tout legislative accomplishments during tour
Senate President Don Gaetz and House Speaker Will Weatherford hit the road to highlight what they see as su...
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DEATHS
Capt. Mike Burke, Windjammer founder, dies at 89
Capt. Michael Burke sailed through life with his unending spirit and romantic outlook, touching the lives o...
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Miami
Miami Commission could allow high-paid city execs to collect salary, pension
Under a proposed change, the city’s four constitutional officers would be allowed to collect pension...
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Pacific Alliance Summit
In bloc-happy Latin America, the Pacific Alliance hopes to stand out
The four nations of the Pacific Alliance — Colombia, Chile, Mexico and Peru — are holding a s...
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Egypt leader claims victory in captives' release
The safe release Wednesday of seven conscripts kidnapped by suspected militants in Sinai brought a victory ...
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Lyons leads Cardinals past Padres 5-3
Tyler Lyons pitched seven solid innings in his major league debut on the same day St. Louis lost Jaime Garc...
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Pacers see chance slip in Game 1 of East finals
Paul George did all he could.
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Pacers see chance slip in Game 1 of East finals
Paul George did all he could.
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Shields strong again in Royals' 3-1 loss to Astros
James Shields had another strong start for Kansas City on Wednesday night. Unfortunately for Shields and th...
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Cabrera, Tigers down Indians 11-7 on rainy night
Justin Verlander overcame a rocky start and rain delay to get his fifth win and Miguel Cabrera hit another ...
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Pacific Alliance Summit
In bloc-happy Latin America, the Pacific Alliance hopes to stand out
The four nations of the Pacific Alliance — Colombia, Chile, Mexico and Peru — are holding a s...
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Fed weighed slowing its pace of bond purchases
Several Federal Reserve policymakers this month favored slowing the Fed's efforts to maintain record-low lo...
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US home sales tick up to highest in 3 1/2 years
Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes ticked up last month to the highest level in three and a half years...
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Lowe's 1Q profit rises, but results miss Street
Lowe's said Wednesday that its first-quarter net income rose nearly 3 percent, but results fell short of ex...
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Target's 1Q profit drops 29 pct on weak sales
Target Corp. reported a 29 percent drop in first-quarter profit as unusually cool spring weather and financ...
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Summary Box: Stocks close lower on Fed fears
MIXED MESSAGES: Stocks surged in the early going after Fed chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress the central ...
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Stocks fall on news Fed weighed cutting stimulus
Stocks are closing lower on news that several Federal Reserve policymakers favored cutting back on stimulus...
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Florida Lotto jackpot rises to $14 million
The jackpot in the Florida Lotto game has grown to $14 million after no one matched the six winning numbers...
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4 Fantasy 5 players share $115,731.52 top prize
Two winners of the "Fantasy 5" game will collect $115,731.52 each, the Florida Lottery said Thursday.
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Fla. sailor charged in 2010 death of 2-year-old
A sailor has been charged with murder in the 2010 death of his girlfriend's son at an off-base military hou...
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Fla. Man killed in NJ crash
A Florida man died and his wife was critically injured after their vehicle was struck by a dump truck in Ne...
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Fla. mom breaks into home with machete
A woman is being held without bond after authorities say she broke into her ex-boyfriend's central Florida ...
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Deputies find 40 animals abandoned in Pasco home
A strong odor coming from a nearby home prompted a neighbor to call authorities. It turned out someone had ...
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Man who caused fatal crash loses driver's license
A man who caused a crash that killed four family members near Fort Lauderdale must give up his driver's lic...
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10 Things to Know for Today
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
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Quotations of the day
"Plaza (Towers Elementary School) did the best they could. That's all they have. I'm big on the schools nee...
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Man shot by FBI had ties to Boston bombing suspect
A Chechen immigrant shot to death in central Florida after an altercation with an FBI agent had several tie...
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Nixon library hosts 40th reunion for Vietnam POWs
U.S. Navy Lt. Mike McGrath was just 27 years old, with a wife and two toddler sons in the U.S., when he was...
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Oil falls below $93 as China manufacturing weakens
The price of oil fell below $93 per barrel Thursday after a survey showed manufacturing activity in China f...
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Winners of the 79th National Headliner Awards
The winners of the 79th annual National Headliner Awards, sponsored by The Press Club of Atlantic City, N.J...
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US family leaves Singapore frustrated with inquest
The parents of an American software engineer found dead in his Singapore apartment last year left the city-...
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Pakistan arrested American who was killed by drone
Pakistani authorities once arrested an American citizen now known to have been killed in a U.S. drone strik...
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Report: Rafsanjani blasts Iran's rulers
An Iranian pro-reform website is reporting that former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has strongly crit...
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North Korea envoy awaits chat with China's leader
While a North Korean envoy waits for an expected meeting with China's Communist Party chief, his Chinese ho...
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Czech police seek US man suspected of 4 murders
An American man suspected of killing four people is on the run in the Czech Republic and likely armed, offi...
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Georges Moustaki, who penned for Piaf, dies
Georges Moustaki, an Egyptian-born composer, singer and poet who wrote songs for Edith Piaf and other Frenc...
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Brown hounded for calling Manila `gates of hell'
Dan Brown's description of Manila as "the gates of hell" in the American novelist's latest book has not gon...
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Debbie Reynolds: We all knew Liberace was gay
In the new film "Behind the Candelabra," veteran entertainer Debbie Reynolds has just three major scenes to...
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Celeb birthdays for the week of May 26-June 1
May 26: Sportscaster Brent Musburger is 74. Steel guitar player Gates Nichols of Confederate Railroad is 69...
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