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Miami Heat's Dwyane Wade tries to clear the air

Dwyane Wade, who has been critical of the Heat's lack of action in free agency while rivals have made key moves, reiterated that he is not at odds with team president Pat Riley. 1247171231

U.S. deports ex-Bolivian cabinet member convicted of drug trafficking

A former Bolivian cabinet member dubbed the ''minister of cocaine'' was deported to his native country late Wednesday after serving almost 20 years in federal prison for conspiring to smuggle cocaine into South Florida. 1247165765
Police: Suicidal man shot by deputy in Pompano Beach

Two Broward Sheriff's Office deputies were drawn into a gunfight with a suicidal Arkansas man on the streets of Pompano Beach late Wednesday night, the Broward Sheriff's Office said. 1247159493
North Miami police seek help catching purse snatcher seen on video

Police are looking for a robber who was caught on surveillance video snatching a woman's purse from a car at a gas station in North Miami. 1247154585
- Surveillance video from gas station
Gunman wearing a wig, fake mustache robs Pompano bank

Broward sheriff's deputies said they are looking for an armed bank robber who wore a wig and fake mustache when he hit a Pompano Beach bank Thursday morning.
Appeals court upholds Florida's Save Our Homes amendment

An appeals court has ruled that the Save Our Homes amendment that caps tax assessments on homesteaded property is constitutional. The First District Court of Appeal upheld a lower court ruling Wednesday that rejected a challenge by an Alabama couple who own a second home in the Florida Panhandle and claimed the provision was discriminatory.
25-year-old dies of swine flu in Palm Beach

A Palm Beach County woman has died from complications of swine flu, the health department announced Thursday. The 25-year-old woman died on June 27 and the H1N1 swine flu virus was determined to be a factor in her death, Palm Beach County Health Department spokesman Tim O'Connor said.
Rulings favor creditors' committee in Tousa bankruptcy case

The creditors' committee of bankrupt home builder Tousa came out on top, for the second day in a row, in rulings issued by a bankruptcy judge that narrowed and focused the issues before a trial beginning July 13.
Homestead supermarket president charged with fraud

The 27-year-old president of a Homestead supermarket was charged with fraud Wednesday in connection with the alleged forgery of signatures to secure a community redevelopment grant.

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Mortgage rates retreat again

The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate fell for the third time in four weeks, with the average rate droppi...
Starmark acquires NatCom Marketing

Fort Lauderdale-based Starmark International acquired Miami-based NatCom Marketing Thursday in a move desig...
British firm to charter Carnival's Costa Europa ship

Miami-based Carnival said the 1,488-passenger Costa Europa, currently operated by its Costa Cruises unit, w...
Teen charged as adult in fatal hit-and-run crash

Prosecutors have filed an adult criminal charge against a 17-year-old girl accused of leaving the scene of ...
1 Fantasy 5 player wins $223K top prize

One winner of the "Fantasy 5" game will collect $223,400.26, the Florida Lottery said Thursday.
Coast Guard finds human remains among plane debris

Human remains were discovered Thursday among a two-mile debris field off Florida's Gulf Coast from a small ...
Hearing for ex-Yankee Jim Leyritz takes recess

A police officer says he saw dried blood running down the cheek of the ex-wife of former major leaguer Jim ...
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Chip leader at poker world series preps for Day 3

The chip leader at the World Series of Poker main event says his lead means little as players take a break ...
AP Sources: Showtime close to boxing tourney deal

Showtime is putting the final touches on a six-man super middleweight round-robin tournament that will incl...
2 men arrested for stalking tennis player Mirza

Two engineering students smitten by Indian tennis star Sania Mirza have been arrested and accused of stalki...
Raptors confirm acquisition of forward Turkoglu

The Toronto Raptors got their top offseason target, finalizing the acquisition of Hedo Turkoglu on Thursday.
Jaguars sign Mike Thomas, cut Calvin Lowry

The Jacksonville Jaguars have signed fourth-round draft pick wide receiver Mike Thomas and released defensi...
Sheryl Crow to sing All-Star national anthem

Pop star Sheryl Crow will sing "The Star-Spangled Banner" before Tuesday night's All-Star game in St. Louis.
Okla. St. called before NCAA infractions committee

The NCAA is citing Oklahoma State for a potential major rules violation in its baseball program.
- Marion to Mavs, Stackhouse to Griz in complex deal
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Mortgage rates retreat again

The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate fell for the third time in four weeks, with the average rate droppi...
Rulings favor creditors' committee in Tousa bankruptcy case

The creditors' committee of bankrupt home builder Tousa came out on top, for the second day in a row, in ru...
Paris Hilton film trial rooted in Miami man's alleged Ponzi scheme
British firm to charter Carnival's Costa Europa ship

Miami-based Carnival said the 1,488-passenger Costa Europa, currently operated by its Costa Cruises unit, w...
JCPenney June same-store sales fall 8.2 percent

J. C. Penney Co. said Thursday its June same-store sales fell 8.2 percent, but beat analysts' expectations.
Merck, Portola in $470M deal for anticlotting drug

Merck & Co. and Portola Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Thursday they have signed an exclusive deal to develop an...
YRC, Teamsters reach tentative deal on concessions

Debt-laden trucking company YRC Worldwide Inc. and the Teamsters Union said Thursday they have reached a te...
- IMF raises Asia 2009 growth forecast
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Ex-lieutenant governor wants higher education post

Former Lieutenant Governor Frank Brogan wants to come back to Tallahassee.
Gov. Crist raising big bucks for 2010 Senate race

Gov. Charlie Crist is no lame duck when it comes to raising campaign money.
Boston airport tests radar to avoid bird strikes

Logan International Airport is testing a specialized radar system the Air Force uses to protect its fighter...
US Latin Americans build support for Honduran coup

Leaders of Cuban and Venezuelan communities across the U.S. have become among the loudest supporters of the...
Vegas casino developer says it didn't default

The developer of the stalled Fontainebleau Las Vegas casino project says it did not default on its loans as...
NASA sails through countdown, weather outlook poor

NASA is sailing through the countdown for Saturday's launch of space shuttle Endeavour, with weather the lo...
Bridge sex offenders challenge Miami distance law

Two convicted sex offenders forced to live under a causeway bridge are challenging a Miami distance law.
- Methodist men move meeting to Tenn.
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Heroic Ohio cop blames budget cuts for his burns

An Ohio police officer who was wounded when he saved people from a fire blames his injuries on budget cuts ...
2 die in plane crash near Calif.'s Mammoth Lakes

Two people have died in a small plane crash in the Sierra Nevada near California's Mammoth Lakes.
Border Patrol worker arrested after hatchet attack

A U.S. Border Patrol worker has been arrested in Escondido following a hatchet attack that left a couple se...
Mayor: Jackson's dad to attend Ind. hometown event

The mayor of Gary, Ind. says Michael Jackson's father will attend a memorial service for the pop icon in th...
NTSB blames downdrafts in Steve Fossett crash

Federal safety officials say downdrafts probably caused the plane crash that killed entrepreneur Steve Foss...
Woman vanishes from NYC office tower
Bail denied for surgery tech in hepatitis C scare
- Ensign's parents gave mistress's family $96k
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Rape culture condemned in South Africa

Dumisani Rebombo wasn't circumcised, did chores considered girls' work and was sick of being taunted for no...
Hospital: 12-year-old crash survivor has surgery

A Paris hospital says a 12-year-old girl who was the only known survivor of the Yemenia Airways flight that...
Mexican police find 4 mutilated bodies in bags

Police in western Mexico have found four hacked-up bodies in plastic bags on the side of a highway.
Re-election raises hope of bold Indonesian govt

The next challenge for Indonesia's president, after winning re-election in a likely landslide, will be asse...
Worst violence since US pullback hits Iraq

Bombs killed nearly 60 people in Iraq on Thursday in the worst violence since U.S. combat troops withdrew f...
Dozens killed in Iraq bombings; U.S. releases 4 Iranians

U.S. military authorities on Thursday released four Iranian diplomats it had held prisoner for the past two...
UK PM to set out plan for nuclear talks

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Thursday he will soon propose sweeping changes to the Nuclear Non-...
- Gloom in Yangon as Aung San Suu Kyi trial resumes
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