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  In My Opinion

  Fabiola Santiago: Saying goodbye to one of the family

  In a world rightfully preoccupied with major tragedies and infamies of all sizes, my loss may seem pitifully small and insignificant. But how does a writer say goodbye to a dog that, more than a pet, was a member of the family?

• Pygmy sperm whale, calf die on Florida beach

  Authorities say a pygmy sperm whale calf had to be euthanized after its mother died on a central Florida beach.

• POLITICS

  Gov. Rick Scott learns special taxing districts have clout

  Gov. Rick Scott’s is reviewing the state’s 1,700 special taxing districts, but he won’t be revamping them anytime soon.
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  Hurricane season

  Chantal churns toward Hispaniola; South Florida remains at risk

  Forecasters say the storm’s passage over mountainous Hispaniola will go a long way to deciding what threat it poses for the mainland
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  TRAYVON MARTIN CASE

  Forensic expert says evidence backs George Zimmerman’s story

  Defense attorneys in Zimmerman trial say they expect to rest their case on Wednesday.

• PolitiFact

  Myths abound in immigration reform debate

  PolitiFact scrutinized plenty of myths about the Senate immigration bill. Here are a few of them.

• Troubled Tampa nursing home loses funding, will close

  The state has fined Lakeshore Villas, a Tampa nursing home licensed for nearly 180 total beds, five times since 2007 and it has spent much of the last six years on a “watch list” of marginal homes, with only a “conditional” license to operate.

• In My Opinion

  Fred Grimm: What DCF is good at: spin

  A few dead kids aside, 2013 has been a winning year for the Florida Department of Children and Families. DCF walked away with this year’s coveted “Award of Distinction” from the Tallahassee chapter of the Florida Public Relations Association.
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  Space junk

  European rocket part washes up in the Florida Keys

  In isolated Dry Tortugas National Park, shark researchers discover a big chunk of a European rocket that had drifted hundreds of miles across the Atlantic
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  Tropical storm

  Chantal threatens Caribbean; South Florida in cone

  Fast-moving Tropical Storm Chantal is expected to sweep across a string of islands over the next few days and could bring nasty weather to South Florida by the weekend.
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  Defense witnesses say 911 screams were George Zimmerman’s

  Trayvon Martin’s father told jurors about listening to the 911 call containing his son’s "last cry for help."

• Report: Florida youth facilities report staff sexual misconduct

  Nearly five percent of youth in Florida juvenile facilities reported sexual victimization by staff, according to 2012 U.S. Department of Justice estimates

• Man charged with disrupting flight to Key West

  A Tampa man is under arrest after authorities say his disruptive behavior scared passengers on a flight to Key West.

• Man, 23, disappears after bridge jump with friends

  Deputies are searching for a man who disappeared after jumping with friends into the water off a southwest Florida bridge.

• PRESCRIPTION DRUGS

  Statewide pain-clinic database may be abolished

  Florida’s Prescription Drug Monitoring Program is the subject of new criticism, legal action and calls that it be overhauled — or eliminated.

• PolitiFact Florida

  Obama holds record for cracking down on employers who hire undocumented workers, says Wasserman Schultz

  The federal government’s worksite enforcement strategy has changed over time, making it difficult to compare data and declare any president the leader in cracking down on employers, experts tell PolitiFact Florida.
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  POLITICS

  Murphy rakes in big bucks in early fundraising

  U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy, a Democrat from Jupiter, is one of the House of Representative’s top fundraisers.
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  Fans of Comics, Sci-Fi, Anime Converge on Convention

  Fans of video games, comic books, science-fiction and anime will have the opportunity to meet their idols this weekend at Supercon at the Miami Airport Convention Center

• Medicare fraud

  Feds seek to jail wealthy CEO and others before their Medicare fraud sentencings

  Justice Department lawyers have asked a Miami federal judge to revoke the bonds of a psychiatric hospital’s wealthy CEO and two aides convicted of fleecing tens of millions from Medicare.

• In My Opinion

  Fabiola Santiago: Moms of Trayvon, Zimmerman are victims too

  The mothers, too, are victims.

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