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  Child welfare

  DCF worker tied to child death lacked credentials

  A Florida child abuse investigator who resigned amid the latest DCF child death scandal lacked the basic credentials. Apparently she wasn’t alone.

• In My Opinion

  Fabiola Santiago: Zimmerman has been star witness against himself

  It’s too early in the George Zimmerman murder trial to make any predictions.

• Trayvon Martin

  Miami-Dade board urges peace no matter verdict in Zimmerman trial

  The county’s Community Relations Board will try to keep the peace through social media and possibly a unity walk, members said Tuesday.

• 2 seriously injured in parasailing crash

  Two Indiana teenagers remained in critical condition at a Florida Panhandle hospital on Tuesday after a parasailing accident off Panama City Beach.
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  Gaming

  Senior arcades suing to have Dave & Buster’s, Boomers shut down

  The arcades, along with other challengers of the state’s new ban on video slot machines, are in court around the state.
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  Jackson Health System

  Miami-Dade commission sets special election for $830 million Jackson bond

  Miami-Dade voters will decide in November whether to raise their property-tax rates to pay for major improvements at Jackson Health System’s hospitals and facilities. Count commissioners promised public workshops will precede the election.

• ENVIRONMENT

  U.S. Wildlife Service says it’s trying to clear backlog of protection requests

  The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is working to address a backlog of animal and plant species — including four from Florida — that may be candidates for protection under the Endangered Species Act, a spokeswoman for the agency said Monday.

• GAMBLING

  Report: Expanding gambling could make Florida ’less attractive’ tourist destination

  A report commissioned by the Legislature provides insights into Florida’s future with expanded gambling.
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  TRAYVON MARTIN CASE

  Prosecutors hammer at inconsistencies in George Zimmerman’s story

  Prosecutors called witnesses on Tuesday who downplayed the injuries George Zimmerman suffered in a scuffle with Trayvon Martin.

• EDUCATION

  No promises from education commissioner on school grades

  Education Commissioner Tony Bennett made clear his discomfort with one of the superintendents’ key requests — that the state continue to protect schools from dropping more than one letter grade in a year.

• In My Opinion

  Fred Grimm: Zimmerman murder conviction looking remote

  The prosecution overreached.
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  FLORIDA

  Gov. Scott is worth $83.8 million, records show

  The governor’s net worth went up thanks to the increased value of his waterfront home.
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  TRAYVON MARTIN CASE

  Investigators take the stand in George Zimmerman murder trial

  The two lead investigators in Trayvon Martin’s shooting death said they found no "significant" inconsistencies in George Zimmerman’s statements.
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  Elections

  Aide to Miami Congressman Joe Garcia embroiled in absentee-ballot fraud investigation resigns

  Communications Director Giancarlo Sopo resigned Friday, after being placed on unpaid administrative leave last month.

• GAMBLING

  Gambling loopholes grow as state waits to reform rules

  A series of decisions by state gambling regulators, coupled with contentious court rulings, have led to a steady expansion of gambling options in Florida.

• 2013 LEGISLATURE

  New laws kick in on power plants, drones, cyberbullying, bongs

  A host of new laws — from drones to cyberbullying to bongs — begins Monday, the start of the fiscal year.
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  COURTS

  For José García, a double dose of mistaken identity

  A Texas man was wrongly extradited — twice — to Miami for a crime he didn’t commit.
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  IMMIGRATION

  Fort Lauderdale gay married binational couple first recognized for green card

  A gay married couple from Fort Lauderdale are the first recognized by U.S. Immigration for a green card.
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  CYCLING

  Crazy dream turns into Tour de France reality for Key Biscayne’s Andrew Talansky

  A kid from Key Biscayne takes on the Tour de France, the world’s most spectacular and grueling bike race.

• Political scene

  Gov. Rick Scott appoints Miami federal prosecutor to Circuit Court bench

  Robert Luck didn’t have to look far for his role models as a kid. There were lawyers living all over his North Miami Beach neighborhood. And his dad, a truck dealer, always hoped his son would become one.

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