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• South Florida speeding cops nabbed by SunPass records

  We've all seen it, and now there's proof: Police officers sworn to uphold our traffic laws are among the worst speeders on South Florida roads.
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  Powerball won in Rhode Island; Miami ticket among Fantasy 5 winners

  One ticket sold in Rhode Island matched all five numbers and Powerball number to win the $336 million jackpot.

• Whitney Houston songs that should have been hits

  During her career, there were few songs that Whitney Houston recorded that did not become hits.

• A decade ago, Whitney Houston made news in Broward

  Twelve years ago, pop icon Whitney Houston and ex-hubby Bobby Brown were frequent South Florida visitors, spending time in a home on Williams Island.

• ANIMALS

  BARKupy Miami occupies Tropical Park

  Dogs, and the humans who love them, “occupied” Tropical Park and rallied for the right to vote on a Pets’ Trust, an initiative to fund animal care and services in Miami-Dade.

• MIAMI

  Eyesores abound

  Abandoned homes and buildings in the process of foreclosure are on the rise. Without maintenance, many have deteriorated to dangerous levels or become dens for drugs and prostitution.
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  MIAMI BEACH

  The Big Scramble hits Miami Beach

  On Saturday, teams in The Big Scramble solved South Beach-centric clues and raised money for Alzheimer’s.
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  It’s rich vs. super rich in boat battle

  On one side: Dolphins legend Nick Buoniconti, his son Marc assorted boaters. On the other: an HMO tycoon and his neighbors, including Pat Riley.

• Political scene

  Miami-Dade Commission takes back strip mall funding

  Miami-Dade commissioners last week took back $3 million in funding they had approved last month to renovate a shopping center at Northwest 79th Street and 27th Avenue.

• Political scene

  Portion of Miami Commission meeting takes place en español

  Change for seniors can be a challenge, and their worries about a new company providing transportation services turned last week’s Miami Commission meeting into a bilingual affair. Some seniors had been told, incorrectly, that rides to nearby supermarkets would cost money, or not be available at all.

• Political scene

  Miami-Dade commissioner tries to change Head Start vote

  When Miami-Dade commissioners voted last month to outsource the county’s Head Start program for pre-K children, Commissioner Jean Monestime reluctantly voted yes.
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  Courts

  Legal aid organizations hard hit by budget cuts in 2012

  Unprecedented cuts in federal and state funding have decimated groups that assist the poor in foreclosure, eviction and government benefits cases.
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  Sex-abuse allegations swirl around foster dad

  Police and child welfare heads are investigating a former foster father after a teen and an older man accused the Broward man of molesting them.
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  Grand entryways approved for new Port of Miami tunnel

  Imposing, classically inspired new designs for the Port of Miami tunnel portals, unveiled Friday, won praise and a key endorsement from a Miami-Dade County transportation committee.

• Healthcare

  Healthcare reform has netted Florida $119 million

  Gov. Rick Scott and the Florida Legislature are strongly opposed to the Affordable Care Act, but $119 million has flowed into the state because of the federal act.

• In My Opinion

  Broward judge sent wrong signal in domestic abuse case

  There’s nothing light-hearted about Broward Circuit Judge John “Jay” Hurley’s cavalier ruling this week ordering a man accused of domestic violence to buy his wife flowers and a card, and take her out to dinner and bowling.
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  Florida Bay

  After a down year, spoonbill return

  An Audubon scientist sees a flash of pink hope in the return of roseate spoonbill to nests on the mangroves dotting Florida Bay
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  Crime

  Men shot in 2nd drive-by this week

  Friday’s incident happened at a building just north of Northwest 77th Street and Miami Place.

• REAL ESTATE

  Sam Zell on Miami: Future depends on growing skilled workforce

  Billionaire Sam Zell tells conference audience that Miami’s highly skilled workforce doesn’t match up to Chicago or New York.

• Rainbow colors Miami skyline

  A brilliant double-rainbow appeared late Friday afternoon over the skies of Miami - a fitting reprieve after a gloomy week saturated with rain. The rainbow seemed to end at the base of the Port of Miami. Could there be a pot of gold hidden there?

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