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  ANIMALS

  Abused horses kept in small Miami Gardens stall are rescued

  Animal rescue groups saved two starving horses and a severely injured dog in the last week.
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  Miami Beach Convention Center

  Small-scale housing urged at Miami Beach Convention Center

  Commissioners want the door kept open for some housing to be built around the proposed renovation of the Miami Beach Convention Center.

• Elderly woman attacked by neighbor’s dogs in Miami

  An elderly woman attacked by two dogs Monday was in good condition at Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami police said..

• Gun Buy Back events planned in North Miami, Southwest Miami-Dade

  Two county commissioners are hosting Gun Buy Back events in North Miami and Southwest Miami-Dade on July 27.
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  Miami-Dade reports of holiday ‘celebratory’ gunfire down

  Though police say celebratory gunfire was down over the holiday, a Morningside family say the back window of their car was shattered.
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  Miami Dolphins hat-wearing 49ers QB causes brouhaha

  A Miami Dolphins cap has become the center of a controversy involving up-and-coming San Francisco 49ers’ star QB Colin Kaerpernick.
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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."

• Weather alert: Rip current risk; rain expected Tuesday and Wednesday

  The workweek in South Florida begins with a 20 percent chance of rain on Monday, but an increasing chance on Tuesday and Wednesday.

• FAMILY LAW

  Child custody case tests jurisdiction of Miccosukee, Miami-Dade courts

  A Miami-Dade circuit judge will decide whether Kevin Stier can fight for his parental rights in a Florida courtroom, or a court on tribal land.
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  Wynwood

  Indoor shooting range to open among the art galleries in Miami’s Wynwood district

  Visitors to Wynwood can attend a gallery exhibit, enjoy a gourmet meal, and after dessert, channel their deepest fantasies by firing off 100 machine-gun rounds in a high-end, designer-decorated indoor shooting range.
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  Miami

  Miami Cubans sharing culture through ‘cafecito’ campaign

  Miami-born Cubans want everyone to share in a ‘cafecito’ break at 3:05 p.m.

• Rip currents kept South Florida lifeguards busy

  Rip currents over the Fourth of July holiday weekend have claimed two lives along Florida’s coast and on Sunday kept South Florida life guards busy with several swimmer rescues.
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  KEY LARGO

  Getting to the bottom of the Pickles Reef mystery

  On shallow Pickles Reef, 3 ½ miles off the shore of Key Largo, the sun lit up a mishmash of metal, iron and barrel-shaped cement artifacts that have been commingling with colorful coral and tropical fish for a century or more.
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  TAMPA

  Tampa looks to capitalize on tomorrow’s Cuba

  Hoping to position itself for future trade, Tampa leaders are making trips to Cuba. It’s a strategy many in Miami find abhorrent.
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  OPA-LOCKA

  Group sues Opa-locka pastor, leaves church over money

  Four women have left their Opa-locka church and sued the pastor, claiming they lent him a total of $20,000 and were never repaid.

• CRIME

  Robbers posing as cops break into West Miami home

  Armed robbers posing as police officers broke into a West Miami house Friday night, tying up the residents, ransacking their home and fleeing with their BMW.

• 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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  Safety

  Guidelines are almost non-existent for deck inspections at South Florida eateries

  Following the Shuckers deck collapse in North Bay Village, a review of the inspection process shows rules vary by city, making inspections uneven and confusing.
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  Opa-locka envisions itself as a future thriving arts district

  Germane Barnes, a 27-year-old artist who relocated six months ago from Los Angeles to Opa-locka, could be remembered as a pioneer in 2026.

• Rescuers call off search for 7, including Florida Keys family, on missing US boat

  WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) – Rescue teams have abandoned a search for a U.S. schooner carrying seven people that disappeared in the South Pacific.

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