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    <title><![CDATA[Kosher prison food lawsuit goes forward]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 00:00 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[A Miami-Dade man serving life for killing his parents is leading the fight for kosher food in Florida prisons
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    <title><![CDATA[Former Hialeah Mayor Robaina and wife released on bond in tax-evasion case]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 00:10 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Ex-Hialeah Mayor Julio Robaina and his wife have to surrender their passports and limit travel while awaiting trial on tax-evasion charges.
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    <title><![CDATA[University of Miami Hospital sends team to Panama to save NCIS agent&#x2019;s life]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 23:45 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[University of Miami Hospital sent a team to Panama with the special Impella heart pump to help save an NCIS agent&#x2019;s life.
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    <title><![CDATA[Many workplaces insure domestic partners, some now also pay the tax on benefits]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 23:44 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Many Florida businesses and public institutions provide domestic partner benefits for unmarried employees. Some now also cover the tax on the benefit.
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    <title><![CDATA[New teachers union boss rose from poverty to president]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 23:33 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Fedrick Ingram grew up in the inner city, became Miami-Dade&#x2019;s teacher of the year and rose to become president of the United Teachers of Dade.
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    <title><![CDATA[Police seek thieves who stole purebred dog from Miami-Dade shelter]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 23:22 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Miami-Dade Animal Services is seeking the public&#x2019;s help in identifying two people who stole a purebred Belgian Malinois shepherd dog from a county animal shelter on Tuesday.
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    <title><![CDATA[The prom invite you won&#x2019;t say &#x2018;no&#x2019; to]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 20:30 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Promposals, the act of asking someone to accompany you to the school prom, have become over-the-top productions splashed all over social media.
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    <title><![CDATA[ Turks and Caicos authorities drop gun charges against American tourists]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 19:57 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Authorities in the Turks and Caicos have dropped charges against a retired Florida neurosurgeon and Texas businesswoman arrested at an airport after a bullet was found in their luggage.
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    <title><![CDATA[Former UM student to serve three years prison for DUI death]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 21:49 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Ivanna Villanueva, 21, was drunk when she killed Eyder Ayala, a grandmother driving home from work in 2011.
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    <title><![CDATA[Jackson Health System solvent for first time in five years]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 19:28 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[For the first time in five years, Jackson Health System is solvent, administrators say, but many financial challenges remain for Miami-Dade&#x2019;s public hospitals.
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    <title><![CDATA[Hearing clinic opens house Tuesday-Thursday for audio tests]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 15:34 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[The Hearing and Speech Center of Florida is be offering free hearing screenings and consultations with an audiologist during an open house May 21-24.
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[  <p>The Hearing and Speech Center of Florida is be offering free hearing screenings and consultations with an audiologist during an open house May 21-24.
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    <title><![CDATA[Miami&#x2019;s art museum gets anonymous $15 million gift]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 23:13 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[An anonymous donor has given $12 million in cash and more than $3 million worth of art to the future P&#xE9;rez Art Museum Miami.
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    <title><![CDATA[Miami-Dade mom of tot who died in hot car has DUI history]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/17/3402375/kendall-mother-arrested-in-death.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 23:15 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[A Miami-Dade mom who left her infant son in a sweltering car, where he died, has a history of drug- and alcohol-related arrests.
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    <title><![CDATA[Charges dropped against brothers in Miami murder scene scuffle]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 16:44 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Brother Antwan Carl Walker, 27, ran under police crime-scene tape, spurring a struggle as officers tried pushing him away from the body.
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    <title><![CDATA[Former Hialeah Mayor Julio Robaina and wife surrender to authorities on tax evasion charges]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/16/3400890/former-hialeah-mayor-julio-robaina.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 10:12 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Julio Robaina and his wife are accused of receiving undisclosed cash payments as interest on more than $1 million in personal loans.
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    <title><![CDATA[Miami woman killed in Monday&#x92;s Keys crash identified]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/16/3401819/miami-woman-killed-in-mondays.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 22:17 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[A Miami woman killed in a head-on collision in Islamorada on Monday has been identified.
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    <title><![CDATA[Army Corps of Engineers awards contract to deepen Miami port]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/16/3401727/army-corps-of-engineers-awards.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 21:17 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[A dredging contract ws awarded to make the port&#x2019;s channels deep enough for the ships that will traverse an expanded Panama Canal
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    <title><![CDATA[Police search for West Park hit-and-run driver]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 23:23 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[West Park hit and run crash sends man to hospital with serious injuries.
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    <title><![CDATA[Father son rescued from swamped airboat in the Everglades]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 23:23 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Rescuers pulled a father and teenaged son out of the Everglades Friday afternoon after their airboat took on water and sank.
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    <title><![CDATA[Gala honors South Florida black business leaders]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/16/3401876/gala-honors-south-florida-black.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 22:53 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Legacy Magazine is holding its ninth annual Legacy Power Weekend honoring 50 black businessmen and women Friday and Saturday in Weston.
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    <title><![CDATA[Journalist Soledad O&#x2019;Brien to speak at Broward youth event]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/16/3401695/journalist-soledad-obrien-to-speak.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 20:32 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[The Town Hall meeting is to push youth to talk about what&#x2019;s important to them, according to organizers.
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    <title><![CDATA[Judge issues warrant for Chad &#x2018;Ochocinco&#x2019; Johnson]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/16/3401495/judge-issues-warrant-for-chad.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 19:12 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Chad Johnson, the former football player and &#x2018;Dancing with the Stars&#x2019; contestant, has been ordered to jail for violating his probation.
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    <title><![CDATA[Couple killed while crossing the street in Margate]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 13:32 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[ Two people were struck and killed Monday as they tried to cross State Road 7 in Margate.
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    <title><![CDATA[Toddler in serious condition after hit-run in Fort Lauderdale]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 00:27 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[A toddler was seriously injured in a hit-and-run accident in front of his Fort Lauderdale home, according to police.
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    <title><![CDATA[Sustainable seafood stars at Wild Sea on Las Olas]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[The Riverside Hotel in Fort Lauderdale turned 75 this year, and as part of the celebration debuted Wild Sea Oyster Bar &amp; Grill in an elegant space that retains Old Florida charm. All the seafood is wild caught except the oysters and Sunburst trout, and much of the produce is locally grown.
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    <description><![CDATA[The developers of a shuttered recreation building in Hillcrest &#x2014; a predominantly senior community &#x2014; got the go-ahead to open a charter school in the fall that will eventually house 850 students.
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    <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 00:01 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Florida Panthers president Michael Yormark looked as if he had been called into the principal&#x92;s office for good portions of Tuesday&#x92;s meeting with the Broward County Commission.
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    <title><![CDATA[Kosher prison food lawsuit goes forward]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[A Miami-Dade man serving life for killing his parents is leading the fight for kosher food in Florida prisons
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    <title><![CDATA[Many workplaces insure domestic partners, some now also pay the tax on benefits]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Many Florida businesses and public institutions provide domestic partner benefits for unmarried employees. Some now also cover the tax on the benefit.
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    <title><![CDATA[Gov. Rick Scott asks university presidents to lobby for caps on tuition increases]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 19:42 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[ Gov. Rick Scott is reaching out to an unlikely group &#x2014; university presidents &#x2014; to build a campaign against a 3-percent increase in tuition.
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    <title><![CDATA[19-year-old Bradenton woman charged with biting boyfriend's penis]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 18:46 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[ A 19-year-old Southeast High school student was arrested after she allegedly bit her boyfriend&#39;s penis when he refused to have sex with her, according to the Manatee Sheriff&#39;s Office.
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    <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 18:04 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[ A new state law cracking down on gambling prompted the nation&#x2019;s retirees association to eliminate its contests.
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    <title><![CDATA[Gov. Rick Scott leads trade mission to Chile]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 17:53 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Chile, Florida&#x2019;s No. 6 export destination for products, was the first Latin American country to sign a U.S. free trade agreement.
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    <title><![CDATA[Florida's crime rate dropped 6.5 percent in 2012]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 20:57 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Florida&#39;s crime rate dropped 6.5 percent in 2012, including a significant decrease in thefts, robberies and burglaries, according to a Florida Department of Law Enforcement Commissioner released Thursday.
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    <title><![CDATA[Gov. Rick Scott&#x2019;s choice: to veto or not to veto?]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 18:36 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[ Gov. Rick Scott, who campaigned on a pledge to shrink the size of government, has until next week to decide how to trim the largest budget in state history, $74.5 billion.
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    <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 18:42 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Legislative analysts flip-flopped on whether lawmakers&#x2019; vote on Gov. Rick Scott&#x2019;s manufacturing equipment tax cut was valid.
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    <title><![CDATA[Reactor shutdowns prompt inspections at Turkey Point]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 17:29 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Federal regulators are increasing scrutiny on the Turkey Point nuclear plant after some unplanned shutdowns, though the problems pose no threat to the public, officials say.
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    <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 18:04 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[ A new state law cracking down on gambling prompted the nation&#x2019;s retirees association to eliminate its contests.
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    <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 18:42 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Legislative analysts flip-flopped on whether lawmakers&#x2019; vote on Gov. Rick Scott&#x2019;s manufacturing equipment tax cut was valid.
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    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/16/3401382/gov-rick-scotts-choice-to-veto.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 18:36 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[ Gov. Rick Scott, who campaigned on a pledge to shrink the size of government, has until next week to decide how to trim the largest budget in state history, $74.5 billion.
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    <title><![CDATA[Fred Grimm: Boondoggle? Hey, it&#x2019;s for the kids]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 19:12 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Tallahassee has long resonated with talk about our precious, precious school children. Except lately the allusion has become quite literal.
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    <pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 20:24 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[The state House quietly kept members&#x2019; health insurance rates low. How low? Less than 9 bucks a month.
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    <title><![CDATA[Miami Dolphins spent big bucks on campaign for canceled election]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 19:06 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[In six weeks, the political campaign for tax dollars to fund a Sun Life Stadium renovation became one of the most expensive in Miami-Dade history.
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    <title><![CDATA[Fight over money for tutoring went down to the wire]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/12/3391177/fight-over-money-for-tutoring.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2013 00:00 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[South Florida lawmakers led the charge to give millions of dollars to private tutoring firms, even after revelations of fraud and lax oversight in the programs.
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    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/11/3391086/pet-projects-may-face-governors.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2013 19:43 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[From alligator marketing to rowing centers, the state budget has millions of dollars aimed at lawmakers&#x2019; pet projects. The governor has until May 24 to approve or veto them.
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    <pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2013 23:43 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Florida&#x2019;s Democratic chairman attacked Gov. Scott over his teacher pay promise. Unfortunately, her math didn&#x2019;t make sense.
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    <pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 15:00 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Lawmakers approved spending $10 million to protect the state&#x2019;s springs, but the Department of Environment Protection doesn&#x2019;t know what to do with the money.
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    <pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 03:09 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[A man driving a pickup truck died after crashing into a Tampa Bay area school bus.
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    <pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 03:09 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[A South Florida doctor is facing up to two decades in prison after pleading guilty to drug and tax charges arising from an illegal pill mill operation.
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    <pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 03:09 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[A new art museum being built in South Florida has received a $15 million gift from an anonymous donor
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    <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 19:59 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[An American Airlines flight that was headed to Miami from Brazil has made an emergency landing in Aruba because of a mechanical problem.
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    <title><![CDATA[In Miami, Donna Karan showcases Haitian artisans]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 18:09 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[The handbag Donna Karan was showing off Friday lacked her signature logo, or any designer&#39;s logo. It was made of paper mache and, the fashion designer said, represented Haiti&#39;s handmade carnival masks - in wearable form.
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    <title><![CDATA[5 things to know in Florida for May 18]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/17/3403227/5-things-to-know-in-florida-for.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 17:59 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Your daily look at news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today.
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    <title><![CDATA[Texas sues BP for damages related to oil spill]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/17/3403225/texas-sues-bp-for-damages-related.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 17:59 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Texas on Friday became the fifth state to sue British oil company BP over the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, seeking damages related to the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history.
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[  <p>Texas on Friday became the fifth state to sue British oil company BP over the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, seeking damages related to the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history.
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    <title><![CDATA[Deputy charged with growing marijuana]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/17/3403171/deputy-charged-with-growing-marijuana.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 17:34 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[A southwest Florida deputy and his girlfriend have been charged with growing marijuana at their home.
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    <title><![CDATA[OSHA impersonator gets 57 months in oil spill scam]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 17:19 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[A woman has been sentenced to 57 months in prison for bilking Gulf Coast residents by posing as a federal safety official after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[  <p>A woman has been sentenced to 57 months in prison for bilking Gulf Coast residents by posing as a federal safety official after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
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    <title><![CDATA[Judge delays ex-BP engineer's trial]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 16:59 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[A federal judge in an order Friday agreed to postpone the trial of a former BP engineer charged with deleting text messages about the company&#39;s response to its 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The judge also had some stern words for attorneys on both sides.
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[  <p>A federal judge in an order Friday agreed to postpone the trial of a former BP engineer charged with deleting text messages about the company&#39;s response to its 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The judge also had some stern words for attorneys on both sides.
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    <title><![CDATA[In Mexico, fears for democracy as threatened journalists curtail coverage]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/16/3401001/in-mexico-fears-for-democracy.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 07:07 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Quitze Fernandez, a columnist for the El Guardian newspaper in this capital of Coahuila state abutting Texas, picked up the phone in his newsroom one day.
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    <title><![CDATA[Canada abuzz over purported crack video of mayor]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/17/3402582/canada-abuzz-over-purported-crack.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 12:27 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[A video purportedly of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford smoking crack has caused an uproar in Canada. Ford on Friday called the allegations &quot;ridiculous.&quot;
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    <title><![CDATA[Former Hialeah Mayor Robaina and wife released on bond in tax-evasion case]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/17/3403410/former-hialeah-mayor-robaina-and.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 00:10 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Ex-Hialeah Mayor Julio Robaina and his wife have to surrender their passports and limit travel while awaiting trial on tax-evasion charges.
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    <title><![CDATA[University of Miami Hospital sends team to Panama to save NCIS agent&#x2019;s life]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/17/3403529/university-of-miami-hospital-sends.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 21:59 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[University of Miami Hospital sent a team to Panama with the special Impella heart pump to help save an NCIS agent&#x2019;s life.
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    <title><![CDATA[New teachers union boss rose from poverty to president]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/17/3403822/new-teachers-union-boss-rose-from.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 23:33 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Fedrick Ingram grew up in the inner city, became Miami-Dade&#x2019;s teacher of the year and rose to become president of the United Teachers of Dade.
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     <p><img src="http://media.miamiherald.com/smedia/2013/05/17/23/34/K3XsA.Hi.56.jpeg" /></p>  <p>Fedrick Ingram grew up in the inner city, became Miami-Dade&#x2019;s teacher of the year and rose to become president of the United Teachers of Dade.
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    <title><![CDATA[Police search for West Park hit-and-run driver]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/17/3403535/police-search-for-west-park-hit.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 23:23 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[West Park hit and run crash sends man to hospital with serious injuries.
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    <title><![CDATA[Father son rescued from swamped airboat in the Everglades]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 23:23 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Rescuers pulled a father and teenaged son out of the Everglades Friday afternoon after their airboat took on water and sank.
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     <p><img src="http://media.miamiherald.com/smedia/2013/05/17/21/03/6SKij.Hi.56.jpeg" /></p>  <p>Rescuers pulled a father and teenaged son out of the Everglades Friday afternoon after their airboat took on water and sank.
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