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    <title><![CDATA[The botched DCF investigation that led to Kendall tot&#x2019;s death]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 23:26 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Here&#x2019;s how the DCF investigation into Catalina Marista Bruno&#x2019;s fitness to care for her 1-year-old got it wrong.
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    <title><![CDATA[Miami Diving hopes TV&#x2019;s &#x2018;Splash&#x2019; brings new interest in sport]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 18:23 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[The ABC series &#x2018;Splash&#x2019; could bring renewed interest in South Florida youth diving clubs such as Miami Diving.
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    <title><![CDATA[Business paid to close for Miami Gardens City Hall construction]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 17:56 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Miami Gardens will pay a local business $40,000 to close for one month in order to complete construction on a city road.
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    <title><![CDATA[Miami-Dade Schools celebrates dedication of Brucie Ball Education Center]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 17:25 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[A rededication ceremony was held Friday, May 10, for the Brucie Ball Educational Center in Miami. Brucie Ball, who had been the assistant superintendent of the Office of Special Education and Psychological Services, passed away in 2008. The former Merrick Educational Center was renamed at a School Board meeting on March 13 in recognition of Ball&#x2019;s efforts in special education.
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    <title><![CDATA[Mad rush: Holiday traffic begins with dozens of crashes, highway suicide]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 17:33 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[The holiday weekend traffic began with a tragedy when a women jumped to her death from an I-95 overpass.
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    <title><![CDATA[Boxes of medical records missing from Jackson]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 16:58 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Medical records containing the personal health information of more than 1,400 patients are missing from Jackson Health System.
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    <title><![CDATA[Miami Gardens&#x2019; 5K for Foster Care draws dozens of runners]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 16:52 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Dozens of people turned out to run in the fourth annual 5K for Foster Care at the Betty T. Ferguson Recreation Center in Miami Gardens on Saturday, May 18. The run benefited the Center for Family and Child Enrichment Services, a resource provider for foster parents, adoptive parents and children in need of homes.
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    <title><![CDATA[Florida&#x2019;s top two youth volunteers honored for service]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 16:51 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Students from DASH and Ransom Everglades were selected as the state&#x2019;s top youth volunteers.
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    <title><![CDATA[Miami Mayor Regalado vetoes &#x201C;double dipping&#x201D; for retirees in 4 top city posts]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/24/3414677/miami-mayor-regalado-vetoes-double.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 18:08 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Regalado said Thursday&#x2019;s 3-2 commission vote was &#x201C;flawed and unfair&#x201D; to the city&#x2019;s rank-and-file employees.
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    <title><![CDATA[Lesbian, 18, rejects plea deal that would have kept her off sex-offenders registry; case headed to trial]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 21:04 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[A lesbian, 18, rejects a plea deal after being charged with having sex with a younger schoolmate.
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    <title><![CDATA[Basketball game benefits transplant foundation]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 12:08 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[The recent sixth annual Miracle Games organized by young teen volunteers proved once again that when a lot of people in a community get together for good, everyone wins.
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    <title><![CDATA[Former Hialeah Mayor Julio Robaina pleads not guilty to tax evasion]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/24/3414318/former-hialeah-mayor-julio-robaina.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 15:53 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Former Hialeah Mayor Julio Robaina pleaded not guilty to charges that he cheated on his tax returns and lied to federal agents about loans to a convicted Ponzi schemer.
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    <title><![CDATA[Water-supply problem shuts down Miami Dade College North Campus]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 08:57 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Classes are canceled Friday at the North Campus of Miami Dade college &#x201C;due to problems with the municipal water supply.&#x201D;
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    <title><![CDATA[Weather alert: Highs to reach 90 Friday afternoon; cool-off expected Saturday night]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 06:58 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Miami Heat players aren&#x92;t the only hot ones. If you head outside Friday and the holiday weekend, be prepared to bake.
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    <title><![CDATA[Probe into Kendall boy&#x92;s death uncovers lie by DCF investigator]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/23/3413656/probe-into-kendall-boys-death.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 04:00 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[DCF says its investigator falsified a substance abuse screening of a Kendall mom. Her son later died in a sweltering car.
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    <title><![CDATA[Million-dollar Caplow Children&#x2019;s Prize looks for plan to save children&#x2019;s lives]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[ The million-dollar Caplow Children&#x2019;s Prize hopes to find and finance a plan to save the lives of children under the age of 5.
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    <title><![CDATA[A dozen members of Miami-Dade pot ring sentenced to long prison terms]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 07:16 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[A Miami federal judge dealt long prison sentences for a dozen members of the notorious Santiesteban pot-distribution organization.
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    <title><![CDATA[Children&#x2019;s sleep disorders on the rise as local clinics work on treatments]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 17:30 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Sleep disorders in children can lead to a lifetime of problems. Sleep clinics in Miami-Dade and Broward work to find cures and new treatments.
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    <title><![CDATA[Mad rush: Holiday traffic begins with dozens of crashes, highway suicide]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/24/3415053/mad-traffic-holiday-rush-begins.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 17:33 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[The holiday weekend traffic began with a tragedy when a women jumped to her death from an I-95 overpass.
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    <title><![CDATA[Fort Lauderdale&#x2019;s all-day beach bash is Saturday]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 14:42 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[From sand sculptures to classic cars and disco music to a Memorial Day tribute, Fort Lauderdale&#x2019;s fourth annual Great American Beach Party promises to have a little bit of everything.
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    <title><![CDATA[Davie stuck with unwanted bridge; want to buy it?]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/24/3414591/heres-one-bridge-davie-wouldnt.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 13:46 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Davie has found itself stuck with an unwanted bridge. Now the Town Council hopes to sell it.
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    <title><![CDATA[Lesbian, 18, rejects plea deal that would have kept her off sex-offenders registry; case headed to trial]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 21:04 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[A lesbian, 18, rejects a plea deal after being charged with having sex with a younger schoolmate.
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    <title><![CDATA[Weather alert: Highs to reach 90 Friday afternoon; cool-off expected Saturday night]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 06:58 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Miami Heat players aren&#x92;t the only hot ones. If you head outside Friday and the holiday weekend, be prepared to bake.
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    <title><![CDATA[A dozen members of Miami-Dade pot ring sentenced to long prison terms]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 19:44 EDT</pubDate>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 17:15 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Hurricane season officially begins June 1, with forecasters predicting an extremely active&#x201D; hurricane season.
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    <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 20:54 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Hollywood residents and business owners will get their first glimpse of the proposed changes to Margaritaville Hollywood Beach Resort&#x2019;s lease with the city at a community meeting Thursday.
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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 19:02 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[The list of lawmakers criticizing Citizens Property Insurance Corp. for a $52 million deal with a new insurance company continues to grow. The latest critic: House Speaker Will Weatherford.By Toluse OlorunnipaHerald/Times Tallahassee Bureau
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    <title><![CDATA[Fabiola Santiago: Boy Scouts didn&#x2019;t go far enough]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 21:36 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[It was a historic decision and we can call it progress &#x2014; the right thing to do for the children &#x2014; but that&#x2019;s all.
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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 16:58 EDT</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Lesbian, 18, rejects plea deal that would have kept her off sex-offenders registry; case headed to trial]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 21:04 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[A lesbian, 18, rejects a plea deal after being charged with having sex with a younger schoolmate.
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    <title><![CDATA[Murder suspect&#x2019;s death and accusations against him shock Kissimmee neighbors]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 00:42 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Ibragim Todashev was killed by an FBI agent Tuesday. They say he turned violent after confessing to a triple murder in the Boston area and implicating one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects.
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    <title><![CDATA[Probe into Kendall boy&#x92;s death uncovers lie by DCF investigator]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 21:14 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[DCF says its investigator falsified a substance abuse screening of a Kendall mom. Her son later died in a sweltering car.
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    <title><![CDATA[Weed, fights and guns: Trayvon Martin&#x2019;s text messages released]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 21:52 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Murder defendant George Zimmerman&#x2019;s lawyers Thursday released texts from Travyon Martin&#x2019;s phone that it plans to place into evidence. A judge will decide if they are relevant.
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    <title><![CDATA[Forecasters: Thirteen to 20 storms expected in Atlantic this season]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 17:15 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Hurricane season officially begins June 1, with forecasters predicting an extremely active&#x201D; hurricane season.
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    <title><![CDATA[Sweet deal for state taxpayers or Scott donor giveaway?]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/21/3409378/sweet-deal-for-state-taxpayers.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 16:25 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Critics see political donations and heavy lobbying by Heritage Property and Casualty as evidence that Citizens Property and Gov. Rick Scott are tapping the insurer&#x2019;s $6.4 billion surplus for special giveaways to politically-connected companies.
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    <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 19:37 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Senate President Don Gaetz and House Speaker Will Weatherford hit the road to highlight what they see as success stories of their joint legislative agenda and the 2013 state budget.
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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 19:02 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[The list of lawmakers criticizing Citizens Property Insurance Corp. for a $52 million deal with a new insurance company continues to grow. The latest critic: House Speaker Will Weatherford.By Toluse OlorunnipaHerald/Times Tallahassee Bureau
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    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/21/3409378/sweet-deal-for-state-taxpayers.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 16:25 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Critics see political donations and heavy lobbying by Heritage Property and Casualty as evidence that Citizens Property and Gov. Rick Scott are tapping the insurer&#x2019;s $6.4 billion surplus for special giveaways to politically-connected companies.
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    <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 19:37 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Senate President Don Gaetz and House Speaker Will Weatherford hit the road to highlight what they see as success stories of their joint legislative agenda and the 2013 state budget.
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    <title><![CDATA[Gov. Rick Scott signs elections bill to fix long voter lines]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 19:01 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Gov. Rick Scott completed Florida&#x2019;s election law about-face, signing a bill to reverse changes to early voting laws.
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    <title><![CDATA[Gov. Scott vetoes hundreds of millions from state budget]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/20/3406819/gov-scott-vetoes-hundreds-of-millions.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 16:56 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[From a coast-to-coast bike trail to tuition increases, Gov. Rick Scott vetoed more than $350 million from the state budget, which he signed Monday.
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    <pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 23:26 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[When he signs the state budget Monday, the governor is also expected to approve an extra $65 million for safety-net hospitals like Jackson and Broward Health.
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    <title><![CDATA[AARP cancels Florida sweepstakes, blames new state gambling law]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/17/3403238/aarp-cancels-florida-sweepstakes.html</link>
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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[Analysts: Supermajority not needed on tax cut vote]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/16/3401264/analysts-supermajority-not-needed.html</link>
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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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    <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>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/13/3395730/fred-grimm-boondoggle-hey-its.html</link>
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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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    <title><![CDATA[Deputies: 22 dead cats found in Fla. man's home]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/25/3415921/deputies-22-dead-cats-found-in.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 03:11 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[A Tampa man has been charged with animal cruelty after authorities discovered 22 dead cats at his home.
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    <pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 03:11 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[A12-year-old girl has been charged with making a bomb threat at a southwest Florida public library.
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    <title><![CDATA[People can still fish at St. Pete Pier for summer]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/25/3415917/people-can-still-fish-at-st-pete.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 03:11 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[The St. Petersburg Pier is scheduled to close soon, but people will still be able to fish off the structure until later this summer.
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    <title><![CDATA[Campaign touts alarms alerting kids left in cars]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/25/3415916/campaign-touts-alarms-alerting.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 03:11 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[South Florida officials are partnering with a charity to help reimburse child care providers for installing alarms that alert a driver when a child has been left in the car.
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    <title><![CDATA[Communications satellite launched into space]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/24/3415384/communications-satellite-launched.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 20:49 EDT</pubDate>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 20:09 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[A circuit judge is rejecting a request to exhume human remains on the site of a now-defunct Panhandle reform school where an untold number of bodies were buried over a period of 60 years
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    <title><![CDATA[Man gets 10 years for fatal DUI crash]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 19:14 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[A Tampa Bay area man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for leaving the scene after a drunken driving crash.
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    <title><![CDATA[Student shot in leg at South Florida school]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 18:24 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[A boy was shot in the leg at a South Florida middle school.
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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 17:39 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[The Southern Co. is brainstorming ways it could more widely incorporate renewable energy, particularly solar power, into its traditional business model, CEO Thomas Fanning said this week.
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    <title><![CDATA[FDA warns of infections tied to Tennessee pharmacy]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 16:14 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Health officials are investigating cases involving patients who suffered complications after being injected with potentially contaminated medications made by a Tennessee specialty pharmacy.
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    <title><![CDATA[Scandal draws questions about IRS role in enforcing Obamacare]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 06:18 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[ The blossoming IRS scandal over the targeting of conservative groups is provoking new scrutiny and terse questions about the agency&#x2019;s role in shaping and implementing the controversial new national health care law, with the biggest changes set to begin next year.
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    <title><![CDATA[Canadian executive awaits verdict in corruption trial]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 00:00 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[The two-day trial of Sarkis Yacoubian concluded Friday. It may take up to two weeks for a verdict.
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    <title><![CDATA[Fabiola Santiago: Boy Scouts didn&#x2019;t go far enough]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 21:36 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[It was a historic decision and we can call it progress &#x2014; the right thing to do for the children &#x2014; but that&#x2019;s all.
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    <title><![CDATA[Trucker bumps I-5 bridge, sees horror behind him]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 23:42 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[The trucker was hauling a load of drilling equipment when his load bumped against the steel framework over an Interstate 5 bridge. He looked in his rearview mirror and watched in horror as the span collapsed into the water behind him. Two vehicles fell into the icy Skagit River.
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    <title><![CDATA[Boy shot at Redland Middle with gun classmate brought to school]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 19:17 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[A boy was shot in the leg at Redland Middle School in Homestead Friday afternoon after one of his classmates brought a gun to school in a backpack.
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    <title><![CDATA[Hue and cry grows over deal for Scott donor]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 19:02 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[The list of lawmakers criticizing Citizens Property Insurance Corp. for a $52 million deal with a new insurance company continues to grow. The latest critic: House Speaker Will Weatherford.By Toluse OlorunnipaHerald/Times Tallahassee Bureau
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    <title><![CDATA[18 hurt in shuttle bus crash near Atlanta airport]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 11:30 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Eighteen people were taken to the hospital Friday, at least two in serious condition, after they were hurt in a crash between a hotel shuttle bus and a tractor-trailer near Atlanta&#39;s airport, officials said.
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