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Tourists Aplenty in Miami Beach for Urban Beach Weekend
Tens of thousands of visitors are expected in town for Urban Beach Weekend from near and far. Two tourists who qualify for the "far" category, Linda and Sonia Saada, spoke about why they're here. Miami Beach Police spokesman Bobby Hernandez, Mayor Matti Bower and two tourists from Hartford, Madelyn Ruiz and Shenica Randolph, also talked about the ...
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Raw Gay Rights Activists March in Ukraine
At least 50 gay rights activists marched peacefully in the Ukrainian capital, Kiev, on Saturday, despite a court ban and attempts to disrupt the event. Riot police prevented attempts to attack the marchers. (May ...
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Today in History May 25
Highlights of this day in history: "Star Wars" --- written and directed by George Lucas --- premieres; Former Enron execs Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling are convicted of conspiracy and fraud; Jay Leno begins as host of N-B-C's "The Tonight ...
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In Case Of Tornado EHRs Can Be Just The Prescription
path of the tornado that ripped through the suburbs of Oklahoma City on Monday. Three-hundred people — staff, patients and community members — hunkered down in the cafeteria, stairwells and chapel as 200-miles-per-hour winds demolished the building around them.One patient in labor stayed on the second floor with two nurses, where they could continue to monitor the ...
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Deputies 22 dead cats found in Fla. mans home
TAMPA, Fla. -- A Tampa man has been charged with animal cruelty after authorities discovered 22 dead cats at his home.The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office reports deputies were executing an eviction at the home of James Hopkins when the cats were discovered Thursday.Deputies say the deceased felines were being stored in two freezers. Investigators also discovered more than two dozen ...
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Girl charged with library bomb threat
NAPLES, Fla. -- A12-year-old girl has been charged with making a bomb threat at a southwest Florida public library.Naples police say a Collier County Library branch was evacuated Wednesday morning after a worker found a note in the book depository that threatened to "blow up" the library. A sheriff's office K-9 searched the library but did not find any explosives.An investigation ...
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NBA Code of Conduct
The National Basketball Association, Miami HEAT, and AmericanAirlines Arena are committed to creating a safe, comfortable, and enjoyable sports & entertainment experience. NBA fans have a right to expect an environment where: Players respect and appreciate each and every fan. Guests will be treated in a consistent, professional, and courteous manner by all Arena and team ...
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Fire on school bus kills 16 children 1 teacher in eastern Pakistan
LAHORE, Pakistan - Police say that a teacher was among the 17 burned to death in eastern Pakistan when a minibus taking children to school suddenly caught fire. Police earlier said that all 17 who died in the Saturday morning blaze in Gujrat, about 200 kilometres (120 miles) northwest of Islamabad, were children aged between 6 and 12. Officer Ijaz Ahmad said a short-circuit next to a leaking ...
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Moore parents looking forward to graduation
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Nolasco tries to end Marlins slide against Peavy
Ricky Nolasco was dominant and ended a Marlins losing streak in his last appearance. He will try to do the same on Saturday against the White Sox. The Marlins' skid hit three games with an 11-inning loss Friday in Chicago, and they have lost 10 of their last 12. One of those two wins came last Sunday when Nolasco struck out 11 and allowed just one run in eight innings in a 2-1 win against ...
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Celebrities whove made memorable movie cameos
As "The Hangover III" hits theaters, where we're likely to see another Mike Tyson cameo, take a look at some other celebrities who have made memorable cameos on the big ...
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Pacers Turn Up Heat in Miami to Level Series
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Marlins drop extra-inning tilt to White Sox
Dietrich clubs a two-run jack to right field CHICAGO -- Marlins reliever Ryan Webb had only allowed two earned runs and four hits in eight appearances on the road this season, but the White Sox ended a game ridden with missed opportunities on Jeff Keppinger's 11th-inning single off the right-hander to win Friday's Interleague series opener, 4-3, at U.S. Cellular Field. Miami ...
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Beware bar-hopping temptresses who drug and rob men | Video
Flirty women are meeting men at upscale bars, scamming invitations back to the men's homes, then making off with Rolex watches, iPhones, cameras, handguns and credit cards.South Florida police reports from the past five months show that of 13 men who were robbed by the women they took home, eight believe they were drugged.Earlier this month, detectives publicly warned men: "Watch out ...
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Indiana trumps LeBron in Game 2
"They're not going away." Indiana, that is. It just wouldn't go away. For the first 47 minutes, Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals was one of the great nights on a great stage watching the games' greatest player at his finest. And then came the 48th minute. And LeBron blinked. He threw the ball away once, blowing a chance for ...
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White Sox slip past Marlins 4-3 in 11 innings
Chicago White Sox's Hector Gimenez hits an one-run single during the fifth inning of an interleague baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Friday, May 24, 2013, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. ...
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Florida dairy a lot of work — for the humans
John Larson stands in front of a tractor and feeding truck at a Larson Dairy farm north of Okeechobee. The feeding truck is the lifeblood of the farm, he ...
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Letters NextEra Energy Resources is symbol of Palm Beach County’s improving economy
Regarding "Florida jobless rate lowest since 2008": Ask any business leader in Palm Beach County, and you will hear greater confidence that the impact of the Great Recession is receding. Our county is back in business because we have great schools, a prime location with easy access to global markets and a climate that attracts visitors from around the world. The quality of life is high ...
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Look for new warnings on sunscreens
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Faced with shortfall West Palm considers raising fire levy by more than triple
West Palm Beach officials are looking to raise the city's fire tax from $25 a year per resident to as high as $85, three years after commissioners swore against a similar hike.The fire assessment was first levied in 2008 as a way to fund the construction and rehab of fire stations across the city. But when former Mayor Lois Frankel in 2010 suggested raising it to $100, and then $65, to help ...
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The botched DCF investigation that led to Kendall tot’s death
On Nov. 4, a state child abuse investigator was weighing the safety of 5-month-old Bryan Miguel Osceola. The infant, she wrote, was at high risk of neglect because — among other things — his mother had a well-documented drinking problem.Before she had finished filling out the risk assessment form, investigator Shani Smith seemingly had a change of heart. The form asked whether ...
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Urban Beach Week kicks off in So. Fla.
Urban Beach Week kicked into high gear Friday night as the first real night of partying brought out large crowds spending big money to play on the ...
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Texting lingo could lead to problems
As teens send out an average of more than 3,000 text messages a month, many reading like a foreign language to parents, these secret codes could lead to big problems if in the wrong ...
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Pacers steal Game 2
Roy Hibbert scored 29 points, David West knocked away two passes by LeBron James for huge turnovers in the final minute, and the Indiana Pacers evened the Eastern Conference finals with a 97-93 victory over the Miami Heat in Game 2 on Friday ...
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James 36 not enough Heat fall 97-93 to Pacers
LeBron James gave it everything. And still more was required. This time, he wound up as something less than hero, with a pair of critical late ...
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Florida's Exploration Park keeps state ahead
NASA’s new Space Life Sciences Lab and the adjacent Exploration Park, which is still under development, are testaments to Florida’s ongoing leadership in the exploration and understanding of space travel and the world beyond Earth’s stratosphere.
Florida has long been at the forefront of space travel internationally, it is here, at Cape Canaveral, that NASA’s shuttles take to the skies headed for the moon, or, more commonly, the International Space Station. Read more
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