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Marco Rubio blames President Obama for latest scandals
TAMPA -- Sen. Marco Rubio’s efforts to reform immigration may be drawing skepticism from many conservatives. But scandals facing the White House have allowed him to shift his message back to the one that made him a star in the first place: The threat to America posed by excessive government.Rubio mesmerized more than 700 people at the annual Hillsborough GOP’s annual Lincoln Day ...
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After voting for a ban Charlie Crist now backs gay marriage
Former Florida Governor Charlie Crist greets former Florida Education Commissioner Betty Castor at the Pinellas/Hillsborough Kennedy King Dinner at the Tampa Convention Center Saturday, May 11, 2013. Crist was the keynote speaker at the ...
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Beckham plays final home match
Given a standing ovation by the near 45,000 strong capacity crowd in the Parc des Princes, Beckham hugged teammates and opponents before being substituted by Ezequiel ...
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Koehler takes tough-luck loss in strong showing
ARI@MIA: Dobbs makes a diving stop in the second MIAMI -- One swing and one throw from the D-backs' Gerardo Parra made the difference in a pitchers' duel on Saturday night at Marlins Park. The speedy right fielder's first-inning heroics were enough to propel Arizona to a 1-0 victory, extending the Marlins' losing streak to a season-high seven games. The Marlins are now ...
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Nolasco looks to lead Marlins out of funk
Losers of seven straight and 10 of their past 11, the Marlins have led in a game just once since May 10, when they scored in the first inning on Thursday against the Reds only to fall in extra innings. Averaging just 1.5 runs per game since May 6, Miami will try to avoid being swept for the third time over its past four series Sunday when the club hosts the red-hot D-backs. Not expected to ...
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Mother Facing Aggravated Manslaughter Charge Held Without Bond
A mother charged with aggravated manslaughter of a child in the death of her 11-month-old son was ordered held without bond Saturday. Miami-Dade Judge Andrew Hague ordered Catalina Marista Bruno, 30, held on no bond in connection with a previous case involving her son. He set her bond at $250,000 for the new case, and set numerous conditions if she posts ...
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MLB Arizona 1 Miami 0
Brandon McCarthy fired his second career shutout Saturday, baffling the Marlins on three hits in the Arizona Diamondbacks' 1-0 decision over Miami. McCarthy (1-3) earned his first win of the season in his ninth start after firing eight shutout frames in his previous outing -- a no-decision against the Phillies. The right-hander allowed two walks and struck out five in the 100-pitch ...
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BSO Woman dies after hit by bus at Fort Lauderdale Airport
An SUV pulled up to the arrivals area of the airport to pick up an airline passenger. However the vehicle stopped in a lane only meant for moving ...
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Miami student takes Heats Wade to senior prom
The Heat have cruised so easily through the 2013 playoffs that you can’t blame Dwyane Wade for lining up some events on his social calendar. Wade spent Friday night attending Archbishop Coleman Carroll High School’s senior prom with Nicole Muxo, a fan ...
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Loxahatchee man shot as two men argue over dogs
One Loxahatchee man has been shot and is listed in critical condition after county deputies say police he and another man argued over their dogs.When Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office deputies responded at about 7:30 p.m. to the 17000 block of 40th Run North they found a male suffering from gunshot wounds. The victim was transported to St. Mary's Medical Center by Palm Beach County ...
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Miami police parts ways with popular “First 48” cable show
The popular television show has helped solve Miami homicides, but critics say the cameras can be a distraction to investigators and the show seems to focus more on African-American ...
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Redmond envisions long-relief role for Below
Email MIAMI -- Duane Below is the newest member of an overworked Marlins' bullpen. Nine Miami relievers have combined to throw 16 innings through the first four games of the current homestand. Manager Mike Redmond aims to insert the left-handed Below into a long-relief role similar to that of fellow lefty Wade LeBlanc. LeBlanc will likely require a day or two of rest after throwing four ...
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Mounting losses increase pressure to produce
Email MIAMI -- The mounting number of losses raises the sense of urgency around the Marlins for players to produce. The more the team struggles, the greater chance that changes could be made. Several players who are on the disabled list could be back in a few weeks. And by mid-June, prospects like Christian Yelich, the ...
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Marlins hope to rebound like 2006 squad
Email MIAMI -- After the Marlins' transitioned to a young, inexperienced team in the offseason, comparisons were made to the 2006 team, which also was filled with rookies. Like the current club, the '06 Marlins started the season 11-31. Now, the question is whether the Marlins can make a turnaround that is similar to what took place seven years ago. Miami's backup catcher ...
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Trio of first basemen nearing rehab stints
Email MIAMI -- Class A Jupiter is about to load up on first basemen. Three could be joining the Hammerheads next week. The Marlins are expecting Logan Morrison to begin his rehab assignment with Jupiter on Monday. A day or two later, Casey Kotchman and Joe Mahoney are projected to join the club. Morrison, who opened the season on the 60-day disabled list, has been playing in extended spring ...
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Florida No. 1 in barring ex-prisoners from voting
Bird-lovers, birdwatchers and birders everywhere will love these posters that combine striking watercolor bird paintings by renowned South Florida Plein Air painter Brennan King. Available in 2 different sizes as well as subset versions featuring ‘Songbirds’, ‘Snowbirds’ and ‘Wading ...
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Water district board agrees to $26M land buy before learning of $15M appraisal
When the governing board of the South Florida Water Management District voted this month to offer Palm Beach County $26 million for a former citrus grove, the same value determined by an appraiser hired by the county, the district's board was not told of another county appraisal that had valued the property between $14.8 and $22.5 million.The $26 million offer for the Mecca Farms site also ...
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At least 50 injured as car plows into parade
About 50 to 60 people were injured Saturday when a driver described by witnesses as an elderly man drove his car into a group of hikers marching in a parade in a small Virginia mountain town.It happened around 2:10 p.m. during the Hikers Parade at the Trail Days festival, an annual celebration of the Appalachian Trail in Damascus, near the Tennessee state line about a half-hour drive east of ...
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Focus of crash investigation turns to tracks
Officials investigating a train collision in Connecticut have ruled out foul play and are studying a rail fracture where a derailed commuter train was struck by another bound for New York City.National Transportation Safety Board member Earl Weener says the broken rail is of substantial interest to investigators and a portion of the track was sent to NTSB headquarters in Washington, D.C. for ...
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Relay for Life inspiring say walkers at West Palm’s Meyer Amphitheatre
Cancer survivors and event participants make their initial loops around the paved area at the Meyer Amphitheatre Saturday, May 18, 2013 during the Relay for Life event. The open ceremonies began at 1 p.m and the relay is scheduled to continue until 7 a.m. Sunday. A participant from each of 28 teams will walk for the entire 18 hours. The organization's website says that teams have raised ...
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Mother charged in death of 11-month-old boy appears in bond court
According to investigators, Bruno placed the boy, Bryan Miguel Osceola, in a child seat in the rear passenger side of the vehicle and drove home. When she got home, she left Bryan in the car, strapped into his car seat, seared by the blazing ...
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Obama’s Morehouse visit shines spotlight on historically black colleges
When President Barack Obama addresses graduates at Morehouse College in Atlanta today, he'll also be speaking to the broader community of historically black colleges and universities -- a proud corner of higher education that has struggled more than most during the last few years of economic distress.The so-called HBCUs educate a hugely disproportionate share of low-income students, and ...
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Museum raising cash to recreate Hughes flight
The National Airline History Museum is trying to raise $3.2 million to restore its Lockheed Constellation propeller-driven aircraft and recreate multimillionaire aviator Howard Hughes' record-setting cross-country flight in the plane that transformed commercial air travel.The Kansas City museum's Constellation, or "Connie," is one of only a handful of the 856 that were built ...
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Jet-set Miami developers entangled in legal drama over private jet
For sale: a $12.6 million Bombardier Challenger jet presumably grounded at the Opa-locka Airport.At a price around $7.5 million, it comes stocked with china glasses, monogrammed hand towels and pillows, a mini-bar, and a lap top of navigational charts.It also carries some awful hefty baggage. The private aircraft is the source of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy case and a long-running legal battle ...
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Canadian Press NewsAlert Oxbow wins the Preakness Stakes
Lisa Scotti, of Baltimore, reads hhere program before the sixth race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Baltimore. The 138th Preakness Stakes horse race takes place Saturday. (AP Photo/Mike ...
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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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