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IRS official to take the Fifth before Congress
Back on May 10, Lois Lerner was the first IRS official to speak publicly about the targeting of conservative groups by the Internal Revenue Service; now it seems that she will be the first IRS official to take the Fifth Amendment in a Congressional probe of that targeting."Pleading the fifth is a direct slap in the face of every American taxpayer betrayed by the IRS's gross abuse of ...
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Palm Beach County approves $26 million sale of site once meant for Scripps
Palm Beach County commissioners on Tuesday tentatively agreed to unload Mecca Farms, the 1,900-acre citrus grove once envisioned for The Scripps Research Institute, for $26 million -- about $75 million less than it cost to buy and maintain.Commissioners voted unanimously to sell 1,750 acres of the property to the South Florida Water Management District, which plans to use the land to store and ...
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Woman arrested for using stolen credit card information to order barbecue in Lake Worth deputies say
The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office arrested a Coral Springs woman Friday who, deputies say, used stolen credit card information to purchase more than $400 worth of barbecue in March.Crystal M. Foster, 23, was arrested on grand theft and fraud charges, according to a sheriff's office arrest ...
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Three men arrested in Delray Beach after they beat up man and stole his shoes
There men were arrested this week after police say they attacked an 18-year-old man and stole his shoes in southwest Delray Beach.Delray Beach police arrested Shaquille Huntley, 18, Taurean Smith, 20, and Clinton Johnson, 25, on battery and robbery charges, according to an arrest ...
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Cerabino Boca Raton aviation official grounded after suggesting that airport doesn’t need federal money
It's ironic that former Boca Raton councilman Dave Freudenberg has been vanquished from the inner circle controlling the Boca Raton Airport.It was Freudenberg, when he was head of the Boca Raton Pilots Association 15 years ago, who led the push to get a control tower at the airport for safety reasons. And it was Freudenberg this year who was the lone voice on the seven-member airport board ...
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Comfort dogs head to Oklahoma
Companion dogs that specialize in soothing the victims of tragedies are heading to Oklahoma to help people who have lost loved ones and property cope. These dogs have also been used to help victims of the Sandy Hook school shootings as well victims of the Boston Marathon ...
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Palm Beach County pressing cities to cover watchdog agency’s costs
Palm Beach County commissioners on Tuesday said they won't stop defending against a lawsuit by 14 cities and towns that have refused to pay for Inspector General Sheryl Steckler's oversight, despite a proposal that some argued could have ended the year-long litigation.The commission unanimously agreed not to change the county's legal strategy in the suit, which challenges payments ...
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Tony DeFillipo Beth Spiegel win North Miami Beach council seats in runoff election
North Miami Beach voters elected Anthony "Tony" DeFillipo as the newest member of the city council and for Councilwoman Beth E. Spiegel to remain in her seat as a result of Tuesday’s runoff. DeFillipo beat out Hillel Hellinger for the Seat 2 position by taking 1,174 votes (69.5 percent of the vote). Hellinger received 516 votes (30.5 percent). "I am very happy," ...
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Miami-Dade School Board to move principals vote on police chief
shake up its staff to prepare for a changing statewide education curriculum, brace for federal budget cuts and embark on $1.2 billion in construction projects.Departments are merging. Positions are being cut, and others created. And for the first time, principals are getting their new fall assignments before the end of the school year.The wide-ranging moves by Superintendent Alberto Carvalho, ...
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Miami-Dade man accused of murdering adopted daughter complains to judge in letter
The West Miami-Dade man accused of torturing and murdering his adopted 10-year-old daughter claims evidence that will help him in court is being withheld.Jorge Barahona, in a handwritten letter to a judge, says he wants access to audio cassettes he apparently made of himself interacting with his adopted children.But, in his letter, he does not explain exactly why he believes the recordings would ...
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Broward School Board votes to privatize school construction work
More information OTHER SCHOOL BOARD ACTION • Cypress Bay High School science teacher Patrick Geller was suspended for two days – punishment for being caught sleeping for several minutes at the beginning of class. Geller’s explanation: He had been up with his baby the night before. Geller’s past disciplinary issues were a factor in the district’s punishment decision. ...
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Redmond says Sanabia spitting on ball unintentional
Email MIAMI -- Marlins right-hander Alex Sanabia picked up a victory on Monday as well as some unwanted publicity. Sanabia gave up one run in 6 1/3 innings in Miami's 5-1 victory over the Phillies at Marlins Park. But it was that one run -- a home run to Domonic Brown in the second inning -- that drew some attention and raised a bit of controversy. Before Brown touched home, umpire Sam ...
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Eovaldi to throw bullpen session Wednesday
Email MIAMI -- At last, the Marlins are receiving some encouraging news on their injury front. Nathan Eovaldi, on the 60-day disabled list with right shoulder inflammation, will throw a bullpen session on Wednesday. If that goes well, he is expected to begin his rehab assignment with Class A Jupiter on Saturday. "We're starting to get some guys moving, get them out of here and out ...
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McKeon Beck to represent Marlins at Draft
Email MIAMI -- With four of the first 73 picks, including the sixth overall, the Marlins promise to be among the most active teams at the 2013 First-Year Player Draft. At the three-day event, the Marlins will certainly have a high-profile representative. Jack McKeon, who managed the organization's 2003 World Series title team, will once again be on hand at the MLB Network to kick off the ...
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Lawsuit Filed Over Urban Beach Weekend Shooting
Just days before the "Urban Beach Weekend" festivities begin, the City of Miami Beach was hit with a civil lawsuit for an incident that happened during the same event two years ...
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Fallon Fox Im Just Another Woman
Transgender mixed martial arts fighter Fallon Fox is about to put her perfect record on the line in South Florida. And the battle isn't just in the ring. "I'm just another woman, just like any of them. I just come from a different background," she said in an interview with NBC 6's Willard Shepard. Former professional fighter Mickey Demos and Amateur boxer Syeda Fahmin ...
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Water district leader submits resignation letter
South Florida Water Management District resigned Monday, leaving after just two years and creating another leadership shakeup for the far-reaching agency charged with guarding against flooding and ...
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Scott signs bill extending early voting
Rick Scott has signed an elections bill that allows more early voting, in an attempt to reverse some of the restrictions the Republican-controlled Legislature put in place in 2011. The legislation is a response to the ridicule Florida received in the days after ...
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Boynton Beach commission tables televising meetings
The city will not televise commission meetings anytime soon.At Tuesday's regular meeting, commissioners were in consensus to delay any discussion until at least this summer's workshops for the 2013-14 ...
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At IRS hearing Sen. Bill Nelson questions political activity by ‘social welfare’ groups
Bill Nelson , during a Senate Finance Committee hearing today on the Internal Revenue Service’s admitted targeting of conservative groups when they applied for tax-exempt status, used his time to question why ';social welfare'; organizations are allowed to engage in any political activity at all. It’s part ...
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Raw Aerial View of Moore Tornado Damage
The National Weather Service says the tornado that hit Moore was a top-of-the-scale EF5 twister with winds of at least 200 mph. It cut a path 17 miles long and 1.3 miles wide. Aerial video shows the path of destruction. (May ...
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IRS slams Miccosukee Indians with hundreds of millions in tax liens
The Internal Revenue Service has slammed the Miccosukee Indians with a bill of $170 million for the West Miami-Dade tribe’s failure to report and withhold taxes from its distribution of gambling profits to tribal members, according to court records. In a long-running battle, the IRS also has smacked hundreds of the tribe’s members with separate bills totaling $58 million for their ...
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Cox Enterprises donates $1 million to tornado victims
Cox Enterprises, in partnership with The James M. Cox Foundation, announced $1 million in support to assist the relief and recovery efforts of the communities affected by the recent tornadoes in Oklahoma. The contribution includes a $500,000 cash donation to the American Red Cross and $500,000 of in-kind support, including public service announcements. ';Cox Enterprises is committed to ...
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Some 70 animals coming to Gatorland from South Florida
The giant gator mouth is the iconic emblem of Gatorland, a more than 60 year old park billed the Alligator Capital of the World. Gatorland is also a wildlife preserve, and will soon be taking in dozens of animals from a similar park in South ...
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Venezuelan Banker and Miami Brokerage Workers Are Accused of Fraud
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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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