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Trio charged in planned attacks ahead of NATO summit
Three men accused of making Molotov cocktails had been planning to attack President Barack Obama's campaign headquarters, Mayor Rahm Emanuel's home, and other targets during this weekend's NATO summit, prosecutors said Saturday.
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Florida A&M hazing arrests bring cloud
The future of the nationally-renowned marching bad is in doubt amid revelations that brutal hazing is traditional.
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Ozzie Guillen suspended five games by Marlins for Castro remarks (+video)
The outspoken Miami manager received the club penalty Tuesday before speaking to reporters about his comments on Cuba's Fidel Castro.
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Ozzie Guillen to address pro-Castro remarks Tuesday
Miami Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen expressed his love for the former Cuban dictator in an interview with TIME magazine, upsetting the Cuban-American and expatriate community in South Florida.
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Did Trayvon Martin attack George Zimmerman first?
Neighborhood watch leader George Zimmerman says Trayvon Martin punched him, jumped on top of him and began banging his head on a sidewalk. Zimmerman said he cried for help, then shot Martin.
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Trayvon Martin was suspended from school at time of death, report says
The slain Florida teen had been caught with traces of marijuana several days before he was shot, though he has no criminal record.
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South Florida python swallows 76-pound adult deer
South Florida python: A 16-foot Burmese python was spotted in a tree island in Florida's Everglades and shot dead. An autopsy revealed that it had devoured a 76-pound deer.
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Halloween faces postponement due to scary weather
Halloween trick-or-treating is in trouble in some parts of New Jersey, New England, and even Miami in the wake of major storms.
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Latin America Monitor
One of 'Cuban Five' spies to walk free today in Florida
But where will Rene Gonzalez, convicted of spying for the Cuban government, go? A Florida judge has ordered he must serve three years of probation in the US, after spending 13 years behind bars.
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How one school district won prestigious prize for narrowing achievement gap
The 2011 Broad Prize for Urban Education went to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools in North Carolina, which has narrowed the achievement gap for both African-American and Hispanic students.
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Congress, spooked by summer town halls, tries jobs fairs instead
The health-care reform protests of 2009 have made members of Congress worried about holding traditional summer town halls. As an alternative, some are holding jobs fairs.
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Hurricane Irene strengthens, puts Bahamas in its sights
Hurricane Irene has strengthened and could become a Category 3 as it slams into Bahamas, Tuesday.
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Medicare: Massive fraud nets doctor 20-year sentence
Medicare fraud earned Florida doctor $1.2 million – and prison. Sentence is second-stiffest handed out for Medicare fraud in South Florida.
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In Pictures: America's 10 best beaches: 2011
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Bin Laden backlash? What US cities are doing to stop terror attacks.
US cities say there are no credible threats, but they're still taking extra steps to prevent a terrorist attack in the wake of Osama bin Laden's death.
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Why is Obama delivering a commencement address at Miami Dade College?
President Obama will speak Friday evening at the graduation for the North and West campuses of Miami Dade College. The school is America’s largest institution of higher education.
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How Miami students can get a free college education
Miami Dade College announced Wednesday the American Dream Scholarship. The ‘free college’ offer could help boost college graduation rates – a goal of President Obama’s.
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As recall wave builds, Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez first to go
The recall Tuesday of Carlos Alvarez, the Miami-Dade mayor who raised pay and unfroze benefits for public-sector employees, offers a first hint of voter mood amid a massive recall campaign building in Wisconsin.
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Full court press: Miami judge hands top school basketball team a key win
To the cheers of team members and fans packing his courtroom, a Miami judge blocks a decision by a state athletic association that would have kept Florida's top-ranked team from the playoffs.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 07/23
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Medicare scams totaling $251M result in 36 arrests
Medicare fraud pushes authorities to conduct the largest fraud bust ever in five different states and arrested dozens of suspects accused in scams totaling $251 million.
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Kansas City to close 26 schools. Unprecedented move in US?
Education experts say they can’t recall when so many of a district's schools have been closed. The Kansas City school district has struggled for years with declining enrollment and integration issues.
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Haiti Earthquake Diary
Eyewitness to a Miami-Dade team rescue
Five days after the Haiti quake, a Miami-Dade County rescue team digs into a collapsed home, attempting to pull three children out.
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Miami's anxious Haitian community readies Haiti disaster relief
With more than 350,000 Haitians living in Florida, the emotional shock waves from Tuesday's earthquake are severe. In Miami, community leaders begin to organize Haiti disaster relief.
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Passenger yells 'kill all the Jews,' but air rage is declining
Two unruly passengers caused security emergencies Wednesday, putting the US on edge after the failed Christmas Day terror attempt. But reports of air rage are actually going down.
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