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New video raises doubts about Florida gunman's story
MIAMI (AP) — Newly released police video of a handcuffed George Zimmerman may be important for what it doesn't show: No obvious cuts, scrapes, blood or bandages. No clearly broken nose. No plainly visible evidence of a life-and-death struggle with...Tags: Justice System, Injuries and Wounds, Health, Lawyers, Hospitals and Clinics
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Police: Mom fatally beat Fla. girl in toxic truck
MIAMI (AP) — Police say a 10-year-old Florida girl was beaten to death by her mother a few days before her body was found doused with chemicals in the back of a truck. Miami-Dade County police said Monday that Carmen Barahona punched and beat 10-...Tags: Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice, Assault, Murder
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Python, more than 18 feet long, sets new record in Florida
A record-setting Burmese python nearly 19 feet in length was captured and killed in a rural part of Miami-Dade County, officials announced this week. Measuring 18 feet 8 inches, it is the longest Burmese python that has ever been found in the area....
Tags: Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Science and Technology, Florida City, Biology, Everglades
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Miami-Dade lawmakers approve $1.6 bln sewer-lawsuit deal
Reuters* Deal seen requiring unpopular water rate hikes * County to pay $1 million civil penalty * County lawmakers pull back from big sewer bond issuance By Zachary Fagenson May 21 (Reuters) - Florida's Miami-Dade County on Tuesday promised to spend $1.6...Tags: Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Justice System, Water Supply, Laws, Judges
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Record python killed in South Florida
A record-setting Burmese python was killed with a knife in a rural section of southern Miami-Dade County, after a long struggle in which it wrapped itself around a man's legs. The monster snake was 18 feet, eight inches long, beating the previous...
Tags: Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Science and Technology, Florida City, Google Inc., Environmental Issues
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Railroad coming to U.S. 27? A new vision emerges
A scenic highway on the edge of the Everglades, U.S. 27 seems far away from the hustle and bustle of interstate commerce. It has no strip malls, few stoplights and gas stations. Vast open land — sugar cane fields, farms, sawgrass — surrounds...
Tags: Pembroke Pines, Palm Beach County, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Florida Department of Transportation, Orlando
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Hallandale Beach real estate firm expands portfolio
Beacon Investment Properties is on a growth spurt. The 10-year-old commercial real estate firm based in Hallandale Beach has bought 3.1 million square feet of office buildings across the country during the past six months. The most recent deal: A $253...Tags: Realty, Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated, Property, Fort Lauderdale, Rentals
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Dredge contract awarded to handle bigger ships at Miami's port
ReutersBy Zachary Fagenson MIAMI, May 16 (Reuters) - The United States Army Corps of Engineers awarded a $180 million contract to dredge Miami's harbor to an Illinois-based company on Thursday, part of a plan to deepen the port channel to handle larger ships...Tags: Global Expansion, Charleston, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Port Everglades, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
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Former Hialeah mayor indicted in Miami on tax evasion charges
ReutersMIAMI, May 16 (Reuters) - The former mayor of Hialeah, a scandal-plagued city on Miami's northwest outskirts, was indicted on tax evasion charges on Thursday, two years after losing a bid for Miami-Dade County's top political job. Julio Robaina was...Tags: The Miami Herald, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Internal Revenue Service, Hialeah, Local Elections
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Historic Vanderbilt mansion gets new life on Miami's Fisher Island
MIAMI - There are many Vanderbilt mansions, all of them grander, and certainly larger, than the relatively modest manse on Miami's Fisher Island that bears the famous family name. Ah, but if only you could see it - the beautifully proportioned stone...Tags: Miami Hotels, Richard Nixon, The Miami Herald, Indianapolis 500, Human Interest
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Tuesday: Cooler and drier
Sun SentinelAfter several days with hot stormy afternoons, expect cooler and drier conditions today. It also should be mostly sunny and breezy. South Florida's Tuesday forecast calls for afternoon highs in the low 80s and evening readings in the upper 60s. Winds...Tags: Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), National Hurricane Center, Natural Disasters, Tropical Storms, Weather Reports
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Broward scores well for helping small businesses, survey says
Broward County took home better grades from small business owners and entrepreneurs than did Miami-Dade County and the Orlando metro area, according to a website polling of small business leaders. Thumbtack.com, an Internet marketplace for local...Tags: Labor Legislation, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Fort Lauderdale, Business Enterprises, Palm Beach County
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