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Broward women brought 143 Haitian workers to US for fake jobs feds say
Haiti with false promises of steady paying jobs in construction or on farms, the hope of getting permanent residency and making a life in the U.S., they said.But when they arrived, they found the jobs didn't exist, and they were left to fend for themselves — the victims of a fraud perpetrated by two Broward women, prosecutors said.The plot was so audacious that one of the women, Jetta ...
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Losing North Miami Candidates Recount Votes
NORTH MIAMI (CBS4) – In a return to primitive election tabulation, North Miami candidates painstakingly hand counted almost 7,000 ballots Monday. Doctor Joseph Smith, who came in third place for the mayoral vote, paid almost $500 fee to see every vote. When CBS4's David Sutta commented to Smith about reverting to this old school way of counting votes, he responded, "Correct. ...
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Judge tosses ex-BP executives obstruction charge
NEW ORLEANS -; A federal judge on Monday dismissed one of the two counts in the indictment of a former BP executive who was charged with concealing information from Congress about the amount of oil that was leaking from the company's blown-out well in the Gulf of Mexico in ...
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Miami’s City National Bank is a focus of a former Spanish banker’s problems in Spain
City National Bank of Florida’s net income: 2007: $68.4 million 2008: $42.5 million 2009: ($9.0 million) 2010: ($436.5 million) 2011: $34.4 million 2012: $190.2 ...
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Workforce Florida Offers Funding for Logistics Industry
has made available a $2 million Quick Response Training Challenge Grant for employers in Florida's logistics and trade industry, according to Chris Hart IV, president and CEO of the statewide work force policy board.The ...
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Memorial Mile will honor those who died in Afghanistan Iraq
Several thousand tombstone replicas will line Northwest Eighth Avenue this Memorial Day weekend as a tribute and remembrance to those who died serving in the Iraq and Afghanistan ...
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Suspect Vehicle Seized in Hit-and-Run That Hurt Boy Cops
Miami Police said they have recovered the 2010 Mazda involved in a hit-and-run crash that killed Ana Mares, 52, in Brickell on March 22. Miami Police spokesman Sgt. Freddie Cruz said the car was turned over through the owner's attorney. Police said they are still investigating who was behind the wheel on the night of the crash. The victim's sister, Adriana Mares, spoke about the ...
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Delray Beach frowns upon too many street festivals
Delray Beach . Once conceived as a way to attract visitors to downtown shops and restaurants, special events are now viewed as a nuisance keeping regular patrons and Delray residents from visiting businesses downtown. "We don't need them anymore," said Bruce Gimmy, owner of the Trouser Shop on Atlantic Avenue, at a recent workshop meeting. "They are counterproductive to ...
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Tampa Police identify murder victim
TAMPA -- Tampa Police detectives have identified a man they say was murdered Friday. Patrick A. Richardson, 38, was found dead in the 4800 block of North 30th Street in Tampa at about 11:30 p.m. Friday. Richardson was a native of Jamaica, according to police. The investigation is still ongoing and anyone with information should call the Tampa Police Department at (813) ...
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Scared Publix customer sprays seeing-eye dog with bleach
SUNRISE — A seeing-eye dog had bleach squirted in its eyes at a Publix grocery store when a 67-year-old woman intentionally sprayed the animal in an unprovoked attack, a police report says.The 5-year-old yellow Labrador retriever appeared uninjured, the report said, but Patricia Lawler, of Sunrise, was cited for animal cruelty and given a notice to appear after the 4:15 p.m. Saturday ...
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Florida ramping up death penalty warrant signings
Rick Scott has ramped up execution orders of late, approving three death penalty warrants in less than a month, officials said. Scott signed off on only six death penalty warrants in the first three years of his term. Critics say the governor is trying to burnish his law-and-order credentials ahead of his re-election bid next year. Scott's office denied the charge, saying he'd done ...
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Plea bargain offer made to Florida teen arrested for lewd behavior
A female Florida high school student, accused of lewd behavior with an underage female, has been offered a plea deal, authorities said Monday. Kaitlyn Hunt, 18, was arrested in February and charged with two counts of lewd and lascivious behavior toward her unidentified girlfriend, 14, a fellow student at Sebastian River High School in Sebastian, Fla. A court affidavit referred to kissing and ...
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Victim of Miami ‘zombie’ attack makes strides in recovery doctors say
One year after surviving a savage, bizarre attack in Miami that left him blind, beaten and facially disfigured, Ronald Poppo is continuing his recovery at a long-term care facility in Cutler Bay. Poppo’s caregivers said he is in good spirits and plays guitar every day in his room at Jackson Memorial Perdue Medical Center, and he has put on about 50 pounds since the Memorial Day weekend ...
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Nan Rich Time for South Florida Dem to run for governor
SAFETY HARBOR, Fla. -- — For 10 years, political pros have taken it almost as gospel that the strongest statewide Democratic candidates are centrists from Florida’s top battleground region of Tampa Bay.2014 gubernatorial hopeful Nan Rich says that’s bunk.“We tried that three times, and we had three good candidates — we had Jim Davis, Alex Sink and Bill ...
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Study Most shipwrecks a minor US pollution threat
WASHINGTON -- A new government report details 87 shipwrecks - most sunk during World War II decades ago - that could pollute U.S. waters with tens of millions of gallons of oil.Even so, the potential for pollution is less than scientists had expected. The report released Monday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration concludes "the scope of the problem is much more ...
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Mans Miami Heat fandom painted on mural
"I just love to paint. Just like those boys love to play basketball, I just love to paint," said Serge Toussaint, who painted the mural on a wall along Northeast 29th Street between Miami Avenue and 1st Avenue. "I definitely think I am part of the Heat team. Only thing -- I don't have a ring ...
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UF President Machen will not seek tuition hike for next year
UF President Bernie Machen said Monday that because of the increased funding in the state budget, he would not seek a tuition hike for next ...
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Vine Bread Pasta opens new location Copper Monkey soon to follow
Vine Bread & Pasta opened last week in its new location at 627 N. Main St., offering organic sourdough bread, pastries, fresh pasta to go, coffee, tea and natural ...
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WellCare down Tech Data up on Wall Street Video
May 20 (Bloomberg) -- Bloombergs Trish Regan, Adam Johnson and Matt Miller report on todays ten most important stocks including Activis, Red Hat and Yahoo. (Source: Bloomberg) It was a day of nominal losses and gains on Wall Street Monday. Tech Data (NASDAQ: TECD) had the highest gain with 1.31 percent. WellCare Health Plans (NYSE: WCG) had the largest loss, 1.48 percent. This comes after the ...
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Ocala man accused of holding wife captive in home
OCALA -- A County man is under arrest after holding his wife captive in their home. Deputies responded to a home in the 5300 block of SW 87th Place on Sunday, May 19 in reference to domestic violence. The victim told deputies from approximately 11 p.m. on May 18 to 6 a.m. on May 19, her husband, Donald Palko, physically abused her and held her captive in their home. She said Palko physically ...
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Yahoo buys Tumblr for $1.1B promises not to screw it up
Left: Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer. Right: Tumblr founder David Karp. Yahoo announced Monday, May 20, 2013 that it is acquiring Tumblr for $1.1 billion, adding it promises 'not to screw it up.' ...
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Brush fire prompts caution warning for drivers on SR 417
State Road 417 , east of Lake Nona. Traffic is not blocked, and visibility is reported as clear. The size of the brush fire is not yet available. This is a developing story. Refresh this page and watch News 13 for ...
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Clermont announces winners of Drop Saver Poster Contest
CLERMONT -- The winners are in for the annual Drop Saver Poster Contest in County . More than 1,300 students in second through fifth grades from Clermont Elementary, Cypress Ridge Elementary and Imagine South Lake Charter School participated for the chance to have their poster in a statewide contest. Entries from second and third graders were combined, along with fourth and fifth graders. ...
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Florida mom alleges anti-gay bias after daughter expelled arrested
By Daniel Arkin, Staff Writer, NBC News A teenage girl in Florida faces criminal charges for an alleged sexual relationship with a 15-year-old female student in a case the defendant’s family says stems from anti-gay prejudice.Kaitlyn Hunt, 18, has been charged with two felony counts of "lewd and lascivious battery of a child 12 to 16 years old" related to conduct with a minor she ...
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Miramar woman killed in fiery Turnpike crash named
The impact caused the Hyundai to burst into flame, police said. Soto and another witness helped pull the driver, Jeffrey Steven Bryce Jr., 33, to safety but were unable to rescue Vazquez, said police. Bryce was in critical condition Sunday at Jackson Memorial Hospital's Burn Center in Miami, according to FHP. Hospital officials said Monday they did not have permission to update his ...
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The Pier in danger after decades of memories and pictures
Advocates for The Pier want it to be renovated and restored in its current form, kept as the tourist attraction it is, while city officials feel it would be more economical and feasible to tear it down and replace it with a new structure. The advocates for The Pier want us to decide.
The Pier, as it is called by St Petersburg residents, or the St Petersburg Pier, as it is known nationally and even internationally, is one of the major landmarks of the city and a seminal tourist attraction and has been visited by tens of millions of people during the course of its existence, but it may soon be demolished and replaced, which has courted the anger of many residents. Read more
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