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• Golf Fundraiser Held for Son of Miami Beach Police Officer

  25-09-2015 23:48 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Golfers hit the greens for a good cause Friday at the Normandy Shores Golf Course.Photo Credit: NBC6.com
  
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• The Latest: With crowd of 80,000, pope starts NYC park drive

  25-09-2015 23:47
  
  Latest developments in Pope Francis' visit to the United States. All times local:
  
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• Speaker Boehner resigns from Congress, victory for tea party

  25-09-2015 23:46
  Plunging Congress into deeper turmoil, House Speaker John Boehner abruptly announced his resignation Friday, shutting down a tea party drive to depose the nation's highest-ranking Republican but opening up fresh...
  
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• Pope Francis mingles with high and low in New York visit

  25-09-2015 23:46
  
  Sweeping through the landmarks of America's biggest and brashest city, Pope Francis on Friday offered comfort to families of the 9/11 victims at ground zero, warnings to world leaders at the United Nations, and...
  
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• Obama, China's Xi agree to curb economic cyberspying

  25-09-2015 23:46
  
  Skeptical of Chinese assurances on cyberspying, President Barack Obama on Friday laid out a fresh threat of sanctions for economic espionage emanating from China, even as he and President Xi Jinping pledged their countries...
  
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• Man: Brother sent from treatment before attempted drownings

  25-09-2015 23:46
  The man accused of attempting to drown his three children in a pond was dismissed from a mental health center because he didn't have insurance, his brother said Friday.
  
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• EPA to change diesel tests to thwart VW-like cheating

  25-09-2015 23:46
  
  The Environmental Protection Agency said Friday that it will launch sweeping changes to the way it tests for diesel emissions after getting duped by clandestine software in Volkswagen cars for seven years.
  
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• Clerk Kim Davis switching parties to become a Republican

  25-09-2015 23:36
  Kentucky clerk Kim Davis, a longtime Democrat, says she is switching to the Republican Party because she feels abandoned by Democrats in her fight against same-sex marriage.
  
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• New Joint Chiefs chairman facing war, service challenges

  25-09-2015 23:30
  
  Gen. Martin Dempsey is stepping down as the military's top officer after four tumultuous years of war, budget cuts and the strains of combat on a battle-worn force.
  
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• First ladies reveal panda cub name: Bei Bei

  25-09-2015 23:30
  Washington's newest giant panda cub is nameless no more. Call him Bei Bei.
  
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• Metromover closing for weekend maintenance work

  25-09-2015 23:14
  
  The Brickell and Omni loops of the Metromover will be closed for maintenance on Saturday and Sunday.Saturday night, the Brickell and Omni loops will close at 11 p.m. and then reopen on Sunday at 9 a.m.
  
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• Lawsuit claims Palm Beach County sheriff's sergeant gave woman herpes

  25-09-2015 23:05
  
  A romance between a Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office sergeant and a clerical worker came to an end once the law enforcement officer revealed that he had genital herpes, the woman said. Now Sgt. Scott Schwab is facing a lawsuit seeking in excess of $15,000 in damages.The lawsuit, obtained Friday by Local10.com, was filed Monday in Palm Beach County court by attorney Michael Pike on behalf of his client, Yvonne Belisle.According to the complaint, Schwab and Belisle had known each other for about
  
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• Miami Hurricanes' 3-0 Record Misleading

  25-09-2015 22:59 via nbcmiami.com
  
  The Miami Hurricanes' 3-0 record is misleading. Their early undefeated status is being flaunted by many fans and media as a way of silencing legitimate concerns about the team's performance.Photo Credit: Getty Images
  
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• Judge denies bond for youth baseball coach accused of molesting boys

  25-09-2015 22:49
  
  Broward County Judge Lisa Porter said she will not grant bond Friday for a man accused of molesting at least two 11-year-old boys who played on his Cooper City baseball team with his son.David Solomon, 47, teared up when his attorney read a letter in court from his wife."Well, obviously we are disappointed (with the judge's decision), but we are not looking to win a battle here, we are looking to win a war," Solomon's attorney, Eric Schwartzreich, told Local 10 News reporter Todd Tongen. "They a
  
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• Judge denies bail for youth baseball coach accused of molesting boys

  25-09-2015 22:48
  
  Broward County Judge Lisa Porter said she will not grant bail Friday for a man accused of molesting at least two 11-year-old boys who played on his Cooper City baseball team with his son.David Solomon, 47, teared up when his attorney read a letter in court from his wife."Well obviously we are disappointed (with the judge's decision), but we are not looking to win a battle here, we are looking to win a war," Solomon's attorney, Eric Schwartzreich told Local 10 News reporter Todd Tongen. "They are
  
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• It's not just the Duff making Homer Simpson sleepy -- he has narcolepsy

  25-09-2015 22:39
  
  By many accounts, Homer Simpson, with his short attention span and love of Duff Beer, represents the American everyman. But in the season premiere of "The Simpsons" on Sunday, Homer Simpson will be diagnosed with a pretty unusual health condition: narcolepsy.
  
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• Man Accused of Strangling Cat to Death

  25-09-2015 22:26 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A South Florida man is facing multiple charges after authorities say he strangled a cat belonging to his ex-girlfriend's mother in South Miami.Photo Credit: Miami-Dade Corrections
  
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• Pedestrian struck, killed by Tri-Rail train in Miami-Dade County

  25-09-2015 22:21
  
  A pedestrian was struck and killed by a Tri-Rail train Friday in Miami-Dade County.Sky 10 was above the scene just after 4 p.m. at Northeast Fourth Court and Miami Gardens Drive as the train was stopped on the tracks.Details leading up to the incident were not immediately released.Watch Local 10 News or refresh this page for updates.Follow Local 10 News on Twitter @WPLGLocal10
  
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• Congressman grabs drinking glass used by pope, takes sip

  25-09-2015 22:20
  
  Pope Francis wasn't the only person to drink from the glass of water he used during his speech to Congress. An enterprising Democratic congressman from Philadelphia also took a sip.U.S. Rep. Bob Brady, a Catholic, tells the Philadelphia Daily News that as the pope left the chamber Thursday, he headed to the lectern to grab Francis' drinking glass.
  
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• Officials: More work emails from Clinton's private account

  25-09-2015 22:12
  
  The Obama administration has discovered a chain of emails that Hillary Rodham Clinton failed to turn over when she provided what she said was the full record of work-related correspondence as secretary of state, officials said Friday, adding to the growing questions related to the Democratic presidential front-runner's unusual usage of a private email account and server while in government.
  
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• Father sentenced to 10 years in toddler's death

  25-09-2015 22:12
  
  A South Florida father has been sentenced to 10 years behind bars in the death of his 5-month-old son, who was found buried in a backyard.
  
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• Miami Gardens man pleads guilty to tax fraud

  25-09-2015 22:06
  
  A man from Miami Gardens pleaded guilty Friday to tax fraud charges.Rosheem Oneil Williams, 19, faced a mandatory of two years in federal prison for an aggravated identity theft charge and a maximum of 10 years in prison for possession of 15 or more unauthorized access devices.According to court documents, investigators noticed tax returns filed from Williams' home from Jan. 17 through June 6 totaling more than $360,000.Authorities searched Williams' home on June 19 and seized an Apple iPad and
  
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• Miami Beach man accused of impersonating doctor, inappropriately touching nursing assistant

  25-09-2015 21:43
  
  A man from Miami Beach is facing charges after impersonating a doctor and inappropriately touching a woman who believed she was being hired as a nursing assistant.Howard Harlib, 62, was arrested Thursday on charges of battery and practicing medicine without a license.According to an arrest report, the victim, Antonia Pascal, saw an advertisement for a nursing assistant/home health aside assistant position listed on Beacon Hill Training Center's community board.Police said Harlib identified himse
  
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• What the iCar will mean for Apple's bottom line

  25-09-2015 21:41
  
  If the rumors are true, Apple will start selling an electric car sometime in 2019.
  
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• Miracle Cruise Ship Baby Still Recovering in Miami

  25-09-2015 21:24 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A baby boy that beat the odds to stay alive after he was born three months early aboard a cruise ship continued to recover at a Miami hospital Friday.Photo Credit: AP
  
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• Man accused of impersonating doctor, inappropriately touching nursing assistant

  25-09-2015 21:21
  
  A man from Miami Beach is facing charges after impersonating a doctor and inappropriately touching a woman who believed she was being hired as a nursing assistant.Howard Harlib, 62, was arrested Thursday on charges of battery and practicing medicine without a license.According to an arrest report, the victim, Antonia Pascal, saw an advertisement for a nursing assistant/home health aside assistant position listed on Beacon Hill Training Center's community board.Police said Harlib identified himse
  
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• Special Lunar events happening Sunday

  25-09-2015 21:05
  
  Much of the earth will be granted a special celestial event over the weekend.A lunar eclipse paired with a supermoon will be visible to most of the country this Sunday. 
  
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• With a tarantula roaming about, Delta calls off flight

  25-09-2015 20:59
  
  There are a multitude of reasons your flight might be canceled or delayed -- but a spider? It can happen. Passengers who were scheduled to board a Delta flight from Baltimore to Atlanta thankfully avoided a potential in-flight run-in with a tarantula on Wednesday night.
  
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• Calvin Melvin Jr. sentenced to 10 years in prison after son found buried in backyard

  25-09-2015 20:56
  
  A man who pleaded no contest last month to three felony counts of giving false information to a law enforcement officer after his son was found buried in his backyard was sentenced to 10 years in prison.Calvin Melvin Jr. and Brittany Sierra were arrested in January 2013 after it was discovered that their son, Dontrell Melvin, had been missing since 2011.Police later found Dontrell's body buried behind the couple's Hallandale Beach home.Police reports indicate the body had blunt trauma to the sku
  
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• Dad Charged in Death of Infant Son Gets 10 Years in Prison

  25-09-2015 20:51 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A father charged in connection with the death of his infant son found buried in the backyard of his Hallandale Beach home was sentenced to 10 years in prison Friday.Photo Credit: NBC 6 South Florida
  
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• Oops: ABC says it's sorry it called O.J. Simpson tapes 'exclusive'

  25-09-2015 20:42
  
  It turns out ABC's never before seen O.J. Simpson tapes have been seen before. On Friday, ABC News issued a public apology for wrongly promoting "never before seen" tapes from Simpson's deposition in the 1997 civil suit over the killings of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman.
  
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• Lawsuit seeks lighter legal protections for manatees

  25-09-2015 20:36
  
  Business groups are again suing federal wildlife managers to try and force them to lessen legal protections for Florida's beloved manatees.
  
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• Cross Found on Donation Box at Kendall Mosque

  25-09-2015 20:27 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Authorities are investigating after a cross was left on a donation box at a Kendall mosque.
  
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• Speaker Boehner stuns Congress, announces resignation

  25-09-2015 19:30
  With Congress in turmoil, House Speaker John Boehner suddenly informed fellow Republicans on Friday that he would resign at the end of October, stepping aside in the face of hardline conservative opposition that threatens...
  
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• Navy SEALs ready to open doors to women

  25-09-2015 19:30
  The commander of the Navy's special warfare units is recommending that the SEALs and combat crew jobs be opened to women, but he warns that women will have greater risk of injury and says the service may be pressured...
  
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• First lady reveals panda cub name: Bei Bei

  25-09-2015 19:30
  Washington's newest giant panda cub is nameless no more. Call him Bei Bei.
  
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• The latest: For pope, a look at 9/11 through its artifacts

  25-09-2015 19:28
  
  Latest developments in Pope Francis' visit to the United States. All times local:
  
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• Obama, Xi agree: US, China won't conduct cybertheft

  25-09-2015 19:28
  
  Against a backdrop of grand pageantry, President Barack Obama said Friday he and Chinese President Xi Jinping had agreed not to conduct or support cybertheft of business secrets, with the U.S. president delivering a blunt...
  
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• Critics say duck boats are too dangerous for city streets

  25-09-2015 19:28
  Calls had emerged for greater oversight and even an outright ban on popular duck boats that allow tourists to see cities by road and water before one of the military-style vehicles crashed into a charter bus in Seattle,...
  
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• Seattle college mourns deaths of 4 international students

  25-09-2015 19:25
  
  Students and faculty, some arm in arm, filed into a private memorial service in a lecture hall at a Seattle college to honor four international students killed when their charter bus was struck by an amphibious tour vehicle.
  
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• Woman delivers 1 1/2 pound baby boy aboard cruise ship

  25-09-2015 19:20
  
  A couple from Utah got the surprise of a lifetime when their baby boy came three months early while they were vacationing on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship.Chase and Emily Morgan's baby wasn't due until December, but Emily suddenly began having contractions Aug. 31 on the second day of their cruise.The ship was 14 hours away from Puerto Rico.Doctors on board the ship initially told the Morgan's that Emily had miscarried."About 45 minutes later, the doctors and the nurse walk back in and say, 'He
  
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• SoFla Pilgrims Travel to Philadelphia

  25-09-2015 19:17 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A group of about 20 pilgrims traveled from Miami to Philadelphia for the last leg of Pope Francis' U.S. tour.
  
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• The Latest: 4 killed in Seattle crash were from 4 nations

  25-09-2015 19:02
  
  The latest on a crash between an amphibious tour vehicle and a charter bus in Seattle (all times local):
  
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• Detroit dog owner gets probation in brutal mauling of man

  25-09-2015 19:02
  
  A Detroit dog owner whose pit bulls attacked a man so savagely that he lost two limbs and an ear was sentenced Friday to two years of probation, prompting a judge to criticize state law that kept him from ordering a prison...
  
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• Eric Medero breaks into ex-girlfriend's home, strangles cat, police say

  25-09-2015 18:55
  
  A Miami man broke into the home of his ex-girlfriend and strangled her cat while she and her mother were away, police said.Eric Medero, 25, faces charges of stalking, armed burglary, criminal mischief and animal cruelty.Miami-Dade police said Medero broke into the home near Southwest 58th Avenue and Southwest 48th Street about 11:40 a.m. Thursday, using a crow bar to pry open a door.The resident was at work when she saw someone inside her home while watching a security camera. She called police.
  
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• Swiss police open criminal case against FIFA head Blatter

  25-09-2015 18:52
  
  FIFA President Sepp Blatter was placed under criminal investigation by Swiss authorities on Friday as a probe into soccer corruption reached the highest levels and left his grip on the top job in peril.
   
  
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• Man accused of fatally shooting estranged wife charged with second-degree murder

  25-09-2015 18:38
  
  A man accused of fatally shooting his estranged wife before attempting to take his own life has been charged with second-degree murder.Manuel Macias-Rodriguez, 56, remains at Kendall Regional Hospital and is in the custody of the Miami-Dade Corrections and Rehabilitation Department.Miami-Dade police said Rodriguez waited for Alina Carrera, 47, inside the parking lot of her apartment complex Sept. 10 and shot her multiple times.Authorities responded to the Sunrise at Sunset apartment complex at S
  
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• Hyundai recalls 470,000 Sonatas to replace engines

  25-09-2015 18:33
  
  Hyundai is recalling nearly a half-million midsize cars in the U.S. to replace key engine parts because a manufacturing problem could cause them to fail.
   
  
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• Store clerk fatally shot at Stop N Go in North Lauderdale

  25-09-2015 18:28
  
  Broward Sheriff's Office deputies are investigating a fatal shooting at a North Lauderdale convenience store.The shooting was reported shortly after 6 a.m. Friday at the Stop N Go on Bailey Road.BSO spokeswoman Gina Carter said the victim was shot multiple times. He was taken to Broward Health Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale, where he was pronounced dead.Carter said the motive for the shooting was an armed robbery."The store clerk was in the process of opening up the store when he was ambushed
  
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• Weather: Scattered Storms This Weekend

  25-09-2015 18:22 via nbcmiami.com
  Scattered showers and storms are possible through the weekend. We don't think it'll be a weekend washout.
  
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