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• Florida not among states to get $665 million in Affordable Care Act funding

  16-12-2014 23:55
  
  Florida failed to apply for a federal “innovation grant” to improve its state healthcare sytem, a move that critics of Gov. Rick Scott said was motivated by politics. … Click to Continue »
  
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• Hubbard Squash Soup/StripSteak

  16-12-2014 23:41
  
  Holiday soup goes well with most meals. That's what's cooking tonight as we grab a Bite with Belkys.
  
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• Ludlam Trail decision delayed until 2016

  16-12-2014 23:40
  
  Miami-Dade commisioners voted to delay the planning process for the controversial project, meaning both sides will have about a year to debate it. … Click to Continue »
  
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• Menorah lightings in Kendall and Coral Gables

  16-12-2014 23:37
  
  There will be two menorah lighting events this week in Kendall and Coral Gables in celebration of Hanukkah. … Click to Continue »
  
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• Florida clerks warned they could face criminal charges for issuing same-sex marriage licenses

  16-12-2014 23:36
  
  The Florida Court Clerks & Comptrollers association on Tuesday notified members throughout the state that they could be "guilty of a criminal act" if they issues marriage licenses to same-sex couples. … Click to Continue »
  
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• Florida clerks warned: criminal charges possible for issuing same-sex marriage licenses

  16-12-2014 23:36
  
  The Florida Court Clerks & Comptrollers association on Tuesday notified members throughout the state that they could be “guilty of a criminal act” if they issues marriage licenses to same-sex couples. … Click to Continue »
  
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• Two girls sold to prostitution claim abusive journey started with shelter worker

  16-12-2014 23:08
  
  Two girls told law enforcement they went on a journey from a shelter in Key Largo to be sold into prostitution in Cutler Ridge. Police found them with a stripper and an enraged man south of Tampa.  
  
  On Monday, Ricky Jermaine Atkins appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Alicia M. Otazo-Reyes, who ordered that the 28-year-old father be detained pending trial. He is a former overnight staff member of The Florida Keys Children’s Shelter, 73 High Point Rd., in Tavernier.
  
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• 911 calls released in Big Bear Brewing Company brawl

  16-12-2014 23:06
  
  Police have released the 911 calls after a fight erupted at a popular brewery in Coral Springs.
  
  Callers described bottles and chairs being thrown during Sunday's brawl between customers and a waiter at Big Bear Brewing Company that police said started as a dispute about the bill.
  
  HEAR 911 CALLS: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4
  
  In one of the calls, a woman frantically set the scene for the 911 dispatcher.
  
  "Oh my God, come now," she screamed, saying that she was hiding behind the bar.
  
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• Man shot, woman pistol-whipped by Miami home invader

  16-12-2014 23:03
  
  MIAMI -- Police are searching for a man who barged into an apartment building, pistol-whipped a woman and put a man in the ICU with gunshot wounds.
  
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• Ex-Marine wanted in 6 killings committed suicide

  16-12-2014 22:53
  
  Prosecutors say an Iraq war veteran suspected of killing his ex-wife and five of her relatives has committed suicide in the woods near his suburban Philadelphia home.
  
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• Coral Gables swears in new city manager; FBI report shows no fudging of crime stats

  16-12-2014 22:51
  
  Coral Gables commissioners on Tuesday held their last meeting of the year, where they swore in their long-awaited city manager, discussed an FBI audit done on the Gables police department and came to a final agreement on an ongoing battle between residents and developers over a historic oak tree. … Click to Continue »
  
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• Vatican signals new tone on US nuns

  16-12-2014 22:43
  
  By RACHEL ZOLL AP Religion Writer An unprecedented Vatican investigation of U.S. women's religious orders that alarmed Roman Catholic sisters when the inquiry began years ago ended Tuesday with a...
  
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• Pompano Beach working to help veterans living in bug-infested building

  16-12-2014 22:15
  
  A Local 10 News investigation into veterans living in a bed bug-infested building zoned for business use only has the city of Pompano Beach taking action.
  
  "I was almost in tears that one has to live like that," Mayor Lamar Fisher told Local 10 News after watching the report. "It's deplorable and inexcusable."
  
  The veterans who spoke with Local 10 said they were placed there by the Veterans In Need Foundation, which is located on the first floor of 1350 S. Dixie Highway.
  
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• AP: Carolinas politicians get payouts from lender

  16-12-2014 22:09
  
  An Associated Press investigation has found that soon after taking office, North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory and U.S. Rep. Mark Sanford of South Carolina accepted six-figure stock payouts from Tree.com, the corporate parent...
  
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• Sailboat passenger rescued after boat catches fire

  16-12-2014 22:06
  
  COCONUT GROVE, Fla. -- A Good Samaritan is being hailed a hero after, authorities said, he rushed to the rescue of a boat passenger after his 18-foot sailboat erupted in flames near Dinner Key Marina, Tuesday afternoon.
  
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• Ex-Marine wanted in 6 killings is found dead

  16-12-2014 22:02
  
  An Iraq War veteran suspected of killing his ex-wife and five of her relatives was found dead in the woods near his suburban Philadelphia home Tuesday after a day-and-a-half manhunt that closed schools and left people on...
  
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• Seashell art celebrates Hanukkah in South Beach

  16-12-2014 21:53
  
  Roger Abramson created the menorah, which is being lit each night of Hanukkah, out of more than 35,000 seashells in 2001. He also built a large seashell dreidel. … Click to Continue »
  
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• Jury gets German exchange student shooting case

  16-12-2014 21:53
  A Missoula man intended to harm, if not kill, when he confronted and shot to death a German high school exchange student who was trespassing in his garage, a prosecutor said during closing arguments Tuesday before the case...
  
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• Apple wins class-action lawsuit over iPod prices

  16-12-2014 21:53
  A federal jury decided Tuesday that Apple didn't compete unfairly when it sold music players and songs with copy-protection software that was incompatible with rival devices and music from competing online stores.
  
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• Ex-Marine wanted in 6 slayings is found dead

  16-12-2014 21:52
  
  A former Marine suspected of killing his ex-wife and five of her relatives was found dead in the woods near his suburban Philadelphia home Tuesday after a day-and-a-half manhunt that closed schools and left people on edge.
  
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• Nordstrom fires worker over police killings post

  16-12-2014 21:33
  Nordstrom department store has fired an African-American sales associate who made a statement about killing police on his Facebook page.
  
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• Clerks: US gay marriage order affects 1 county

  16-12-2014 21:29
  
  The association representing Florida's court clerks says a federal judge's ruling overturning the state's ban on same-sex marriage only applies for now in just one Panhandle county.
  
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• School Scene: St. Brendan High students adopt families, donate food for holidays

  16-12-2014 21:26
  
  Student government leaders of St. Brendan High adopted families for Thanksgiving, donating goods to fill holiday boxes for families in need. … Click to Continue »
  
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• South Florida man guilty in smuggling of Dodgers’ Yasiel Puig

  16-12-2014 21:13
  
  A South Florida man who made millions financing and arranging the odyssey of baseball superstar Yasiel Puig from Cuba to the United States pleaded guilty Tuesday in Miami federal court to human smuggling charges. … Click to Continue »
  
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• Miami man guilty of smuggling Dodgers star Yasiel Puig

  16-12-2014 21:13
  
  A guilty plea in federal court put a dent in the lucrative smuggling network that helps Cuban ballplayers make it to the majors. … Click to Continue »
  
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• Lucie Tondreau found guilty of mortgage fraud

  16-12-2014 21:08
  
  A federal jury has convicted the suspended mayor of North Miami on charges of participating in an $11 million mortgage fraud scheme.
  
  Jurors returned the verdict Tuesday in the two-week trial of Lucie Tondreau. She faces up to 30 years in prison for conspiracy and wire fraud convictions when she is sentenced March 20.
  
  Federal prosecutors claimed Tondreau and another defendant conspired before she became mayor to defraud lenders using straw buyers, who obtained inflated loans for 20 prope
  
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• 'Nut rage' gives Hawaii macadamia nuts a boost

  16-12-2014 21:01
  A Korean Air Lines executive's tantrum over bagged nuts in a first-class cabin is drawing enough attention to give Hawaii's $38 million macadamia nut industry a boost.
  
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• Jury gets exchange student shooting case

  16-12-2014 21:01
  A Missoula man intended to harm, if not kill, when he confronted and shot to death a German high school exchange student who was trespassing in his garage, a prosecutor said during closing arguments Tuesday before the case...
  
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• Family sues over fatal shooting at Ohio Wal-Mart

  16-12-2014 21:01
  The family of a black man fatally shot by a white police officer as he held an air rifle inside a Wal-Mart filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday charging negligence and violation of the man's civil rights.
  
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• Rain could spell trouble for Calif. water conservation

  16-12-2014 21:00
  
  After California's driest three years on record, there have been few sounds as disturbing to water conservationists as the whisk-whisk-whisk of automatic lawn sprinklers kicking on directly behind TV reporters covering...
  
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• Police looking for Pennsylvania suspect find body

  16-12-2014 21:00
  
  Police searching for an ex-Marine suspected of killing his ex-wife and five of her relatives discovered a body in the woods near his suburban Philadelphia home Tuesday after a day-and-a-half manhunt.
  
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• Sony hackers reference 9/11 in new threats against theaters

  16-12-2014 20:51
  Hackers calling themselves Guardians of Peace made ominous threats Tuesday against movie theaters showing Sony Pictures' film "The Interview" that referenced the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
  
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• Armed Robber Pulls Trigger on Wendy's Cashier: BSO

  16-12-2014 20:18 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Authorities are searching for an armed suspect who pointed a gun at a Wendy's cashier and pulled the trigger during a robbery in Deerfield Beach.
  
  Photo Credit: Broward Sheriff's Office
  
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• Ex-employees sue Sony Pictures over hacked personal details

  16-12-2014 20:07
  Two former employees of Sony Pictures Entertainment are suing the company for not preventing hackers from stealing nearly 50,000 social security numbers, salary details and other personal information from current and...
  
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• Apple wins class-action iPod lawsuit

  16-12-2014 20:07
  After just a few hours of deliberation, a jury in California found in favor of Apple on Tuesday in a billion-dollar class-action lawsuit over the price of its iPod music players.
  
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• Prosecutor: Man who killed student wanted revenge

  16-12-2014 20:06
  A Missoula man intended to harm, if not kill, when he confronted and shot to death a German high school exchange student who was trespassing in his garage, a prosecutor said Tuesday during closing arguments in the...
  
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• Appeals court overturns sex-change for inmate

  16-12-2014 20:06
  
  A federal appeals court has overturned a ruling ordering Massachusetts prison officials to provide taxpayer-funded sex-reassignment surgery for an inmate convicted of murder.
  
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• Former Broward County school board member Kraft denied bond

  16-12-2014 19:52
  
  A Broward County judge Tuesday denied a motion made by former school board member Stephanie Kraft to allow her out of jail, sending a jovial and smiling Kraft back to the slammer for at least another week prior to her sentencing hearing.
  
  Kraft was convicted of official misconduct last week, but she was acquitted of unlawful compensation, bribery and criminal conspiracy charges.
  
  Defense attorney Ken Padowitz argued that Kraft shouldn't be held in jail prior to the hearing, saying that her con
  
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• Apple wins class-action iPod trial

  16-12-2014 19:46
  After just a few hours of deliberation, a California jury has found in favor of Apple in the billion-dollar class-action lawsuit over the price of its iPod music players.
  
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• Sony hackers make threats in first phase of new leaks

  16-12-2014 19:41
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Hackers calling themselves Guardians of Peace have released another round of data leaks Tuesday, including ominous threats against the premiere of Sony Pictures' film "The Interview," in which the group references the terrorist attacks of September 11th.
  
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• Family files lawsuit over fatal shooting at Ohio Wal-Mart

  16-12-2014 19:32
  The family of a black man fatally shot by a white police officer as he held an air rifle inside a Wal-Mart filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday charging negligence and violation of the man's civil rights.
  
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• Court reveals why Arias wanted testimony private

  16-12-2014 19:20
  A court opinion reveals that convicted murderer Jodi Arias refused to testify in an open courtroom during her sentencing retrial partly because she was getting death threats.
  
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• Cases of most common STD fell for first time in 30 years

  16-12-2014 19:10
  For the first time in three decades, the nation's most common sexually transmitted disease is a little less common.
  
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• Taliban assault on Pakistan school leaves 141 dead

  16-12-2014 19:04
  
  PESHAWAR, Pakistan -- Taliban gunmen stormed a military-run school in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar on Tuesday, killing at least 141 people, mostly children, before Pakistani officials declared a military operation to clear the school over.
  
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• Coral Gables’ Giralda Under the Stars to offer outdoor dining Fridays through March

  16-12-2014 19:02
  
  More than a dozen restaurants on Giralda Avenue’s “Restaurant Row” in downtown Coral Gables will again offer dining under the stars every first Friday of the month through March. … Click to Continue »
  
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• Manhunt for ex-Marine in 6 killings drags on into 2nd day

  16-12-2014 19:02
  
  Schools closed and hospitals and other public places tightened security Tuesday as police in suburban Philadelphia hunted for a Marine veteran suspected of killing his ex-wife and five of her relatives.
  
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• Garbage truck fire forces temporary closure of 826

  16-12-2014 18:54
  
  NORTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, Fla. -- A Garbage truck fire forced the temporary closure of part of the Palmetto Expressway late Tuesday morning.
  
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• Miami-Dade police search for Family Dollar robber

  16-12-2014 18:53
  
  Miami-Dade police officers were looking Tuesday for a man who robbed a Family Dollar near West Little River.
  
  The man covered his face and walked into the store, 2151 NW 79 St., with one hand inside his shirt. Shalinda Baily, 20, and Tasheka Robinson, 29, told police they thought he was armed. 
  
  The man ordered Baily to open the cash register and took about $276, police said. The robbery was at 9:18 a.m., Nov. 27th. The victims described the robber as a black male in his early 20s, 5-feet
  
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• Bet Shira synagogue song festival marks beginning of Hanukkah celebrations

  16-12-2014 18:43
  
  Bet Shira, which translates to “House of Song,” stayed true to its namesake and hosted its first Hanukkah zimriyah — or song festival — to mark the beginning of the holiday season before it began Tuesday evening. … Click to Continue »
  
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• Parents of Steven Sotloff to Light Hanukkah Candle

  16-12-2014 18:33 via nbcmiami.com
  
  The family of a South Florida journalist killed by ISIS militants are honoring him at a Hanukkah ceremony Tuesday.
  
  Photo Credit: NBC 6 South Florida
  
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