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• Judge releases 3 kids locked up for failing to meet with dad

  10-07-2015 23:59
  A judge on Friday released three siblings who have spent two weeks in juvenile detention for refusing to meet with their estranged father.
  
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• Heat Sign Amar'e Stoudemire

  10-07-2015 23:56
  
  The Heat added free-agent Amar'e Stoudemire to the roster on Friday with a one-year dealPhoto Credit: Getty Images
  
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• $30K Worth of Seafood Stolen from Warehouse

  10-07-2015 23:40
  
  Police are searching for some burglars with a taste for seafood.
  
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• Under fire for data breach, Obama personnel chief steps down

  10-07-2015 23:30
  
  The embattled head of the government's personnel office abruptly stepped down Friday, bowing to mounting pressure following the unprecedented breach of private information her agency was entrusted to protect.
  
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• NASA's new commercial crew astronauts: Each wants to fly 1st

  10-07-2015 23:30
  
  For now, just call them the Commercial Crew Cadre.
  
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• Omar Sharif, of "Doctor Zhivago," "Lawrence of Arabia," dies

  10-07-2015 23:19
  
  By SARAH EL DEEB and LEE KEATHAssociated PressCAIRO (AP) - In Lawrence of Arabia, Omar Sharif first emerges as speck in distance in the shimmering desert sand. He draws closer, a black-robed figure on a trotting camel, until he finally dismounts, pulling aside his scarf to reveal his dark eyes and a disarming smile framed by his thin mustache.The Egyptian-born actors Hollywood debut immediately enshrined him as a smoldering leading man of the 1960s, transcending nationality.Sharif died...
  
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• AP Exclusive: Inmate was cut nearly in two, organs missing

  10-07-2015 23:16
  Nearly 15 hours after a riot at a Northern California prison, guards found a missing inmate sawed nearly in two, with his abdominal organs and most chest organs removed, his body folded and stuffed into a garbage can in a...
  
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• Migrants arrive off Miami Beach

  10-07-2015 23:12
  
  Nearly a dozen migrants believed to have been smuggled to South Florida arrived on the shores of Miami Beach, Friday.
  
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• Miami Murder to be Featured on 'Dateline'

  10-07-2015 23:04
  
  It's one of South Florida's most notorious murder trials. A woman shot and killed the man she said murdered her husband.Photo Credit: NBC6.com
  
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• Lawyer: Glock used power to get him wrongfully imprisoned

  10-07-2015 23:00
  A former lawyer for gun manufacturer Glock says in a federal lawsuit filed this week that a vindictive campaign by the company led to unfounded criminal charges against him that caused his wrongful imprisonment.
  
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• Miami Armed Robbery Caught on Camera

  10-07-2015 22:30
  
  Miami Police is investigating after an armed man casually walked up to two friends and robbed them while they were in mid-conversation in an incident caught on camera.
  
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• Man Accused of Kidnapping, Raping Co-Worker

  10-07-2015 22:25
  
  A Fort Lauderdale gym worker accused of kidnapping and raping a female co-worker was ordered held without bond Friday.Photo Credit: Broward Sheriff's Office
  
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• Teenage boy hospitalized after being shot in Liberty City

  10-07-2015 22:14
  
  A young male has been transported to the hospital after being shot in Miami.
  
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• Bandaged Suspect Allegedly Robs Bank in Boca Raton

  10-07-2015 22:10
  
  Boca Raton Police are investigating a bank robbery at Suntrust Bank.Photo Credit: Boca Raton Police
  
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• South Floridians pay tribute to Venezuela’s independence hero

  10-07-2015 22:00
  
  About 50 Venezuelans and other Latin Americans including former presidents Alejandro Toledo of Peru and Jorge Quiroga of Bolivia gathered Sunday afternoon in downtown Miami where they laid a wreath at the statue of South American independence leader Simón Bolívar. … Click to Continue »
  
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• Little people group targeting 'midget' mascots across US

  10-07-2015 22:00
  As with many small towns, the biggest source of bragging rights in this agrarian outpost in southern Illinois are its high school athletes - the Freeburg Midgets.
  
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• Miami Man Arrested After Asking Police to Tickle Him

  10-07-2015 21:39
  
  Officers with the Naples Police Department experienced a strange encounter Wednesday.Photo Credit: Naples Police
  
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• Florida Child's Recipe in First Lady's Healthy Lunchtime Contest

  10-07-2015 21:30
  
  A Florida child was part of a group of students treated to a White House "state dinner" as part of First Lady Michelle Obama's "Healthy Lunchtime" challenge.
  
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• Sisters rescued in Wyoming woods relied on faith, experience

  10-07-2015 21:29
  Faith and past family backcountry camping experiences helped three sisters survive for more than four days while they were lost in a Wyoming wilderness area.
  
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• As national heroin rates surge, Miami-Dade still lacks a needle exchange program

  10-07-2015 21:11
  
  Amid soaring national rates of heroin use and despite being home to the nation’s highest rate of HIV/AIDS infections, Miami-Dade lacks a needle exchange program, a concept that’s gaining popularity as a way to prevent disease. … Click to Continue »
  
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• Artists in Homestead devise cool accessory to beat the heat

  10-07-2015 21:10
  
  When the Florida heat is sweltering, a certain group of Floridians does not turn on air conditioners to cool off. … Click to Continue »
  
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• Judge Scolds Man With 14 Kids, $50K in Child Support

  10-07-2015 20:46
  
  A man jailed for owing nearly $50,000 in child support payments for some of his 14 children was admonished by a Miami-Dade judge in bond court Friday.
  
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• Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen's Interns Lip Sync to Taylor Swift

  10-07-2015 20:39
  What do Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen's interns do when they're off the clock? They "shake it off."
  
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• Thieves break through wall of Miami business to steal seafood

  10-07-2015 20:32
  
  Police are investigating after a large hole was discovered on the side of a Miami seafood business that was burglarized overnight.
  
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• Slain man's parents seek $4.8 million from Washington city

  10-07-2015 20:29
  
  The parents of a man shot dead after throwing rocks at police officers in Washington state have filed a claim seeking nearly $4.8 million from the city of Pasco.
  
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• Mormon leader Boyd K. Packer remembered for humor and wit

  10-07-2015 20:29
  High-ranking Mormon leader Boyd K. Packer was remembered Friday as an unwavering defender and teacher of church gospel and for his quick wit and humor during a public funeral in Salt Lake City.
  
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• Firefighters on guard as SW Dade brush still smolders

  10-07-2015 20:28
  
  Fire crews in Southwest Miami-Dade may have the upper-hand over a brush fire battle, but the fight is still not over. Authorities fear the weather may whip things up and keep the fire fight going.
  
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• McDonald's: We swear those 'Minions' aren't swearing

  10-07-2015 20:26
  
  McDonald's says there are no plans to take a talking Happy Meal toy out of distribution, even though some customers say it sounds like it uses curse words.
   
  
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• FBI: Church gunman shouldn't have been able to get gun

  10-07-2015 20:14
  The gunman charged in the Charleston, South Carolina, church massacre should not been allowed to purchase the weapon used in the attack, FBI Director James Comey said Friday as he outlined a series of missed opportunities...
  
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• US personnel chief resigns in wake of massive data breach

  10-07-2015 20:00
  
  The head of the U.S. government's personnel office resigned abruptly on Friday, bowing to pressure for her to step down following a massive government data breach on her watch.
  
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• Weather: Mostly Dry Weekend Ahead

  10-07-2015 19:53
  Erika Delgado says we'll have a mostly dry weekend, then welcome some much needed rain next week.
  
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• Caught on camera: gunman snatches man's chain in Miami

  10-07-2015 19:52
  
  City of Miami Police has released surveillance video footage of an armed robber snatching a chain from around a mans wrist.
  
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• Yellen: Fed still on track to raise rates this year

  10-07-2015 19:40
  
  Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said the Fed is on track to start raising interest rates later this year but expressed multiple concerns over headwinds that are still holding back the U.S. economy.
  
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• The Latest: Pole that flew Confederate flag to be removed

  10-07-2015 19:16
  The latest on the Confederate flag in South Carolina (all times local):
  
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• Defense in Colorado theater shooting trial rests its case

  10-07-2015 19:16
  
  The defense in the Colorado theater shooting trial rested its case Friday after trying to show James Holmes was legally insane when he carried out the deadly 2012 attack, suffering from delusions that each person he killed...
  
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• Confederate flag taken down in South Carolina after 54 years

  10-07-2015 19:16
  
  For the first time since the civil rights movement, the Confederate flag was removed entirely from the South Carolina Statehouse, in a swift ceremony Friday before thousands of people who cheered as the Civil War-era...
  
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• Firefighters rescue puppy from Miami drain

  10-07-2015 19:13
  
  MIAMI (WSVN) -- Firefighters came to the rescue of a furry little friend who was found stuck in Miami storm drain.Miami Fire Rescue was dispatched just after 11 p.m., Thursday, after calls of a trapped puppy along Northwest Second Court and 77th Street.According to a local resident, a couple was driving down the street and heard the animal crying for help. Everybody was riding their skateboards just like in any summer day, and I kept hearing a puppy cry out, said Beth Shuler, and when ...
  
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• Yellen expects interest rate hike this year

  10-07-2015 18:47
  
  By MARTIN CRUTSINGERAP Economics WriterWASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen says she expects to start raising interest rates later this year but stresses that a number of headwinds are still holding back the U.S. economy.She says the economic outlook remains murky, with lingering weakness in the labor market and new potential threats overseas.Yellen, speaking on the economy for the first time since the Feds June meeting, sees reasons for encouragement. But she also out...
  
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• Jurors: Court gunman's 3 relatives guilty of cyberstalking

  10-07-2015 18:45
  A federal jury on Friday found that the death of a woman shot by her former father-in-law at a Delaware courthouse in 2013 was the result of cyberstalking by the gunman's widow and two children, convicting the three...
  
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• AP: US personnel chief resigns in wake of data breach

  10-07-2015 18:44
  WASHINGTON (AP) -- AP Sources: US personnel chief Katherine Archuleta resigns in wake of massive data breach.
  
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• Why Ticks Are a Threat to Your Entire Family

  10-07-2015 18:41
  
  Most tick-borne diseases have the potential to affect humans as well as pets. So remember, you’re not just protecting your dogs and cats - you’re protecting yourself and your family as well.Photo Credit: Sabal Chase Animal Clinic
  
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• Thieves breaks through wall of Miami business to steal seafood

  10-07-2015 18:40
  
  MIAMI (WSVN) -- Police are investigating after a large hole was discovered on the side of a Miami seafood business that was burglarized overnight.According to officials, at some point Thursday night, someone broke into Sea Land Distributors, along the 2000 block of Northwest 21st Street. The burglars managed to get away with about $30,000 worth of frozen, stocked seafood.You would have to actually walk into the freezer to be able to see that it was broken into, said co-owner Gudila Dia...
  
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• Krome Avenue reopens after firefighters gain control of brush fire

  10-07-2015 18:24
  
  A brush fire in Southwest Miami-Dade forced officials to close a section of Krome Avenue, which has since reopened.
  
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• The Latest on flag: 'Maybe people will change their hearts'

  10-07-2015 18:14
  The latest on the Confederate flag in South Carolina (all times local):
  
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• Jury: Court gunman's relatives guilty of cyberstalking

  10-07-2015 18:14
  A federal jury on Friday found the death of a woman shot by her former father-in-law at a Delaware courthouse in 2013 was the result of cyberstalking by the gunman's widow and children, convicting the three relatives...
  
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• Detroit-area cancer doctor gets 45 years in prison for fraud

  10-07-2015 18:14
  
  A judge sentenced a Detroit-area cancer doctor to 45 years in prison Friday for a massive scheme to collect millions from insurance companies while poisoning hundreds of patients through needless treatments that wrecked...
  
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• After 54 years, Confederate flag removed from Statehouse

  10-07-2015 18:00
  
  The Confederate flag was lowered from the grounds of the South Carolina Statehouse to the cheers of thousands on Friday, ending its 54-year presence there and marking a stunning political reversal in a state where many...
  
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• Grandma Shot, Home Riddled with Bullets: Miami PD

  10-07-2015 17:20
  
  A grandmother is critical condition after police say an unknown gunman peppered her northwest Miami home with bullets Thursday night.
  
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• Teen recovering after firework mishap, one of too many in Broward

  10-07-2015 17:17
  
  A South Florida teen is recovering at the hospital after a firework went off while he held it.
  
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• Doctors Charter School board agrees to renew former executive director’s contract

  10-07-2015 16:52
  
  The Doctors Charter School got its executive director back.… Click to Continue »
  
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