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• Trump on John McCain: 'I like people who weren't captured'

  18-07-2015 23:55
  
  Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump criticized Sen. John McCain's military record at a conservative forum Saturday, saying the party's 2008 nominee was a "war hero because he was captured. I like people...
  
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• Memorial commemorates 72nd anniversary of WWII skirmish off coast of Key Largo

  18-07-2015 23:10
  
  Isadore Stessel was the only serviceman lost July 18, 1943, when the Navy blimp he served engaged in combat with a German U-boat off the coast of Key Largo. … Click to Continue »
  
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• Memorial commemorates 72nd anniversary of WWII battle fought off coast of Key Largo

  18-07-2015 23:10
  
  Isadore Stessel was the only serviceman lost July 18, 1943, when the Navy blimp he served engaged in combat with a German U-boat off the coast of Key Largo. … Click to Continue »
  
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• Banned FIFA official pleads not guilty to racketeering

  18-07-2015 22:25
  A former top FIFA official pleaded not guilty Saturday to racketeering and bribery charges in a corruption case aimed at soccer's governing body that has sent shock waves through the sport.
  
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• Pet of the Week: Cocoa

  18-07-2015 22:14 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Our pet of the week is Cocoa, a 3-year-old Chihuahua from the Humane Society of Greater Miami.
  
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• GOP candidate Trump goes after Sen. John McCain's war record

  18-07-2015 22:10
  
  Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump criticized Arizona Sen. John McCain's military record Saturday, saying he was a "war hero because he was captured."
  
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• Federal charges sought in Eric Garner's chokehold death

  18-07-2015 22:10
  
  The widow of Eric Garner and hundreds of protesters rallied outside a courthouse Saturday to call on federal prosecutors to indict the white police officer who put the black New York City man in a fatal chokehold a year ago.
  
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• The Latest: Memorial planned for Marine at Atlanta school

  18-07-2015 22:09
  
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• The Latest: Wrestling coach talks about Tennessee gunman

  18-07-2015 21:26
  
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• President Obama and his girls catch 'Hamilton' on Broadway

  18-07-2015 21:26
  
  The current American president has taken a trip back in time to visit some of the country's early leaders - now performing on Broadway.
  
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• Chattanooga Muslims mourning, anxious after shootings

  18-07-2015 21:26
  Mohsin Ali, a member of the Islamic Society of Greater Chattanooga, has Christian friends and sometimes speaks at area churches about his Islamic faith. His experience isn't that odd in a city that prides itself on...
  
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• Dozens of Migrants Come Ashore in Boynton Beach

  18-07-2015 21:10 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Dozens of migrants came ashore in Boynton Beach Saturday morning, officials said.Photo Credit: Boynton Beach Police/WPTV
  
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• Tabloid publishes images of future queen giving Nazi salute

  18-07-2015 21:10
  
  Buckingham Palace expressed its disappointment Saturday with a tabloid newspaper for publishing images of a young Queen Elizabeth II performing a Nazi salute with her family in 1933, the year Adolf Hitler came to power.
  
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• Rain calms California fire that jumped freeway, burned cars

  18-07-2015 20:55
  
  Rain is calming a fast-moving wildfire that sent people running for their lives when flames swept across a California freeway and destroyed 20 cars.
  
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• Governors order National Guardsmen to be armed after attacks

  18-07-2015 20:55
  Governors in several states ordered National Guardsmen to be armed in the wake of an attack on two military facilities in Tennessee, and Florida Gov. Rick Scott went a step further Saturday by immediately relocated...
  
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• Texas man navigates traffic while filming wife giving birth

  18-07-2015 20:25
  Video shows a Houston-area man filming his wife giving birth to their 10-pound baby son next to him as he drives through traffic in an unsuccessful effort to reach a birthing center in time.
  
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• Texan celebrating 21st birthday accidentally shoots himself

  18-07-2015 19:55
  Authorities say a Dallas man accidentally killed himself while firing his gun in celebration at his 21st birthday party.
  
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• Oldest Manatee in Captivity Celebrates 67th Birthday

  18-07-2015 19:47 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Snooty is celebrating his induction into the Guinness Book of World Records as the Oldest Living Manatee in Captivity.Photo Credit: AP
  
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• Tributes pour in for Formula 1 driver Jules Bianchi

  18-07-2015 19:40
  
  Tributes poured in for French driver Jules Bianchi, who died from injuries sustained in a head-on crash during the Japanese Grand Prix last October.
  
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• The Latest: Texas governor orders Guard recruiters be armed

  18-07-2015 19:25
  
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• Greek banks to reopen Monday but cash restrictions remain

  18-07-2015 19:25
  
  Greek banks are reopening Monday after a forced 3-week closure but restrictions on cash withdrawals will remain.
  
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• Gov. Orders Guard Recruiters to Work from Armories

  18-07-2015 18:55 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Gov. Rick Scott ordered Florida National Guard recruiters on Saturday to work from nearby armories after attacks in Tennessee that killed four Marines and one sailor.
  
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• South Africans celebrate International Nelson Mandela Day

  18-07-2015 18:25
  
  South Africans honored the 67 years of former president Nelson Mandela's service to the country with 67 minutes of charity and community action around the country on his birthday Saturday.
  
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• Sleuths trace fate of 1st black male slave freed by Lincoln

  18-07-2015 18:25
  
  Researchers believe they found the grave of a man who could be considered the first black male slave freed by Abraham Lincoln, tracking his final resting place to the cemetery of a former Minnesota psychiatric hospital.
  
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• Florida governor orders Guard recruiters to work from armory

  18-07-2015 18:10
  Gov. Rick Scott ordered Florida National Guard recruiters on Saturday to work from nearby armories after attacks in Tennessee that killed four Marines and one sailor.
  
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• The Latest: Fla. governor orders Guard recruiters to armory

  18-07-2015 17:55
  
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• Uncle: Suspect in shooting of 5 showed no emotion at arrest

  18-07-2015 17:40
  
  The uncle of the suspect in a shooting rampage across several northern Maine communities that left two dead says his nephew showed no emotion when he surrendered.
  
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• Sailor slain in Tennessee attacks was star baseball player

  18-07-2015 17:25
  
  By The Associated Press Four Marines and a sailor were slain in the attacks on two military facilities in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Some of them had deployed overseas and seen battle, others had not.
  
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• California fire that jumped Interstate 15 calms overnight

  18-07-2015 17:25
  
  A wildfire that swept across a busy California freeway, sending people running for their lives, has calmed down as some crews shifted focus to another blaze that forced hundreds of campers to evacuate.
  
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• Tennessee gunman had unremarkable past; 5th victim dies

  18-07-2015 16:55
  Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez pulled up to his military targets in a rented, silver Mustang convertible, wearing a vest with extra ammunition, wielding at least two long guns - either rifles or shotguns - and a handgun. His...
  
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• Sailor who died in Tennessee attacks grew up in Ohio

  18-07-2015 16:25
  
  By The Associated Press Four Marines and a sailor were slain in the attacks on military facilities in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Some of them had deployed overseas and seen battle, others had not.
  
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• Tennessee gunman had unremarkable past; his 5th victim dies

  18-07-2015 15:25
  Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez pulled up to his military targets in a rented, silver Mustang convertible, wearing a vest with extra ammunition, wielding at least two long guns - either rifles or shotguns - and a handgun. His...
  
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• The Latest: Sailor dies after being wounded in shooting

  18-07-2015 15:10
  
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• US Navy says sailor injured in Tennessee shooting has died

  18-07-2015 14:40
  The U.S. Navy says that the sailor who was shot earlier this week at a military support center in Chattanooga, Tennessee, has died.
  
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• Poll: Gimenez leading Miami-Dade race, but undecided takes top spot

  18-07-2015 13:00
  
  Poll shows broad support for mayor’s mega-mall plan, body-cameras push and Uber advocacy.… Click to Continue »
  
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• Poll: Gimenez leading Miami-Dade mayoral race, but undecided takes top spot

  18-07-2015 13:00
  
  Poll shows broad support for mayor’s mega-mall plan, body-cameras push and Uber advocacy.… Click to Continue »
  
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• Terror on Interstate 15 as people abandon cars, flee fire

  18-07-2015 09:55
  
  A few minutes before they had been on the vacation of a lifetime, but now Russell Allevato and his family were running for their lives from a raging brushfire that had trapped them and hundreds of other terrified people on...
  
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• In historic-designation battle, it’s veteran preservationist vs. powerful Miami-Dade commissioner

  18-07-2015 09:49
  
  Commissioner Sally Heyman has filed a complaint against the chairman of the county’s historic preservation board, Mitch Novick, who’s filed a complaint of his own. … Click to Continue »
  
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• Friend: Sandra Bland 'in good spirits' before jail death

  18-07-2015 09:25
  
  Friends' recollections and Sandra Bland's own words present a picture of a young woman on the cusp of finding her niche in life. She seemed to have landed a perfect job. She had a voice and following on social...
  
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• Tennessee gunman's rampage came after ordinary upbringing

  18-07-2015 08:55
  Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez pulled up to his military targets in a rented, silver Mustang convertible, wearing a vest with extra ammunition, wielding at least two long guns - either rifles or shotguns - and a handgun. His...
  
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• Friend: Sandra Bland 'was in good spirts' before jail death

  18-07-2015 08:55
  
  Friends' recollections and Sandra Bland's own words present a picture of a young woman on the cusp of finding her niche in life. She seemed to have landed a perfect job. She had a voice and following on social...
  
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• Motive sought in Maine shootings that left 2 dead, 3 wounded

  18-07-2015 08:10
  
  Authorities are trying to determine the motive of the ex-convict they say shot five people, two of them fatally, during a rampage across northern Maine.
  
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• Summer Makeup

  18-07-2015 07:15
  
  Ladies, if you don't change up your makeup routine for South Florida summers, you're likely going to find yourself a white hot mess. But 7's Lynn Martinez is here with The List of expert summer makeup tips.
  
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• Man found dead, woman hospitalized in NMB SWAT standoff

  18-07-2015 06:22
  
  A man was found dead and a woman was rushed to the hospital with a gunshot wound to the face in what became a SWAT standoff that gripped a North Miami Beach neighborhood for hours Friday night.
  
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• 60-Foot Yacht Stolen from Marina in Dania Beach: BSO

  18-07-2015 05:58 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Police are investigating the theft of a 60-foot yacht in Dania Beach.
  
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• Clerk in Miami gas station store robbery shares ordeal

  18-07-2015 05:56
  
  A South Florida convenience store clerk who found herself staring at a shotgun after, she said, a robber targeted the gas station where she worked back in May said those were the scariest moments of her life.
  
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• Suspect Arrested in Hialeah Ambush Robbery

  18-07-2015 05:13 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A South Florida man was followed home from the grocery store, then shot and robbed. But what the thieves were after was left behind.Photo Credit: Hialeah Police
  
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• The Latest: Chattanooga's Muslim community mourns Marines

  18-07-2015 04:54
  
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• Police Investigating Possible Attempted Murder-Suicide

  18-07-2015 04:52 via nbcmiami.com
  
  North Miami Beach Police are investigating a possible case of attempted murder-suicide.Photo Credit: Jamie Guirola/NBC6.com
  
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• Motorists flee as wildfire races across California freeway

  18-07-2015 04:40
  A fast-moving wildfire swept across a Southern California freeway in a mountain pass, destroying 20 vehicles and sending motorists running to safety before burning at least five homes. There were no reports of serious...
  
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