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• Proposed Miami Beach Development Dividing Neighbors

  27-10-2015 23:56 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A proposed development on an oceanfront stretch of Miami Beach is dividing neighbors and because of the large scale of the project it needs voter approval on election day in one week.
  
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• Woman found shot to death inside Coral Springs home

  27-10-2015 23:54
  
  Police are investigating after a woman was found shot to death early Tuesday morning at her home near 4700 NW 87th Lane.According to police, after dispatchers received a call of a possible shooting around 4 a.m., they arrived to the home to find the woman with gunshot wounds. She was taken to Broward Health North, where she was pronounced dead.Coral Springs police said there is no active search for a shooter or threat to the community, but they continue investigating.Anyone with any information
  
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• Miami Shores car burglars caught on camera

  27-10-2015 23:38
  
  A crime spree was caught on camera after thieves broke into multiple parked cars in a quiet South Florida community. Police said the surveillance camera caught a crucial clue that could help crack the case.
  
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• Naples man burned when e-cigarette explodes in face bit.ly/1PSYxpR?utm_me… https://t.co/lGZ32qLS2x

  27-10-2015 23:31 via twitter.com
  
  Naples man burned when e-cigarette explodes in face bit.ly/1PSYxpR?utm_me… https://t.co/lGZ32qLS2x
  
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• 8-year-old piano prodigy meets Taylor Swift

  27-10-2015 23:22
  
  An 8-year-old piano prodigy from South Florida is getting the chance of a lifetime to meet Taylor Swift after playing a medley of her songs.Jacob Velazquez will greet the pop star at the American Airlines Arena before she hits the stage."I am so excited. I can't wait to meet Taylor Swift," Jacob said before the concert.Jacob said he loves Swift so much that he decided to play a medley of songs from her latest album. But he had no idea that his video would quickly go viral after the non-profit or
  
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• John Morales Discusses King Tide Floods in South Florida

  27-10-2015 23:01 via nbcmiami.com
  
  For the second time in four weeks, high tide predictions are being exceeded by 8-12 inches along Florida's southeast coast.Photo Credit: NBC6.com
  
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• Crash on Julia Tuttle Cswy WB at Alton Rd. Speeds 29mph #traffic #miami @JeniseFernandez https://t.co/g7sraRIKcp

  27-10-2015 23:01 via twitter.com
  
  Crash on Julia Tuttle Cswy WB at Alton Rd. Speeds 29mph #traffic #miami @JeniseFernandez https://t.co/g7sraRIKcp
  
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• Man in Miami Hospital After E-Cig Explodes in Face: Family

  27-10-2015 23:00 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A Naples man is recovering in a Miami hospital after his family says he was badly burned when an electronic cigarette exploded in his face.
  
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• Crash on I-95 SB at Cypress Creek Rd. Speeds at 24mph #traffic #broward https://t.co/K9AYqPgg2G

  27-10-2015 22:51 via twitter.com
  
  Crash on I-95 SB at Cypress Creek Rd. Speeds at 24mph #traffic #broward https://t.co/K9AYqPgg2G
  
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• Car fire on SR-826 NB at NW 74th St. Speeds at 15mph #traffic #miami @JeniseFernandez https://t.co/YSl3t6VR22

  27-10-2015 22:50 via twitter.com
  
  Car fire on SR-826 NB at NW 74th St. Speeds at 15mph #traffic #miami @JeniseFernandez https://t.co/YSl3t6VR22
  
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• Crash on I-95 NB at NW 79th St. Speeds at 24mph #traffic #miami @JeniseFernandez https://t.co/nOcq3FW0ew

  27-10-2015 22:43 via twitter.com
  
  Crash on I-95 NB at NW 79th St. Speeds at 24mph #traffic #miami @JeniseFernandez https://t.co/nOcq3FW0ew
  
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• Kendall neurosurgeon credits Dr. Ben Carson for saving his life

  27-10-2015 22:35
  
  Presidential hopeful Dr. Ben Carson is making a South Florida stop on the eve of another round in the Republican debate, and a Miami doctor has stepped forward to say Carson saved his life and inspired him to be the person he is today.
  
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• Naples man burned when e-cigarette explodes in face

  27-10-2015 22:29
  
  A Naples man was taken to a South Florida hospital after his family said he was badly burned when an electronic cigarette exploded in his face.Evan Spahlinger, 21, was being treated at Kendall Regional Medical Center after Monday's incident.A woman who called 911 described what happened in a conversation with an emergency dispatcher.LISTEN: 911 call"I think it was from those electric cigarettes," she told the 911 dispatcher.She said he was awake, "but he doesn't look good."The 911 dispatcher tol
  
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• South Carolina school officer suspended after student thrown, arrested in classroom

  27-10-2015 22:24
  
  Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott told CNN on Tuesday about the existence of another video that purportedly shows the violent arrest of a student in a South Carolina classroom.
  
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• South Florida's Dry season has arrived. Even so, keep that umbrella handy! https://t.co/7eHWuQbEsF

  27-10-2015 22:23 via twitter.com
  
  South Florida's Dry season has arrived. Even so, keep that umbrella handy! https://t.co/7eHWuQbEsF
  
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• Man Accused of Recording Sex With Unconscious Woman

  27-10-2015 22:19 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A South Florida man is accused of secretly recording himself having sex with an unconscious woman.Photo Credit: BSO
  
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• Teacher strike gives 6K Illinois kids month off from school

  27-10-2015 22:16
  Self-described computer geek Edgar Williams has a clear vision of his future: study electrical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, or perhaps Caltech.
  
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• Small California police department to use nunchucks

  27-10-2015 22:16
  Sgt. Casey Day was skeptical. The chief of his rural Northern California police department wanted him to find out if an ancient martial arts weapon made famous in 1970s Bruce Lee movies could be used to subdue unruly...
  
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• At funeral, small white coffin and memories of girl's smile

  27-10-2015 22:16
  
  Several mourners filed into a small Catholic church Tuesday wearing T-shirts that said "Justice for Lilly," helping hundreds of people remember a 4-year-old girl killed in a road rage shooting on a New Mexico highway as a...
  
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• Gas leak at Cowboys Saloon in Davie forces evacuation bit.ly/1LAzxk8?utm_me… https://t.co/AqWsioz32V

  27-10-2015 22:15 via twitter.com
  
  Gas leak at Cowboys Saloon in Davie forces evacuation bit.ly/1LAzxk8?utm_me… https://t.co/AqWsioz32V
  
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• On-ramp closed on SR-836 EB at NW 12th Ave due to crash. 20mph speeds #traffic #miami @JeniseFernandez https://t.co/yDMZQMod2M

  27-10-2015 22:13 via twitter.com
  
  On-ramp closed on SR-836 EB at NW 12th Ave due to crash. 20mph speeds #traffic #miami @JeniseFernandez https://t.co/yDMZQMod2M
  
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• Cowboys Saloon in Davie evacuated due to gas leak

  27-10-2015 22:11
  
  Employees and patrons of the Cowboys Saloon in Davie were evacuated from the restaurant Tuesday afternoon because of a gas leak, authorities said.The leak was reported shortly before 5 p.m. at the busy Town and County Shopping Center at 1805 S. University Drive.Authorities said Cowboys Saloon was the only business evacuated in the shopping center while fire rescue officials tried to determine the cause of the leak.No injuries were reported.Follow Local 10 News on Twitter@WPLGLocal10
  
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• #BREAKING (AP) -- Sheriff says one video shows female student hitting school officer during `disturbing' arrest. https://t.co/Duqd7kjXbX

  27-10-2015 22:09 via twitter.com
  
  #BREAKING (AP) -- Sheriff says one video shows female student hitting school officer during `disturbing' arrest. https://t.co/Duqd7kjXbX
  
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• The Latest: District leaders talk about arrest of student

  27-10-2015 22:08
  Here are the latest developments in the confrontation between a South Carolina deputy and a student recorded on cellphone video (all times local):
  
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• No shutdown, no default: Congress leaders, Obama back deal

  27-10-2015 22:06
  
  Striving to end a cycle of crisis, congressional leaders and the White House united Tuesday behind an ambitious budget and debt deal aimed at restoring a semblance of order to Capitol Hill and ending the threat of...
  
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• Hialeah Man Accused of Assaulting Woman With Down Syndrome

  27-10-2015 22:06 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Hialeah Police have arrested a man they said inappropriately touched a woman with Down syndrome.Photo Credit: Hialeah Police
  
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• Roadside assistance phone call may have recorded Corey Jones shooting

  27-10-2015 22:01
  
  Newly released cellphone records show that a man who was shot and killed by a plainclothes Palm Beach Gardens police officer had made numerous calls to loved ones in hopes of getting a tow truck out to Interstate 95 after his car broke down.Police said Corey Jones, 31, was stranded on the side of the highway on Oct. 18 when he was approached by Officer Nouman Raja.Jones, who worked for a public housing agency and was also a drummer in a band, was leaving a gig that night when his car ran into tr
  
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• Retaliation claims re-emerge during sheriff's contempt case

  27-10-2015 21:59
  
  An Arizona sheriff with a reputation for retaliation received a fax in 2013 that his critics say proves he secretly investigated a judge who ordered a sweeping overhaul of his agency during a racial profiling case.
  
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• Grand jury begins hearing evidence in Tamir Rice killing

  27-10-2015 21:59
  A grand jury has begun evaluating evidence to decide whether criminal charges should be filed against two white police officers in the fatal shooting of Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old black boy carrying a pellet gun outside a...
  
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• Naples man in coma after E-cigarette explodes in his face

  27-10-2015 21:58
  
  A Naples man is in a medically-induced coma at a Miami hospital after an electronic cigarette exploded in his face.
  
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• Pilot identified in Broward County small plane crash

  27-10-2015 21:52
  
  The Broward Sheriff's Office has identified the pilot of a small plane that crashed Monday in western Broward County.James Townsend, 63, was piloting the Piper PA-32 when it crashed in the Everglades.Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen said the plane crashed about 12:45 p.m., 16 miles west of Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport.Sky 10 was flying to another scene when pilot Clem Carfaro spotted the downed plane in the Everglades near U.S. Highway 27.Townsend was trapped insi
  
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• Crash on Turnpike NB at Caribbean Blvd. Speeds at 35mph #traffic #miami @JeniseFernandez https://t.co/7hcJ3uqwk6

  27-10-2015 21:52 via twitter.com
  
  Crash on Turnpike NB at Caribbean Blvd. Speeds at 35mph #traffic #miami @JeniseFernandez https://t.co/7hcJ3uqwk6
  
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• Teenager arrested after fight at Miami Springs High School

  27-10-2015 21:18
  A teenage boy was arrested Tuesday after he was involved in a fight at Miami Springs Senior High School.A Miami-Dade County Public Schools representative said the fight happened in the school's cafeteria during a lunch period.The fight was broken up by a school response officer, but one of the boys, a 16-year-old who is in 10th grade, continued to be combative and was taken out of the school in handcuffs, police said.Officers were questioning other students inside the cafeteria to try to determi
  
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• Miami Beach police notified DCF about family of toddler before drowning

  27-10-2015 21:17
  
  Miami Beach police notified the Florida Department of Children and Families about the living conditions of a toddler who lived on a boat with his parents before he drowned last week, Miami Beach police spokesman Ernesto Rodriguez said.Rodriguez said DCF was notified by concerned officers on Aug. 19.According to an incident report, the 16-month-old boy was reported missing Friday afternoon.Police said the child's father, Oscar Estable, 39, went grocery shopping at a nearby Food Mart and left his
  
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• Crash on I-95 NB express at NW 135th St. Speeds at 9mph #traffic #miami @JeniseFernandez https://t.co/61ZrYN440D

  27-10-2015 20:51 via twitter.com
  
  Crash on I-95 NB express at NW 135th St. Speeds at 9mph #traffic #miami @JeniseFernandez https://t.co/61ZrYN440D
  
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• Crash on SR-836 EB at I-95. Speeds at 25mph #traffic #miami @JeniseFernandez https://t.co/GcQTRaPxwY

  27-10-2015 20:37 via twitter.com
  
  Crash on SR-836 EB at I-95. Speeds at 25mph #traffic #miami @JeniseFernandez https://t.co/GcQTRaPxwY
  
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• Thief Steals Prosecutor's iPhone in Courthouse: Cops

  27-10-2015 20:28 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A man who stole an iPhone from a Miami-Dade prosecutor in the courthouse didn't get very far after he was chased down by lawyers, authorities said.Photo Credit: Miami-Dade Corrections
  
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• South Florida YouTube sensation @Anguila04 arrested on charges of choking his wife bit.ly/1KDoF0U?utm_me… https://t.co/LNyksK47pr

  27-10-2015 20:19 via twitter.com
  
  South Florida YouTube sensation @Anguila04 arrested on charges of choking his wife bit.ly/1KDoF0U?utm_me… https://t.co/LNyksK47pr
  
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• 2 arrested in Coral Gables home burglary

  27-10-2015 20:03
  
  A man and a woman have been arrested in connection with a home burglary in Coral Gables.Markeith Robert Nickles, 21, and Jasmine Elizabeth Lee, 21, were arrested Monday on charges of burglary. Nickles also faces charges of possession of burglary tools and driving without a valid driver's license.According to police, the couple broke into a home on Mataro Avenue just before 4:30 a.m. Monday.The victim told detectives that the couple stole two laptop computers, a backpack and a 42-inch flat-screen
  
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• The #Canes have set up a gofundme page for Artie Burns following his mother's death... bit.ly/1H7Zx27?utm_me… https://t.co/PZgH3iGFZL

  27-10-2015 19:54 via twitter.com
  
  The #Canes have set up a gofundme page for Artie Burns following his mother's death... bit.ly/1H7Zx27?utm_me… https://t.co/PZgH3iGFZL
  
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• South Florida YouTube star accused of choking wife during altercation

  27-10-2015 19:51
  
  A South Florida YouTube sensation is gaining unwanted attention this week after he was arrested on charges of choking his wife during an altercation.Pedro Millan, 20, who is more famously known as "Peter la Anguila" (Peter the Eel), was arrested Sunday.He has gained social media notoriety by posting videos of himself dancing along South Beach and other South Florida hot spots, wearing only a Speedo.One of his more popular videos has more than 52 million views.Millan's wife, Yenia Millan, who is
  
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• Check out @RealBenCarson gearing up for fight in S. Fla. this morning bit.ly/1GGNPka?utm_me… https://t.co/ifdChrYGoe

  27-10-2015 19:50 via twitter.com
  
  Check out @RealBenCarson gearing up for fight in S. Fla. this morning bit.ly/1GGNPka?utm_me… https://t.co/ifdChrYGoe
  
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• Crash on SR-826 NB at NW 25th St. Speeds 33mph #traffic #miami @JeniseFernandez https://t.co/u6PxehlBu8

  27-10-2015 19:48 via twitter.com
  
  Crash on SR-826 NB at NW 25th St. Speeds 33mph #traffic #miami @JeniseFernandez https://t.co/u6PxehlBu8
  
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• UN overwhelmingly condemns US embargo on Cuba; US votes `No'

  27-10-2015 19:20
  
  The United States voted no to lift the Cuban embargo, Tuesday morning, in a symbolic vote at the United Nations.
  
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• #ESPN analyst calls UM football a "dumpster fire" and says UM should shut down program bit.ly/1GvJ5y7?utm_me… https://t.co/Nll3SsnaUG

  27-10-2015 19:15 via twitter.com
  
  #ESPN analyst calls UM football a "dumpster fire" and says UM should shut down program bit.ly/1GvJ5y7?utm_me… https://t.co/Nll3SsnaUG
  
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• The Latest: Education superintendent 'greatly concerned'

  27-10-2015 19:09
  Here are the latest developments in the confrontation between a South Carolina deputy and a student recorded on cellphone video (all times local):
  
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• Al fresco with Fido: NY law allows dogs on restaurant patios

  27-10-2015 19:09
  
  New York's pooches may now venture onto restaurant patios under a new state law allowing restaurants to open outdoor dining areas to canines.
  
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• Officers weep at wake for NYC policeman shot in head on duty

  27-10-2015 19:08
  Hundreds of officers stood in the shadows of blue ribbons tied to fences and trees as they waited Tuesday to pay tribute to a policeman slain on patrol - a man remembered for his love of family and pride in his job.
  
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• Mormon leader: Promote 'traditional family,' show compassion

  27-10-2015 19:08
  A high-ranking Mormon leader is reiterating the religion's commitment to advocating for the right to promote the traditional family led by a married man and woman.
  
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• Feds probing videotaped arrest of disruptive student

  27-10-2015 19:08
  The Justice Department said Tuesday it is investigating whether a deputy's arrest of a student who refused to leave her high school math class violated federal civil rights laws. In recorded images posted on social...
  
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