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• Uber unveils uberPOOL in Miami-Dade

  13-11-2015 23:56
  
  With the hopes of easing the transportation frustration of Miami-Dade County, Uber officials announced uberPOOL in the county, Friday.
  
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• Neisser Lezcano fires gun stolen during Sweetwater burglary, police say

  13-11-2015 23:50
  
  A Miami man opened fire at a group of people using a gun he stole during a burglary, police said.Sweetwater police said Neisser Lezcano, 18, fired five shots at a group of men during an altercation Wednesday. Police said Lezcano ran off, but one of the victims chased after him, so Lezcano turned around and fired another shot at him.According to a police report, Lezcano confessed to stealing the gun after he and four others broke into a home through an unlocked sliding-glass door.Police said the
  
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• #France vs #Germany soccer match on hold after #Paris acts of violence, as many as 40 dead. bit.ly/1SqiMtJ?utm_me… https://t.co/OMHew8MMfj

  13-11-2015 23:30 via twitter.com
  
  #France vs #Germany soccer match on hold after #Paris acts of violence, as many as 40 dead.bit.ly/1SqiMtJ?utm_me… https://t.co/OMHew8MMfj
  
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• Magnitude-7 earthquake strikes off southwest Japan

  13-11-2015 23:29
  
  A tsunami advisory was issued for parts of southern Japan on Saturday after a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck off the coast of the island of Kyushu.
  
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• Boyd Anderson Football Team Makes Impressive Turnaround

  13-11-2015 23:28 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Miami native Antonio Brown is arguably the best receiver in the NFL, and yet he's not even having the most impressive season in his own family.
  
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• #BreakingNews- As many as 40 dead in 4 locations, up to 100 hostages in #Paris concert hall bit.ly/1SqiMtJ?utm_me… https://t.co/Pdo6om3BGY

  13-11-2015 23:26 via twitter.com
  
  #BreakingNews- As many as 40 dead in 4 locations, up to 100 hostages in #Paris concert hallbit.ly/1SqiMtJ?utm_me… https://t.co/Pdo6om3BGY
  
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• #BreakingNews- Multiple acts of violence around #Paris have left dozens dead. bit.ly/1SqiMtJ?utm_me… https://t.co/Ko0Nm40mJf

  13-11-2015 23:20 via twitter.com
  
  #BreakingNews- Multiple acts of violence around #Paris have left dozens dead.bit.ly/1SqiMtJ?utm_me… https://t.co/Ko0Nm40mJf
  
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• Crash on SR-826 SB at NW 103rd St. Speeds at 36mph #traffic #hialeahgardens @JeniseFernandez https://t.co/lLDKkxMKOo

  13-11-2015 23:18 via twitter.com
  
  Crash on SR-826 SB at NW 103rd St. Speeds at 36mph #traffic #hialeahgardens @JeniseFernandez https://t.co/lLDKkxMKOo
  
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• Police say around 100 hostages taken at #Paris theater, 35 dead. bit.ly/1SqiMtJ?utm_me…

  13-11-2015 23:15 via twitter.com
  Police say around 100 hostages taken at #Paris theater, 35 dead.bit.ly/1SqiMtJ?utm_me…
  
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• Police: Man shot to death in Northwest Miami-Dade

  13-11-2015 23:15
  
  Dayan Martinez found shot to death in 1900 block of Northwest 62nd AvenuePolice are investigating death of 25-year-old man … Click to Continue »
  
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• No longer a given that Florida will support Rubio or Bush

  13-11-2015 23:10
  
  It's no longer a safe assumption that one of Florida's two most popular Republicans will carry the presidential primary in their home state, as most of the GOP candidates turned their attention Friday to the state's winner-take-all primary.
  
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• Campbell Soup recalls 355,000 cans of SpaghettiOs

  13-11-2015 23:10
  
  Campbell Soup is recalling 355,000 cans of SpaghettiOs Original in the U.S. due to a possible choking hazard.
  
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• No horses allowed for Miami bodybuilder charged with animal abuse

  13-11-2015 23:09
  
  Alex Paez was accused of allowing three horses to starve on his South Miami-Dade ranchPaez will be on probation for one year and must complete community service … Click to Continue »
  
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• Multiple explosions, shootings leave dozens dead in #Paris Hostage situation at concert hall bit.ly/1SqiMtJ?utm_me…

  13-11-2015 23:00 via twitter.com
  Multiple explosions, shootings leave dozens dead in #Paris Hostage situation at concert hall bit.ly/1SqiMtJ?utm_me…
  
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• Miami set a new record high temperature today, hitting 88°. That trumps the previous record of 87° for this date. https://t.co/jlRIP0NIkr

  13-11-2015 22:54 via twitter.com
  
  Miami set a new record high temperature today, hitting 88°.That trumps the previous record of 87° for this date. https://t.co/jlRIP0NIkr
  
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• #BreakingNews - Report: 18 killed in shootings in #Paris bit.ly/1SqiMtJ?utm_me… https://t.co/BHliWEcAed

  13-11-2015 22:53 via twitter.com
  
  #BreakingNews - Report: 18 killed in shootings in #Paris bit.ly/1SqiMtJ?utm_me… https://t.co/BHliWEcAed
  
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• Tribes want protections to remain for sacred grizzly bears

  13-11-2015 22:35
  
  American Indians across the West are calling for continued federal protections of grizzly bears in the Northern Rockies, saying they oppose trophy hunting of a species many tribes consider sacred.
  
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• Police say video shows suspect in slaying of pastor's wife

  13-11-2015 22:35
  Home surveillance cameras captured images of a male suspect who investigators believe broke into an Indianapolis home and fatally shot a pastor's pregnant wife after burglarizing a neighbor's home, police said Friday.
  
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• Big nomination lead for Clinton: pocketing 'superdelegates'

  13-11-2015 22:35
  There's little doubt which candidate the Democratic Party establishment supports for president. It's not even close.
  
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• Suspect in New Mexico road rage killing pleads not guilty

  13-11-2015 22:34
  
  A New Mexico man accused of opening fire during a road rage dispute and killing a 4-year-old girl in an attack that unnerved the nation pleaded not guilty Friday to murder and other charges in a courtroom packed with...
  
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• Justices agree to hear first abortion case since 2007

  13-11-2015 22:34
  The Supreme Court is taking on its first abortion case in eight years, a dispute over state regulation of abortion clinics.
  
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• Car catches fire on Florida's Turnpike in Lauderhill

  13-11-2015 22:34
  
  A car caught fire Friday afternoon on Florida's Turnpike, snarling traffic in the area.The fire was reported about 4 p.m. in the southbound lanes of Florida's Turnpike south of Sunrise Boulevard in Lauderhill.Lauderhill firefighters used a water hose to put out the flames.The cause of the fire wasn't immediately known.Southbound traffic was backed up all the way to Commercial Boulevard.Follow Local 10 News on Twitter @WPLGLocal10
  
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• APNewsBreak: Medicare spending $9B on hepatitis C drugs

  13-11-2015 22:34
  Medicare spending on breakthrough medications for hepatitis C will nearly double this year, passing $9 billion, according to new government figures. That's raising insurance costs for all beneficiaries, whether or not...
  
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• 24-year-old woman falls overboard during party cruise

  13-11-2015 22:32
  
  A search is underway after a woman fell off the deck of a Norwegian cruise ship, Thursday night. 
  
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• French police report shootout and explosion in Paris

  13-11-2015 22:31
  
  Police officials in France say there has been a shootout in a Paris restaurant and an explosion in a bar near a Paris stadium.
  
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• Police search for missing 17-year-old girl

  13-11-2015 22:20
  
  Miramar police are currently searching for a 17-year-old-girl who has been missing for nearly a week.
  
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• GOP Candidates Try to Win Florida Voters at Sunshine Summit

  13-11-2015 22:16 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Florida Sen. Marco Rubio was the first Republican presidential candidate to speak at Friday's Sunshine Summit in Orlando, where he was bipartisan in his blame for the challenges facing America.
  
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• Council rejects Pinecrest officers’ request to discuss their discontent

  13-11-2015 22:11
  
  Pinecrest cops hoped to speak before the Village Council about a workplace survey showing discontent with their leadershipCouncil members called a discussion “inappropriate” because the Village is in the middle of contract negotiations with the police unionThe conversation was rejected by the Council with a 4-1 vote … Click to Continue »
  
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• Man who killed wife, put photo online, claims self-defense

  13-11-2015 21:58
  
  A videotaped confession has been played in the trial of a Florida man who claims he shot his wife in self-defense before posting a photo of her body on Facebook.
  
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• Blood at scene leads to teen's arrest in Oakland Park vehicle burglaries

  13-11-2015 21:56
  
  A Pompano Beach teenager has been arrested in connection with a series of vehicle burglaries in two Oakland Park communities last month.Residents of the La Estancia and Lake Emerald communities woke up one morning in late October to find their vehicles' windows shattered.Broward Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Gina Carter said detectives found blood at the Lake Emerald crime scene that was left behind by a burglar who cut himself on one of the smashed windows. She said DNA evidence showed that the
  
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• Teen Arrested for Car Burglaries in Oakland Park: BSO

  13-11-2015 21:50 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Detectives have arrested a teen who they said was responsible for a rash of car burglaries in Oakland Park.Photo Credit: NBC6.com
  
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• Search continues for woman who fell from party cruise ship near Cuba

  13-11-2015 21:46
  
  Overboard passenger identified as 24-year-old Kaylyn Rose Sommer, of South CarolinaSommer was sailing on a Norwegian Cruise Lines ship hosting an electronic dance music festivalThe cruise line said she jumped intentionally … Click to Continue »
  
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• Search continues for woman who fell from party cruise near Cuba

  13-11-2015 21:46
  
  Overboard passenger identified as 24-year-old Kaylyn Rose Sommer, from South CarolinaSommer was sailing on a Norwegian Cruise Lines ship hosting an electronic dance music festivalThe cruise line said she jumped intentionally … Click to Continue »
  
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• 21st Century Solutions Grant Recipients

  13-11-2015 21:44 via nbcmiami.com
  
  NBC 6 and Telemundo 51 in partnership with the NBCUniversal Foundation today announced that three South Florida region nonprofit organizations will receive a total of $100,000 as part of the 21st Century...
  
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• Woman 'Intentionally' Went Overboard: Cruise Line

  13-11-2015 21:00 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A woman was seen 'intentionally going overboard' an EDM party cruise ship during the 2015 Mad Decent Boat Party late Thursday off the coast of Cuba, cruise line officials said.This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Gay8 Festival to Debut on Calle Ocho

  13-11-2015 20:56 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Miami’s top local bands, businesses, community leaders, and the community at large will come together on January 17, 2016 for the first annual Gay8 Festival.
  
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• Team Building Furry Style

  13-11-2015 20:33 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Does your company love animals and want to make a difference?The Humane Society of Broward County would like to introduce you to five programs to get you and your company involved…and you may just find...
  
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• Turkey detains man believed linked to `Jihadi John'

  13-11-2015 20:21
  
  A Turkish official says authorities in Turkey have detained a man they suspect is linked to Mohammed Emwazi, the Islamic State militant known as "Jihadi John."
  
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• Jurors see gun used in shooting during Derek Medina murder trial

  13-11-2015 20:18
  
  The murder trial for a South Florida man who claims that he killed his wife in self-defense before posting a photo of her corpse on Facebook continued Friday as the lead crime scene investigator showed the jury some of the key pieces of evidence.Derek Medina is accused of fatally shooting Jennifer Alfonso, 27, in the kitchen of their South Miami townhouse in August 2013. Police said Medina uploaded a photo of Alfonso's body on Facebook after the shooting.Lead crime scene investigator Yvonne Garc
  
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• 19th Annual Brunch for the Animals

  13-11-2015 19:50 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Nobody likes a holiday killjoy. And chances are, Grandma will break the “no table food” rule this year, too.So let’s just focus on the foods that Fluffy absolutely, positively cannot have.
  
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• Utah judge's reverses order to take baby from lesbian couple

  13-11-2015 19:41
  
  A Utah judge reversed his decision to take a baby away from her lesbian foster parents and place her with a heterosexual couple after the ruling led to widespread backlash.
  
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• Ruling gives Sandusky back $4,900-a-month Penn State pension

  13-11-2015 19:35
  The state must restore the $4,900-a-month pension of former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky that was taken away three years ago when he was sentenced to decades in prison on child molestation...
  
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• NY woman sentenced to 12 years in death of disabled daughter

  13-11-2015 19:35
  A suburban New York woman who admitted killing her 8-year-old disabled daughter on the day she was to be a flower girl has been sentenced to 12 years in prison.
  
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• AP News Guide: A look at the University of Missouri's issues

  13-11-2015 19:35
  
  Efforts are underway at the University of Missouri to address the racial issues that led to demonstrations by students, a strike by members of the school's football team and the resignation of two top administrators....
  
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• Sotloff family on 'Jihadi John' airstrike: 'Too little too late'

  13-11-2015 19:32
  U.S. forces targeted "Jihadi John," the man who has emerged as the masked face of ISIS, in an airstrike in Raqqa, Syria, the Pentagon announced Thursday night."Jihadi John," whom Western officials have identified as Mohammed Emwazi, has appeared in a series of brutal execution videos, taunting Western leaders in a British accent.It was not immediately clear whether the strike was successful. But a senior U.S. official said authorities are confident that the strike killed Emwazi, adding that the
  
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• Helicopters and planes in 16 cities affected by laser strikes while in flight

  13-11-2015 19:08
  
  Helicopters and planes were hit by lasers in more than a dozen cities in a single night.
  
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• Sotloff's Sister: 'Justice Served' in 'Jihadi John' Airstrike

  13-11-2015 19:07 via nbcmiami.com
  
  The sister of a South Florida journalist who was killed by the Islamist terrorist group ISIS said "justice was served" in the U.S. airstrike on Mohammed Emwazi in Syria.Photo Credit: NBC 6 South Florida
  
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• Man Found Dead in NW Miami-Dade: Police

  13-11-2015 19:06 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Miami-Dade Police are investigating after a man was shot and killed early Friday morning.
  
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• Weather: Warm Trend, Shower Chance Friday Midday

  13-11-2015 19:03 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Our Friday afternoon is trending very warm with shower chances kicking up around 3 p.m. Ryan Phillips says a cold front is coming closer.
  
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• Uberpool Coming to Miami

  13-11-2015 19:00 via nbcmiami.com
  
  UberPool's ride-sharing carpool program is coming to Miami. NBC 6 traffic reporter Kelly Blanco has details.
  
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