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• Chris Bosh of Miami Heat takes TV job with TNT bit.ly/2lQ0ID3 https://t.co/n3Dlnz4lpR

  23-02-2017 23:59 via twitter.com
  
  Chris Bosh of Miami Heat takes TV job with TNT bit.ly/2lQ0ID3 https://t.co/n3Dlnz4lpR
  
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• Nearly $1M Collected From Drug Cartel Years After Execution

  23-02-2017 23:47
  
  The son of a former United Nations Ambassador who was tortured and murdered by guerrilla fighters in Colombia marked a major victory in his search for justice, recovering nearly $1 million from the drug...
  
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• Man claims dog shot sleeping Florida woman bit.ly/2mqw4wE https://t.co/HxAlhZdgMD

  23-02-2017 23:43 via twitter.com
  
  Man claims dog shot sleeping Florida woman bit.ly/2mqw4wE https://t.co/HxAlhZdgMD
  
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• As downtown Miami’s Flagler Street makeover stalls, business suffers

  23-02-2017 23:32
  
  One year ago, a national contractor started ripping up Flagler Street in downtown Miami for a much-touted, multi-million-dollar makeover designed to revitalize the city's historic but fraying main street. Instead, … Click to Continue »
  
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• How to solve the workforce housing crisis? More in-fill development, smoother government processes

  23-02-2017 23:20
  
  A complex government permitting system, zoning and the expense of meeting infrastructure requirements emerged as key roadblocks to workforce housing Thursday at a Miami Herald community conversation. About 100 community … Click to Continue »
  
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• #TRAFFIC 79th Street Causeway bridge stuck in up position bit.ly/2mibCPi https://t.co/5cJuYPd4dF

  23-02-2017 23:14 via twitter.com
  
  #TRAFFIC 79th Street Causeway bridge stuck in up position bit.ly/2mibCPi https://t.co/5cJuYPd4dF
  
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• Wawa Sets Grand Opening Date for South Florida Stores

  23-02-2017 23:05
  
  After months of growing anticipation, Wawa fans in South Florida can now mark their calendars with a grand opening date.
  
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• Croc With Dog in Mouth Spotted in South Florida Neighborhood

  23-02-2017 22:52
  
  A South Florida neighborhood is voicing concerns after one resident captured footage of a crocodile just moments after it snatched a dog and dragged it into the water.
  
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• STANDING PAT! Here's what Heat President Pat Riley said about the Heat's decision not to deal at the deadline...… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  23-02-2017 22:47 via twitter.com
  STANDING PAT!Here's what Heat President Pat Riley said about the Heat's decision not to deal at the deadline...… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• White House hints at crackdown on recreational #marijuana use bit.ly/2lKWFaP https://t.co/pl0Goco0c0

  23-02-2017 22:44 via twitter.com
  
  White House hints at crackdown on recreational #marijuana use bit.ly/2lKWFaP https://t.co/pl0Goco0c0
  
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• It’s Greek: Saint Sophia festival runs Friday through Sunday in Miami

  23-02-2017 22:27
  
  Saint Sophia’s annual Greek festival, which features traditional dancing and delicacies including mousaka, cheese and spinach pies and gyros, opens Friday in Miami for the 39th year. The festival runs … Click to Continue »
  
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• Heat's Chris Bosh Joins TNT as Studio Analyst

  23-02-2017 22:21
  
  Heat star Chris Bosh will appear on TNT as a studio analyst for a new series entitled "Players Only"Photo Credit: Getty Images
  
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• Two young men playing with a gun — one is now dead and the other is in jail

  23-02-2017 22:12
  
  Two young men treated a loaded gun like a toy Wednesday afternoon in a North Miami Dade bedroom. The 19-year-old wound up in jail after the 20-year-old died from a … Click to Continue »
  
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• Mom carrying baby without brain to term - to donate organs bit.ly/2lefbFh https://t.co/Bq1xMO46k2

  23-02-2017 22:03 via twitter.com
  
  Mom carrying baby without brain to term - to donate organs bit.ly/2lefbFh https://t.co/Bq1xMO46k2
  
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• Foreign investment expert George Harper dies at 74

  23-02-2017 21:40
  
  When attorney George “Rocky” Harper advised clients on international investing, finance, franchising, commercial transactions and aviation, many followed his wisdom. Before he graduated from the University of Miami School of … Click to Continue »
  
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• ‘We need them here,’ Trump labor pick Acosta once said of unauthorized immigrants

  23-02-2017 21:31
  
  About a month before Donald Trump — then merely a celebrity real-estate mogul — completed the purchase of the Doral Resort & Spa, the hotel hosted a conference of the … Click to Continue »
  
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• Homeland Security chief: No use of US military to enforce immigration bit.ly/2lw9GnR https://t.co/1qVx9b4uyM

  23-02-2017 21:31 via twitter.com
  
  Homeland Security chief: No use of US military to enforce immigration bit.ly/2lw9GnR https://t.co/1qVx9b4uyM
  
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• Miami-Dade Man Gets 100-Year Prison Sentence for Child Porn

  23-02-2017 21:30
  
  A Miami-Dade man was sentenced to 100 years in prison after he was convicted of distributing and possessing child pornography, officials said.Photo Credit: Getty Images/Tetra images RF
  
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• Key Biscayne women raise money for children throughout Miami-Dade County

  23-02-2017 21:30
  
  The women of the Key Biscayne Women’s Giving Circle — who have raised over $150,000 for local charities — will celebrate 10 years of philanthropy at a luncheon event on … Click to Continue »
  
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• Miami High grad recalls life in segregated South Florida and the civil rights movement

  23-02-2017 21:18
  
  I was born in Jackson Memorial Hospital where my mother recalls laboring while Seminole Indian women squatted to deliver their babies. In the late 1940s through the ’60s, we lived … Click to Continue »
  
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• Pat Riley told reporters this afternoon that the Heat did not make any trades at the deadline

  23-02-2017 21:06 via twitter.com
  Pat Riley told reporters this afternoon that the Heat did not make any trades at the deadline
  
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• Hairy 'creature' washes ashore, freaks out locals bit.ly/2lPCsRh https://t.co/CcYtCnMKkk

  23-02-2017 21:03 via twitter.com
  
  Hairy 'creature' washes ashore, freaks out locals bit.ly/2lPCsRh https://t.co/CcYtCnMKkk
  
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• Jameis Winston in Hot Water Over Comments to School Kids

  23-02-2017 20:57
  
  Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston is finding himself again clarifying comments he made – this time, telling young girls at a recent school visit they are “supposed to be silent” in life.Photo Credit: Getty Images
  
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• Florida Well Represented in TripAdvisor's Top Beaches List

  23-02-2017 20:56
  
  The Sunshine State is once again the leader in TripAdvisor's annual list of the top beaches in the United States.Photo Credit: Getty Images
  
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• Stand Your Ground law helps free Miami teens accused of MLK Day shooting that wounded 8

  23-02-2017 20:37
  
  Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” law has helped free two teens of allegations that they took part in a gun battle that wounded eight people at a Martin Luther King Jr. … Click to Continue »
  
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• Feds renew crackdown on dirty money in Miami real estate

  23-02-2017 20:08
  
  After months of "will-they-or-won't-they" speculation, the U.S. Treasury Department announced Thursday that it will extend its search for dirty money in six high-end real estate markets, including South Florida, for … Click to Continue »
  
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• South Florida Rep. Expresses Immigration Policy Concerns

  23-02-2017 19:51
  
  The congresswoman said federal officials were evasive when answering her questions on how the government will handle the removal of illegal immigrants after Trump’s newest executive order.
  
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• Too funny, @FLGovScott cries the cute catchphrase #FakeNews to attack a surprising foe bit.ly/2kR2rIu https://t.co/feIb2bgx2T

  23-02-2017 19:50 via twitter.com
  
  Too funny, @FLGovScott cries the cute catchphrase #FakeNews to attack a surprising foe bit.ly/2kR2rIu https://t.co/feIb2bgx2T
  
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• Pretty, yes, but does it work? Weekend-only show explores intersection of form and function

  23-02-2017 19:38
  
  When it comes to design, beauty is not nearly enough. Just ask anyone who has ever stayed in a hotel without blackout shades or lived in an apartment without decent … Click to Continue »
  
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• Women planning to protest a billboard with a message they say is a slam on gender equality bit.ly/2mpzgIJ https://t.co/wVkGHMVaTr

  23-02-2017 19:26 via twitter.com
  
  Women planning to protest a billboard with a message they say is a slam on gender equality bit.ly/2mpzgIJ https://t.co/wVkGHMVaTr
  
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• Teen Arrested After Gunplay Leads to Fatal Shooting: MDPD

  23-02-2017 19:26
  
  A South Florida teen is facing a manslaughter charge after another man was shot and killed while they were playing with a gun, police said.Photo Credit: Miami-Dade Corrections
  
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• 19-year-old Miami-Dade man accidentally shoots friend in head in bedroom bit.ly/2mpvsqV https://t.co/2nyPchGsv6

  23-02-2017 19:03 via twitter.com
  
  19-year-old Miami-Dade man accidentally shoots friend in head in bedroom bit.ly/2mpvsqV https://t.co/2nyPchGsv6
  
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• Attempted Murder Charges Dropped in MLK Park Shooting

  23-02-2017 18:55
  
  Prosecutors have dropped attempted murder charges against one of the teens arrested in last month's shooting at Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park in Miami-Dade that left eight people injured after they...
  
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• Brighter skies & lower rain chances already underway. #miami #FLL #FLkeys https://t.co/7iQbep4D9K

  23-02-2017 18:41 via twitter.com
  
  Brighter skies & lower rain chances already underway. #miami #FLL #FLkeys https://t.co/7iQbep4D9K
  
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• Tannehill's knee is healthy again per report... bit.ly/2mgYQk0 https://t.co/6t6bSmRX2e

  23-02-2017 18:40 via twitter.com
  
  Tannehill's knee is healthy again per report... bit.ly/2mgYQk0 https://t.co/6t6bSmRX2e
  
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• As low pressure moves into the Atlantic, South Florida could see a few clouds & a spotty shower today. #miami #FLL https://t.co/h4IGAAWMmA

  23-02-2017 18:39 via twitter.com
  
  As low pressure moves into the Atlantic, South Florida could see a few clouds & a spotty shower today. #miami #FLL https://t.co/h4IGAAWMmA
  
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• Local Leaders Critical of New Transgender Bathroom Guidance

  23-02-2017 18:06
  
  Transgender students lost federal protections that allowed them to use school bathrooms matching their gender identities under new guidelines from the Trump administration, but South Florida officials said they...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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• 91-Year-Old Veteran Relives Military Time With Tandem Jump

  23-02-2017 17:54
  
  The event with the US Army Golden Knights is all about saying thank you to the men and women who wore the uniform in the past, as well as bringing past veterans with future soldiers.
  
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• South Florida among most robocalled areas in the entire US bit.ly/2mgPdBZ https://t.co/uB6iICWPm4

  23-02-2017 17:39 via twitter.com
  
  South Florida among most robocalled areas in the entire US bit.ly/2mgPdBZ https://t.co/uB6iICWPm4
  
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• Why Trump’s immigration policies could lead the city of Miami to decriminalize pot

  23-02-2017 16:59
  
  As governments around South Florida have moved over the last two years to decriminalize marijuana, one very large player has been conspicuously absent from the discussion: the city of Miami. … Click to Continue »
  
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• Trump’s immigration policies help convince the city of Miami to decriminalize pot

  23-02-2017 16:59
  
  Update: Miami Commissioners voted 3 - 0 Thursday evening to adopt the county’s civil citation program after removing the option for officers to issue fines for trespassing, and for loitering … Click to Continue »
  
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• Missing Central Florida Toddler Found Safe

  23-02-2017 16:40
  
  Police said that seven-month-old Alena Ward was last seen at the 5000 block of Images Circle in Kissimmee with her father, Donte.Photo Credit: Florida Department of Law Enforcement
  
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• Three Men Found Shot to Death Inside NE Miami-Dade Warehouse

  23-02-2017 16:39
  
  Officers received calls of shots being fired shortly before 10 p.m. near NE 184th Terrace and 1st Court. Once inside, they discovered the bodies of those who had been shot and killed.Photo Credit: NBC 6
  
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• Billy Cole on his brother Norris Cole's shooting death

  23-02-2017 15:46
  
  North Miami-Dade's Billy Cole talks about his brother Norris Cole the morning after Norris was fatally shot fatally in the bar he owned at Northeast Second Avenue north of 183rd Street … Click to Continue »
  
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• Crash on SR-826 EB at NW 17th Ave #traffic https://t.co/YcBkKkAw1f

  23-02-2017 15:44 via twitter.com
  
  Crash on SR-826 EB at NW 17th Ave #traffic https://t.co/YcBkKkAw1f
  
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• 91-year-old woman pens her own sassy (and profane) obit before she died this week bit.ly/2mggbK3 https://t.co/FkvmKmpCMK

  23-02-2017 15:40 via twitter.com
  
  91-year-old woman pens her own sassy (and profane) obit before she died this week bit.ly/2mggbK3 https://t.co/FkvmKmpCMK
  
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• What it’s like to live in an age-friendly place

  23-02-2017 15:34
  
  Miami-Dade County, along with the Miami-Dade Age-Friendly Initiative, joined a prestigious network of more than 380 cities and global communities committed to promoting greater health, well-being and quality of life … Click to Continue »
  
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• Road to Victory fundraiser on March 11 for Northeast Miami-Dade autism center

  23-02-2017 15:31
  
  Rhonda Hill is busy planning the 17th annual Road to Victory gala to benefit students with autism and developmental disabilities. This is her seventh year as chair to help the … Click to Continue »
  
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• Dolphins Sign Former Legends For Special 'Retirement' Event

  23-02-2017 15:28
  
  The group, which included quarterback Dan Marino, combined for two NFL MVP award, 14 All-Pro Selections and 25 Pro Bowl appearancesPhoto Credit: MiamiDolphins.com
  
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• Urban Promise Miami debuts Drive the Dream jobs expo for at-risk youth

  23-02-2017 15:09
  
  More than 20 professionals donated their time Wednesday night to help at-risk youths participating in Drive the Dream, an interactive jobs expo held at SLAM! Academy near Marlins Park. The … Click to Continue »
  
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