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• Mad Woman in a ‘Mad Men’-era, advertising agency founder Rose Rice dies at 93

  16-03-2017 23:53
  
  In the advertising world of the 1960s, the ‘Mad Men’ Don Drapers and Roger Sterlings ruled Madison Avenue. Yet in 1962 Miami Beach, you can add one Mad Woman to … Click to Continue »
  
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• Ready or not, Miami’s Omni Park opens Friday

  16-03-2017 23:50
  
  Omni Park, Miami’s newest experiment with guerrilla green spaces, is opening to the public Friday afternoon. At least, some of it. After three months of hustling, Miami’s Omni Community Redevelopment … Click to Continue »
  
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• Coral Gables approves land swap, clearing the way for new police headquarters

  16-03-2017 23:46
  
  Forty-four years after it opened, the building that houses the Coral Gables police and fire departments is leaking and structurally unsound, with parking bays where fire engines no longer fit. … Click to Continue »
  
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• She tried to make thousands on short-term rentals — but she didn't own the homes

  16-03-2017 23:18
  
  After mounting a successful restaurant business, Chicago native Katie Logan finally had the money to splurge with her extended family in Miami on what she called the “trip on a … Click to Continue »
  
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• She tried to make thousands on short-term rentals — but she didn’t own the homes

  16-03-2017 23:18
  
  After mounting a successful restaurant business, Chicago native Katie Logan finally had the money to splurge with her extended family on what she called the “trip of a lifetime” in … Click to Continue »
  
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• ‘Oh, my God. Run to the bathroom. Your daughter. Your daughter. She’s hanging.’

  16-03-2017 22:59
  
  It is the dead of night in a parked car somewhere in the city of Miami, and Naika Venant’s mother is awakened by a torrent of Facebook messages. 1:14 a.m.: … Click to Continue »
  
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• Mom of Naika Venant: I thought hanging might have been stunt

  16-03-2017 22:59
  
  It is the dead of night in a parked car somewhere in the city of Miami, and Naika Venant’s mother is awakened by a torrent of Facebook messages, indicating her … Click to Continue »
  
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• Doing landscaping work in Coral Gables? It could cost you five dollars

  16-03-2017 22:45
  
  Landscapers, tree trimmers and gardeners in Coral Gables will soon have to register their trucks and trailers with the City Beautiful. The city commission gave initial approval Tuesday for the … Click to Continue »
  
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• FWC photos show José Fernandez boat accident

  16-03-2017 22:44
  
  Series of photos collected by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission during the investigation of the accident in which Miami Marlins pitcher José Fernandez and two companions died. … Click to Continue »
  
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• Gators advance with 80-65 win over East Tenn State in 1st round of NCAA tournament.

  16-03-2017 22:35 via twitter.com
  Gators advance with 80-65 win over East Tenn State in 1st round of NCAA tournament.
  
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• Cutler Bay pays homage to chicken wings with competition in park

  16-03-2017 22:22
  
  More than 1,000 residents attended the 2017 Wings Over the Bay chicken wing competition March 11 at Cutler Ridge Park. Entertainment was provided to all ages, including a bounce house, … Click to Continue »
  
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• Winter's "chill" is not quite over for South Florida. Miami's forecast low temperature for Friday is 56°. https://t.co/tFSMD269VE

  16-03-2017 22:07 via twitter.com
  
  Winter's "chill" is not quite over for South Florida.Miami's forecast low temperature for Friday is 56°. https://t.co/tFSMD269VE
  
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• The Miami Dolphins have re-signed guard/tackle Jermon Bushrod

  16-03-2017 22:02 via twitter.com
  The Miami Dolphins have re-signed guard/tackle Jermon Bushrod
  
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• Video: 8-year-old boy rescues family of 7 from house fire bit.ly/2mxDjmd https://t.co/ETmy8aMHXR

  16-03-2017 21:56 via twitter.com
  
  Video: 8-year-old boy rescues family of 7 from house fire bit.ly/2mxDjmd https://t.co/ETmy8aMHXR
  
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• The Bass announces new date for its relaunch. Mark your calendars for October.

  16-03-2017 21:31
  
  The Bass has announced a new opening date: October 2017. The Miami Beach contemporary art museum, which is owned by the city, originally was slated to open in December 2016 … Click to Continue »
  
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• Florida could be “ground zero” for Republican health plan’s effects, AARP says

  16-03-2017 21:18
  
  Older Floridians with health insurance through the Affordable Care Act will pay higher premiums under the Republican replacement proposal, called the American Health Care Act, than they do now under … Click to Continue »
  
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• It’s all about the children with free event at museum

  16-03-2017 21:07
  
  The Early Learning Coalition of Miami-Dade/Monroe kicks off Children’s Week with a free event at Miami Children’s Museum. The coalition invites low-income South Florida families to the museum on Friday, … Click to Continue »
  
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• Small world: Artist, Aventura Mall partner to display art at children’s height

  16-03-2017 20:52
  
  The Aventura Mall center court filled with about 50 children and their families. Instead of shopping, they spent time together watching a puppet show, reading, doing arts-and-crafts, learning who Jackson … Click to Continue »
  
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• #Schoolshooting in France: 3 shot, 10 hurt, student arrested bit.ly/2n3SVSj https://t.co/CiNXQ6yNO6

  16-03-2017 20:40 via twitter.com
  
  #Schoolshooting in France: 3 shot, 10 hurt, student arrestedbit.ly/2n3SVSj https://t.co/CiNXQ6yNO6
  
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• Culinary students compete for guest chef spot at Deering Seafood Festival

  16-03-2017 20:36
  
  Four ambitious Johnson & Wales University culinary arts students have competed for a guest chef position at the 13th annual Deering Seafood Festival on March 26. This year’s winner: JWU … Click to Continue »
  
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• Rotary Club to celebrate Miami history and its own at Century of Service Gala

  16-03-2017 20:16
  
  Jackson, Shutts, Bowen, Burdine, Seybold, Palmer, Stoneman. They are prominent names most Miamians know for a hospital, a law firm, a department store, a jewelry center, an eye institute and … Click to Continue »
  
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• An #eclipse will cross the U.S. for the first time in 99 years bit.ly/2nwFbx2 https://t.co/CNWDLVLo0M

  16-03-2017 20:12 via twitter.com
  
  An #eclipse will cross the U.S. for the first time in 99 years bit.ly/2nwFbx2 https://t.co/CNWDLVLo0M
  
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• This 6-year-old girl didn't want a birthday party. She asked to help the homeless. Here is what her parents did:… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  16-03-2017 20:04 via twitter.com
  This 6-year-old girl didn't want a birthday party. She asked to help the homeless. Here is what her parents did:… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Fact-checking a claim that being in U.S. illegally is not a crime

  16-03-2017 18:37
  
  As Florida House members took up a bill that would increase penalties for certain violent crimes committed by undocumented immigrants, participants noted a fundamental but often overlooked question in the … Click to Continue »
  
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• Fact-checking a claim about Obamacare enrollment in Florida

  16-03-2017 18:29
  
  Democrats have ripped apart the GOP plan to replace the Affordable Care Act, arguing that it will take away insurance from millions of Americans. Kathleen Sebelius defended President Barack Obama’s … Click to Continue »
  
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• Have a big idea to tackle climate change? Singularity U’s Global Impact Challenge wants you

  16-03-2017 18:25
  
  Have an idea to tackle climate change in South Florida? Singularity University and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation announced the 2017 Global Impact Challenge in Miami on … Click to Continue »
  
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• NEVERMORE! Poe to sign with Falcons after visiting Dolphins... bit.ly/2mNrycQ https://t.co/17UdmBeWHQ

  16-03-2017 18:18 via twitter.com
  
  NEVERMORE!Poe to sign with Falcons after visiting Dolphins... bit.ly/2mNrycQ https://t.co/17UdmBeWHQ
  
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• #Cuba to grant medical school scholarships to #Colombian FARC guerrilla fighters bit.ly/2nema5o https://t.co/IcDlhcGjjy

  16-03-2017 18:13 via twitter.com
  
  #Cuba to grant medical school scholarships to #Colombian FARC guerrilla fighters bit.ly/2nema5o https://t.co/IcDlhcGjjy
  
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• An elbow injury ends Dwyane Wade's season... bit.ly/2mwOfAl https://t.co/mDxbRV8Ko1

  16-03-2017 18:12 via twitter.com
  
  An elbow injury ends Dwyane Wade's season... bit.ly/2mwOfAl https://t.co/mDxbRV8Ko1
  
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• Rip current risk will remain elevated today. #miami #FLL #FLkeys https://t.co/KIO7lymi2G

  16-03-2017 17:49 via twitter.com
  
  Rip current risk will remain elevated today. #miami #FLL #FLkeys https://t.co/KIO7lymi2G
  
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• An unseasonably cool afternoon is in store for us. #miami #FLL #FLkeys https://t.co/Kk6V6IaUI4

  16-03-2017 17:45 via twitter.com
  
  An unseasonably cool afternoon is in store for us. #miami #FLL #FLkeys https://t.co/Kk6V6IaUI4
  
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• Day care owner is sentenced to 5 years in prison in death of 4-year-old boy who was abandoned in a car… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  16-03-2017 17:39 via twitter.com
  Day care owner is sentenced to 5 years in prison in death of 4-year-old boy who was abandoned in a car… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Top prosecutor's decision not to seek death penalty in accused cop killer's case sparks fury bit.ly/2myh6VG https://t.co/rq4tjvAZBW

  16-03-2017 17:17 via twitter.com
  
  Top prosecutor's decision not to seek death penalty in accused cop killer's case sparks fury bit.ly/2myh6VG https://t.co/rq4tjvAZBW
  
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• Crash has two lanes blocked on SR-826 SB at NW 103rd St #traffic https://t.co/BdOk4p8DLV

  16-03-2017 17:09 via twitter.com
  
  Crash has two lanes blocked on SR-826 SB at NW 103rd St #traffic https://t.co/BdOk4p8DLV
  
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• Crash on SR-826 WB at NW 27th Ave #traffic https://t.co/PIhI33Yllq

  16-03-2017 17:03 via twitter.com
  
  Crash on SR-826 WB at NW 27th Ave #traffic https://t.co/PIhI33Yllq
  
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• Miami-Dade keeps detainer requests a secret, but mayor wants Immigration to make them public

  16-03-2017 15:52
  
  Miami-Dade drew national attention this year when it began honoring detention requests at local jails from immigration authorities. What’s actually in the requests? That remains an official secret. The Miami … Click to Continue »
  
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• Are immigration detention requests a secret? The mayor and the feds are at odds

  16-03-2017 15:52
  
  Miami-Dade drew national attention this year when it began honoring detention requests at local jails from immigration authorities. What’s actually in the requests? That remains an official secret. The Miami … Click to Continue »
  
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• Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez to blame for fatal boating crash, investigation concludes

  16-03-2017 13:46
  
  Miami Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez, drunk and speeding, was behind the wheel and to blame when his boat plowed into a jetty off South Beach, killing two others, police concluded … Click to Continue »
  
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• Police say the couple quickly sold the stolen goods. But not Mom’s ashes

  16-03-2017 12:08
  
  Among the goods allegedly grabbed by a Sweetwater couple: citizenship documents that would allow one man to visit his ill mother in Cuba and the ashes of another man’s mother. … Click to Continue »
  
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• Looking beautiful from our Hollywood beach cam just before sunrise on this chilly morning. https://t.co/iaad8Js2y7

  16-03-2017 12:08 via twitter.com
  
  Looking beautiful from our Hollywood beach cam just before sunrise on this chilly morning. https://t.co/iaad8Js2y7
  
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• Acosta takes center stage as labor secretary nominee in Trump cabinet

  16-03-2017 12:00
  
  Alex Acosta, the likely next U.S. labor secretary, groomed himself for greatness since his teen years at Gulliver Preparatory School, where he quoted passages from Latin texts, kept an extensive … Click to Continue »
  
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• Doral had no downtown for nearly 15 years. Now it has two.

  16-03-2017 11:00
  
  When author Gertrude Stein wrote one of her most-quoted lines — “there is no there there” — she was alluding to her hometown of Oakland, California. Stein’s aphorism might have … Click to Continue »
  
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• Grab those sweaters & jackets it is chilly. Watch Local10 Meteorologist Julie Durda for more. https://t.co/zAfOfMvYYj

  16-03-2017 09:42 via twitter.com
  
  Grab those sweaters & jackets it is chilly. Watch Local10 Meteorologist Julie Durda for more. https://t.co/zAfOfMvYYj
  
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• Cameras roll as man steals a leaf blower and wine from someone’s porch, police say

  16-03-2017 04:53
  
  In one hand he was holding a leaf blower. In the other, he was attempting to cover his face with a shirt as he walked away. What he didn’t know … Click to Continue »
  
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• Former Mexican president Vicente Fox says Mexico will ‘never ever pay for that f---ing wall’

  16-03-2017 04:51
  
  Former Mexican president Vicente Fox didn't hold back his feelings about President Donald Trump's proposed border wall when he spoke to reporters at Miami International Airport Wednesday, NBC6 reported. “I … Click to Continue »
  
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• Coral Springs police search for missing 9-year-old boy bit.ly/2npvDY2 https://t.co/StMoSvfrKA

  16-03-2017 04:21 via twitter.com
  
  Coral Springs police search for missing 9-year-old boy bit.ly/2npvDY2 https://t.co/StMoSvfrKA
  
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• PLAYOFF PUSH: Heat point guard Goran Dragić (33 points) returns from eye injury to spark win over Pelicans… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  16-03-2017 03:21 via twitter.com
  PLAYOFF PUSH: Heat point guard Goran Dragić (33 points) returns from eye injury to spark win over Pelicans… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Before suicide by hanging, girl pleaded in vain for mom’s acceptance

  16-03-2017 03:07
  
  All Naika Venant wanted was her mother’s love. Even after her mother beat her 30 times with a belt. Even after her mother abandoned her to the foster care system, … Click to Continue »
  
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• Michelle Obama's healthy school lunch program could change bit.ly/2mL20gp https://t.co/53VCmGG2W6

  16-03-2017 03:03 via twitter.com
  
  Michelle Obama's healthy school lunch program could change bit.ly/2mL20gp https://t.co/53VCmGG2W6
  
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• FINAL: Heat beat the Pelicans 120-112. Goran Dragic with 33 points.

  16-03-2017 02:56 via twitter.com
  FINAL: Heat beat the Pelicans 120-112. Goran Dragic with 33 points.
  
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