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• Miami Beach will rethink aggressive schedule for road projects

  23-03-2017 23:49
  
  In Miami Beach, construction fatigue is infecting much of the island. After commissioners on Wednesday looked at the high number of public works construction projects scheduled across the city for … Click to Continue »
  
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• Happy National Puppy Day! Here are some of our furry friends. bit.ly/2nWFlxZ #dogsrule https://t.co/FHzW3glpuh

  23-03-2017 23:13 via twitter.com
  
  Happy National Puppy Day! Here are some of our furry friends. bit.ly/2nWFlxZ #dogsrule https://t.co/FHzW3glpuh
  
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• CRASH: I-95 SB & SW 7th St. Two lanes are blocked. Expect heavy delays. #TRAFFIC #MIAMI https://t.co/w8sccUECYv

  23-03-2017 23:08 via twitter.com
  
  CRASH: I-95 SB & SW 7th St. Two lanes are blocked. Expect heavy delays. #TRAFFIC #MIAMI https://t.co/w8sccUECYv
  
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• Celeb barber to Flo Rida and others ripped off at gunpoint — by someone he knew

  23-03-2017 22:57
  
  Leonard “Bflow” Lopez, a celebrity hair cutter whose clients include rapper Flo Rida and boxer Gervonta Davis, was robbed at gunpoint of some very pricey jewelry on Miami Beach Tuesday … Click to Continue »
  
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• #BREAKING London police: 75-year-old victim of Westminster Bridge attack in London has died bit.ly/2nrJEDw https://t.co/gU39cGUjvn

  23-03-2017 22:21 via twitter.com
  
  #BREAKING London police: 75-year-old victim of Westminster Bridge attack in London has died bit.ly/2nrJEDw https://t.co/gU39cGUjvn
  
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• CRASH: I-95 NB & SW 10th St. a left lane is blocked. Delays stretch as far south as Sample Rd. #TRAFFIC https://t.co/XY1Lywi3LQ

  23-03-2017 22:19 via twitter.com
  
  CRASH: I-95 NB & SW 10th St. a left lane is blocked. Delays stretch as far south as Sample Rd. #TRAFFIC https://t.co/XY1Lywi3LQ
  
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• CRASH: I-95 SB & I-595. Expect delays. #TRAFFIC https://t.co/RJMGeTp79K

  23-03-2017 22:15 via twitter.com
  
  CRASH: I-95 SB & I-595. Expect delays. #TRAFFIC https://t.co/RJMGeTp79K
  
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• CRASH: I-95 SB & Airport Exwy. A right lane is blocked. #TRAFFIC #MIAMI https://t.co/DlqSFDgeE9

  23-03-2017 22:13 via twitter.com
  
  CRASH: I-95 SB & Airport Exwy. A right lane is blocked. #TRAFFIC #MIAMI https://t.co/DlqSFDgeE9
  
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• Instagram gun posts lead to arrest of Miami-Dade teen

  23-03-2017 21:19
  
  Though only 16, Chris Gargallo has four convictions on his record — but police say that didn’t stop him from using Instagram to sell drugs and post pics of himself … Click to Continue »
  
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• He brought a fashion school to Miami. The ‘charming’ Sir Edward Porter dies at 96

  23-03-2017 21:03
  
  A knight and his real-life Auntie Mame are together again. On March 17, Sir Edward Porter died at 96. About nine years earlier his wife, Lady Anna Lee Porter, passed. … Click to Continue »
  
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• Showdown between Regalado and Airbnb drags on at Miami City Hall

  23-03-2017 20:51
  
  After weeks of posturing, Tomás Regalado and Airbnb finally have a showdown at Miami City Hall. For hours Thursday morning, dozens of property owners who use the home-sharing platform to … Click to Continue »
  
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• Scaffold collapse leaves Key Biscayne worker hanging

  23-03-2017 20:33
  
  A scaffold collapse left a man dangling off a Key Biscayne high rise Thursday afternoon before Miami Fire Rescue workers brought him down. Two Fire Rescue workers lowered themselves from … Click to Continue »
  
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• Girl in Facebook Live hanging was prescribed drug with suicide warning

  23-03-2017 20:00
  
  When a Miami psychologist examined Naika Venant in June 2015, she found a “depressed, angry and fearful young girl” who thought often about death and dying. “She expects people to … Click to Continue »
  
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• It’s home again for a family that just can’t give up on Miami

  23-03-2017 19:30
  
  “En San Jose, Nohemí Alarcón, Noticias 14.” I wouldn’t go to sleep until I heard those words. That was Moder’s signature signoff. Moder was my nickname for her, if you … Click to Continue »
  
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• There’s only one way to deal with Ultra traffic. But we offer you other ways, too

  23-03-2017 18:26
  
  Here is some advice on coping with the traffic and detours around the Ultra Music Festival 1. Get out of town. We’re not kidding. If you’re not heading to the … Click to Continue »
  
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• Mid-Miami Beach portion of Collins Avenue back open after police pursuit of armed suspect

  23-03-2017 17:54
  
  Miami Beach’s Collins Avenue is open again from 41st through 46th Streets after police pursuit of an armed suspect has left the area. UPDATE: All streets are now open. MBPD … Click to Continue »
  
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• Ultra and Miami Open fans will feel the wind (and possibly the rain)

  23-03-2017 17:09
  
  Get ready for some potentially nasty pre-weekend wind and rain, Miami. Just hope the worst of it doesn’t extend into a weekend that’s jammed with big outdoor events — the … Click to Continue »
  
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• Smoke from fire means low visibility, no-go on Tamiami Trail across the state

  23-03-2017 16:50
  
  Smoke from fires in the Big Cypress National Preserve obscured visibility enough that the Florida Highway Patrol has closed U.S. 41 from the Miccosukee Tribe Reservation west to Collier County. … Click to Continue »
  
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• #BREAKING UK Parliament attacker identified as Khalid Masood, a 52-year-old Briton with criminal convictions… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  23-03-2017 16:43 via twitter.com
  #BREAKINGUK Parliament attacker identified as Khalid Masood, a 52-year-old Briton with criminal convictions… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Candidates for Coral Gables commission discuss, and occasionally debate, key issues

  23-03-2017 16:40
  
  Although it was advertised as a debate among the four candidates for the Group 5 seat on the Coral Gables commission, the Coral Gables Forum’s event was more conversational than … Click to Continue »
  
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• 10-year-old girl dies of leukemia days after incorrect strep throat diagnosis bit.ly/2nbowPM https://t.co/nZWATwDi1s

  23-03-2017 16:25 via twitter.com
  
  10-year-old girl dies of leukemia days after incorrect strep throat diagnosis bit.ly/2nbowPM https://t.co/nZWATwDi1s
  
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• In a Miami twist, a taxi driver beats and robs his passenger of $800

  23-03-2017 15:31
  
  Miami-Dade police are searching for a taxi driver who allegedly mugged a tourist. This version of man-bites-dog occurred around 3:30 a.m. Sunday after Anthony Will, a tourist from Denver, left … Click to Continue »
  
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• #BREAKING Top Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer announces he will oppose nomination of Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Cour… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  23-03-2017 15:17 via twitter.com
  #BREAKING Top Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer announces he will oppose nomination of Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Cour… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Stunning start to your Thursday! Unfortunately wont stay this way,grab the rain gear storms expect by the afternoon https://t.co/aTKpIfYRBq

  23-03-2017 12:32 via twitter.com
  
  Stunning start to your Thursday! Unfortunately wont stay this way,grab the rain gear storms expect by the afternoon https://t.co/aTKpIfYRBq
  
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• Temperatures are nice and mild this morning. Grab your rain gear you will need it later today. Watch Local10 https://t.co/Np2CosPWm2

  23-03-2017 10:21 via twitter.com
  
  Temperatures are nice and mild this morning. Grab your rain gear you will need it later today. Watch Local10 https://t.co/Np2CosPWm2
  
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• Caught in Tallahassee crossfire, military advocacy group fights for survival

  23-03-2017 10:00
  
  While the prospect of another round of military base closures is getting more talk in Washington, the Florida Legislature is taking steps to kill off a non-profit created to help … Click to Continue »
  
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• Voters on Tuesday to choose replacement for Biscayne Park commissioner who resigned

  23-03-2017 04:50
  
  After a late withdrawal, the race for an open Biscayne Park commission seat is down to two residents. Harvey Bilt and Daniel Samaria are the two remaining candidates in Tuesday’s … Click to Continue »
  
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• Study: Coffee shops, ATMs ideal locations for defibrillators bit.ly/2mtBlYW https://t.co/irFrVrd85B

  23-03-2017 04:30 via twitter.com
  
  Study: Coffee shops, ATMs ideal locations for defibrillators bit.ly/2mtBlYW https://t.co/irFrVrd85B
  
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• Missing Tennessee student: Suspect told her he was CIA, dad says bit.ly/2n8gp6A https://t.co/6qIqdjOINZ

  23-03-2017 04:00 via twitter.com
  
  Missing Tennessee student: Suspect told her he was CIA, dad says bit.ly/2n8gp6A https://t.co/6qIqdjOINZ
  
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• Brazil's spoiled meat scandal widens worldwide bit.ly/2nDenOx https://t.co/e5LoYPENNh

  23-03-2017 03:30 via twitter.com
  
  Brazil's spoiled meat scandal widens worldwide bit.ly/2nDenOx https://t.co/e5LoYPENNh
  
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• Thursday turns breezy and prepare to dodge some showers. https://t.co/4TimND08LQ

  23-03-2017 03:08 via twitter.com
  
  Thursday turns breezy and prepare to dodge some showers. https://t.co/4TimND08LQ
  
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• Rare cancer linked to breast implants, FDA says bit.ly/2mVxHCY https://t.co/b3x4AFAlbn

  23-03-2017 03:00 via twitter.com
  
  Rare cancer linked to breast implants, FDA says bit.ly/2mVxHCY https://t.co/b3x4AFAlbn
  
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• How these students handle their taboo problems of cutting, suicide, depression and bullying

  23-03-2017 02:44
  
  Kattie Ulloa endured a storm within herself until she got to high school and found empathy from the very peers she feared would reject her. “I had trouble figuring out … Click to Continue »
  
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• Every student has a story: Thousands learn how to handle taboo problems at seminar

  23-03-2017 02:44
  
  Kattie Ulloa endured a storm within herself until she got to high school and found empathy from the very peers she feared would reject her. “I had trouble figuring out … Click to Continue »
  
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• TENNIS ANYONE? Iguana interrupts tennis match at Miami Open bit.ly/2mSrqar https://t.co/LQVtZn2yKX

  23-03-2017 02:35 via twitter.com
  
  TENNIS ANYONE? Iguana interrupts tennis match at Miami Open bit.ly/2mSrqar https://t.co/LQVtZn2yKX
  
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• Does anybody eat cereal for breakfast anymore? bit.ly/2o5Bu11 https://t.co/v4JsnisUyq

  23-03-2017 02:30 via twitter.com
  
  Does anybody eat cereal for breakfast anymore? bit.ly/2o5Bu11 https://t.co/v4JsnisUyq
  
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• Children with autism 40 times more likely to die from injury bit.ly/2mPPLhc https://t.co/61trzJEErz

  23-03-2017 02:00 via twitter.com
  
  Children with autism 40 times more likely to die from injury bit.ly/2mPPLhc https://t.co/61trzJEErz
  
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• WWII vet wins lottery on 94th birthday bit.ly/2nCYsA0 https://t.co/N5PKGpMsKh

  23-03-2017 01:30 via twitter.com
  
  WWII vet wins lottery on 94th birthday bit.ly/2nCYsA0 https://t.co/N5PKGpMsKh
  
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• His van was rigged to store more than 500 gallons of gas. Now he’s charged with arson.

  23-03-2017 01:28
  
  When Rogel Morejon-Soto’s van burst into flames earlier this year while parked in his West Kendall apartment complex’s lot, the fire was so intense it took multiple specialized units — … Click to Continue »
  
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• Investigators knocked commissioners for VIP treatment at MIA. Then came the funding threat.

  23-03-2017 01:17
  
  Miami-Dade Commissioner Rebeca Sosa was furious to see her sister’s name in a county ethics report last month critical of elected officials using VIP services at Miami International Airport, including … Click to Continue »
  
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• Miami Beach awards $47 million in contracts to finish anti-flooding work in South Beach

  23-03-2017 01:15
  
  The next phase of drainage improvements will likely begin later this year in the West Avenue neighborhood of South Beach, the site of two and half years of construction that … Click to Continue »
  
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• Woman dies after drinking poisonous herbal tea bit.ly/2no75hp https://t.co/O7juQHE29N

  23-03-2017 01:00 via twitter.com
  
  Woman dies after drinking poisonous herbal tea bit.ly/2no75hp https://t.co/O7juQHE29N
  
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• Get ready for more road closures as commuter rail construction reaches North Dade

  23-03-2017 00:56
  
  The road closings for the construction of the Brightline commuter rail reach North Miami and North Miami Beach over the next two weeks. Starting March 29 at 7 a.m., the … Click to Continue »
  
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• Why flu shots fail even when match is right bit.ly/2mVlEFL https://t.co/nU5FySRdVp

  23-03-2017 00:30 via twitter.com
  
  Why flu shots fail even when match is right bit.ly/2mVlEFL https://t.co/nU5FySRdVp
  
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• Russell to push for new campaign finance rules in Miami

  23-03-2017 00:26
  
  Miami Democrats and labor unions are still licking their wounds after their effort last fall to push a county campaign finance referendum onto the November ballot fell short. But they … Click to Continue »
  
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• Risky surgery separates 10-month-old from parasitic twin bit.ly/2ndWogJ https://t.co/6o48vImJfR

  23-03-2017 00:05 via twitter.com
  
  Risky surgery separates 10-month-old from parasitic twin bit.ly/2ndWogJ https://t.co/6o48vImJfR
  
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