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• Burglars Targeting Pines Neighborhood Steal Gun, Car: Victim

  20-07-2017 23:59 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Three suspects burglarized a car and stole a gun in a gated Pembroke Pines neighborhood early Thursday morning, a resident told police.
  
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• State grants Miami track’s request to let the dogs out, play jai-alai instead

  20-07-2017 23:58
  
  Florida gambling regulators this week gave a Miami dog track permission to ditch greyhound races but keep more lucrative slot machines and card games, in a first-of-its-kind ruling. The Department … Click to Continue »
  
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• Miami is named sweatiest city in the South, 4th sweatiest in the entire U.S. bit.ly/2tKXhxp https://t.co/WZsp3m5mRr

  20-07-2017 23:49 via twitter.com
  
  Miami is named sweatiest city in the South, 4th sweatiest in the entire U.S. bit.ly/2tKXhxp https://t.co/WZsp3m5mRr
  
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• 'Million Dollar Ho' Accused of Offering Sex To Officer

  20-07-2017 23:48 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A 49-year-old Florida woman who identified herself as “Million Dollar Ho” was arrested Tuesday for reportedly offering sex and exposing herself to an undercover officer.Photo Credit: St. Lucie Sheriff's Office
  
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• #ICYMI A South Florida city named the opioid crisis center of the US, what's being done to turn thing around? Watch… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  20-07-2017 23:33 via twitter.com
  #ICYMI A South Florida city named the opioid crisis center of the US, what's being done to turn thing around? Watch… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• 'He's Shooting the Truck!': Hialeah 911 Call Released

  20-07-2017 23:31 via nbcmiami.com
  
  An AT&T worker said his co-worker was stuck up in a bucket while a former Miami-Dade firefighter shot up two utility trucks outside the gunman's Hialeah home, according to a 911 call released Thursday.
  
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• Marlins hero Gonzalez interview at MLB All-Star FanFest in Miami

  20-07-2017 23:23
  
  MLB All-Star Week took over Miami-Dade County from Thursday, July 6-Tuesday, July 11, and the fun, family friendly MLB All-Star FanFest at the Miami Beach Convention Center was one of … Click to Continue »
  
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• Police searching for a pushing/dragging supermarket mugger

  20-07-2017 23:13
  
  Miami police are looking for a parking lot purse snatcher who pushed his victim down, dragged her and possibly swung her own purse at her in the robbery. Surveillance video … Click to Continue »
  
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• U.S. coffee brand recalled after found it contained active ingredient in Viagra and other ED drugs… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  20-07-2017 23:00 via twitter.com
  U.S. coffee brand recalled after found it contained active ingredient in Viagra and other ED drugs… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Teens Taunt, Mock Drowning Victim in Florida Pond

  20-07-2017 22:39 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A video that purports to show the drowning death of 31-year-old Jamel Dunn while a group of teenagers mock and curse at him is making the rounds on social media.Photo Credit: Facebook
  
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• U2’s Bono honors Miami immigration lawyer, other famous women during concert

  20-07-2017 22:22
  
  When invited a few years ago to be a guest on “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” immigration attorney Maria Jose Fletcher turned down the offer. The rejection was one of kindness, … Click to Continue »
  
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• Can you handle it? @TABASCO releases hot sauce 20 times hotter than their original sauce bit.ly/2tKGbje https://t.co/kA3vEiEytn

  20-07-2017 21:48 via twitter.com
  
  Can you handle it? @TABASCO releases hot sauce 20 times hotter than their original sauce bit.ly/2tKGbje https://t.co/kA3vEiEytn
  
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• Storms are popping over Broward county. Watch out for lighnting and heavy downpours! https://t.co/WkY1EbxE3Q

  20-07-2017 21:37 via twitter.com
  
  Storms are popping over Broward county. Watch out for lighnting and heavy downpours! https://t.co/WkY1EbxE3Q
  
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• Heat Bring Udonis Haslem Back on One-Year Deal

  20-07-2017 21:18 via nbcmiami.com
  
  The Heat signed veteran forward Udonis Haslem to a one-year contract on ThursdayPhoto Credit: Getty Images
  
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• NYC-to-DC in just 29 minutes! #Hyperloop moves step closer to reality bit.ly/2tjB5Ld https://t.co/sb1dKnSDoe

  20-07-2017 21:12 via twitter.com
  
  NYC-to-DC in just 29 minutes!#Hyperloop moves step closer to reality bit.ly/2tjB5Ld https://t.co/sb1dKnSDoe
  
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• Coral Gables continues drive to fill vacancies in the police department

  20-07-2017 21:12
  
  With 16 jobs open as of July 11, the city of Coral Gables is looking to fill the police department vacancies. The double-digit number of vacancies illustrates what some critics … Click to Continue »
  
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• #BREAKING OJ Simpson granted parole, to be released from prison as early as October bit.ly/2tjBrBM https://t.co/4QCz3QwGEu

  20-07-2017 20:54 via twitter.com
  
  #BREAKING OJ Simpson granted parole, to be released from prison as early as October bit.ly/2tjBrBM https://t.co/4QCz3QwGEu
  
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• Wages for native-born Miami workers took a hit from Mariel boatlift, new study says

  20-07-2017 19:47
  
  The tumultuous Mariel refugee influx of 1980 is back in the news — this time at the core of a roiling debate about whether immigrants hurt less-educated native-born workers. The … Click to Continue »
  
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• Controversial Mariel study puts Cuban-American professor in middle of storm

  20-07-2017 19:46
  
  For decades, George Borjas, 66, has toiled in what was generally the quiet field of immigration labor econonics. His wonkish work was filled with dense mathematics that made him a … Click to Continue »
  
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• Woman Claimed to Be Engineer for $33M Homestead Bid: Cops

  20-07-2017 19:42 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A woman who claimed she was a civil engineer and made numerous other false claims in an effort to win a $33 million construction bid for the City of Homestead is facing a fraud charge, authorities said.Photo Credit: Miami-Dade Corrections
  
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• Overtown nonprofit ditches CEO, loses contract following Herald investigation

  20-07-2017 19:38
  
  An Overtown nonprofit has lost a million-dollar government contract and parted ways with its president after a series of reports by the Miami Herald detailing a suspicious land deal and … Click to Continue »
  
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• Overtown nonprofit ditches CEO, loses contract after Herald investigation

  20-07-2017 19:38
  
  An Overtown nonprofit has lost a million-dollar government contract and parted ways with its president after a series of reports by the Miami Herald detailing a suspicious land deal and … Click to Continue »
  
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• Miami Woman Robbed, Dragged in Supermarket Parking Lot

  20-07-2017 19:32 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Surveillance footage showed the July 12th incident around 6:45 p.m. outside the Presidente Supermarket on NW 36th Street and 22nd Avenue.Photo Credit: Miami Police Department
  
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• WATCH LIVE: OJ Simpson walks into parole hearing to seek early release bit.ly/2tje1fw https://t.co/ie2A8SPMDD

  20-07-2017 19:20 via twitter.com
  
  WATCH LIVE: OJ Simpson walks into parole hearing to seek early release bit.ly/2tje1fw https://t.co/ie2A8SPMDD
  
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• WATCH LIVE O.J. Simpson asks Nevada parole board for early release bit.ly/2tje1fw https://t.co/SGnjxsl5O4

  20-07-2017 18:56 via twitter.com
  
  WATCH LIVE O.J. Simpson asks Nevada parole board for early release bit.ly/2tje1fw https://t.co/SGnjxsl5O4
  
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• Miami police chief seeks witnesses in overdose death of 10-year-old boy

  20-07-2017 18:53
  
  City of Miami Police Chief Rodolfo Llanez held a press conference on Thursday, July 20, 2017 to ask for possible witnesses to come forward with information in the death of Alton Banks, a 10-year-old boy who died from a suspected fentanyl overdose. … Click to Continue »
  
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• Grand theft and fraud have put these South Florida lawyers on the discipline list

  20-07-2017 18:46
  
  Seven South Florida lawyers have been disciplined by the state Supreme Court over the past month, according to the Florida Bar. Overall, 20 lawyers in the state were on the … Click to Continue »
  
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• Miami police seek witnesses in case of 10-year-old boy believed dead from fentanyl

  20-07-2017 18:27
  
  One critical hour. In that narrow time frame, Miami police believe 10-year-old Alton Banks somehow ingested the potent painkiller fentanyl, an illegal drug that along with heroin has been killing … Click to Continue »
  
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• Miami police need witnesses in case of 10-year-old boy believed dead from fentanyl

  20-07-2017 18:27
  
  Alton Banks spent the afternoon at Gibson Park pool in Overtown on June 23. He left around 5 p.m. About an hour later, the 10-year-old boy arrived home in the … Click to Continue »
  
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• Report: @Marlins trade pitcher Phelps to @Mariners in exchange for 4 minor leaguers bit.ly/2vnx8GS https://t.co/a5ClgYUGgZ

  20-07-2017 18:26 via twitter.com
  
  Report: @Marlins trade pitcher Phelps to @Mariners in exchange for 4 minor leaguers bit.ly/2vnx8GS https://t.co/a5ClgYUGgZ
  
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• Man threatens to call police on girl at lemonade stand set up on public property bit.ly/2uGmjSa https://t.co/5tkDsmxfGq

  20-07-2017 18:07 via twitter.com
  
  Man threatens to call police on girl at lemonade stand set up on public property bit.ly/2uGmjSa https://t.co/5tkDsmxfGq
  
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• Retired Firefighter Shoots Up AT&T Trucks in Hialeah: Cops

  20-07-2017 17:16 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A former Miami-Dade firefighter was arrested after he allegedly shot at two AT&T utility trucks while two workers were wiring cables outside his home in Hialeah Wednesday, police 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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• Sessions: 'I plan to continue' as attorney general bit.ly/2tiy8uw https://t.co/jSHmqSafXm

  20-07-2017 17:09 via twitter.com
  
  Sessions: 'I plan to continue' as attorney general bit.ly/2tiy8uw https://t.co/jSHmqSafXm
  
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• US general warns of out-of-control killer robots bit.ly/2ttHuHM https://t.co/n9SFd8ECrw

  20-07-2017 17:04 via twitter.com
  
  US general warns of out-of-control killer robots bit.ly/2ttHuHM https://t.co/n9SFd8ECrw
  
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• Fla. Mayor Candidate to Debate Crowd: 'Go Back to Africa'

  20-07-2017 17:03 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Paul Congemi made his comments during the debate Tuesday night when he addressed members of the Uhuru Movement, a group centered on issues in the city’s African-American community, and their candidate.Photo Credit: City of St. Petersburg TV
  
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• Former Miss Miami Lakes Has Charges Dropped in Assault Case

  20-07-2017 16:53 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A South Florida beauty queen accused of attacking a man with a baseball bat during a party at her Hialeah home had charges dismissed against her Wednesday.Photo Credit: NBC 6
  
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• Ryan Seacrest to return as host of #AmericanIdol on ABC bit.ly/2uCCSih https://t.co/htt7ugqK5l

  20-07-2017 16:40 via twitter.com
  
  Ryan Seacrest to return as host of #AmericanIdol on ABC bit.ly/2uCCSih https://t.co/htt7ugqK5l
  
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• Charges dropped in Miss Miami Lakes USA baseball bat attack bit.ly/2ucSdUo https://t.co/Ml5ZIswdma

  20-07-2017 16:36 via twitter.com
  
  Charges dropped in Miss Miami Lakes USA baseball bat attack bit.ly/2ucSdUo https://t.co/Ml5ZIswdma
  
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• Sub spotted off coast of Fort Lauderdale this morning as Naval exercises continue this week https://t.co/QjsuUgLXkr

  20-07-2017 15:52 via twitter.com
  
  Sub spotted off coast of Fort Lauderdale this morning as Naval exercises continue this week https://t.co/QjsuUgLXkr
  
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• Crash Involving Taxi Cab Shuts Down I-95 SB In Miami-Dade

  20-07-2017 15:36 via nbcmiami.com
  
  A serious crash involving a taxi cab shut down all lanes of I-95 southbound in Miami-Dade on Thursday morning.Crews responded to the scene near Miami Gardens Drive just before 8:30 a.m.
  
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• Residents Want Noise Turned Down at Downtown Miami Clubs

  20-07-2017 15:34 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Residents in several Downtown Miami condos and apartments want nearby clubs and night spots to turn off the noise instead of turning it up.A hearing Thursday will take place in which the clubs caught...
  
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• O.J. Simpson could soon be a free man. Will he return to South Florida?

  20-07-2017 15:02
  
  Years before he was arrested for enlisting men to retrieve stolen sports memorabilia in a Las Vegas hotel room, before tabloids splashed his face on their covers for yet another … Click to Continue »
  
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• Bad crash on I-95 SB Express & 2 Regular Lanes blocked approaching Miami Gardens Dr #trafficalert https://t.co/RUSyIEGYHz

  20-07-2017 14:46 via twitter.com
  
  Bad crash on I-95 SB Express & 2 Regular Lanes blocked approaching Miami Gardens Dr #trafficalert https://t.co/RUSyIEGYHz
  
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• 'Million Dollar Ho' arrested in Florida prostitution sting bit.ly/2ttf94w https://t.co/C6fYVy8tfz

  20-07-2017 13:58 via twitter.com
  
  'Million Dollar Ho' arrested in Florida prostitution sting bit.ly/2ttf94w https://t.co/C6fYVy8tfz
  
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• 6 Things to Know - Venezuela Nationwide Strike

  20-07-2017 13:40 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Before you head out the door to start your Thursday, NBC 6 has the top six stories you need to know to start the day.
  
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• Showers moving onshore in Fort Lauderdale, this is just the beginning,more rain is expected later today. https://t.co/f1jG64N7Es

  20-07-2017 13:39 via twitter.com
  
  Showers moving onshore in Fort Lauderdale, this is just the beginning,more rain is expected later today. https://t.co/f1jG64N7Es
  
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• One of the busiest rail crossings in South Florida is closed for a week

  20-07-2017 13:24
  
  Northeast 163rd Street in North Miami Beach from Biscayne Boulevard to Dixie Highway will be closed until 6 p.m. Tuesday for Brightline railway track work. Interstate 95 drivers who usually … Click to Continue »
  
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• Driver smashes into fire engine in third Palmetto Expressway fatality in three days

  20-07-2017 13:17
  
  For the third consecutive day, a fatal early morning crash exacerbated the Palmetto Expressway’s stomach-tightening morning rush hour traffic knots. Thursday’s crash occurred in the State Road 826 southbound lanes … Click to Continue »
  
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• SR-826 Reopens After Fatal Crash Between Car, Fire Truck

  20-07-2017 13:10 via nbcmiami.com
  
  Officials say the accident occurred in the southbound lanes just before NW 74th Street around 2:30 a.m. when crews had responded to a call of a separate hit and run crash at the location when the Hyundai vehicle...
  
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• SR-826 Re-opened but now there is a crash SB at NW 103rd St #traffic https://t.co/tmofryAl95

  20-07-2017 13:08 via twitter.com
  
  SR-826 Re-opened but now there is a crash SB at NW 103rd St #traffic https://t.co/tmofryAl95
  
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