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Horse enthusiasts they are, but in the bull-riding, honky-tonk world of rodeo, not all participants are swashbuckling cowboys. Members of the Homestead Everglades Posse Mounted Drill Team -- precision horseback riders -- are all young women. |
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The attorney for the man convicted of killing Jimmy Ryce was expected to take the stand Tuesday to explain how he got his client to lie on the stand -- and why. But instead of clearing up any confusion, former Assistant Public Defender Art Koch further muddied the record during a hearing Tuesday to determine if Juan Carlos Chavez should get a new trial because of mistakes made by his attorneys. |
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A smuggler operating between the Bahamas and South Florida pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to second-degree murder charges in the deaths of three Caribbean women whose bodies washed ashore after he ordered the passengers to jump off his vessel during a 2005 crossing. |
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Two members of the Bolivarian Youth group, saying they were spit on, slapped and chased as they peacefully protested in Little Havana last week, filed a police report Tuesday against a group of Cuban exiles. |
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From T-shirts to sweat shirts in the blink of an eye: Get ready. Temperatures could dive into the upper 40s by Friday morning in Pembroke Pines, Weston and Kendall, the westernmost regions of South Florida, the National Weather Service said. |
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A key Venezuelan opposition group, still licking its political wounds after a bitterly disappointing attempt to defeat Venezuela's leftist President Hugo Chávez, has set its sights on building political influence in South Florida. |
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State disability administrators are recommending dramatic cuts to a program that provides therapy and services to thousands of disabled Floridians in the wake of an anticipated $230 million in deficits over the next 18 months. |
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Federal prosecutors slammed the legal team for terror defendant Jose Padilla on Monday after his lawyers admitted leaking classified government wiretaps of his phone conversations with another defendant to the New York Times. |
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More than 26,000 voters cast early ballots in Miami-Dade's strong-mayor referendum, suggesting the overall turnout for today's election could be on pace with the sluggish 2006 primary and 2005's special election on slot-machine gambling. |
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Federal agents on Monday arrested two men on charges of smuggling 10 illegal migrants -- including one who drowned -- during a December crossing from the Bahamas to Martin County. |
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A bank loan officer fatally plowed into a man crossing Collins Avenue over the weekend, then drove to his father's condo and went to bed -- with shards of windshield embedded in his neck, police say. |
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A cheap, widely available dietary supplement may help some patients with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, new research suggests. A study conducted at the University of Miami found that a daily selenium capsule slowed the progress of the virus in patients who faithfully took the supplement and did not have gastrointestinal problems. |
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Seen exchanging niceties, pledging cooperation and, yes, posing for pictures together last week: Miami City Commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones and her 2005 election rival, former City Commissioner Richard Dunn II. |
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It's a working stiff's dream: excellent health insurance, $14,000 in signing bonuses, $5,000 for closing costs on a new home, automatic enrollment in the state's retirement system, and even a free SunPass. The newly formed Miami Gardens Police Department is offering some extraordinary deals to lure 150 officers to its force. |
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After five years of steadily losing students, the Miami-Dade school system is going on the offensive to bolster enrollment -- and faith -- in the district. |
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Nearly nine months after the Coconut Grove Playhouse abruptly shut down at the end of its 50th anniversary season, two groups are getting a partial return on their financial -- and, for some, emotional -- investment in the historic theater. |
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Want to stir a raging cocktail party debate or a lengthy back-and-forth on your blog? Lob up this one: Do you believe the Florida Legislature needs to pass a law that increases moving-violation fines and points for slowpokes who lollygag in the far left passing lanes? |
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Demonstrators who clashed with others in Little Havana over Cuban exile militant Luis Posada Carriles said Sunday they intend to press charges against people they said attacked them during the rally. |
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Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick wasn't carrying marijuana when stopped by security last week at Miami International Airport, ESPN reported Sunday. |
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In the days after Hurricane Wilma made gasoline the most precious commodity in South Florida, a Miami-Dade County commissioner showed up at one of the few open Citgo stations and asked for the manager. |
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