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6 hrs ago | Hotel Online

Europe's woes could hurt South Florida tourism, other sectors

Oct. 7--For months, South Florida business leaders have been thanking their lucky stars for Europe.

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Related Topix: Florida, Miami, FL, West Palm Beach, FL, West Palm Beach Metro, Europe, World News, United Kingdom

14 hrs ago | The Orlando Sentinel

Mild jolt could help coral grow

The thunderclaps and lightning flashes of Victor Frankenstein's laboratory seem far removed from the sunshine, hotels and snorkelers of the South Florida coast.

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Related Topix: Florida, Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, FL

Sat Oct 11, 2008

The Miami Herald

Teen victim is Miami Gardens police's first murder case

A teenager shot to death at a bus bench launched the first murder investigation ever for the Miami Gardens Police Department.

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Related Topix: Miami Gardens, FL, Pembroke Pines, FL, Hallandale, FL

WMAG-FM Greensboro

... - Gloria Estefan & The Miami...

As one of the biggest new stars to emerge during the mid-'80s, singer Gloria Estefan predated the coming Latin pop explosion by a decade, scoring a series of propulsive dance hits rooted in the rhythms of her ...

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Related Topix: Gloria Estefan, Latin, Fidel Castro

MiamiHerald.com - Miami & Ft. Lauderd...

Bush firm on Cuba during Miami visit

President Bush came to Miami on Friday to meet with Cuban-American leaders and raise money for GOP congressional candidates across the country.

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Related Topix: Miami, FL, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, George Bush

The Item

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The view from Row 2 of the Silver Moon drive-in has changed hardly a whit in 60 years.

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Related Topix: Ford F150, Ford, Fort Lauderdale Metro, Fort Lauderdale, FL

CBS2

Thrift Shop Sales Increase As Economy Stalls

Oct 10, 2008 10:00 pm US/Central PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. With the economy tanking, are you looking for a way to live like a millionaire but not spend like one? How about shopping at a thrift store? Thrift store ...

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Related Topix: Pembroke Pines, FL, Wilton Manors, FL, Fort Lauderdale Metro, Fort Lauderdale, FL

Fri Oct 10, 2008

News Press

Reward offered in UM crocodile killing

CORAL GABLES - A $2,500 reward is being offered for information on the death of an American crocodile on the University of Miami campus.

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Related Topix: Miami, FL, Coral Gables, FL, University of Miami, Miami Metro, Charitable Organizations

CBC

Janet Jackson ready to Rock Witchu again

Janet Jackson opened the North American leg of her Rock Witchu tour in Vancouver on Sept.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Janet Jackson, Pop/Rock, Fort Lauderdale Metro

Tallahassee Democrat

Amendment 2 opponents debut TV ads

Opponents of Amendment 2, the gay-marriage ban, rolled out television ads Thursday in what will be the most contentious campaign among six proposed constitutional amendments on November's ballot.

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Related Topix: Wedding, Gay/Lesbian, Florida, Tallahassee Metro, Tallahassee, FL

WSVN-TV Miami Beach

Police arrest man for sex with teen runaway

Police have arrested a Fort Lauderdale man who they have accused of having sex with a 15-year-old girl.

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Related Topix: Fort Lauderdale Metro, Fort Lauderdale, FL

Thu Oct 09, 2008

FOX16.com

Rapper stunned by birthday gift

Kramer is the catalyst for George to urge his otherwise wonderful girlfriend to get a nose job, while Jerry dates a beauty whose brain is a beaut.

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Related Topix: Lil Wayne, Rap, Miami Metro, Entertainment

Transworld Surf

a oeExtremely Dangerousa Category 4 Hurricane Norbert Takes Aim At Southern Baja

A - Hurricane Norbert, an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 hurricane, began its expected turn toward the Baja peninsula late Wednesday, forecasters said.

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Related Topix: Hurricane, Natural Disasters, Weather, Hurricane Norbert, Miami Metro

El Sentinel

Anti-Amendment 2 groups hit the airwaves

The unions, retirees, teachers and emergency responder groups fighting the Amendment 2 gay-marriage ban on next month's election ballot are launchng this ad in the Tampa, Orlando, West Palm Beach, Fort ...

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Related Topix: West Palm Beach, FL, West Palm Beach Metro, Fort Myers, FL, Fort Myers Metro

Miami New Times

UM Students Blame FSU For Crocodile Death

Speculation over who killed and dismembered a crocodile on University of Miami's Coral Gables campus is still rampant.

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Related Topix: Miami, FL, University of Miami, Miami Metro

Wed Oct 08, 2008

ContactMusic.com

Lil Wayne - Lil Wayne Stunned by $1 Million Birthday Gift

Caption: Lil Wayne Rapper Lil Wayne celebrates his birthday at Club Mansion Miami, Florida .... Birthday boy LIL WAYNE was left stunned when mentor and pal BIRDMAN handed him $1 million at his 26th birthday ...

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Related Topix: Miami Metro

Hotel Online

South Florida luxury hotels tested in hard times

Oct. 8--Is a global recession the time to be spending $1,000 a night for a hotel room? Jorge Collazo has his doubts.

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Related Topix: Miami-Beach, FL, Miami, FL, Key-Biscayne, FL

Fire Engineering

Man critically burned in gas pump fire

The Miami Herald Middle Oct. 7--A day after flames devoured the Fort Lauderdale gas station where William Dykes worked -- scorching the pumps, burning through the canopy and melting off a quarter of the BP logo ...

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Related Topix: Fire, Fort Lauderdale, FL

The Miami Herald

Stubborn fire destroys Davie thrift shop

A massive, unwieldy and scorching fire tore through an old hardware warehouse in Davie overnight Sunday, a three-alarm blaze that took dozens of firefighters four hours to put out.

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Related Topix: Davie, FL, Miami, FL, Hollywood, FL

Tue Oct 07, 2008

Tampabays10.com

Tampa, St. Petersburg, Clearwater

City officials say a 75-ton crane collapsed in a Pompano Beach park, but no one was injured.

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Related Topix: Tampa Metro, St. Petersburg, FL, Pompano Beach, FL

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