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Struggling starters Sanabia Hamels to meet in Miami
Something has to give at Marlins Park on Monday. Philadelphia is 1-8 when southpaw Cole Hamels toes the rubber. Hamels has already matched his loss total from last year, when he went 17-6 with a 3.05 ERA. Through nine starts this season, the 29-year-old has compiled a 1-6 record and 4.61 ERA. Hamels is averaging 3.8 walks per nine innings, up from 2.2 last year and 1.8 in 2011. He said a ...
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Diamondbacks rally in 9th falls short at Miami
Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman Paul Goldschmidt, left, is robbed of a foul ball by a fan in the stands during the fifth inning of a baseball game, Sunday, May 19, 2013 in Miami. The Marlins defeated the Diamondbacks 2-1. (AP Photo/Wilfredo ...
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Marc Caputo IRS does bad job with bad laws
Congress vs. IRS: The do-littles vs. the do-wrongs. With 79 percent of Americans disapproving of its performance, Congress finally found a government group that’s probably more disliked than the politicians: the tax bureaucrats. The U.S. House's tax-agency inquests that began Thursday and run through this week are bad American government on display. At the least, the hearings make ...
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Nolascos 11 Ks end Marlins six-game slide
ARI@MIA: Nolasco strikes out 11 over eight innings MIAMI -- Before Sunday's game, the Marlins got the magic touch from Hall of Famer Tony Perez. They also received a helping hand from Ricky Nolasco, the franchise leader in victories. To assist a struggling offense, Perez took time pregame to touch all the bats. It paid off, as Marcell Ozuna delivered a two-run double. That was all the ...
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Trailer Home Fire Being Investigated as Arson Davie Police
Tossie Crowder is trying to figure out what started the fire that destroyed the Allapattah home where she lives with her 17-year-old nephew. She and Miami Fire-Rescue spokesman Lt. Ignatius Carroll spoke about the fire, which is being investigated as a possible ...
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Sunrise clinic renamed for Bill Kling veterans advocate
Mike Ryan, left, Mayor of Sunrise; Sylvia Gallen, second from left; U.S. Rep Ted Deutch, third from left; U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, fourth from left; and Dr. Gwen Findley, Assistant Director of the Veteran's Adminstration Miami Healthcare System, right, look up as the William "Bill," Kling Outpatient Clinic in Sunrise is ...
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Taxpayers foot the bill for bank foreclosure costs in $1 billion homeowner help plan
Banks are getting tens of millions of taxpayer dollars through Florida's key foreclosure prevention program to pay down borrower debt, but are also using the money to pay off their own attorney's fees and other costs associated with taking back people's homes.The more than $1 billion Hardest Hit program has been operating statewide for two years, awarding struggling borrowers 12 ...
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Obama to new grads No time for excuses
Past, present and future came together on a thunderstorm-filled Sunday, as President Barack Obama received an honorary doctorate and gave the commencement speech at historically black, all-male Morehouse College, where the Rev. Martin Luther King and many other prominent African-Americans spent their formative ...
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A license plate for every cause but how much is raised
TALLAHASSEE – Do you care about the survival of sea turtles? Dolphins? Do you ride horses, watch whales or fish for large-mouth bass? Did you serve as a paratrooper – or care for someone who did? If so, you can tell the world -- with your license tag. These are among the 120 organizations, causes and career paths commemorated by ...
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Official Female hostage died from police bullet in N.Y. standoff | Video
(Reuters) - A 21-year-old university student who was taken hostage in her apartment and then shot to death during a police standoff with an armed robber on New ...
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Floridians press for Everglades and port money
Everglades tourNewly appointed Secretary of the Interior, Sally Jewell, left, listens to Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge senior wildlife biologist Rebekah Gibble explain the problems of invasive species in the refuge during an airboat tour Wednesday. Looking on is Shannon Estenoz, Director of Everglades Restoration for the office of the Secretary of the Interior (right) ...
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Marlins Even Score With Diamondbacks
MIAMI (AP) – One day after losing to Arizona 1-o, Ricky Nolasco struck out 11 and the Marlins stopped a season-high seven-game losing streak by beating the Diamondbacks 2-1 Sunday. The Diamondbacks scored once in the ninth. Mike Dunn, the Marlins’ third pitcher of the inning, got pinch-hitter A.J. Pollock to ground out on a 3-2 pitch with the bases loaded to end it. Marcell Ozuna ...
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MLB Miami 2 Arizona 1
Marcell Ozuna delivered a two-run double Sunday and the Miami Marlins survived a late Arizona rally to edge the Diamondbacks 2-1. Ozuna doubled home Adeiny Hechavarria and Derek Dietrich with two out in the sixth inning, providing Miami's only ...
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Nolasco fans 11 D-backs Marlins end 7-game skid
Miami Marlins' Marcell Ozuna watches his ball as he hits a double, scoring Adeiny Hechavarria and Derek Dietrich, during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Sunday, May 19, 2013, in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo ...
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AP Top Stories May 19 P
Here's the latest news for Sunday May 19th: AP CEO says seizure of phone records already having effect on newsgathering; President Barack Obama addresses graduates at Morehouse College; Winning Powerball ticket sold in Florida; Twisters ...
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Royal Palm approves turning bank proposal into retail-office
It's official: A 6,336-square-foot retail-office building will be included at the Toys "R" Us-Babies "R" Us superstore site on the east side of State Road 7.The building will take the place of the previously approved 2,925-square-foot bank with a drive-through ...
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Fla. Gov. will veto 3 percent college tuition hike
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Florida Gov. Rick Scott is going to veto a proposed three percent tuition hike for college and university students.The Republican-led Florida Legislature included the hike in a $74.5 billion budget passed earlier this month.Scott will sign the budget into law on Monday, but is expected to veto numerous spending items, including the proposed tuition hike. In a copy of his ...
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PHOTOS Julie Durda bowls for charity
Marlins great Cliff Floyd hosted his first annual charity bowling event at SpareZ in Davie to benefit HANDY, Helping Abused, Neglected and Disadvantaged ...
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Crews rescue injured worker at Port Everglades
The man was then removed by the TRT crews, using a tower ladder to conduct a high-angle rescue. It took just under an hour from the time of the call to help the man, said ...
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Search for Man Spotted in Water Off Lower Matecumbe Key
Miami-Dade Police on Monday identified Jeffrey Vincent, 39, as the diver who is being searched for after he went missing off of Key Biscayne Sunday. Miami-Dade Police spokesman Detective Alvaro Zabaleta and Miami Beach Coast Guard Lt. Commander Joe Abeyta discussed the ...
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Pacers Heat start bracing to square off again
Not long after the Pacers reached the Eastern Conference finals and another postseason clash with Miami, Vogel called the reigning champions "just the next team that's in our ...
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Yahoo board approves $1.1-billion purchase of Tumblr report
The Yahoo Inc. board has approved the $1.1-billion (U.S.) acquisition of Tumblr, a New York-based blogging service, according to The Wall Street Journal.The purchase was a foregone conclusion, said the website AllThingsD.com, citing sources close to the tech giant's board.The deal is just the latest effort by Yahoo to cultivate a hipper image since the arrival of CEO Marissa Mayer last ...
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OJ Simpson lawyers say he is closer to freedom
O.J. Simpson and his defense attorney Ozzie Fumo confer during an evidentiary hearing for Simpson in Clark County District Court on May 17, 2013 in Las Vegas. Simpson, who is currently serving a nine-to-33-year sentence in state prison as a result of his October 2008 conviction for armed robbery and kidnapping charges, is using a writ of habeas corpus to seek a new trial, claiming he had such ...
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Obama to speak on prison legality of drone program
President Barack Obama speaks during a Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee event at the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation, Sunday, May 19, 2013, in ...
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White House accuses Republicans of fishing expeditions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Sunday accused Republicans of conducting political "fishing expeditions," while Republican lawmakers showed no let up in attacking President Barack Obama's administration for a culture of what they called cover-up and ...
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Miami's zoo gets new name and upgrade
Zoo Miami is the name of our city’s zoo for marketing purposes, this important public resource is officially 30 years old, but has a history that starts long before 1980. Miami News.net has chosen the zoo as its feature on Miami in this milestone year for the facility.
Zoo Miami is the new name of one of the most famous, most visited and most award-winning zoo’s in the United States. Consistently rated among the top ten zoos in the country, many Miami residents may not realize what an immense resource this facility is to the city. In 2010 the zoo turned 30, but its roots can be traced back much further, in this landmark year for Miami-Dade Zoological Park and Gardens (the official new name of the centre) Miami News.net pays homage to the only sub-tropical zoo in North America. Read more
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