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Microsoft opens full-line store at Dadeland
Microsoft store manager, Gonzalo Di Paolo, shows off a Surface tablet and colorful keyboard inside the brand new Microsoft retail store that will be opening at the Dadeland Mall on Saturday, May 18, ...
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Oil industry eyes South Florida again
The oil industry is primed for resurgence in South Florida. Fueled by lofty oil prices, more efficient drilling techniques and the promise of untapped but also largely unproven reservoirs, at least a half-dozen companies plan to expand exploration across Southwest Florida.They’ve quietly spent between $10 million and $20 million over the last few years, by the estimate of one industry ...
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Todays MLB starting lineups May 18
Below are starting lineups that have been made public by the clubs. A lineup is not official until it is handed to the umpire. Additional lineups will be added as they become available: Arizona Diamondbacks: 1. ...
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Woman Fatally Struck by Bus at FLL
The woman was struck in front of Terminal 4, spokesman Greg Meyer said. She was pronounced dead on the scene by Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue after the crash on the lower level, the Broward Sheriff's Office said in a ...
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Palm Beach Post wins five reporting awards
The Palm Beach Post's investigative series about defective voting machines took first place recently for technology reporting in the annual Green Eyeshade Awards.The Post won four other awards in the contest, which covers journalism in 11 Southeastern states, and is hosted by the Society of Professional ...
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Pedestrian fatality snarls Fort Lauderdale airport
People using the Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport Saturday might experience delays beacuse parts of the airport are closed after a pedestrian was struck and killed, the Broward County Sheriff's Office said. The person was struck by a private charter bus at the lower level of Terminal 4 and died at the scene. None of the 10 people on the bus was hurt. Deputies closed the lower ...
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Flags spangle Riviera Beach City Hall for Memorial Day
Lyala Thomas, 7, plants a flag during a Memorial Day tribute to fallen soldiers and their families at the City Hall Municipal Complex in Riviera Beach Saturday morning, May 18, 2013. The event, organized by Riviera Beach Councilwoman Judy Davis, was also designed to honor veterans, active duty personnel and emergency first-responders. Davis said about 2700 flags were planted and that the event ...
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Watchdog group urges power to sue for Palm Beach County inspector general
A local ethics watchdog group will ask Palm Beach County commissioners on Tuesday to start the process of changing county rules in order to give Inspector General Sheryl Steckler the power to sue and be sued.The Palm Beach County Ethics Defense Alliance is calling on its members to bring signs to Tuesday's commission meeting urging commissioners to "Fix the IG Ordinance." The ...
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Raw Gun Scare Mars Cannes Film Festival
A live outdoor television broadcast from the Cannes Film Festival was briefly interrupted on Friday when what sounded like gunshots sent crew and spectators scurrying for cover. (May ...
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Hands Across The Sand
Participants in Hands Across The Sand hold hands on Lake Worth beach to protest offshor oil drilling at noon on Saturday, May 18, 2013. (Bruce R. Bennett/The Palm Beach ...
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St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway tickets on sale
The St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway gives you the chance to win a $500,000 home, while supporting the lifesaving care and childhood cancer research performed by St. Jude Children's ...
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No tickets wins Mega Money game
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- No tickets matched all four numbers plus the Mega Ball in the Mega Money game so the jackpot rolled over to $550,000, the Florida Lottery said Saturday.Six tickets won $1,153.50 for picking 4-of-4; 52 tickets won $291.50 each for picking 3-of-4 plus the Mega Ball number; 1,076 tickets won $42 each for picking 3-of-4; 1,630 tickets won $19 each for picking 2-of-4 plus the ...
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Paul McCartney kicks off Out There tour in US
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Paul McCartney is kicking off the North American leg of his "Out There" tour in Orlando.The massive production, which requires 31 trucks worth of equipment, includes lasers, huge pyrotechnics, and state of the art video displays, according to the website of the former Beatles star.McCartney performed the show to a sold out crowd of 55,000 people in Brazil earlier this ...
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4 Fantasy 5 players share $58228 top prize
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Four winners of the "Fantasy 5" game will collect $58,228.92 each, the Florida Lottery said Saturday.The winning tickets were bought in Tarpon Springs, Miami, Homestead and St. Petersburg, lottery officials reported.The 371 tickets matching four numbers won $101.00 each. Another 12,091 tickets matching three numbers won $8.50 each, and 108,031 tickets won a Quick ...
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Fla. man trapped in car dies from complications
TRINITY, Fla. -- Family members say the 90-year-old southwest Florida man who was trapped in his car for two days earlier this year has died.Justin Ambrozia tells The Tampa Bay Times (http://www.ittybittyurl.com/TOn ) his father Justyn died of heart failure Thursday from complications from the trauma.Ambrozia broke his wrist and hip when he fell at a grocery store in April. Employees helped him ...
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Ex-NBA Player Stabbed Former Miami Heat Player Seriously Injured in Early Morning Brawl
Ex-NBA player Predrag Danilovic was stabbed early Saturday morning during a brawl in a cafe in Belgrade, Serbian police say.The Associated Press reports that Danilovic is undergoing surgery for injuries to his abdomen, head and arms.The Serbian player was part of the Miami Heat from 1995 to 1997, and then played for the Dallas Mavericks in 1997. He is considered one of the best European shooting ...
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QA Boynton Beach Coast Guard Staff Officer Bruce Parmett
Bruce Parmett, 83, of Lake Worth, division staff officer for vessel examination, is a 12-year volunteer for the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 54 poses for a photo at the Harvey E. Oyer Jr. Park in Boynton Beach, Fla., Friday, April 12, 2013. (Gary Coronado/The Palm Beach ...
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Boynton staff Televising commission meetings wouldn’t be cheap
Refitting city commission chambers to allow for live or taped video of its two monthly regular meetings could cost more than $100,000, the city says.The commission is set to discuss the idea at Tuesday's regular meeting. New Commissioner David Merker, who'd discussed the idea during his campaign, requested the new agenda ...
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Wellington tennis center will move several miles east
The village's popular tennis program will move from Wellington's "town hub" along Forest Hill Boulevard, several miles east to Stribling Way and Lyons Road near the Olympia community.That new location, 15 village-owned acres called the Village Walk site, is expected to have enough room to expand the courts from 16 to ...
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The Miami-Dade mother accused of leaving her child to die in a hot car will remain in jail pending trial
Declaring it was necessary to “protect the safety of the community” and the “integrity of the [court] system,” a judge ordered a western Miami-Dade woman to remain in jail, at least for now, while she awaits trial on charges she killed her infant son by leaving him to bake in a hot car.Catalina Marista Bruno was given a $250,000 bond on aggravated manslaughter charges ...
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You may soon be able to get your caffeine from a toothbrush
Colgate-Palmolive is developing the new brush.Their patent application describing the innovation says "the present invention pertains to an oral care implement generally, and more particularly to a toothbrush that releases a chemical into the mouth during use."That chemical or drug, of course, is caffeine.Thinking forward the brush doesn’t have to stop with a little pick me up. ...
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Huge meteoroid strike dazzles scientists
This is the moment a 44-pound meteor strikes the lunar surface as recorded by NASA scientists. The impact created a flash of light so bright it would have been noticeable to anyone looking at the moon at the moment of impact, even without a telescope. The explosion, which occurred on March 17, was the biggest seen since NASA began monitoring the moon for meteoroid impacts eight years ago. So ...
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Investigators seek cause of New York commuter train crash
1 of 4. Passengers wait to be picked-up after two commuter trains collided in Bridgeport, Connecticut causing one to derail injuring numerous passengers, May 17, 2013. Some 20 to 25 people were injured on Friday in a train accident near Fairfield, Connecticut, a Fairfield Police spokesman said on ...
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Space rock strikes moon with force of 5 tons of TNT
It weighed 80 pounds and was just over 1 foot wide, but it was going incredibly fast, traveling through space at speeds of 56,000 mph. And when it collided with the moon, it exploded with the force of 5 tons of TNT, sending off a flash of light bright enough to see from here on Earth. It was the largest explosion that scientists monitoring lunar impacts had ever witnessed, and it likely made a ...
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Charlie Sheens ex-wife in treatment for sixth OD in two years
TMZ is reporting that Sheen's attorneys were in court this week saying Mueller only wants the kids because it would bring her the $55,000 a month in child support Sheen ...
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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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