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    News Public schools in Miami-Dade, Broward receive grades on student performance in 2022

    Some excellent news was revealed on Thursday regarding South Florida’s public school students. Despite the challenges schools have faced since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of “A+” schools has increased within the last year. When comparing all public schools in the State of...
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    News Nipsey Hussle's legacy inspires 3 years after his murder

    Even though Nipsey Hussle was gunned down outside a Los Angeles clothing store three years ago, the sting of his death remains fresh for those who revered the widely beloved rapper and community activist. Several paid homage to Hussle's positive influence during a murder trial that ended...
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    News Slow pace for youngest kids getting COVID vaccine doses

    Nearly 300,000 children under 5 have received COVID-19 shots in the two weeks since they became available, a slower pace than for older groups. But the White House says that was expected for the eligible U.S. population of about 18 million kids. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
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    News Boil water notice issued for parts of Deerfield Beach

    Deerfield Beach city officials issued a precautionary boil water notice affecting some residents after a water sample tested positive for trace amounts of bacteria. The advisory affects residents who live within the zip codes 33441, 33442, and, only north of Southwest 15th Street, 33064. The...
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    News Conservative contenders who could succeed Boris Johnson

    A Conservative leadership contest will take place in coming weeks after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Thursday he is resigning as the party's leader — though he will continue to serve as prime minister until a successor is elected by party members. The attorney general of...
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    News Firefighters face massive fire at flea market in Miami-Dade

    Miami-Dade firefighters are facing a large fire on Thursday near Allapattah. The dark smoke was visible from tall buildings in downtown Miami and Wynwood. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue dispatched about a dozen units to the area of Northwest 36 Street and 30 Avenue, east of the Miami International...
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    News Election officials face security challenges before midterms

    Election officials preparing for the upcoming midterms face a myriad of threats, both foreign and domestic, as they look to protect voting systems and run a smooth election while fighting a wave of misinformation that has been undermining public confidence in U.S. elections. The nation’s top...
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    News EXPLAINER: Will parents face legal trouble in July 4 attack?

    In 2019, Robert E. Crimo III was too young to apply independently for a gun license in Illinois. His father sponsored the application just months after an unidentified family member called police to report that the son had a collection of knives and had threatened to “kill everyone.” Illinois...
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    News Residents of dilapidated Hialeah apartments say their power was cut—despite paying rent

    When it rains, it pours. That’s quite literally the case for residents of an apartment building at East Ninth Street and Second Avenue in Hialeah, where signs of deterioration are evident inside and out. A resident sent Local 10 News a video of water coming through his ceiling during a recent...
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    News EXPLAINER: Should red-flag law have stopped parade shooting?

    Days after a rooftop gunman killed seven people at a parade, attention has turned to how the assailant obtained multiple guns and whether the laws on Illinois books could have prevented the Independence Day massacre. Illinois gun laws are generally praised by gun-control advocates as tougher...
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    News Sacha Baron Cohen defeats defamation suit filed by Roy Moore

    Comedian Sacha Baron Cohen on Thursday defeated a $95 million defamation lawsuit filed by former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore, who said he was tricked into a television appearance that lampooned sexual misconduct accusations against him. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in...
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    News Biden awards Medal of Freedom to Biles, McCain, Giffords

    President Joe Biden on Thursday presented the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, to 17 people, including gymnast Simone Biles, the late John McCain, the Arizona Republican whom Biden served with in the Senate, and gun-control advocate Gabby Giffords. “Today, she...
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    News Feds: MIA-bound American Airlines passenger stole more than $10K from 2 passengers

    An American Airlines passenger was arrested after he allegedly stole more than $10,000 and two credit cards from two separate passengers aboard a flight from Buenos Aires to Miami Tuesday. According to court documents, as the flight was mid-air, flight attendants noticed the passenger, Diego...
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    News Celebrities react to 'Godfather' star James Caan's death

    James Caan, the Oscar-nominated actor known for roles in the “The Godfather," ”Brian's Song,'' “Misery,'' and ”Elf,'' died Wednesday at age 82. Caan's death drew tributes and expressions of grief from industry colleagues and fans. ___ “Jimmy was my fictional brother and my lifelong friend...
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    News Man killed outside Broward strip club was Miami-Dade entrepreneur, relatives say

    Nearly a week ago, a shooter killed a 35-year-old entrepreneur from Miami-Dade County outside of a strip club in Broward County. The shooting was on July 1 in the parking lot of Cheetah Hallandale Beach, at 100 Ansin Blvd., just east of Interstate 95. Relatives identified the victim as Derrick...
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    News GOP push to defeat Whitmer threatened by candidates' baggage

    A leading contender for the Republican nomination for governor in Michigan was sued in the 1990s, accused of using racial slurs about Black people in the workplace and sexually harassing his employees. One of his rivals pleaded not guilty in federal court on Thursday to misdemeanor charges...
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    News 1 injured during shooting in south Miami-Dade

    Police officers surrounded a house after a shooting on Friday in Miami-Dade County’s South Miami Heights neighborhood. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue personnel found one person was injured near the intersection of Southwest 176 Terrace and 120 Avenue, east of the Larry And Penny Thompson Memorial Park...
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    News Huge underground search for mysterious dark matter begins

    In a former gold mine a mile underground, inside a titanium tank filled with a rare liquified gas, scientists have begun the search for what so far has been unfindable: dark matter. Scientists are pretty sure the invisible stuff makes up most of the universe’s mass and say we wouldn't be here...
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    News Biden trip promotes budding Arab-Israeli security ties

    Once-unthinkable coordination between Israeli and Arab militaries is in the spotlight as Joe Biden makes his first Middle East trip as president, heightening debates over whether the U.S.-backed initiative between former enemies strengthens defenses against Iran or makes a regional war more...
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    News Former Theranos exec Ramesh Balwani convicted of fraud

    A jury on Thursday convicted former Theranos executive Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani of collaborating with disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes in a massive fraud involving the blood-testing company that once enthralled Silicon Valley. The 12 jurors found Balwani guilty on all 12 felony counts of...
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