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What to watch over the final weekend of the 2024 presidential campaign
Read full article: What to watch over the final weekend of the 2024 presidential campaignThe 2024 presidential contest speeds into its final weekend with Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump locked in a razor-thin contest.
Father arrested 8 years after his daughter and her mother vanished appears in Miami federal court
Read full article: Father arrested 8 years after his daughter and her mother vanished appears in Miami federal courtFederal and local investigators haven’t found the bodies of an 8-year-old girl and her 42-year-old mother after they vanished in 2016 in Miami-Dade County. They did find enough evidence to prosecute a suspect about eight years later.
Vote 2024: North Miami Beach commissioner challenges mayor elected after arrest
Read full article: Vote 2024: North Miami Beach commissioner challenges mayor elected after arrestNorth Miami Beach voters will elect a mayor after a chaotic few years for city government. The incumbent was elected in a special election after the former mayor was arrested, and his challenger is a commissioner who boycotted several meetings.
UM med school professor accused of trafficking date rape drug
Read full article: UM med school professor accused of trafficking date rape drugPolice arrested a radiologist who serves as a faculty member at the University of Miami’s medical school on two first-degree felony charges after they said he trafficked a common date rape drug.
Bold thieves get away with pricey equipment after burglarizing boat in Dania Beach
Read full article: Bold thieves get away with pricey equipment after burglarizing boat in Dania BeachSurveillance cameras were rolling as two crooks on a four-wheeler made a quick stop at the docks of the Thunderboat Marine Service Center in Dania Beach on Wednesday night.
Detectives locate Hallandale Beach jeweler who was reported missing, endangered
Read full article: Detectives locate Hallandale Beach jeweler who was reported missing, endangeredThe Hallandale Beach Police Department announced Friday that 36-year-old Chaim Haberfeld, who they said was reported missing and endangered for over a week, has been located safely.
$10,000 reward offered for information about fatal hit-and-run crash in Lauderdale Lakes
Read full article: $10,000 reward offered for information about fatal hit-and-run crash in Lauderdale LakesBroward Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information that leads to an arrest in a fatal hit-and-run crash that occurred last year in Lauderdale Lakes.
NEWS HEADLINES
Top House Republicans seeking documents regarding Biden's 'garbage' comment
Read full article: Top House Republicans seeking documents regarding Biden's 'garbage' commentTop House Republicans are seeking documents and internal communications regarding President Joe Biden’s statement earlier this week in which he appeared to take a swipe at supporters of Donald Trump.
Negotiations stall over some crucial issues on final day of UN biodiversity summit in Colombia
Read full article: Negotiations stall over some crucial issues on final day of UN biodiversity summit in ColombiaAt the United Nations biodiversity summit in Colombia, negotiators struggle to find common ground on key issues, such as how to finance protections for 30% of the Earth's wild species by 2023 and how to make payments for nature’s genetic data.
Orphaned squirrel who became social media star was euthanized after being seized from home
Read full article: Orphaned squirrel who became social media star was euthanized after being seized from homeAn orphaned squirrel that became a social media star called Peanut is dead after being seized by New York state from his caretakers' home.
Jury convicts former Kentucky officer of using excessive force on Breonna Taylor during deadly raid
Read full article: Jury convicts former Kentucky officer of using excessive force on Breonna Taylor during deadly raidA federal jury has convicted a former Kentucky detective of using excessive force on Breonna Taylor the night she was shot to death by police officers in 2020.
Mom to Mom: Toy drive planned to provide gifts for South Florida doula’s Christmas Community baby shower
Read full article: Mom to Mom: Toy drive planned to provide gifts for South Florida doula’s Christmas Community baby showerA giving South Florida doula featured on Local 10's Mom to Mom will be throwing a special baby shower this Christmas to benefit needy mothers-to-be in South Florida.
Convicted felon sentenced after Valentine’s Day shooting at Palm Beach Gardens Mall
Read full article: Convicted felon sentenced after Valentine’s Day shooting at Palm Beach Gardens MallA convicted felon was sentenced to 12 years in prison after a Valentine’s Day shooting at the Gardens Mall in Palm Beach Gardens, authorities confirmed Wednesday.
How testimony of ex-Menudo members and a handwritten letter could help Menendez brothers
Read full article: How testimony of ex-Menudo members and a handwritten letter could help Menendez brothersEvidence of a Cuban-American family’s dark secret was hidden in plain sight in a West Palm Beach home. Marta Menendez Cano, a retired stockbroker born in Havana, was open about her belief that the secret it held was to blame for the deaths of her brother, sister-in-law, her son, and the life sentences of her two nephews.
Lion Country Safari fights to save endangered rhinos through conservation efforts
Read full article: Lion Country Safari fights to save endangered rhinos through conservation effortsLess than 30,000 rhinoceroses are living in the wild today, their numbers decimated by poachers hunting for their horns.
Several hurt after boat strikes piling near Key Largo bridge; authorities investigating
Read full article: Several hurt after boat strikes piling near Key Largo bridge; authorities investigatingA boat crashed into the Card Sound Road Bridge in Key Largo Wednesday night, injuring several passengers, with one requiring an airlift for treatment. authorities confirmed Thursday.
Key West man accused of shining laser gloves into police cars, faces 3 felonies
Read full article: Key West man accused of shining laser gloves into police cars, faces 3 feloniesA Key West man is facing multiple criminal charges after authorities accused him of donning gloves with built-in lasers and shining the lights into police vehicles early Monday morning; one officer said it nearly caused him to crash into another cop while driving.
VOTE 2024: Florida constitutional amendments results for Nov. 5
Read full article: VOTE 2024: Florida constitutional amendments results for Nov. 5Florida voters will make decisions on Nov 5 about two citizen-initiated amendments on marijuana and abortion and four legislatively-referred amendments.
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Father arrested 8 years after his daughter and her mother vanished appears in Miami federal court
Read full article: Father arrested 8 years after his daughter and her mother vanished appears in Miami federal courtFederal and local investigators haven’t found the bodies of an 8-year-old girl and her 42-year-old mother after they vanished in 2016 in Miami-Dade County. They did find enough evidence to prosecute a suspect about eight years later.
Vote 2024: North Miami Beach commissioner challenges mayor elected after arrest
Read full article: Vote 2024: North Miami Beach commissioner challenges mayor elected after arrestNorth Miami Beach voters will elect a mayor after a chaotic few years for city government. The incumbent was elected in a special election after the former mayor was arrested, and his challenger is a commissioner who boycotted several meetings.
Bold thieves get away with pricey equipment after burglarizing boat in Dania Beach
Read full article: Bold thieves get away with pricey equipment after burglarizing boat in Dania BeachSurveillance cameras were rolling as two crooks on a four-wheeler made a quick stop at the docks of the Thunderboat Marine Service Center in Dania Beach on Wednesday night.
A man is accused of punching and bloodying another passenger who was sleeping on a US flight
Read full article: A man is accused of punching and bloodying another passenger who was sleeping on a US flightAn airline passenger is sitting in jail in Virginia after being accused of an unprovoked attack on a fellow passenger who was sleeping.
Brazilian state law overturns soy moratorium that helped curb Amazon deforestation
Read full article: Brazilian state law overturns soy moratorium that helped curb Amazon deforestationIn 2006, environmental nonprofits and some of the world’s largest soybean traders came together in a landmark “soy moratorium” to stop the sale of soy grown on illegally deforested land in Brazil's Amazon.
Georgia officials agree to spend $100 million on Hurricane Helene aid for farms and forestry
Read full article: Georgia officials agree to spend $100 million on Hurricane Helene aid for farms and forestryGeorgia’s state government is diverting $100 million to spend on loans to farmers and cleanup after Hurricane Helene.
Secret Service report offers new details on failures during Trump assassination attempt
Read full article: Secret Service report offers new details on failures during Trump assassination attemptA new Secret Service report into the July assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump says multiple staffers knew about clear line-of-sight risks but found them “acceptable."
UM med school professor accused of trafficking date rape drug
Read full article: UM med school professor accused of trafficking date rape drugPolice arrested a radiologist who serves as a faculty member at the University of Miami’s medical school on two first-degree felony charges after they said he trafficked a common date rape drug.
Detectives locate Hallandale Beach jeweler who was reported missing, endangered
Read full article: Detectives locate Hallandale Beach jeweler who was reported missing, endangeredThe Hallandale Beach Police Department announced Friday that 36-year-old Chaim Haberfeld, who they said was reported missing and endangered for over a week, has been located safely.
Prisoners plead for air conditioning in lawsuit against Florida corrections department
Read full article: Prisoners plead for air conditioning in lawsuit against Florida corrections departmentA lawsuit filed this week by the prison reform advocacy group Florida Justice Institute says that extreme heat in unairconditioned cells at a prison near the Florida Everglades has contributed to the deaths of four people and that state officials have failed to take “meaningful action” to mitigate the risk posed to the elderly and disabled inmates in their care.
MrBeast probe ends with some employees fired but finds no proof of sexual misconduct allegations
Read full article: MrBeast probe ends with some employees fired but finds no proof of sexual misconduct allegationsOnline video production company MrBeast says it has fired somewhere between 5 to 10 employees following an investigation into the YouTube empire’s workplace culture.
Lyft pays $2.1 million to settle case alleging the ride-hailing service deceived drivers
Read full article: Lyft pays $2.1 million to settle case alleging the ride-hailing service deceived driversLyft is paying $2.1 million to settle a lawsuit accusing the ride-hailing service of exaggerating how much money drivers could make while the company was trying to recover from a steep downturn in demand during the pandemic.
Pentagon bolsters the US presence in the Middle East with bombers, fighter aircraft and warships
Read full article: Pentagon bolsters the US presence in the Middle East with bombers, fighter aircraft and warshipsThe Pentagon says Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is sending additional bomber aircraft and Navy warships to the Middle East to bolster the U.S. presence in the region.
With carbon capture boom, a wariness in historic Louisiana Black community over more pollution
Read full article: With carbon capture boom, a wariness in historic Louisiana Black community over more pollutionResidents of the historic Black community of Elkinsville in southeastern Louisiana have elevated their fight against an ammonia plant proposed nearby.
A Palestinian-Israeli collective made one of 2024's most lauded docs. Will it be released in the US?
Read full article: A Palestinian-Israeli collective made one of 2024's most lauded docs. Will it be released in the US?Basel Adra, a Palestinian, and Yuval Abraham, an Israeli, spent five years making a movie that depicts daily life in Adra’s village under Israeli occupation.
3 resign after Miami-Dade firefighter’s son dies during training in Virginia Gardens
Read full article: 3 resign after Miami-Dade firefighter’s son dies during training in Virginia GardensAuthorities confirmed Friday that three Miami-Dade firefighters have resigned following the death of one of their son’s during an unauthorized training exercise back in June.
Soldier from North Miami accused of murdering fellow soldier at Missouri base
Read full article: Soldier from North Miami accused of murdering fellow soldier at Missouri baseA 21-year-old soldier from South Florida has been charged with murder and obstruction of justice in connection with the death of a fellow soldier at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.
Army looking into shoving allegations involving the general who heads US Central Command
Read full article: Army looking into shoving allegations involving the general who heads US Central CommandU.S. officials say the Army’s Criminal Investigation Division is looking into allegations that the four-star general who heads U.S. Central Command shoved a member of his air crew during a trip overseas.
$10,000 reward offered for information about fatal hit-and-run crash in Lauderdale Lakes
Read full article: $10,000 reward offered for information about fatal hit-and-run crash in Lauderdale LakesBroward Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information that leads to an arrest in a fatal hit-and-run crash that occurred last year in Lauderdale Lakes.
Early voting reaches such heights that some Georgia polls may be Election Day 'ghost town'
Read full article: Early voting reaches such heights that some Georgia polls may be Election Day 'ghost town'Record levels of early voting are making it so polls in Georgia might be a “ghost town” on Election Day.
US is sending $425 million in military assistance to Ukraine
Read full article: US is sending $425 million in military assistance to UkraineThe Pentagon says it is sending an additional $425 million in military assistance to Ukraine as Kyiv prepares to face Russian forces augmented by more than 10,000 North Koreans troops.
Drugs, weapons and electronics seized during sweep at Brooklyn federal jail where 'Diddy' is held
Read full article: Drugs, weapons and electronics seized during sweep at Brooklyn federal jail where 'Diddy' is heldInvestigators seized drugs, homemade weapons and electronic devices this week during an “interagency operation” aimed at cleaning up the troubled New York City federal jail in where Sean “Diddy” Combs is being held.
Miami club promoter accused of raping 2 women visiting from out of state
Read full article: Miami club promoter accused of raping 2 women visiting from out of stateA man was arrested Thursday after police said he is accused of raping a 21-year-old Maryland woman twice after she had traveled to Miami in July to celebrate her birthday.
FBI links video falsely depicting voter fraud in Georgia to 'Russian influence actors'
Read full article: FBI links video falsely depicting voter fraud in Georgia to 'Russian influence actors'U_S_ intelligence officials say a video that purports to show election fraud in Georgia is fake and the work of “Russian influence actors."
Financial market worries over the UK budget appear to ease
Read full article: Financial market worries over the UK budget appear to easeWorries about this week’s tax-raising U.K. budget within financial markets appear to have eased with the interest rates charged on British debt steadying and the pound rising against most other currencies.
Harris team warns CEOs that Trump is a threat to economy, while Trump says tariffs can drive growth
Read full article: Harris team warns CEOs that Trump is a threat to economy, while Trump says tariffs can drive growthKamala Harris’ campaign is actively warning business leaders that Donald Trump has a pattern of disregard for democracy and the rule of law that would threaten U.S. economic growth.
An Idaho health department isn't allowed to give COVID-19 vaccines anymore. Experts say it's a first
Read full article: An Idaho health department isn't allowed to give COVID-19 vaccines anymore. Experts say it's a firstA regional public health department in Idaho is no longer providing COVID-19 vaccines to residents in six counties after a narrow decision by its board.
Wendy's closing 140 more restaurants as part of push to update its locations
Read full article: Wendy's closing 140 more restaurants as part of push to update its locationsWendy’s plans to close 140 U.S. restaurants before the end of this year on top of the 100 it said it would close in May.
IRS announces pension and retirement plan contribution adjustments for 2025
Read full article: IRS announces pension and retirement plan contribution adjustments for 2025The IRS has announced an increase to the amount individuals can contribute to their 401(k) plans in 2025, to $23,500, up from $23,000 in 2024.