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Mexican cartels killing police, including top anti-drug chief
More than a month after President Felipe Calderón sent more than 2,000 soldiers to this troubled U.S.-Mexico border city, execution-style murders remain commonplace -- and usually unsolved -- as heavily armed drug cartels battle for control of lucrative drug-smuggling routes into the United States.
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Democrats tout shift in Hispanic voting
Hispanic voters registered as Democrats have overtaken Hispanic Republicans in Florida, signaling a trend that, if it continues, could have far-reaching implications for the 2008 election and U.S. foreign policy.
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'North Dade Stalker' suspect found not guilty
A Miami-Dade jury this week acquitted Troy Dumas -- the man dubbed the North Dade Stalker by police, who said he broke into the homes of up to 18 women -- in the state's first case against him, his attorney said Thursday.
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BSO seeks restaurant robbers
Two men who have been terrorizing employees at more than 20 fast-food restaurants from Deerfield Beach to Fort Lauderdale since late January have struck again.
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Haitian textile industry gets boost
Haiti's ailing textile industry received a vital boost Thursday when congressional negotiators agreed to let it use more fabrics from China and other Asian countries in the products it exports to the United States.
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Israel celebrates its 60th anniversary
Ever mindful of the state of Israel's difficult birth, millions in Israel and around the world are joining in the celebration of its 60th anniversary this week, recalling a time that redrew the map and reshaped countless lives.
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Horrific stories emerge from cyclone survivors
(AP) -- Some survivors arrived half-naked; others wore clothes they scavenged from the dead. Myanmar's rice-trading town of Labutta -- the only spit of high ground in a vast watery landscape -- has become a beacon of hope for tens of thousands who lived through the fury of Cyclone Nargis, most losing homes and family members.
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Bailiffs kill gunman in courthouse lobby
(AP) -- Bailiffs shot and killed a man who had recently returned from an Air Force deployment after authorities say he opened fire in the lobby of a downtown courthouse Wednesday afternoon.
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Woman who left baby in toilet reaches deal
Maria Pacheco, a Guatemalan national, has reached a plea deal in court after she was arrested in 2006, when police found her newborn baby inside a portable toilet at a Southwest Miami-Dade plant nursery.
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Robber fatally shot in Boca Raton jewelry heist
After Leon Rozio got robbed, he vowed never to let it happen again. Three or four years ago, the 64-year-old owner of Miami-based H&L Wholesale Jewelry Inc. lost some $300,000 in gold and jewelry in a holdup, said his half-brother, Fernando Mirabal.
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Dade home prices, rents out of reach for most
South Florida's housing boom has been a disaster for many middle-income residents, pushing home prices and rents in Miami-Dade County far beyond most families' ability to pay, according to a study released Tuesday.
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Man shot to death in street; suspect held
Between a church and a store that sells sex toys and videos, a man was shot dead in the street Tuesday. The shooter fled, discarding his shirt and his gun in a vacant lot.
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Haitians staying put despite souring food prices
When soaring food prices sparked deadly riots across Haiti, many expected that people along the cactus-studded northern coast would do what they traditionally do in times of crisis: take to the seas and head for the United States.
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Ex-cop pleads guilty to prostitute charges
A former Coral Gables police officer pleaded guilty Tuesday to misdemeanor charges of soliciting a prostitute and transporting a prostitute and was sentenced to a year of probation.
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Arraignment delayed in massacre plot case
The arraignment of a Florida man accused of threatening a Virginia Tech-style massacre has been postponed. Twenty-year-old Calin Chi Wong was arrested last month after police found a dozen weapons and thousands of rounds of ammunition at his house in Homestead.
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FPL to hike rates next year
The average home electric bill in South Florida is likely to increase about $2.50 a month next year to start paying for two nuclear power plants that Florida Power & Light hopes to put in service in 10 or 12 years.
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