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• Police shoot, kill robbery suspect who they say pulled gun on officer

  

  Miami-Dade police shot and killed a man Tuesday morning who they said robbed a Wendy’s at gunpoint, took off on a mile-long run on a canal bank footpath and drew his gun when confronted by an officer.The Tuesday morning shooting in the old Oak Park neighborhood just beyond Florida’s Turnpike and west of Cutler Bay was the fifth time a Miami-Dade police officer has shot a person suspected of robbing or stealing since Friday night.It was the first time in this recent spate that the person shot was..

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• Once a forgotten man, Miami Dolphins’ Rishard Matthews having season to remember | Miami Herald

  Rishard Matthews rarely minces words.Remember, he’s the Dolphins receiver who, for a short time in the spring, demanded a trade or his release because he feared another season buried on Miami’s depth chart.So even in this most unexpected breakout season — he already has set career highs in catches (42), yards (647) and touchdowns (four) — Matthews at times had the urge to lobby for even more passes to be thrown his way.Then he watches the game film — most specifically, video of Ryan Tannehill re..

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• Sucker punch, resulting coma leads to Miami man’s 14th conviction | Miami Herald

  

  Representing himself at trial, 13-time convicted felon Hugo Montero was unfailingly polite.He told jurors he thought the Miami-Dade prosecutor was “the greatest” and a “pit bull.” Dressed in a snappy gray suit and sporting a trimmed beard, Montero said he was impressed with the advice of his standby public defense lawyer.When the Miami-Dade Judge Charlie Johnson pressed him Tuesday on whether he would testify or not, Montero stammered, then relented. “I'm just going to go ahead and rest. This is..

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• Miami-Dade delays decision on Boat Show permit | Miami Herald

  Miami-Dade commissioners delayed ashowdown voteTuesday on the Miami International Boat Show moving to Virginia Key, holding back a waterfront permit that an organizer said is crucial to being able to hold the large event in February.After an extended back and forth between show supporters and leaders of Key Biscayne, which is fighting the new location, county commissioners unanimously voted to defer a permit vote until Dec. 15. That further condenses what the Boat Show says is already a tight ti..

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• Feds bust ex-Miami-Dade cop, aide in towing bribery case | Miami Herald

  A former Miami-Dade County police officer, public service aide and two tow-truck operators have been charged in a bribery scheme involving payments of thousands of dollars to gain the inside track in assisting stranded motorists and profiting from costly auto repairs.The one-time cop, Yuri Millan, who served on the county force for a decade, and the two towing operators, Oriel Ugardes and Jose Guim, made their first appearances in Miami federal court on Tuesday, while the former service aide, El..

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• Terminal patients' cannabis proposal becomes battleground for...

  

  Terminally ill patients could soon be allowed to use medical marijuana to ease their pain under proposals that passed House and Senate panels Tuesday.Lawmakers had intended to widen two state laws: one that permits terminally ill patients to try experimental drugs and another that lets five nurseries grow medical marijuana with low levels of the euphoric chemical THC.But the bills are becoming a battleground in the Capitol for full-fledged medical pot after a handful of House Republicans joined ..

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• Meet Icon Miami, the New Nightlife Concept Replacing Mansion | Miami New Times

  

  Nicky Romero at Mansion's closing party.Photo by Karli EvansBack in August, news broke that longtime Miami Beach nightlife staple, Mansion, was shutting its doors. At 11 years of age, the venue was considered elderly by nightclub standards.The news caught some off guard. Others, not so much. Longevity is rare in Miami nightlife. Space's 15 years of operation is a benchmark few, if any, will ever get to see. Mansion took the space once occupied by another famous Miami nightclub, Level, in 2004, a..

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• The Latest: Russians put bomber in graphic to show IS fight

  

  The latest on the deadly attacks in Paris. (All times local):---1:15 a.m.House members emerging from a closed-door briefing by top U.S. security officials say they were told that some of the Paris attackers were known to American intelligence.One lawmaker said that of the attackers who have been identified all but one were on a U.S. no-fly list. The legislator did not know how many of the attackers' identities have been established.This lawmaker also said that since last Friday's attacks, intell..

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• Jurors see video footage in Facebook killing trial

  Tuesday was video day in the murder trial of the South Miami man who shot and killed his wife, then notoriously posted a photo of her bloody body on Facebook.Jurors in the Derek Medina trial viewed surveillance footage that partially captured Medina arguing with wife, Jennifer Alfonso, in the kitchen of their townhouse in August 2013, then leaving upstairs to fetch his .380-caliber pistol.The footage, taken from an internal video system in their townhome, showed Medina return, gun in hand. Just ..

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• Is Miami not as talented as Clemson and North Carolina? | Canes Watch

  

  CORAL GABLES — Does Miami’s pair of lopsided losses simply mean that the Hurricanes aren’t as talented as those teams?“Of course not,”Jermaine Gracesaid.“No,”Tracy Howardsaid. “What are you talking about?”Tracy Howard. (instagram.com/mattyports)It’s not just their pride talking. The Hurricanes’ losses to Clemson and North Carolina — by 58 points (a program record) and 38 points, respectively — came against teams that were reasonably matched, talent-wise. It was more evidence of underperformance ..

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