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• Miami Gardens mayor 'worried' Dolphins would bolt without stadium ...

  These are heady times in Miami Gardens.The Super Bowl, after a decade away, will return in 2020. WrestleMania could do the same.But it wasn’t all that long ago that Miami Gardens Mayor Oliver Gilbert feared his town’s status as an event destination would be lost -- perhaps for good.During the most contentious days of the Dolphins’ stadium renovation fight, there was the underlying threat that, should the county or state not pitch in, the team might someday move — if not with Stephen Ross as own..

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• 10 free agents the Miami Heat could pursue

  

  With the NBA’s free agent season almost here, it’s time to take a look at the top players set to be on the market this summer.We ranked the top 10 impeding free agents who are expected to be available on the open market. Free agents like Andre Drummond, LeBron James and Dwyane Wade who are widely expected to return to their current teams are not included on the list.We also examined if the Heat should pursue each free agent on the list, rating Miami’s expected level of interest on a scale of 1 (..

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• Skill vs. Value: Ranking Players on the Miami Dolphins

  

  In this article I attempt to break down the divide between the Dolphins’ most talented players, and those who have the most value to the team. While many players have the talent to crack the list, where do they stand among those most important to Miami’s winning efforts? One way of explaining the Miami Dolphins’ recent struggles is to examine the gap between talent at the most valuable positions and at those that stand as complimentary groups. Looking at several positions one can see that the g..

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• 'Somos Orlando': United in grief, Hispanic community buries their ...

  

  When the economy in his native Puerto Rico began to collapse, college graduate Eric Ivan Ortiz-Rivera did what so many on the island have done in recent years – he moved to Central Florida.It was here that Ortiz-Rivera forged a new life, selling toys at the mall, enjoying home-cooked Puerto Rican meals of fried pork and rice with pigeon peas and meeting his eventual husband.“He packed his bags and came here nine years ago by himself,” his sister Frances Ortiz said outside of his wake on Thursd..

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• $10K in lawn equipment stolen from North Miami Beach business

  

  NORTH MIAMI BEACH, FLA. (WSVN) - Police are searching for three thieves who broke into a lawn equipment company in North Miami Beach and took off with thousands of dollars in cash and merchandise. Surveillance video captured the masked subjects attaching a chain to the front gate of the business. Moments later, they are seen yanking it down with a car. “Ran in there and took all the high-end equipment,” said Mary Sunmey, the shop’s owner. “I’m like in shock.” It all happened around 4 a.m., Frid..

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• Here's why lower unemployment in Miami-Dade isn't all good news

  

  Miami-Dade County’s unemployment rate fell to 5.4 percent in May, down from 5.6 percent in April — but the news wasn’t all good.The county’s labor force — the number of people who either have a job or are looking for one — fell for the fourth straight month, according to state data. The shrinking local labor force has led to a drop in the unemployment rate, even though there are actually 17,000 fewer people working now than there were in May 2015, when the unemployment rate stood at 6.3 percent..

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• Marc Anthony Live In Miami

  

  MIAMI, Fla. - Singer Marc Anthony plays the American Airlines Arena in Miami on Friday, November 18th. The concert is scheduled to begin at 8 p.m.For tickets or more information click here.  Copyright 2016 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved.

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• The Latest: Putin hopes for 'solution' for Russian athletes

  

  The Latest on the IAAF's meeting on Russia (all times local):---10:30 p.m.Russian President Vladimir Putin says he hopes for "some solution" after the IAAF announced a decision to uphold a ban on competition for Russian track and field athletes.Putin, speaking to a meeting of leaders of major international news agencies, says "clean athletes shouldn't suffer."Putin adds, however, that Russia does not accept "collective punishment" for all athletes, comparing the ban for the entire team to a pri..

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