Saturday, July 9, 2016

Protests, violence after police shoot another black man dead and other top stories.

  • Protests, violence after police shoot another black man dead

    Protests, violence after police shoot another black man dead
    A woman who watched as a police officer fatally shot her boyfriend during a traffic stop streamed the gruesome aftermath of the slaying live on Facebook, telling a worldwide audience that her companion had been shot "for no apparent reason" while reaching for his wallet.Within hours, the Minnesota governor was pressing for the Justice Department to open its second investigation of the week into the death of a black man at the hands of police."Nobody should be shot and killed in Minnesota for a ..
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  • Heat's Winslow says Dwyane Wade's departure has shaken him

    Heat's Winslow says Dwyane Wade's departure has shaken him
    Justise Winslow couldn’t hide his feelings Thursday.Losing Dwyane Wade as a teammate hurts. And right now, it’s not easy for one of the most important pieces of Miami’s future to process it all.“It’s just one of those things where it’s not so much about me having to step up or me taking on a bigger role or losing Dwyane, it’s just the fact that not too often you get to have one of the greatest of all-time on your team,” Winslow said after admitting Wade’s surprising departure to the Chicago Bu..
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  • 'Racist' South Miami #MoveMojito confrontation caught on video ...

    'Racist' South Miami #MoveMojito confrontation caught on video ...
    Miami model Rayne Burse became a viral sensation over the weekend, when a videotaped confrontation with an older woman in her new neighborhood ended with a scuffle and the woman being led off in cuffs. Burse posted video of the incident on Tumblr, where it went wild, jumped to Twitter, Facebook and Instagram and spawned a new hashtag — #MoveMojito.“I’ve never experienced anything like this in my 23 years of life,” Burse said. “I didn’t know it was a racist encounter until I posted it.”Sunday ev..
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  • To woo Miami Hispanics, Trump invites them to lunch at Versailles

    To woo Miami Hispanics, Trump invites them to lunch at Versailles
    The question has lingered in Florida politics since Donald Trump swept the March presidential primary: How would the presumptive Republican nominee make nice with Hispanics in Miami-Dade County, the only place in the state where he lost?The answer — or at least the beginning of one — comes Friday, when Trump will hold his first Miami campaign events in more than eight months. They will be aimed broadly at Latinos — and specifically at Cuban Americans, who have historically voted Republican but ..
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  • The Latest: Lakers announce signing Deng, Zubac, Clarkson

    The Latest: Lakers announce signing Deng, Zubac, Clarkson
    The Latest on the NBA (all times Eastern):9 p.m.The Los Angeles Lakers have formally announced their signings of veteran Luol Deng and second-round pick Ivica Zubac, along with the re-signing of guard Jordan Clarkson.The Lakers on Thursday also confirmed their acquisition of guard Jose Calderon and two second-round picks from the Chicago Bulls in exchange for the rights to forward Ater Majok.Deng agreed to a four-year, $72 million to join the rebuilding Lakers. The 12-year NBA veteran spent the..
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  • Two Cuban migrants come ashore in Miami Beach

    Two Cuban migrants come ashore in Miami Beach
    MIAMI BEACH, FLA. (WSVN) - Two Cuban migrants came ashore in Miami Beach, Thursday morning, near 41st Street and Collins Avenue, according to Miami Beach Police. According to Miami Beach Police, around 10:30 a.m., they received reports of two men in their 30s who landed on Miami Beach via a small vessel. The two men then came running onto the beach, which was crowded with witnesses and spoke to two beachgoers. “So we were sitting on the beach over here, and we saw this vessel come up. We though..
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  • A dozen daily Havana flights from Miami, Fort Lauderale win ...

    A dozen daily Havana flights from Miami, Fort Lauderale win ...
    Miami and Fort Lauderdale are two of 10 cities — including four in the state of Florida — that have won tentative U.S. government approval to schedule commercial air service between the United States and Havana, Cuba, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced Thursday.The proposed airlines could begin flights as early as the fall. The DOT announced that it plans to have a final decision by the end of the summer. The public will have a 30-day public comment period. U.S. Transportation Secr..
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  • Miami Beach Police Target Crime With Operation Strike Back

    Miami Beach Police Target Crime With Operation Strike Back
    Crime is up on Miami Beach, specifically on South beach and not by much, a little more than two percent, but it's noticeable and it has the attention of police and the city.The Miami Beach Police Department's Crime Suppression Team is working extra duty as part of an effort to reduce a growing amount of crime."We've enhanced staffing. We're using a strategic use of overtime to increase visibility of regular patrol units," Chief Daniel Oates said.Dubbed Operation Strike Back, Miami Beach Police a..
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  • Rubio accepts Trump invitation to Miami lunch

    Rubio accepts Trump invitation to Miami lunch
    On Friday, for the first time since the end of their sharp rivalry, Marco Rubio will join Donald Trump on the presidential campaign trail, as one of Trump’s lunch guests at Miami’s Versailles Cuban restaurant.Rubio’s attendance, confirmed to the Miami Herald by Trump’s campaign and Rubio’s Senate re-election campaign, is a significant coup for Trump, whose Miami trip is intended to smooth over relations with local Hispanics deeply dubious of his presumptive Republican nomination. Rubio is South..
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  • Video captures moments after North Miami hit-and-run of elderly ...

    Video captures moments after North Miami hit-and-run of elderly ...
    NORTH MIAMI, FLA. (WSVN) - Shocking video has been released of the moments following a hit and run that seriously injured an 80-year-old woman. North Miami Police announced Thursday that they have footage of the vehicle that hit Marie Williams along 137th Street and West Dixie Highway, last Tuesday. The surveillance footage captured a black woman driving a blue, 2007 Ford Mustang moments after she struck the elderly woman. After striking Williams, she made a U-turn, drove up next to the woman’s..
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Heat offers Wade a two-year, $40 million deal after Durant heads west .University of Miami student severely injured after stepping on ... .
Flint water battle lines .Newt Gingrich has climbed to the top of Donald Trump's vice-presidential list .

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