Friday, August 12, 2016

Trump: Americans could be tried in Guantánamo and other top stories.

  • Trump: Americans could be tried in Guantánamo

    Trump: Americans could be tried in Guantánamo
    A President Donald Trump might push for Americans accused of terrorism to be tried in military tribunal at the U.S. Navy base in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, the Republican nominee told the Miami Herald on Thursday.“I would say they could be tried there, that would be fine,” Trump said in a brief interview ahead of his speech to home builders in Miami Beach.Under current federal law, it’s illegal to try U.S. citizens at military commissions. Changing the law would require an act of Congress.In the wid..
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  • Miami Dolphins rookie draft class off to slow start

    Miami Dolphins rookie draft class off to slow start
    Plenty of hype surrounded the Miami Dolphins' rookie class, which is filled with bold talkers and strong personalities.Unfortunately for the Dolphins, the rookie class' verbal game has exceeded its collective football game heading into tonight's preseason opener against the New York Giants. None of the eight draft picks have earned starting spots, and only one - first-round pick Laremy Tunsil - has a realistic change to take one before the regular season begins.Two of them - cornerback Xavien H..
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  • Is insecticide sprayed to fight Zika a risk for people and wildlife?

    Is insecticide sprayed to fight Zika a risk for people and wildlife?
    Faced with the need to quickly kill hard-to-reach mosquitoes spreading the Zika virus through Wynwood, Miami-Dade County has turned to a controversial pesticide that’s toxic not just to the noxious flying parasites, but also to beneficial insects like honey bees, as well as birds, some fish — and people.County mosquito-control officials and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency play down the risks posed by aerial spraying of naled, which has been approved for use against adult mosquitoes in ..
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  • Miami-Dade's Zika tab approaching $8 million, and counting

    Miami-Dade's Zika tab approaching $8 million, and counting
    Zika will force Miami-Dade to spend about four times more than it planned to fight mosquitoes into the fall, with $8 million slated for aerial insecticide and dozens of contractors assigned to apply insecticide on the ground, the county’s mayor said Thursday. The figure, shared during a Twitter session on Mayor Carlos Gimenez’s 2017 budget, revealed just how dramatically Zika has thrust Miami-Dade into a summer mosquito battle at a time when the county was drawing unfavorable comparisons to sma..
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  • Man dies after SW Miami-Dade house fire

    Man dies after SW Miami-Dade house fire
    Man dies after SW Miami-Dade house fire SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - A man died from his injuries after, officials said, a house caught fire in Southwest Miami-Dade, Thursday afternoon. 7Skyforce HD hovered above the scene of the blaze at 26222 S.W. 127th Place. According to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, the blaze started in the rear of the residence, just before 4 p.m. Crews responding to the scene found the fire burning through the roof. They were able to quickly extinguish the flames. Th..
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  • Miami Beach officer shares special bond with man he helped talk ...

    Miami Beach officer shares special bond with man he helped talk ...
    (WSVN) - A man on top of a building in South Beach threatening to jump. Three Miami Beach Police officers race to the scene. One of these officers later finds out he has a connection to this man that you may not believe. Rosh Lowe has the story in tonight’s edition of The Lowedown. Dwayne Tingle: “I actually spent the night in the building, so when I woke up that morning, I decided, ‘OK, it’s time to do what I’m going to do.'” What was Dwayne Tingle going to do? This picture tells the story. At..
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  • Man suspected of stealing car from Miami school twerks in bond court

    Man suspected of stealing car from Miami school twerks in bond court
    Man suspected of stealing car from Miami school twerks in bond court MIAMI (WSVN) - A man suspected of stealing a car from a Miami high school busted out his best dance moves when he appeared in bond court, Thursday morning. Thirty-year-old Calvin Lloyd Griffith began twerking in front of Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Catherine M. Pooler. She was not amused, and set his bond at $18,500. According to Miami-Dade Schools Police, Griffith was arrested earlier on Thursday, and charged in the carjackin..
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  • Durant's return to OKC, Wade's return to Miami lead 20 notable NBA ...

    Durant's return to OKC, Wade's return to Miami lead 20 notable NBA ...
    The 2016-17 NBA schedule has been released and as expected, it's full of games and individual matchups that we're already dying to see. Free agents are visiting their former teams, we have rookie showdowns happening and we'll get to see rematches of last season's multiple great playoff series. Here are the top scheduled games to get excited about on your calendar: Warriors vs. Thunder FEB. 11: The showdown we've all been waiting for: Zaza Pachulia vs. Steven Adams. Or maybe it's..
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  • Heat schedule includes early return for Wade and no Christmas game

    Heat schedule includes early return for Wade and no Christmas game
    An early return by Dwyane Wade, a pair of late-season home dates with LeBron James, and a rare day off on Christmas for the first time since 2008 are among the highlights in the Heat's 2016-2017 schedule released Thursday night.As previously reported by the Miami Herald, Wade, the franchise's greatest player and a 12-time All-Star, will make his first and only return in the regular season to AmericanAirlines Arena with the Chicago Bulls on Nov. 10. It's Miami's fourth home game and seventh over..
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  • Metromover resumes service after shutdown Friday morning in Miami

    Metromover resumes service after shutdown Friday morning in Miami
    Metromover resumed service Friday morning after a shutdown that lasted about an hour during Miami’s commute. Miami-Dade Transit, which runs the free elevated train service, announced the shutdown at 5:41 a.m. on Twitter. Spokeswoman Karla Damian said Miami-Dade Transit runs the automated train, which runs through Miami and serves as a smaller, citywide version of the county’s Metrorail trains, which were unaffected by the mechanical issue. Transit announced the shutdown on Twitter at 5:41 a.m. ..
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Chinese tourist mistaken as an asylum seeker, spends 2 weeks in shelter .Family of Muslim teen arrested over clock files lawsuit .
With 10 new Zika cases in Miami, CDC advises pregnant women to ... .Police: Georgia man killed in shootout with US marshals .

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