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Two men shot and killed in Liberty City area

Two men were killed during a Friday night shooting in the Liberty City area, according to Miami-Dade detectives. Both died at the Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital, where they were transferred after the 7:50 p.m. shooting. Neither was immediately identified. 1227328029

High school hoops preseason features marquee names

The boys' basketball preseason moves into full swing Friday night with reigning 3A state champion Pine Crest, led by star guard Brandon Knight and 6-5 forward Ed Waite, the 3A Final Four Tournament MVP, facing South Miami in the Change the Game! South Florida Tip-off Classic for Leukemia at Miami Northwestern High School.
Woman killed, baby hurt in Miramar crash

A 36-year-old woman was killed and her baby passenger injured after two vehicles rolled over near Pembroke Road and University Drive just before 6 a.m. Friday, officials said.
- Fatal wreck in Broward kills woman, injures baby
- Deadly crash in Miramar
Florida Gators' Cameron Newton arrested

Florida backup quarterback Cameron Newton was suspended from the team after being arrested for allegedly stealing a laptop computer.
Robber overpowers 7-Eleven employees in Fort Lauderdale

Police are searching for a man who robbed a Fort Lauderdale 7-Eleven just after midnight on Friday. At 12:20 a.m., the robber held a knife when he crept up on an employee in the store's stockroom, demanding cash from the register, Fort Lauderdale police reported. The man, who wore a shirt on his head, also threatened a second employee in the store while the other rummaged through two cash registers.
2 players thrown off Cuba baseball team for `indiscipline'

Cuba said Friday that right-hander Yadel Martí, who was named top pitcher at the inaugural World Baseball Classic, and hard-hitting outfielder Yasser Gómez had been thrown off the island's top team, Havana's Industriales, for committing ``a grave act of indiscipline.''
Gloria Maguire Calhoun, environmentalist, mayoral candidate, dies

With her Doris Day-meets-Angie Dickinson looks, supermodel figure and lush blond mane, Gloria Maguire could easily have pursued the acting career that 20th Century Fox offered.
- Remembering Gloria Calhoun
- Sign Gloria Maguire Calhoun's guestbook
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Broken water main floods Doral neighborhood

A small, brown lake appeared in Doral after a 12-inch water main popped in Doral on Friday morning.
Motorcycle crash on I-595 kills Sunrise man

A 21-year-old Sunrise man was killed when he was thrown from his motorcycle early Friday morning during a violent collision with a dump truck on Interstate 595, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

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Miami-Dade considers repealing lobbyist-reform law

A decade after Miami-Dade commissioners adopted new ethics laws including a ''Cone of Silence'' for bidders...
Indonesia wants access to terror suspect Hambali

Indonesia is asking for access to a jailed terror suspect at Guantánamo, known as Hambali, who was l...
Miami-Dade Commission tries to give attorney big, unadvertised raise

Miami-Dade commissioners tried to ram through a $26,000 raise for their top lawyer late Thursday night with...
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Nuggets no match for Lakers
Trail Blazers easily beat Kings
Hornets thump Thunder in return to Oklahoma City
No. 1 North Carolina beats UC Santa Barbara 84-67

Even at less than his best, Tyler Hansbrough was a welcome sight in the lineup for his North Carolina teamm...
Caballero stops Molitor in 4th round

Panama's Celestino Caballero beat previously undefeated Steve Molitor on Friday night, stopping the Canadia...
Irina Slutskaya too busy to think about retirement

While the world's best competitive figure skaters were grinding through yet another competition, Irina Slut...
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Bruce Willis wants cash back from Malaysia company

A Malaysian technology conglomerate pledged Friday to repay $900,000 to Hollywood star Bruce Willis, but de...
Netherlands: ABN-Fortis won't be sold before 2011

The Dutch government named former finance minister Gerrit Zalm as chief executive of the recently nationali...
Web sites offer real estate agent rankings

Word of mouth is one of the most common ways homebuyers and sellers find a real estate agent. Now, there ar...
Bank of New York Mellon to cut 1,800 jobs

The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. said Thursday it will cut its worldwide work force by 4 percent, or about...
Buffett says automakers need bailout or bankruptcy

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett says U.S. automakers need a new business model to better compete, wheth...
GM, Chrysler making deep cuts to hold on for loans
Rome museums shut down by one-day strike

Some of Rome's most visited museums and monuments are staying shut as ticket-booth workers and security gua...
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2 attacked by blow darts in St. Petersburg

St. Petersburg police believe teenagers are responsible for attacking two people with blow darts.
Astronauts face hardest spacewalk to finish repair

Astronauts up on the international space station faced the longest and hardest spacewalk of their mission S...
Father says Casey Anthony stole money from home

The father of a central Florida woman charged with killing her 3-year-old daughter told investigators she f...
Group censures Fla. man for reneging on conract

An industry trade group has issued a public censure to a Florida man who reneged on his contract as the nex...
$10M in grants announced for Fla. senior centers

Gov. Charlie Crist has announced $10 million in grants for senior centers across the state.
Oct. jobless rates rise in most of Southeast

In another sign of how hard the nation's economic meltdown is hitting the Southeast, unemployment rates tic...
Investigators send FSU fight report to state

Florida State University police are wrapping up their report on a campus fight last week involving at least...
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NY, Fla. art dealer accused of selling forgeries

A prominent New York and Miami art dealer was arrested Friday on charges of selling forged paintings bearin...
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A Kentucky inmate who resisted all appeals to stop his execution was put to death Friday for murdering two ...
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Rwanda protocol chief says she'll prove innocence

She knew she risked arrest, and yet she made the trip. Sure enough, police picked her up at the airport.
Lame-duck US, Israeli leaders to meet a final time

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert heads to Washington this week for his final meeting with President Georg...
Lame-duck US, Israeli leaders to meet a final time

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Iraq's prime minister, president in public quarrel

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Carter, Annan, others refused entry to Zimbabwe

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Man charged with spying for Israel hanged in Iran

An Iranian judiciary spokesman says a man convicted of spying for Israel has been hanged.
Grenade wounds 8 outside Thai PM office

A grenade attack on anti-government protesters occupying the Thai prime minister's office wounded eight peo...
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