NAPLES, Fla. — Moments before a private jet slammed into a Florida highway, the pilot calmly told an airport controller that the aircraft “was not going to make the runway” since it had lost both engines. The jet, with five people aboard, was bound for the airport in Naples when it tried to make an […]
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More problems for Miami Seaquarium
Editor’s note: Story has been updated with comment from Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava. Troubles keep mounting for Miami Seaquarium on Virginia Key. The latest is that the marine park is down to one certification to handle its animals, a violation of its lease with Miami-Dade County. The Miami-Dade Parks Department has reached out to […]
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Hammerhead nursery discovered by UM researchers in Biscayne Bay
University of Miami’s Shark Research and Conservation Program, says it discovered a probable great hammerhead nursery in Biscayne Bay. Dr. Catherine Macdonald, director of the program, told Forbes magazine her team stumbled upon the first baby hammerhead in 2018 during a recent routine coastal shark survey. “I mean, we weren’t really expecting to, we weren’t […]
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Podcast: Miami Herald reporters who broke the sex abuse story that turned Key Biscayne upside down
The Miami Herald reporters who broke the story about allegations of sexual abuse by a Key Biscayne gymnastic coach say multiple parents told them how they decided to stay to monitor their child’s gymnastic lessons out of concern. “Because of the rumors, (they) decided to stay during their children’s gymnastics lessons to watch with their […]
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Special counsel: Biden ‘willfully’ disclosed classified materials
President Joe Biden “willfully” retained and disclosed highly classified materials when he was a private citizen, including documents about military and foreign policy in Afghanistan and other sensitive national security matters, according to a Justice Department report that nonetheless says no criminal charges are warranted for him or anyone else. The report from special counsel Robert Hur, released […]
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Supreme Court seems poised to reject efforts to kick Trump off the ballot over the Capitol riot
The Supreme Court seems poised to reject attempts to kick former President Donald Trump off the 2024 ballot. A definitive ruling for Trump, the leading Republican candidate for president, would largely end efforts in Colorado, Maine and elsewhere to prevent his name from appearing on the ballot. Conservative and liberal justices alike questioned during arguments Thursday whether Trump can be disqualified from being president again […]
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Former condo manager files whistleblower suit, saying he was scapegoat for $105,000 scam
Former property manager Tony Rodriguez claims in a lawsuit he was unfairly fired from his position of 25 years at the Botanica condominium by an abusive board for a $105,000 email fraud that was not his fault. “Mr. Rodriguez was wrongfully terminated and/or used as a scapegoat as a result of the phishing incident,” the […]
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Former Chilean President Sebastián Piñera killed in helicopter crash
VIÑA DEL MAR, Chile — Sebastián Piñera, the two-time former president of Chile who faced social upheaval followed by a pandemic in his second term, died Tuesday in a helicopter crash. He was 74. Chile Interior Minister Carolina Tohá confirmed the death of the former president. No further details were immediately released about the cause […]
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Florida Supreme Court asked to strike abortion measure from ballot
The case will be a test on whether Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, who appointed five of the seven judges, has changed the direction of a court
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Florida student threatened by Taylor Swift for tracking her private jet
SAN FRANCISCO — When it comes to dealing with a Florida college student who uses public data and social media to track the private jets of billionaires, politicians and other celebrities, Taylor Swift apparently can’t just shake it off. In late December, Swift’s camp hit Jack Sweeney, a junior studying information technology at the University […]