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Market volatility likely as credit trouble spreads
Investors prepared for another volatile week as European governments rushed to prop up their own failing banks Sunday and U.S. congressional leaders, fresh off passing a massive financial rescue package, prepared to probe the failure of government regulations to prevent an unprecedented credit crisis continuing to spread around the world.
Controversial developer eyes another Miami-Dade land deal
His business is in tatters, he was dumped by his former partners with Miami-Dade County, and he's now being hounded by lenders and prosecutors.
Matt Damon makes cameo in Escape to Miami triathlon
The Escape to Miami Triathlon got a little unexpected star-power to go with the fair weather Sunday morning. Motion picture star Matt Damon participated in the running portion of the race as a member of a relay team along with his stepfather Jay Jones and family friend Barry Hetherington.
Florida schools struggle to get kids active
When the talk turns to physical education, several things probably come to mind: running, jumping jacks, team sports, sweat. But walking to and from lunch?
Miami Heat loses preseason opener to Pistons in OT
Don't bother trying to convince Miami Heat rookie Michael Beasley that preseason games don't count. Beasley paid for several family members and friends to fly from Washington, D.C. to Miami to watch him make his exhibition debut.
Wells Fargo agrees to buy Wachovia; Citi objects
A battle broke out Friday for control of Wachovia, as Wells Fargo agreed to pay $14.8 billion for the struggling bank, while Citigroup and federal regulators insisted that Citi's earlier and lower-priced takeover offer go forward.
Palin stands her ground in debate with Biden
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin painted herself as a plainspoken middle-class champion while Joe Biden blended a common touch with deep experience, as the two vice presidential nominees clashed over Iraq, the economy and other key issues in Thursday's debate.
Helio Castroneves faces tax-evasion charges
Helio Castroneves -- winner of both the Indianapolis 500 and reality TV show Dancing With the Stars -- soon will be doing the tango with the IRS over multimillion-dollar tax-evasion charges in Miami federal court, U.S. authorities said.
Three agencies probe child's burns
A pediatrician who examines children for abuse or neglect has accused a Florida medical regulator of leaving children ''at potential risk for . . . harm'' by botching an investigation into how a severely disabled foster child was burned at a Miami-Dade nursing home.
Mass e-mail rumors befuddle voters
You can't wear a campaign T-shirt when you go vote. Your driver's license must exactly match your voter registration card. New voters who run afoul of Florida's new ''no-match'' law can't vote at all.
Evan Longoria helps Tampa Bay win playoff debut
Rookie Evan Longoria received a new shipment of model I-13 Louisville Sluggers within the past week. He examined them closely before picking out the two best bats in the box of one dozen and setting them aside for later use.
Biden vs. Palin presents risks and rewards
One candidate needs to show how much she knows. The other needs to talk less about how much he knows. The media hype and the stereotypes of the two vice-presidential candidates couldn't be more different as Gov. Sarah Palin and Sen. Joe Biden square off Thursday in their first and only prime-time debate.
'Intimidated' Joe Cool jurors want to unconvict
Two jurors in the Joe Cool murder trial said Wednesday they felt coerced, browbeaten and harassed during the five days of deliberations and finally voted to convict Hialeah security guard Guillermo Zarabozo, 20, of lesser charges -- but now they want to undo their guilty votes.
Bay's homer sparks Red Sox to 4-1 win over Angels
No matter how much the Los Angeles Angels dominate Boston in the regular season, the Red Sox roll in October.
Ironman competitor wrestles gators on the side
Paul Bedard smiles at the audience of gawking tourists as he sticks his head between the open jaws of JJ, an 11-foot alligator. ''This is what a bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Massachusetts will get you,'' he tells the crowd at west Broward's Everglades Holiday Park, and a collective oooohhh rings out as camera flashes capture the moment.
Crocodile at University of Miami lured to shore and beheaded
The butchered carcass of an endangered American crocodile was discovered Wednesday in a canal on the University of Miami campus. A mesh bag with fishing chum found on the canal bank suggests the protected animal was lured to its death, then its head and tail were chopped off, said Officer Jorge Pino of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
After 50 years, NASA is at a crossroads
Nearly half a century ago, Sam Beddingfield walked into the NASA office and asked for a job, confessing he didn't know a thing about rockets.
Joe Cool defendant found guilty -- but not of murder
An exhausted Miami federal jury Tuesday convicted the defendant in the Joe Cool murder trial of providing the gun used to kill four people -- but deadlocked on whether he took part in their kidnapping and murder.
Florida's gay adoption ban faces court challenge
A North Miami gay man began a court fight Wednesday to adopt
two children he and his partner have cared for since 2004 through
the state's foster program.
Fontainebleau hotel gave to Miami gambling effort
Owners of Miami Beach's Fontainebleau hotel have put money into a new political committee formed by two developers who want to explore bringing casino gambling to Miami.
Our Condolences to the family of Miami Dade Police officerJose Somohano, 37 who gave his life in the line of duty in South West Miami Dade on Sept 13, 2007
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