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Cuba frees prominent dissident Jose Daniel Ferrer, sends him into exile in the U.S.

MIAMI — The Cuban government released dissident leader José Daniel Ferrer from prison Monday and sent him with his family into exile in the United States, the island’s foreign affairs…

John McCarthy October 16, 2025

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Day care worker abuses disabled child, puts hand sanitizer on wounds

A day care employee was caught on camera physically abusing an 11-year-old child with disabilities, including by putting hand sanitizer on open wounds on the child’s arms, authorities said. Administrative…

John McCarthy October 15, 2025

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Teen hospitalized after shooting in Florida, police say

MARGATE — A teenager was hospitalized after a shooting Monday night in the Miami area of Florida, according to police. Police say a 15-year-old boy was shot near the intersection…

John McCarthy October 14, 2025

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Woman fell ill and passed out, then 4 dogs in the house killed her

DAYTONA BEACH — Four dogs attacked and killed a Florida woman after she fell unconscious during a medical emergency, investigators say. Officers responded to the attack around 7 p.m. Friday,…

John McCarthy October 14, 2025

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Man mails letter threatening to kill podcaster, mentions Charlie Kirk, feds say

In a threatening letter mailed to a conservative media personality, a California man warned the podcaster needed “to be exterminated” and mentioned Charlie Kirk, who was killed last month while…

John McCarthy October 13, 2025

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Deep in the Glades, this farm grows ‘artisanal oysters.’ Can they revive an industry?

Josh Wilkie and Fabio Galarce leaned over the side of their boat and hauled up a basket full of oysters, each just an inch or two in size. Wilkie grabbed…

John McCarthy October 12, 2025

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She embezzled millions from Miami’s public hospital charity. Here’s how she did it

Charmaine Gatlin’s job was all about the money. As the chief operating officer for the Jackson Health Foundation, Gatlin had easy access to millions of donated dollars meant for Miami-Dade…

John McCarthy October 12, 2025

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Mom finds out son robbed another bank and delivers him to cops

TAMPA — A man out on bond for bank robbery is back in jail, after his mom found out he robbed another Tampa bank and turned him in, according to…

John McCarthy October 10, 2025

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9-year-old with knife chased classmate, threatened to stab another

CRESCENT CITY — A 9-year-old boy was arrested after authorities said he brought a knife to his northern Florida elementary school and threatened multiple classmates at recess. The Middleton-Burney Elementary…

John McCarthy October 10, 2025

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Explosive ‘Real Housewives of Miami’ reunion takes a wild turn

We can’t keep up with all the boiling hot tea on “Real Housewives of Miami” anymore. There is just soooo much to unpack. But we’ll try. On Thursday night, the…

John McCarthy October 10, 2025